Women Of Great Strengths

Strong Women  

Every day I see them. 

Do you see them?

The Caregivers, Workers, Leaders, Women With Purpose

Some stand out while others move mountains unnoticed.

Gladys Burrill ran a Marathon, at Age 92

Burrill earned the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest female to complete a marathon. 

At age 92, she finished the race, which took place in Honolulu

in nine hours, 53 minutes 16 seconds.

 

Diana Nyad Swam from Cuba to Florida at age of 64

In 2013, on her fifth attempt at age 64, Diana Nyad 

was the first person confirmed to swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage. 

The journey was 110 miles long and took her 53 hours straight.*

 

My Mother’s Mother birthed 11 children with all six boys serving their Country during WWII and grandsons volunteering for Korea and Vietnam. 

She chopped down a tree in her yard with a trunk that was 8 to 10 inches wide at the age of 87 because none of her six sons could find time. 

My Mom, walked miles for school and for Church. 

She was a caregiver for her siblings and did work at home until joining her older sister at the age of 13 doing housework for those "more fortunate in life" to send money home for the "younger ones" and then taking in the youngest girl and giving her a High School education.

In her early forties, to prepare to leave an abusive husband, my father, she studied Chemistry and Human Anatomy to pass tests to become a Beautician, now called a "Stylist'.

In her mid fifties, she fell and broke her wrist, had to close her beloved business and joined our family with one son, a few months old; our family would grow to another son and daughter.

From the time she was 65 into her 90’s, we encouraged her and she traveled the world, walked the Great Wall of China, was in Germany a week before the Wall Came Down, in Tien Mien Square two weeks before the demonstrations. 

In her mid 80's, she took our pre-teen daughter on a Nile River Cruise visiting the Pyramids and walking significant distances to share her love of other cultures and places. 

We started a Multi-Gen family lasting over forty years.

 

Genetics, the right food and keeping active physically and mentally along with the financial means and interest can take us far beyond what we think we can do.

If they can, I can, You Can -- with a little physical and mental "luck of the genetic draw", focus and determination.

 

*https://www.careline.co.uk/success-top-10-late-bloomers/