This Sunday my parents will be celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary. When I asked my mom what she wanted, she answered that she wished her whole family could be together. Given that my brother and my sister's family live nearby and I'm the only one out of state (not to mention clear across the country), I'm usually the one who's missing from the equation. My mom’s wish wasn't meant to be a guilt-inducing nudge at me - it's just her wish, and I think the wish of mom's everywhere.
In many ways, I think that universal feeling among women - for our families to be safe, protected and together - is part of the important gift women bring to leadership and to the world. In my first book, If Women Ran the World, Sh*t Would Get Done, I have a list called the "12 Things Women Do For The World...Even if No One Notices." The last item...and perhaps the most important item...is that “women realize that women around the world are mothers, sisters, friends, and daughters who share more similarities than differences.”
Isn’t it time we stopped being afraid of differences and instead celebrated our common humanity? I would love to see what the world would look like as more of us do just that! Are YOU ready, willing, and able to do so?