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Today as I was going through my computer and cleaning up files – a bit of a deadly boring job – I found some files that I had totally forgotten about and suddenly my heart was inspired, once again, to put my hand to the plough that is Women Can International Inc, my labour of love.
One of these files was a book, a Pictorial History of Women Can International Inc 2007-2008, that I had put together back in 2008 that tells the first year of the association. It was as I watched it in slideshow form that I was once again touched by the vision I had when I started Women Can International Inc.
What touched me most was the faces of the women and I was immediately transported back to each of the events and I was asking myself why did they come and what was so magic about the moment that it always left me so energised?
I think the main thing that I could put my finger on was this sense of excitement about being connected…not just to people we know and already love, but to the wider community. It was almost like, “Who will I meet today and how will that positively influence my life?”
What I have loved most about the association has been the connections. I have loved every minute of meeting new women and inviting them into my world and have felt privileged to be invited into theirs. Some of my very best and dearest friends have come via the network and I think my life would have been very much poorer if I had never connected with them.
I’m writing all this to encourage you all, ladies, wherever you are to reach your arms of love and encouragement out to the women around you. You don’t have to be part of a formal group, like Women Can International Inc to do this.
The concept of the Girlfriend Club came about from my recognising that there were women in all the different aspects of my life – my work buddies, my girlfriends from church life, my extended family, my neighbours – and by bringing them all around the table for a meal I saw the magic that comes from new connections and being connected. I figured that if I loved them and they loved me, then perhaps they may love each other too and I was completely right.
If you are not in Perth, please take this opportunity to consider hosting a Girlfriend Club in your locality. You don’t have to do anything other than invite the women in your world to meet you for a coffee or a meal or a discussion and get them to bring the women from their worlds too. The magic is in the moment. If I could be in your local area I would facilitate the meeting for you but alas I am based here in Perth, so am only able to host local events. I just hate the thought that there are women all around the world who support us but don’t have the opportunity to experience what we are experiencing. But it doesn’t have to be this way and if you need support, I am only a SKYPE (Haylesbaby) or FACEBOOK Chat away.:))
I am so looking forward to creating the next chapter of the WCI history…won’t you help me create an inspiring chapter for all.
Hayley xxx
You can see the photos from the early events on our ning.com community site, http://womencaninternational.ning.com.