The Average Human Heart
The average human heart is between 9 and 11 ounces. In an average woman’s life span the heart will pump more than 2.5 billion times. One side of the heart accepts deoxygenated blood and the other side fills the blood with oxygen and continues to pump it back out to the body. Making the heart responsible for pumping blood as well as oxygen throughout the entire body. In all animals the heart beats relatively continuous and when stopped life ceases to exist. With these characteristics in mind it is no surprise that the heart is one of the most important organs of the body.
And I can’t help but unarguably agree. Women are not only hard working and constant in their efforts but necessary.
Additionally I feel like women are the heart of any community. The heart is an interconnected meshwork of cells with many layers and chambers that work together. And although you can survive with limited function your best work is done when all elements work together. And when women work together I feel like our efforts are exponentially more effective.
But for all the physiological factors that make up the heart and give it its importance I feel like we can’t forget about the emotional impact the heart has had throughout the ages. “Nurturing seems to be a part of the spiritual heritage given to women.” said Bradley Foster. It is that nurturing within the walls and roof of a house that make it a home. And likewise I am hoping it is with that same nurturing that we change Manheim into something more special. Because of this vision I have chosen as my motto for term as president to be:
Women’s Club of Manheim - the heart of our town.
