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| Venus The Goddess of Victory and Fertility |
The “people” from Venus, as in the book“Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus” I refer to as Venetians. Some believe the more appropriate title might be Venusian or Venerian, which are derivatives of the root of their name and a proper reference to use. However, I reference the special characteristics of women and their abilities of fertility and the Goddess of victory depicted by Roman mythology, also an appropriate reference for women and the reason for today’s blogpost.
Published by AAWD Chronicle, Dec 2019
My colleague and I entered
the room faced with an intimately appointed space with natural light from the
floor to ceiling windows, the chatter of voices echoing all around, “sounds
like a lot of women” I thought. Receiving the attendees behind a well-organized
reception table, topped with name badges, chocolate favor-bags, rolls of raffle
tickets and a ceramic cheetah print stiletto-wine-bottle-holder. “I need one of
those” my friend said with a chuckle. The table flanked by vendors logos stretched
along the perimeter with a nutritious breakfast buffet at the opposite end. A
large adjacent room, with tables to seat roughly 90 women, “where the chatter
is coming from”, I thought to myself. Excited
to see my friends, and colleagues, it’s been a tradition, connecting mentors, allies,
fellows, students, residents and dentists who have newly joined the ranks of
practice. Although it may seem like any
other dental or oral surgery seminar series I’ve attend, it certainly isn’t. It’s
for women dentists and is noticeably different than the others. My friends are
visible once I entered and we exchange embraces and a friendly peck on the
cheek, all agreeing it’s been too long since we have seen each other but
grateful for the moment. Quick
conversation about our lives and how we can reconnect again before the next
organized dentistry event. I peruse a
run-down of my morning lecture topics; general anesthesia, pathology, human
papilloma virus and Botox. All clinically relevant, and informative subjects. Some fresh new faces and some good old
friends, all of them women. While
sitting at the table eating waiting for the lecture portion to start, we were
spectators of a scrubs fashion show by guess who? Women!
At the podium the
chairwomen remained poised, with one at the mic opening the event. Speaking of
its history and of the award recipient, this year another stellar leader and mentor.
The room quieted as she read off her credentials, her voice slowed and cracked
and her eyes welled up. Emotionally touched, we all were, the sound of sniffles
audible, I found my tissues. At that moment I wasn’t self-conscious of showing
my true feelings. I knew the recipient, deserving of this award. The Chairwoman
composed her feelings but we all felt her admiration and respect. She was
greeted with broad congratulations and claps as she accepted the award. Once
she finished her acknowledgments she also spoke from her heart wearing it on
her sleeve, like the event chairperson and attendees perched in front of her.
Then it hit me, I realized we were all connected like a network. All unafraid
of judgement from those around us to show emotion without reservation. We all
spoke the same language, Venetian.
Recall from 1992 “Men are
from Mars and Women are from Venus”, it exemplified the psychological
differences between the sexes. There have been mixed reports as to whether
there is a true difference and if so why.[1]
Researchers breaking down behaviors into the emotional response versus
regulation of the response and a combination of the two behaviors.[2]
Obviously men, and women are all from the same human race, but does our displays
of emotions make us different? I believe it does.
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5937254/
[2] https://stanmed.stanford.edu/2017spring/how-mens-and-womens-brains-are-different.html
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| Tambora, Roa Malaka, near Bangkok in Thailand. Bank Museum Lobby. Two of these young girls approached me and was able to get out the words "selfie with me". After taking at least 7 selfies with several different phones and girls I asked to have my own photo of these beautiful examples of young women. I only wish I got their names, but I had to catch up with my group. 😙💗💙💚💛💜💞#MyVikingStory |
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| Semarang, Java. These lovely women approached me to take a photo with me. I was happy to share with them. |
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