When I first heard the song “The Woman I am” by Michael Benhayon (Glorious Music), I felt very strongly that there should have been a nationwide, if not worldwide, Stop Everything press release.
Every piece of media out there that relates to women, either relates to their outer beauty, sexual attractiveness or accomplishments. “The Women I Am” is the first song I have come across that sees a woman for who she naturally is without requiring her to be or bring anything;
It is a song that encourages true self-confidence rather than lack of self-worth, comparison, competition and jealousy. This is a huge leap forward for humanity as a whole.
We have recognised how deeply damaging music videos, magazines, TV etc. can be for the youth and adults in our society. Just about every way a woman/girl turns in her day she is bombarded with images and ideas of who she needs to be as a woman.
The confidence of our young women (and women on the whole) is pretty low when we come from the understanding that they should be walking around freely expressing their power, playfulness, sexiness, cheekiness and many other qualities with complete confidence and respect for themselves and each other.
Instead, our young women are often talking quite nastily about each other, mainly to feel better about themselves. Everywhere they look tells them they are not enough. To survive at high school with friends, as a young woman, it appears the main way to do this is to fall within the accepted ‘norm’ and to quickly dismiss and ridicule anyone who may step outside of this. Grown women have not escaped this either.
I am no expert on music and the video music charts, but from time to time I sit down to see what my lovely daughter and her friends are watching and listening to. I am shocked beyond words every time by the totally graphic and sexualised material that is in front of me. It is basically telling all women that they are either a ‘sex kitten’ or that they have very little worth in our society or to men.
Sexiness is not a sexual thing – the truth is, sexiness is just one of the many playful and cheeky aspects that make up the sacredness of women.
Then I saw the clip of the song, “The Woman I Am” on YouTube. Wow, the truth and beauty it reflects to all women to remind them of the glory they naturally are, without having to do anything, is very power-full.
When I first heard this song, with lyrics and music by Michael Benhayon and sung by Miranda Benhayon, I knew it reflected the truth of who I am as a woman. It reminds me of the glory and graciousness that I am without having to do or bring anything; that simply by claiming the glory and graciousness I naturally emanate, I become a powerhouse of love. I may not always choose to live from this truth, yet it is so simple and natural for me to live this truth. I was born female, so all of this beauty is inside myself whether I am aware of it or not. All I had to do was to re-connect to the part inside me that knew all the words of the song to be true.
This song – “The Woman I Am” – is the call for all women and girls of all ages to stand in their power and walk as nothing less than the amazing sacred divine woman they are.
So why, when such a song is released, does our world not stop, re-evaluate what we have been producing up to this point and yell from the roof tops, “yes, this is what we want, this is how all women should feel from birth to death and beyond.”
So I am standing up applauding the amazing work of Michael Benhayon and Glorious Music, the new way forward they are offering women, girls and the music world. I have deeply healed much pain and anguish within me having listened to the lyrics and rhythms of “The Woman I Am” and felt how these words and rhythms resonate within me. I feel and know the truth they carry which I now know I carry within me, as all women do. As women we all have the ability to bring the same beauty and power inspired by our own individual flavor: we all naturally bring so much, just by being ourselves in all our glory.
Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine have a deep respect for all women and the sacredness they are. I am forever appreciative of the courage and beauty they offer in standing for truth.
By Toni Steenson, Goonellabah NSW
Further Reading:
The Woman
A Woman’s Strength is ‘KNOW’ and ‘NO’
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I too love the song The Woman I am because I can listen to it and not feel in any way that I am somehow lacking something or need to measure up in some way. It is deeply enriching to listen to it and I love listening to it in my car with the music turned up loud.
A song that supports women to know their worth without doing a thing is gold. It goes completely against all the other messages we receive in songs these days. Doing has become an insidious disease amongst women, something we use to feel enough and be recognised. This will not stop until we feel and know the innate worth of our being.
Michael Benhayon and GM Records offer music that is deeply Evolving for us all – such a level of respect, care and love that is hard to find in our current world. This is indeed a blessing!
Thank you Toni – firstly, what a stunning photo of you! love it! And yes, I could not agree more with what you have shared in celebration of us all as women. “This song – “The Woman I Am” – is the call for all women and girls of all ages to stand in their power and walk as nothing less than the amazing sacred divine woman they are.” And a timely reminder for me to read this this morning, and deeply appreciate the woman I am!
I so love this song! it is so very rare we get a song that honours and celebrates the women for the amazing beauty she is, to date we have many songs and music videos that sexualise women in a such a degrading negative way. How refreshing therefore it is to hear music that celebrates the heart of every women.
