Four Secrets to Happiness: Cook, Connect, Care, Color

Last month I had a dream where I taught a woman the four secrets to happiness:

1. Cook for yourself, and for others.
2. Connect with yourself, and with others.
3. Care for yourself, and for others.
4. Color.  Have a lot of color in your life.  

At first, I felt resistant to the dream's message because these actions didn't seem strong and powerful. Honestly, they seemed too female.

Without realizing it, I'd accepted the belief that to be a nurturing female is not valuable. 

Yuck.

Not a pretty thing to recognize in yourself.

Slowly, I'm coming to realize how important being a nurturing person is.  I mean, where would we be without nurturers like parents, grandparents, teachers, farmers, cooks, counselors, health care workers and healers?

How do you feel about your role as a nurturer?

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