It takes all kinds to make the world go round...

I got an email this morning regarding a submission/contributor to the magazine.

The comment was a little (more or less) like: "The article I liked the least was... ___________ ... Do intelligent people really think like that?"


Here's the short answer. YUP.

Here's the long drawn out, windbag version, with as little disrespect meant as possible.


When are we going to stop compartmentalizing and judging each other's opinions, stories, experiences and lives?

Is it really human nature that fuels the need to 'bash' each other down in some sort of evolutionary and status quo pecking order? Have we not reached a higher place in our existence than that?

What makes people decide that because they can't relate/don't understand another's experience or journey through life that it is automatically the OTHER person who is NUTS? (or unintelligent, wierd, loony, dumb.... whatever the fill in term is here...)

It is such a shame that in this day and age there are people still think that they are 'more than/better than/smarter than/more valuable than' other people.

It is equally a shame that people, after all the growth and hurt and change human-kind has been through, continue to label and pigeon-hole others based on snap judgement. (Sarcasm: Cause we ALL know that SOME people will always be BETTER/SMARTER/PRETTIER?MORE TALENTED than EVERYONE else.)

Here's the thing:

I will continue to run AAAAAALLLLLL kinds of stories, articles and features from AAAAAALLLLLLL kinds of women. Every demographic, any topic. I've met them personally and gotten to know them a tiny bit. They are all bright, functioning and intelligent women who are making outstanding contributions to the world around them. They are all Real Women on the Run - balancing out family, career, ambition and dreams. They are all inspiring in their own way.

I will agree, some talk in a language I don't totally understand. I try to be selective about what goes in the magazine and what stays out. BUT ULTIMATELY, just becasue I don't like it/don't get it/don't relate to it - doesn't mean that SOME one, SOME where won't.

For example: I would rather pull out my nose hairs one by one than watch ANY sports on TV, let alone read about it in a magazine. However, my lovely friend and colleague, Darlene Wilson is a Jock at heart and lives for competition and the thrill of ANY game. Just because I don't love sports, doesn't mean that I won't run the Jock Talk articles. How many moms/wives/girlfirend and grammas are on the sidelines during game season and want to be able to hold an educated conversation about what the hell is going on?!


We all need support.
Encouragement.
Growth.
Information.
Inspiration.
Friendship.
And love.

We all have thoughts.
Fears.
Assumptions.
Worries.
And opinions.

Just because I don't understand your thougths, doesn't mean you are less intelligent than I am.
Just because I don't agree with you, doesn't mean you're wrong.
Just because I don't see the world through your eyes, doesn't mean your vision of the world isn't JUST as beautiful as mine is.


I will continue to support ALL women in ALL ways through ALL medium with the plan of making SOMEone's life better SOMEwhere.
Open your mind, and put away judgement.

We're all in this life together.