Wednesday Wisdom, Wednesday Morning, Inspiration for Women
Tracy Chamberlain Higginbotham, St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City, Rome, 2024
As my friends call it, I am now in the 6.0 version of my life after turning a decade older in my family’s homeland of Italy. When I returned this weekend, I Googled, “What are women saying about turning 60?” The response I found from the Sixty and Me communityis “What do I really want my life to be about?”
I knew what I wanted my life to be about when I turned 30. I wanted to be a home-based woman entrepreneur, still working on my event planning career, with a feminist business twist, while raising my two sons. In the first “Chicken Soup for the Soul” book I was featured in, the title of the series was “Power Moms” and the title of my story was “A Golden Glow.”
My story was about raising my sons to believe in the power of women and girls while watching me balance running a business while being with them before and after school. The golden glow was the sun rising and setting on a blessed day perfectly designed by me. I didn’t know the impact I would have on my sons as they grew but I’ve found out over the years.
The Higginbotham Family
Not only did my sons choose independent, smart women as their wives, but they all voted for females to be President of the United States. My sons could have chosen women different than me to marry, but my honest discussions, leadership, and balance of duties in our household showed them who to search for. They also believe in a pro-female future.
I know I am lucky to have a husband, sons, and most of my family who voted for a female president both times because it would be difficult if they didn’t. One of my daughters-in-law is Jewish and we are on her side of the Israel/Palestine issue knowing we will have future Jewish grandchild to love and protect. My other daughter-in-law is raising our first granddaughter Ivy Rose like me as a work-at-home mother.
My husband and sons believe in the power and future of women. How much of that is my doing or their father’s input or a combination, I don’t know, but it gladdens my heart that I raised them the right way and they watched and listened.
If you didn’t read Monday’s special notice from me, you might not understand why this Wednesday Wisdom is not about women in business or sports but equality. Please read the email or my blog postto see what I am 100% focused on in the future.
My 6.0 heart and spirit changed in Italy on November 6 after hearing the election results as I sat in Pope Francis’ Wednesday Audience in Rome, Italy. With my faith and feminist spirit, I will be even more forward about fighting for a better women’s future. Welcome, 60.
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