Why Women's Stories
About Me
I am an Elmira College senior, who recently graduated, and it has taken me the last four years to truly discover myself. College truly has been the best years of my life, so far, even through the various trials and tribulations. I have come to love myself over the years, and I have discovered what makes me feel impassioned and inspired. This year I had the pleasure of directing The Vagina Monologues at Elmira College. I fell in love with the production years ago, and being part of the production continues to change my life. When I was introduced to The Vagina Monologues, I was lacking a sense of direction in my life. Since then, the production has continued to share its strength with me, and without it, I would not be the woman I am today. I designed this collection of stories to share with you some of my inspiration. It has been the people I have encountered and have had the fortune of knowing who truly inspire me to be the best version of myself.
Women are extraordinary. They have the power to be anyone they wish. Women should never be limited by the dictations of society. They are worth much more than any one thing, and anything humans can conceive. Women are astonishing, beautiful, elegant creatures with the immense capacity for understanding, happiness and love. This website is for all the women, especially those who have touched my soul. I asked each woman to define happiness, beauty, pain, and love. Thank you to my wonderful contributors, Madelaine Whalen Terri Bauer Nicole Addicott Penny Landon And thank you to Jan Kather for your unwavering support. Peace&Love, Samantha Borgstrom |
Happiness
Beauty
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The definition of happiness greatly varies depending on the author. For me, happiness is family and friends. Happiness is the pure joy you feel when you are surrounded by the people you care about, and they are radiating happiness and joy back to you. Happiness is seeing your loved ones laugh and smile, and feeling that every moment is right, that where you are and what you are doing is exactly where you need to be.
Beauty is recognizing flaws and seeing past imperfections. It is allowing yourself to embrace yourself for who you are. Beauty is looking beyond what society says you should be, and not letting others tell you how to see yourself. Beauty is embracing all that you are, and celebrating being yourself and being unique.
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Pain
Love
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Pain is destructive. Pain is the hollow feeling in your chest that you fear will engulf your whole soul. It makes you feel hopeless and scared, and more than anything it makes you feel broken. Pain is more than physical, it is emotional, and it is that emotional pain that can ultimately destroy you.
Love is the total of all moments, emotions, and thoughts. Love encompasses everything we are and everything we have the potential to be. Love sees nothing but joy and peace, and it cherishes every second of every day. Love is running through a field of wildflowers, it's listening to music loud enough to feel the bass in your chest. Love is holding someone's hand as you dance in the rain. Love is sharing a secret smile, and it is laughing until you cry with the people you care about. Love is the feeling you get when someone else's life matters more to you than your own. Love is giving yourself completely to someone else. Love is all things. Love is life.
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