Independent Strength

Being independent does not always lead to a desensitized state of autonomy though it does have, at times, a tendency to direct an onlooker to ascertain and analyze that independence is akin to self righteous and/or isolating behaviors.  This person behind the written word thinks this holds true more for the female gender than for the male as strength many times is seen to be a positive character trait for most men - however this can just as easily be seen as a “defect” in a woman.  In many ways American society and culture grooms a girl to be nothing more than a weak token of a males affections, led to sway in one direction or another at a whim – when in true reality we each have a given body and brain that intrinsically are led to form an individual and strength filled position.  When this position is found to stand firm or to not bend at the subtlest of breezes, often times that strong woman is not deemed to be a resilient, independent character as she should be termed but instead the derogatory name calling such as the slang ‘bitch’ is flung out ruthlessly by both those men and women around her who cannot simply applaud the true convergence of both soul and mind.  To those women I know who stand firm and stand strong even when a wind storm is rattling even the sturdiest of structures around you, I applaud you – and I love you.  March on, you independent women, and never let go.