Runner's Heights: The Troubles of Tootsie

Bike/Runs are getting easier now. People always hail the advantages of walk/run and I can see why--you don't need an additional piece of equipment when you do run/walks. But a bike/run is a different experience altogether. During the biking stage, you can selectively warm up your leg muscles--higher gears for quadriceps, lower gears and spinning for smaller muscle groups. Plus the pace at which you were biking can often influence your running rhythm. I love run/walks but from now on, I'll throw in an occasional bike/run into the mix as well. And, before I end this paragraph, I'd like to mention how beneficial a drink of Powerade might have been yesterday to stave off a muscle cramp.

At work, the other day, we were discussing the proverbial "glass ceiling" for women in the workplace and why it is still hard for companies in the 21st century to acknowledge and reward the equal contribution of women in the professional world. It struck me that sexism is somehow embedded in the moral fiber of the society and since morality is most ostensibly manifested in our religion mores and institutions, it might be well worth our time to take a look at the religious establishments. The heads--figurative or administrative--of all modern religions--Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism--are always men with rarely any possibility of a woman to ever reach those positions unless the religion sect itself undergoes a revaluation and reform of its norms and practices. There are atheists, skeptics, and rationalists in this world, but these religions together have a majority appeal to the moral ethos of the world's citizens. With such an embedded and flawed moral system that precludes the possibility of woman rising to the head of the system, how can we ever think of changing our attitudes towards the equality of women? Or is it time to revisit those religions that reveled in Mother Nature and other feminine godheads? What if we inculcated into the future generations that "God" is a "She" and not a "He"? Will that free up the some lanes for women to cruise on the fast lane.