This year, try celebrating the International Women’s Day a little differently. Honour your womanhood!

We play so many roles in our lives with so much vigour

There is one thing that all women have in common, no matter their age, occupation and nationality. We’re all amazing! We’re the queens of multitasking. We’re hard workers. We’re dedicated mothers, reliable colleagues, loyal friends. We’re lovers. Wives. Partners and girlfriends. 

We jump from one role to another and we give all of them our best. We offer advice, smiles and brilliant ideas. We’re tireless, we start new projects, we can solve unsolvable problems and organise when no one else can do it. When we shine, the world around us is shining too. But if we want to keep some of the shine for ourselves, we need to protect our happy energy and our feminine inner strength. How can you learn to do that?

1.Simply fall in love with who you are

Love the way you can do hard things and overcome any obstacle. Love that you’re emotional, vulnerable, tender. Love that you’re quick to laugh and quick to cry. That you get excited for new things and that you sometimes don’t finish them. That you have your strengths and also a few weaknesses. Because that is what’s human about every single one of us.

Marvel at the way you can dream and believe that your dreams will come true. The way you can stick to your vision and see the logic in things that seem illogical. The way you enjoy the little things and find joy in a sunrise or in the moments when you have the time to sit down, light a candle and read a book. 

2. Believe in love

Love that lasts and love that strikes you like a lightning. Believe in it even if you haven’t found it yet. And especially believe in self love. Adore the eternal child in you, the child that runs barefoot in the rain and laughs with delight at the touch of grass on her feet. Treasure yourself because you are precious. And try to see love everywhere around you – not just in your romantic partner.

3. Live in kindness

We’re all so quick to see our own shortcomings. But what about our best qualities, our skills? Make sure to compliment yourself, no matter how small the accomplishment! Praise yourself for little everyday things. Be just as kind to yourself as you are to your children or your best friend. And forgive yourself if need be. Let yourself feel pain, do not hide your tears, and value yourself for showing vulnerability. There is great power in doing just that. 

4. Protect your boundaries...

... and stay away from people who hurt you. Pay attention when someone says “I only want to help you!” Learn to recognise when you’re being manipulated and stay vigilant. The only person who really wants to help you is yourself. Anyone who wants to push you where you don’t want to be is simply a manipulator who doesn’t respect you. 

5. Trust your intuition

Having your boundaries means trusting your feelings. Trust that your idea really is good, that your recipe will work better than the one that’s been handed down in your family, that your business plan will work even though it’s your first one, that you’ll be great at studying abroad even though you’re just starting to learn the language. 

Doing what you feel is part of being a woman. Try learning by finding a nice old school perfume instead of one that everyone else is wearing. Or by eating whatever you really want to eat. 

Doing what feels right and not what people say is one of the best sources of sexy feminine energy. This also goes for your wardrobe, your makeup, the accounts and shows you follow or the music you listen to. 

Why? Because being true to yourself breeds confidence that attracts and inspires admiration in both women and men – and that is more important than the brand of your handbag, your hair colour or what size of clothing you wear. Believing in yourself is a much more crucial and essential source of attraction. 

6. Celebrate your body

Another important thing is your body image. Do you feel like your body is not symmetrical enough? Tall enough? Do you worry about your stretch marks? Your curves? Your first wrinkles? There’s no need. Your body looks exactly the way it’s supposed to. Even though it might have been through a lot, even though it might not fit the idea of a supermodel. It doesn’t matter. 

Your energy needs exciting movement and good food in order to flow freely. It needs physical touch (your own and that of your loved ones), it needs hugs, kisses, caresses and acceptance, exactly the way it is. Because that’s the only way you’ll feel happy in it. It’s what you need if you want to enjoy your own femininity and make the most of every breath you take. You need to naturally accept your physical body.

7. Be grateful

Gratitude can be hard – but you should still try to think of the things you’re grateful for every day. Even if it’s just in the dark, before you fall asleep. You can also write a gratitude list and return to it when you need to. Give thanks for anything that has brought peace into your day, because even mundane things can be special. Be grateful for your life. “I’m grateful” should become your new daily mantra. Another step to your pure feminine energy.

Yes, we all find at least one of those seven simple things quite difficult. But don’t give up. Keep going, in the name of your the energy you exude wherever you go. Happy International Women’s Day, lovely!