Shane Willow Mittman

I haven’t lived in CA long enough to remember to be afraid of the wind. And I don’t want to be afraid of the wind. I want to remember to marvel at the wind. I want to feel its power and know this is part of the dynamic world we live in. I want to inhale the ions in the air that clear everything in its wake… dead tree branches, leaves still hanging on long after autumn time, my aura and my head, my garden and my spirit. A big wind can feel threatening only if we’re afraid of nature… not feeling a part of it. When did we learn to be afraid of the wind? Who taught us to feel separated from the power of nature and our own power? What if we let the wind mess up our hair and our lawns and our hidden secrets like dead branches on trees that need unhinging? What if we sprawled in the aftermath of a blowout windstorm and felt the clarity and fresh outlook it brings. I don’t want to be afraid of this world. Our world. The wind. Mother nature. Myself. We didn’t even have a fire. I’m going to keep forgetting to be afraid of the wind.

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Replacing gender role stereotyped activity names with the perspective of ‘domains’ really helps. No matter our gender, we can thrive in and take primary responsibility for various domains in our relationships and households. The kitchen and activities in and around the kitchen are part of that domain. Automobile care is a domain. Childcare, home maintenance, emotional awareness within relationships are all domains and there are many, many others.

Understanding what our domains are and those of others in our relationships is first step to being respectful and giving due to those whose primary effort manages and maintains healthy domains that we benefit from. And it eliminates stereotypical gender based assumptions and references.

Being mindful of and honoring the domains people in our lives (and ourselves) manage nurtures respect.

‘Giving due’ cannot be underestimated. In our society, giving due is one of the least practiced and most important relational activities that when practiced, will eliminate most conflicts.