I'm just a Girl...

The other day we were driving the the song "I'm just a girl.." came on the radio and my husband told my daughter this could be her theme song in life.  She said, no this is Mom's song.  And though I have seen No Doubt/ Gwen multiple times in concert,  I am not sure this song really applies to me anymore.  

I will admit being a girl can have it's difficulties but I have found the older I get the more comfortable I am with who I am.   So as I raise a GIRL in the World these are my words of Wisdom I tell her over and over again. 

1. Have Faith and Trust in God... many things in this world don't make sense.  Like how we got to Clinton and Trump as presidential candidates.   But if you remain in faith you will know that in the ciaos - God's got it.  You don't have to figure it all out but you need to know that He does and he's got plans. 
2. Like and Love yourself - for who you are.  Too often we don't like who we are.  We try so hard to fit in or compromise ourselves because we don't like what we see.  We want others to like us but we don't even like ourselves.  Find what makes you happy and be / do / have... 
3. Don't grow up too fast - Once you're an adult... you have to do adult things... some are fun but some aren't.  Stay young as long as possible.  Time will fly by and before you know it you're really close to being a 40+ year old.  Yikes.  
4. Friends will come and Friends will go... It's sad that my child has already had many people come in and out of her life.  But I remind her that some people are just a chapter in your life. Others will be throughout the whole book.  Be a good friend no matter what and know that if someone doesn't want to be friends anymore it's their loss. 
5. Be kind.  It's hard being kind others who are mean.  Girls are mean and moody.  It's way better to turn the other cheek and say nothing than to retaliate.  This is something I didn't do so well when I was her age but I recognize how wicked and hurtful the tongue is.
6. Be Humble.  If you're smarter, prettier, funnier, able to do something others can't, etc.. don't brag ever.  Don't compare who you are to someone else either.  We are all made differently - thankfully and those who boast in themselves will never gain anything from anyone.

Being a girl is sometimes painful, physically and mentally but being a girl has so many benefits. 

We get to be mothers and sisters.  We can be mentors and best friends.  We get to wear cooler clothes and do fun things with our hair.  We get to have the better body of our species - that is curvy and round.  Some get to bore children and that's a pretty amazing experience.  We get to prove others wrong, when they think or say"you can't do that, you're just a girl."  We can be just about anything in our society - doctors, lawyers, teachers, ceos and much more. We can be just about anything we want and we have and we will continue to.  

We are lucky to be who we are... even if it's just a girl.