What you say is so true, imagine if we were brought up to know that we are ALL beautiful beyond measure for just being ourselves and allowing who we truly are to shine out? That true beauty comes from within and is equally within us all and not some outer image to attain. Glorious Music (or GM Records as it is now called) celebrates us and who we all truly are and this is simply glorious as is their music.
…. and that our beauty and awesomeness was already there BEFORE we did anything so it is not about what we look like or do but the other way around – what we look like and do is reflection of how much of who we truly are we are reflecting.
‘I was born female, so all of this beauty is inside myself whether I am aware of it or not.’ Knowing this deeply is the key, I feel, to letting that beauty shine forth.
I absolutely love the Glorious Music of GM Records as they now call themselves. It is all so awesomely joyful and non-imposing. The new website is here: http://www.gmrecords.net
When we don’t respect ourselves as women and honour the sacredness that we hold, it makes sense that we are not respected in the world. It is very supportive to have glorious music that supports us to hold ourselves in the preciousness that we are.
Speaking of women: ‘ I am forever appreciative of the courage and beauty they offer in standing for truth.’ The truth is we are all equal, the truth is we are not here to satisfy the sexual fantasies of men – or other women, we are not here to subjugate ourselves in any way shape or form.
The truth is we are here to live the amazingness that we are in all our power and glory. This song supports and celebrates this , supports and celebrates us as women. It is amazing that it has been written by a man. There are many men that are going against the trend and holding respect and appreciation for women. These men are also courageous and standing for truth. Let’s acknowledge, applaud, appreciate and celebrate them too.
‘This song – “The Woman I Am” – is the call for all women and girls of all ages to stand in their power and walk as nothing less than the amazing sacred divine woman they are.’ And this is the only way we can stop the abuse women we allow. We are all equally responsible for all the abuse that takes place, not a man or woman in this world has not contributed one way or the other.
The quality of Michael’s music is extraordinary. Never have I heard so much love and evolution in one song let alone album. Michaels music offers the listener an opportunity to connect to the deep love they really are.
This song just raises the bar on any music song/video. I feel sad when I see the music that is on MTV to me these videos are obviously deeply harming. It is so refreshing to finally see and hear music that is about truly celebrating the women and all the beauty, wisdom and love she stands for.
There is so much as women that we have accepted in the past, for instance the way we have been portrayed in songs and the media , that is false. So when there is such a rare and beautiful song written by someone who has much love and respect for women, we know it is the truth!
Its so very awesome to have a song celebrating the true essence of every woman
“So I am standing up applauding the amazing work of Michael Benhayon and Glorious Music, the new way forward they are offering women, girls and the music world.” Agreed Toni, Michael’s songs are to be applauded, his songs really appreciate women for who they are, they are in no way emotional or heavy or trying to put women down. I have never tired of listening to his songs they are all very different, each one is unique and a joy to hear.
Michael Benhayon presents music that is non imposing and thus truly healing and listening to it has brought a deeper level of awareness in music that feels imposing on my body with lyrics that are emotional, needy for love or sometimes aggressive to the ear and body.
How glorious it would be to have true music at the top of the charts! We are however so unused to music that heals rather than harms, that does not impose, that it would be impossible for many to recognise it for what it is. And that’s fair enough – I did not have such sensitive ears either before I heard Michael Benhayon and Miranda Benhayon perform and came to understand exactly the consciousnesses their music was breaking down. But one day the truth of this will be heard, quite literally, by many.
Every time I’m at the gym I get to see exactly where we are at in our portrayals of women and I have to say it is well, well beyond sex kitten. This ramping up is on a par with the rise of sexting by and assaults on very young women – school girls. Both men and women have lost their way. Many young women believe it’s obligatory if not normal to behave in ways that completely debase themselves.
Michael Benhayon’s music is deeply healing on so many levels. How much music out there celebrates people for everything they already are? That they don’t need to do anything, own anything (or anyone) in order to be the love that they are. This music is inspiring whereas listening to some of the songs on the radio they feel so heavy and emotional. The only time I have felt heavy or emotional listening to Michael’s music is when I’ve felt the lyrics come up against how I have not lived that is within me and being celebrated openly via the song.
When I hear the song it’s easy to connect to the joy of being a woman and the way it celebrates all of us.
The song ‘The Woman I Am’ is a glorious invitation to all women to appreciate all they already are.
