Celebrating Women’s friendship on International Women’s Day
Cheers to Life in a Girls' Getaway
I was checking off some administrative items on my to-do list last week when my friend called and asked how spontaneous I was.
I was busy but intrigued to do something out of the ordinary.
“How ‘bout going on a one-night Getaway next week with some of our other girlfriends?” She replied.
We can talk about inequality that still exists in life and work; we can talk about the success and admiration of motivated women and so much more. This post is about celebrating female friendship and taking time to rejuvenate the soul.
(Keep scrolling under this photo for some learnings and tips)
My Learnings:
1. Women tend to care and do so much, whether at work, at home, and with their families.
Give yourself some time off to simply rest and rejuvenate.
2. We tend to wait for special occasions, but
any day on the calendar could be a good day for some time off.
Take a decision and just do it.
3.
There’s no need to go far. Any place that may be new to us can be exciting, even one that is in our backyard that we haven’t visited yet. So a walk with a friend in her neighborhood could be exciting just as much.
4.
Women’s friendship has mental, emotional as well as physical health benefits.
Studies show that social connection in general, as well as female friendship, increases longevity and happiness.
Another
research from the University of Oxford, England suggests that meeting up with friends twice a week is good for your health.
I’m not saying you should do that twice a week, but you get the idea. Make sure you have at least one or two friends that you can call or meet in person every once in a while.
5.
It takes time and consistency to build relations and gain trust. Some friendships are long-term starting from the school days, college days, volunteer work, any mutual hobby, and more.
If you find that you don’t have like-minded friends where you are, you may want to check a
MeetUp group and find subjects that may be interesting for you. Other options are joining sports groups like hiking, biking, tennis, volleyball and more, in your community. And then there’s this fairly new
Revel free membership club that connects women around the age of 50 online and in-person that could be a nice place to grow friendships.
6.
Getting excited is a choice. When we don’t take things for granted, anything can be exciting. All it takes is to have the intent to open up to experiencing life in the present moment. We can get excited from going outside of our home and simply be mindful of what is around us and be grateful for what already exists in our life.
7.
If you are a man (or a woman) in a relationship with a partner, support them to take some time off with their friends.
They will be thankful for your support and have more energy to compliment you back.
There are so many more learnings and basically, these learnings and ideas can be applied to all humans, not just women.
Feel free to share how you celebrate you.
Here's to life!
With much Love and Gratitude,
Michelle Guelfand
Holistic, Results-oriented Coaching, Lectures & Workshops
