Why I love Wonder Woman, and Why Deflection Can Be a Super Power.

Shout out to @catcoluccio for this Instagram post!

I saw this meme today, and it reminded me of my obsession with Wonder Woman.

Remember Lynda Carter?

Oh she was perfect. When I was a pre-teen I watched the tv show regularly, and I desperately wanted to be her. She was beautiful, with brown hair (I always identified with the brown haired ones because that’s what I have). Her waist, are you kidding me? It was non-existent.

But do you know what I loved about her most of all? Her power. Her confidence. Her ability to fix things, to solve problems. And her utter lack of fear.

When I was little, I would pretend. Following in Wonder Woman's footsteps, I would pretend to fight the bad guys, and I'd stand with my hands on my hips, looking all angry and determined, and then I’d very aggressively put up my wrists to block the blows, bullets, and anything else the bad guys sent my way. I was in control. And invincible. And my sisters and parents probably thought that I had a bad attitude and a twitching problem.

Now I'm 51.

I see those shiny metal wristbands in a completely different way.

I think about life's challenges, our society, social media, judgment, fear, pressure to be a certain way.

And I realize that I have become my own Wonder Woman. I am using what she taught me. I have invisible shiny metal wristbands that I use every day, to deflect things that could very easily hold me back.

I throw up my wrists, and I deflect the judgment of others, the negativity in the media, my own negative self-talk. I deflect the voice in my head that tells me my idea is dumb, that I shouldn't share my story, that no one cares. I deflect the questioning looks and comments I notice when I change my favorite color, my career, my dream job, my hair…again.

Wonder Woman went about her mission, and stayed focused on her agenda and what she needed to do; and as she did, she put up those wrists and deflected all the sh*t that was thrown at her.

What if we could ALL do that?

What If we could stand with our hands on our hips and listen to our gut, follow our soul, pursue our dreams, take a day off, care for ourselves, take courageous steps to change the course of our lives…and all the while we could DEFLECT the negativity and judgment that others throw at us… when we choose to follow our own path, when we decide to do things our way, when we honor our soul and our true purpose, when we take life by the horns and ride full speed ahead?

What if?

Now THAT is a super power worth developing, don’t you think?

Go and do, with grace.

xo
Nancy