Masculine and Feminine

An Introspection.

Izzy:

Finding Balance Within Myself: Embracing Both Masculine and Feminine Energies

Today, I’d like to go inward, expressing more of my thoughts than anything... maybe even ramble a bit.

I have always thought I was more masculine than feminine. I felt it so deeply. I used to joke about how maybe in another life I may have been a man. Looking back, in my naivety, I mistook certain traits—strength, independence, decisiveness—as inherently masculine. Traits that I admired in myself and others, traits that I thought defined who I was.

But as I’ve grown, I’ve come to understand that these characteristics aren’t exclusively tied to any gender. They’re human traits, aspects of energy we all embody to varying degrees. What I once dismissed as feminine—softness, intuition, emotional depth—was simply an unacknowledged part of me, lying dormant.

This realization didn’t come overnight. It emerged through moments of reflection, through relationships and experiences that challenged my perceptions. I started to see how much power there is in nurturing, in vulnerability, in creating space for others—and how much I had been denying these things in myself. The so-called “masculine” and “feminine” energies aren’t opposites at all, but rather complementary forces, both essential and equally vital.

As I write this, I’m learning to embrace the balance between these energies within me. It’s not about leaning into one or the other—it’s about understanding when to channel strength and when to lean into softness. Both have their place, and together they create harmony.

Maybe it’s not about being more masculine or feminine, but about simply being. Being whole. Being enough.