Looking at a recent article about "The Tyranny of the Ideal Woman" I can see that over the last 50 years not much has changed.  In other words, there really is "Nothing new under the sun."

The Ideal woman is portrayed as a physical manifestation of what some men and women perceive as the ideal woman; perhaps based on what their personal desires are for themselves.

So here is my perception of the ideal woman.

1.  She does not exist.  We are women who do the best we can under our own circumstances.  So having said that, may I for a moment, encourage all of us to:

Be comfortable in our own skin
Accept ourselves as we are, uniqueness is a gift.
Accept others as we accept ourselves
Explore, discover and use our gifts in any/every w
Never hold a grudge ... it always backfires
Turn away from the past, pain, hate, anger and disappointment
Look to the future, ever day is our future
Not worry about who we are, just relax and be; that's who you are
In the midst of turmoil and stress
Love