There is a hero lurking inside you. You know it. You have done amazing things for your family. For yourself. It hasn’t always been easy. And it’s seldom acknowledged by others. But you know it. So, there is a deep satisfaction that flows up from inside and feeds your days that are so full there is barely time to reflect.
There are days, however, when everything is a blur, and you can’t remember if today is Thursday or Friday. There are days when you go through the motions without thinking, and can hardly remembered if you took the trash out to the street earlier (just checked, yes you did).
Life is a blur on most days. So many routines. So many things you have to do on remote control. Things that interrupt the flow can be irritating. Unexpected things are an annoyance. Time just keeps moving inexorably forward – where did the last hour and a half go? Whew. Spaced out for a bit there.
With a family to take care of, a string of errands to run, a bill to put in the mail before it’s too late. That is life. Your life. It is what you signed up for as a mother, a wife, as an adult woman. It’s satisfying to know you are doing so many things for your family they will never be aware of – but you don’t do it for them to know. You do it because it is the broadest expression of your life, your love. It is the honesty of what it means to be “family” person.
You hear others complain that they never get time for themselves (what did they think having kids was all about in the first place?). You see neighbor women who seem so harried by it all. Of course they are, and so are you. It is the inescapable territory of modern life. Despite all the drawbacks, all the very long days, all the too-short nights, you know this is what you signed up for. And you’re glad you did.
You can watch kid cartoons about super heroes. You can slip in some reading about Katniss Everdeen and modern literary woman-heroes. You can do all that and see faint reflections of your life. You can watch Lifetime movies to see women struggling with money and flirtatious daydreams. But these are not real women. You know you are. You are real. A woman that is a daily hero to others, even if they see you as just “mom”, or “wife”, or “daughter.”
You know what you are doing is the most important job in the world. You know you are making a difference in the lives of some important people, the ones who come to dinner when you call them. You know you are having impact in the world when they go out the doors and practice in their own personal way all you have taught them.
This is serious stuff, being a woman. A mother. A wife. A grown daughter. And you know you are doing so many things right, they will overcome the mistakes you occasionally make. You know these things. So it is right that the satisfaction runs deep in you. It is right that you feel how amazing it is that you can do all these things for your family. It is right that you know there really is a hero lurking inside of you. It is right that you know it, too.
So, take the time this minute to reflect. And be thankful you get to be a woman hero today.
32 thoughts on “Woman Hero of Our Times”
This is so true! I was feeling pulled in so many directions at home, my husband and I made the big move to Florida to really concentrate on ourselves, we love it.
Such a beautiful post, I loved reading every part of it as it is such a great reminder as well. To me my mom is the hero for sure who has inspired me all through the years & continues to do it.
I love this post so much. This is a hard thing to remember. We are good at seeing the hero in everyone else but sometimes it is a little harder to acknowledge it in ourselves.
This is a beautiful post and I feel this satisfaction in my life!! Love it!
What a fantastic and beautiful post. I really think every woman is a hero in her own way. Let’s celebrate each other!
What an amazing and well written posts, as a woman and a daughter I am happy to be reading such encouraging words. Great post indeed
I love this post! It’s so inspiring and beautiful – women are such important figures in all of our lives!
Moms are heros and in fact I’ve been working on a post that says just that except I’m explaining that’s why we need to take time to take care of ourselves!
Thank you for this affirmation for all of us women!! We work so hard to take care of everyone else, that we don’t appreciate ourselves…this was a good reminder.
What a wonderful, inspiring post! I have always looked up to my mom who passed away when I was 16. She to me is my true hero. My girls call me their hero, and look up to me the same way… which is magical.
I also have those times that I go on remote control mode and feel everything is a blur. I think it’s great to fill your routine with the right habits so even if your on remote control mode, you’re in good hands.
This is an inspiring post. I looked up to my mom as a hero. I realized I’m also a hero.
I love this post. Thank you for this awesome and much needed reminder. It couldn’t have come at a better time.
Oh God! I teared up reading this. Thank you so much. Sometes we just need someone to notice. X
What a sweet post and an excellent reminder. Women don’t always take enough credit!
I agree that women are heroes. We do so much for everyone around us all day long. It’s a tough job sometimes, but it’s so rewarding.
I think it’s so true that we need to reflect! Otherwise, we are all the harried women. I think that’s what seperates us; the ones that do it with a wild look in our eyes, or the ones that do it like we’ve just come from a massage or yoga: the reflection. Great post, Laura.
I tell you that right now I don’t feel like a hero.
I feel washed up and exhausted and I just want one moment to myself.
Guess that means I best get some “me time” to re-charge and relax. I wan’t to reflect hero correctly!
This is such a beautiful inspirational read! So many times I get caught up in the hustle and bustle of daily life, that I forget that this is the life I wanted and I am so thankful to be living it!
I love this post! And I so needed to read it today when I was feeling like more of a work horse than a hero! It’s all about how you look at it and you put it in perspective for me! Thanks!
THis is a beautiful post. Thank you so much!
Loved it. Thank You
Wonderful post!
I needed to read this today. I feel this satisfaction in my life, and it was nice to recognize that.
Thank you, this is a beautiful post.
Just what I needed!
Thank you for this 🙂 It’s a great pick-me-up. I’m going to pin this so I can remember to read it when I’m down 🙂
Thank you! This was a great inspirational post, and the perfect way to end a week!
Wow! I needed to read this too. I am so glad I did and so glad you linked this up. Being me is very important even if all the little things I do, go unnoticed. Thanks for writing this.
You know what? You’re right! This is a hard job (mom, woman, wife, etc.) and most of us do it really, really well even if sometimes, even a lot of times, we don’t realize it.
And Happy Father’s Day to all the dad “heroes” too!
This was so well said and I couldn’t agree more. I can’t tell you how much the “real blogs” about motherhood drive me crazy because it’s all stuff that is just motherhood and everyone knows it. Do we really need to be told how little alone time we actually get?
Wow. This is so beautiful! I needed this today. So often we feel we are not enough. Thank you for reminding me that I am. 🙂