Strength.

"Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look there."
- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

First, let me start by saying a giant "amen, brotha" to my greek homeboy.

It's amazing how much strength women have. Our bodies are made for pain - the pain of our uterus contracting every month on the nose, the pain of childbirth (even if you haven't gone through it, like I have, imagine something that size coming from something your size - it hurts), the emotional pain we put ourselves through every single day in order to fit in... pain is a daily occurrence in the life of a woman.

And yet we stand here today. Strong. Capable. Powerful. Resilient.

It's a feat of nature, one that men couldn't possibly match. For me, as a bisexual woman, it makes women all that more amazing. When I'm with a man, it's kind of like being the little wifey. They attempt to "out man" you, whether they mean to or not, and the "woman" status is one that is accepted without fanfare or appreciation. When I'm with a woman, we can both grow and be strong. Learn. It's a beautiful gift.

So today, appreciate your greatness. Your strength. You owe that to yourself because another gift/curse of being a woman is our complete inability to know just how great we are.