Yesterday I was a Lady who Lunches, and I did it with twelve other Ladies who Lunch, twelve (mostly Australian) expats living in Paris. It was magnifique! The Ladies who Lunch meet once a month to socialise, network and support each other. We lunched by the Canal St Martin and we talked of adventures and challenges past, present and future. The Ladies who Lunch ranged from mid thirties to...well...what does it matter? Each woman at that lunch table was a lively spirit, a woman of the world, with a sense of adventure, with a colourful and inspiring story. Some of the women had moved to Paris by themselves, one had arrived with a child under each arm, some had married French men, some had moved to take a job opportunity, and one particular lady was wishing she didn't have to leave Paris in two days...
It struck me how nurtured and supported one can feel in the company of other women; how the willingness of women to share their ideas, dreams, challenges and feelings, creates so many opportunities for connection and growth; how the helper, carer and mother within, naturally wants her sisters and daughters to succeed and be fulfilled.
Among the Ladies who Lunch, I met a coach, an international aid worker, a translator, a natural therapist , a kindergarten teacher, a jeweller, and some were retired or semi-retired and generously voluteering their time to this wonderful lunch group. There were free-spirits and artists, business women, super women and some were all of the above! With families, without, in Paris for a long time, in Paris for a short time. Whatever their story, all of these women had something in common - a willingness to contribute and a desire to connect to other women. Tell me about you. I'm interested in you. Let me listen. Let's laugh at ourselves and at the world. We appreciate our mothers and our sisters. Oh, I know how you feel! Don't be too hard on yourself. I see your potential. I can help with that. Are you okay? Stay in touch. Let me know how you go...
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