In Every Being There Exists a Masculine and a Feminine Nature

“In every being there exists a masculine and a feminine nature. The masculine side reveals itself as the powers of discrimination, self-control, and exacting judgment--qualities that express or respond to reason. The feminine nature consists of feeling--love, sympathy, kindness, mercy, joy. In the ideal being, these two aspects are perfectly balanced. But if reason lacks feeling, it becomes calculating, harsh, judgmental; and if feeling lacks reason it becomes blind emotion”.   

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                   Paramahansa Yogananda

Yesterday I had the rare opportunity to tune into Oprah at the end of my work day. She had the newly elected women President of Liberia on her show. President Johnson moved me deeply with her strength, grace, determination and clear sense of justice and respect for the advancement of Women in

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. She admitted that her new job was vast but said that she knew what she was getting into. She said that so far there have been few surprises.

Liberia

, an impoverished African country, has been ruled by dictatorship and brought to its ruination. Civil war broke out in towns and cities across the country resulting in many cities being fully destroyed. Women have been greatly abused and undervalued. President Johnson has made it her personal mission and conviction to support women to gain an education and to move into the leadership of the country. The film of

Liberia

which Oprah showed during the interview represented thousands of women marching in victory and celebration when President Johnson won the election. The President is an amazing woman who has clearly developed a strong balance of her masculine and feminine attributes. In the interview it was clear that she equally developed gifts of: powers of discrimination, self-control, exacting judgment (masculine) - along side with love, sympathy, kindness, mercy, joy (feminine).

Where do you stand in relation to the perfect balance of the masculine and feminine?

Is there a side of you that could benefit from further development or expression?

Maureen Simon