Essence of a Zugbuana

The essence of a Zugbuana is being a self-motivating woman of substance. She doesn’t brandish her wisdom and talents for attention nor fame. She knows what power she possesses and yet uses this only for positive influence. She searches for meaning without being mean and leans on those who mean to her. She appreciates being trademarked by society as smart and beautiful but knows that the best compliments she’d like to hear about her are her being empathetic, independent, and strong. Her individuality is embraced without losing herself in superficiality or false sense of security. She is the grace under pressure in the face of ridiculous demands of the “perfect” woman. What is perfection anyway? It is to pursue her desires, and her heart has enough space for God, family, community, and the environment. Her pulse mimics beats of selflessness. Without being loud, she will use her voice to speak for herself and for others who don’t have the privilege of speech. The words that will resonate from her mouth will not be used for judgement nor rumormongering. At no one's expense, you will hear her, quite often, associating passion with steadfastly living up to her morals and how adding the prefix com- will liberate the world one random act of kindness at a time. She values not just the education she has earned academically but also the enlightenment her best teacher has taught her. Read: experience. She'll set limits on discrimination and complacency but will know no boundaries when it comes to humanitarian concerns. "Love can move mountains," she always thought. She will soar high while she remains rooted and will accept challenges but not defeat.