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Celebrating One Woman

by Svetlana Kogan, M.D.
esides marking the beginning of the Respect, compassion and infinite love are what One Woman
spring, the month of March also carries evokes in humanity. She brings us home and makes us feel safe and
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Ba wonderful little holiday on the 8 of secure. She is nourishing and kind. She is a creative thinker and a
the month called ‘International Women's Day.’ child of her times. She can accomplish anything she will set her mind
In fact, when I was growing up in the Soviet
to. One Woman is the dominant force in medicine, law, politics,
Union, the country which exists no more – this
science, technology, music, fine arts and just about any sphere of life
holiday felt more like a mix of Valentine’s and
nowadays. And yet, none of this infinite prosperity would be possible
Mother’s Day. On that day, husbands tended
for the One Woman if she did not have her Man - a Yang to her Yin,
to their wives’ needs and brought flowers.
a force to counterbalance her qualities and desires - a true partner in
Kids gifted their mothers with cards and such,
and in school classrooms the boys congratulated the girls. On my her Tango of Life. I have noticed this so many times over the course
journey of life, it would never occur to me that I would be writing of my 25 years in medicine: a woman with the right man will bloom
an article celebrating women – after all, I dislike institutional like a beautiful flower and a woman with the wrong man or no man
feminism and consider myself a self-made business owner who at all – will shrivel emotionally like a wilted leaf. The right man
makes no excuses for being a woman on the path to success. would bring his wife to an office appointment with punctuality and
However, the road to wisdom is a curious thing and having just would visit her in the hospital with devotion. While some women
turned 53, I am happy to share my evolved vision of womanhood would sadly bide their hospital time in loneliness, other – lucky ones
with you all.
– would feel uplifted by their men’s loyal campout at their bedside
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If you examine the world art history trends of the 20 century,
with sandwiches.
you will surely note a remarkable painting style called pointillism –
In a turbulent world of today where men and women often tend
it is exemplified by a well-known work called A Sunday Afternoon
to pick at each other’s faults, rather than appreciate one another’s
on the Isle of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat. When you look
positive qualities, there is often a lack of understanding of the other
at this painting very closely, you see a gazillion of brush point
strokes, each unique in its qualities. When you step back and side. Women frequently brand men insensitive when men act stoic
assess the work the way an art lover does, you see a perfect whole and rock-stable, while men often complain of women as nagging
image of a moment of life frozen in time. This is exactly how I see when women act nurturing and persistent. And when will these and
the women of the world today: timid and bold, young and old, many more misunderstandings end? I hope and pray that they will
black and white and all the colors in between, career women and end with a woman rising to an occasion. Indeed, in this month of
homemakers, wives, sisters and daughters of all the nations of the March, I celebrate the One Woman – an energy force made up of
world. They are surely unique in their God-given qualities and billions of women around the globe who are capable of repairing all
talents and yet, they make up the world’s majestic flower called
of the transgressions of this world with the glue of love.
‘One Woman.’ Some of you have been fortunate to feel what it’s
The author of ‘Diet Slave No More!’, Svetlana Kogan, MD is a
like to be a part of the One Woman and some of you have not yet
Board-Certified Internal Medicine, Holistic & Functional Medical
discovered her. But when you do come across that feeling of being
“One” with all the women of the world, albeit for a moment – Doctor with 25 years of experience. Her website is CustomLongevity.com
I assure you – it will be one of the best emotions you have ever felt. Office Phone: 239-676-6883
You basically feel at one with Nature.

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