Hmmmmm

"You [men] are not our protectors. If you were, who would there be to protect us from?" - Mary Edwards Walker, nineteenth/twentieth-century activist, the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor

Well, I'm not sure what to say about this statement. I'm not a person who likes to focus on differences between men and women, or the young and the old, or the good and the bad people. I'd rather focus on the spiritual journey that all people are on and how our connection to a Higher Power can get deeper and stronger. That seems more important to me right now.

When I was a child, I remember thinking that I just wanted someone to come rescue me from my miserable existence. It wasn't that I had such a terrible childhood - I just seemed to think that there was something better out there and if I could just get rescued by a "prince", then all would be well. I really think I wanted a protector. I was always described by my family as the "strong" one, the "reliable" one, the "smart" one. I had myself convinced that I was tired of being the strong one and that I wanted someone else to take care of me instead! It's funny now but back then I had myself worked up into a tizzy over the whole situation. I never did get "rescued", but now I'm glad I didn't.

Today things are quite different. My outlook has done a complete turnaround. I have a true Protector in my life today. I consider God to be my inner Protector. He guides me each day, He sends messages to me through my friends, and He comforts me when I am facing challenges and obstacles. To me this is the best kind of Protector to have. I can accept people as they are today, men and women alike. All I need to do is give of myself and send love wherever I go. (Some days I'm better at this than others.)

Thanks to all of those activists such as Ms. Walker, I'm free to live this way today. I am grateful. Thank you God!