Having checked all 50-something contributions out, I'd like to offer my own winners' list.
The following are the ones that stood out to me as being especially valuable, so if you happen to have a lot more places to go and things to do than a "free-spirit" philosopher such as myself happens to have
then these would be the ones I'd recommend as being especially worth taking the time to read.
How to Be a Woman at Questions and Chaos by Helga Sombrofsky - a good solid article
How to Be a Woman at Year of Abundance by Niamh - another good solid article
Muliebrity at The Blooming Heart by Rebecca - which gets my prize for most traditionally "feminine" in only the best sense.
How to be a (Conscious) Woman at Invite Presence by Carol - which gets my prize for most philosophically stimulating!
How to Be a Woman at Space Daisy by Liz Maher - winning the prize for most weird and prosperous!
Consciously being a girl. by Andrea La Rose - which gets my prize for most creatively personal story
How to Be a Woman at Astroblahhh by Apollia - which gets my prize for most expressive writing
How to Be a Successful and Inspirational Woman - which gets my prize for most traditionally "masculine", again, only in the best sense.
And a special mention of
How to Be a Woman at Conscious Flex by Nicholas Powiull - this would have been my number one pick if he had simply listed item #10 on his list as his entire post, as "Be Aware of Human Needs" covers pretty much everything else he listed, and expresses what it really means to be a healthy woman, or man, or otherwise, about as well as I've seen anywhere:
- A woman understands that she (and everyone else) needs to be certain. When she has certainty, she has peace of mind.
- She comprehends that everyone needs to be uncertain. When she has uncertainty, she rids of boredom.
- She also needs to feel important and significant, just like everyone else. When she feels unique, she gives herself purpose.
- She needs to feel connected. When she feels a connection, she does not feel lonely.
- She realizes that growth is of the essence. Without growth in a changing world, she will not succeed.
And, of course, I still think that
How to Be a Woman at The Wise Turtle, by little old me, is well worth reading, as it's based on the cycle of life as science and psychology understands it, and on what it means to be a truly
healthy sentient, social being in this universe of ours...
Peace, Love, and Bicycles,
Turil