And I was going to say that ‘women will never know the extent of who they already are’ but thankfully that isn’t true, one day all women will not only know but will live all that they already are.
A beautiful song written by Michael Benhayon and sung by lovely Miranda Benhayon. A gorgeous and inspiring uplifting song for women !
It is really inspiring to see women claiming their beauty and divinity when this is so far from the norm. Women need true role models that reflect how to cherish and honour themselves as the women they are, instead of aspiring to be something society or the media sells that they are not.
I re-visited both the English version and the German Version ‘Wunder in Mir’
http://www.unimedliving.com/natalie-benhayon/media-productions/the-woman-i-am.html this morning and all my inner particles feel expanded and quite literally are dancing with joy! What a beautiful way to start the day. Thank you Toni for this great blog and deep appreciation for Michael Benhayon and his music and all the wonderful women appearing in the video clip, reflecting the true inner beauty and truth of women worldwide, available to all equally-so – when we choose to re-claim it.
Stephanie absolutely we cannot help but to feel the joy in the music, there are no functional human- beings in any of these videos. All the music that is being produced is asking us all to step away from being a dull human-being and to reclaim ourselves as deeply caring, sassy, very alive human-beings. We can all see the difference, so we do have a choice now.
“This song – “The Woman I Am” – is the call for all women and girls of all ages to stand in their power and walk as nothing less than the amazing sacred divine woman they are”
In wholehearted agreement with you here Toni – this song is deeply empowering and it resonates with the truth and sacredness we all carry within and offers a return to choose to live this in our daily lives.
Watching the video of ‘The Woman I Am’ is always like seeing it for the first time – there is deep joy, warmth and playfulness shining out from every woman appearing on it which is naturally uplifting in my own body. The music and song lyrics are glorious – a true celebration and honouring of the divine essence of all women worldwide.
I remember the first time I heard The Woman I Am, it was like it was written for every woman in the world to remind them how amazing they are… Imagine if all music had the same effect… there would be much less low self-esteem and lack of self worth in the world.
True sexiness comes from within and the women in this video, regardless of their age, are looking so sexy. When we claim and honour ourselves as women everyone gets to feel the magnificence of this.
When more women and men realize and understand the difference between sexiness and sexism this planet has healed much.
Thank you Toni, this is a great review of the song “The Woman I am” and how it celebrates the true beauty and sacredness in every woman, for who they naturally are rather than generating comparison and competition between women as you say.
I love this video it is absolutely amazing, it is so refreshing and out of the ordinary to find a music video that inspires and celebrates ALL women.
When I think back to all the MTV videos I used to watch as a kid and how these influenced me into thinking I had to be someone I am not, I feel sad that as a society we have let this slip by and now accept this as normal. Our children are being influenced by these music videos, they are encouraging abuse and promiscuous behaviour. We know we have big problems in society and mental health including eating disorders, I suggest we start to look at what we are allowing as ‘normal’ on our TV screens.
Well said Toni, I agree Glorious Music and Michael Benhayon offers men and women music that inspires us and confirms who we truly are.
Writing about sexiness not being a sexual thing changes so much about how that energy is used, by both men and women. Sexiness is something that belongs to women and is to be deeply appreciated by us. It tends to be used to manipulate both men and women and this has caused a lot of damage to our relationships and it is time to take some responsibility and begin to heal.
I love this video, it is so very refreshing to find a song and video that does not impose on you. Most videos these days are actually very harming and ask the lady to be something she is not. The Woman I am video is an amazing example of women in their glory inspiring and showing the world who they really are.
“. . . we all naturally bring so much, just by being ourselves in all our glory.” This is such a powerful and absolute truth that is equally worth sharing the world over. Every choice we make has the opportunity to offer this truth to all we meet. The more who chose to live in our own glory the more other women and girls can feel that they also are this deep with-in.
How gorgeous to read this and have the song and video attached, I listened to it afresh, I smiled all the way through and thoroughly enjoyed watching a group of women feel totally at ease in themselves celebrating being a woman. Now to walk it in my day.
This is a truly awesome review of ‘the Woman I Am’ Toni. I remember being blown away the first time I heard this song, it is incredible to hear a song that truly honours and celebrates women.
Thank you for sharing this Toni. When I first watched this video The Woman I Am’, there was a profound knowing that this song is celebrating and honouring women worldwide. A poignant sense of a deeply known, but long forgotten feeling of the absolute joy of being a woman and the true power, delicateness, fragility, strength and deep connection with the stillness within is possible for all women to re-claim in full once more.