musingswhileunlearning

Fifteen days into the year, I take this opportunity to wish YOU my dear readers and your loved ones a Happy and Blessed 2024! Had I known that the first day/s would leave me drained enough to not write this blog intended for the first day of the year, I would've surely wished you on the blog that I wrote and posted on the last day of the year gone by! Believe me when I say, I tried. The opening word has been changed from "as we step into' to three to five to ten and now fifteen! Hopefully, it should reach you today...fingers crossed. 2024 adds up to an 8 (Einstein!!) and the number is symbolic of the tarot card Strength! It is the card that represents Leo, which should be no surprise! This card, as should be expected, stands for courage and valour. It talks about inner strength. The depiction on the traditional tarot deck is beautiful as you can see below. The Strength Card from the Original Rider Waite Tarot! Credits: Canva & Self A woman is caressing a lion while he...

Credits: facebook.com I spent a long while trying to dramatize the title but nothing seemed right so I let it be, after all what can be more dramatic or animated than a woman! An adult female human, the woman is a creature that elicits interest in one and all. There is a certain unpredictability in this creation of God; a certain madness, that intrigues both men and women alike! A Woman is described in so many ways and has so many synonyms, some that flatter her and others that are insensitive and rude. Yet, nothing can truly capture the essence of a woman. She is an enigma not only to those of the opposite sex but to herself as well. She is made up of so many contradictions, a smattering of indecisiveness, a little more than a tad bit of self consciousness, more than a few insecurities and self doubt about her many perceived imperfections, pride, ego which she readily hides to cater to a man’s inflated one, immense love for her own especially her young and a tremendous am...