Ambition and women or is it about ambitious women (men)?


>What is it about ambitious women that sends the society in  a tizzy?   It sounds as though ambitions of women ought to be fulfilled through their near and dear ones, like through children, through husband, father, brother, etc but never for herself?  Take for example Sunanda Pushkar and the IPL row – columns and columns are being written about her and Tharoor’s relationship (how it matters to other people, i am yet to get a clue), about her ambition, her social climbing, including her plastic surgery, etc.  yuck, how low can we get? But if i were to take all the things that are written about her ambition and her “social climbing”, I can see a pattern that gets established between being ambitious and being a woman, that I am sure many women have faced and are facing in their lives.  I remember my corporate days when I used to be an aggressive marketing person and I was questioned

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>what is it that prevents us from self caring?


>i have not been exercising for the last five months – before that i have been a regular gym person with a personal trainer and i felt great.  every morning going to the gym was a chore but i dragged myself there and went through the rigorous routine.  at the end, i felt energetic and good.i have also not been singing – for a long time – i have the harmonium at home – no one tells me not to. in fact friends complain and nag but i don’t.  my vocal chords have not given up on me, they still sound great when i sing, but i have, on them.i learnt yoga, meditation and chanting and when i practice them, i feel great but i have never been able to do them continuously for even five days.i am supposed to take some vitamins and other medication to keep up the general well being (especially at this stage of my life)

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