Redefining ladies who lunch

Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly. M. F. K. Fisher

Source: Un jolie table -- Catamini

Over the past several decades, the phrase ladies who lunch, popularized by composer Stephen Sondheim, has come to mean "women who have so very much, but do very little."

Thanks to the clever play-on-words of Ladies Who Launch, a community for helping women start their own businesses, and to my love of lunch-ing with friends, I've wondered if a redefinition isn't in order.

How about this?

Ladies who lunch, n. Women who do so very much, sometimes with very little, because they get together for lunch.

Rings true for me.

Almost without exception, the women with whom I dream then dare, are women with whom, I have shared a meal. Typically, lunch.

I don't know why this is, and for once I'm not going to analyze.

It's enough for me to know that where there's a table set for a meal with my friends, very often I find too a place setting for my soul.

When was the last time that you had lunch with a friend who helps you see your magnificence?

Will you schedule something for the month of July?

Comments

[Patricia Sullivan]

Thanks Whitney. Many things are forgotten is the rush of daily life. This song made me stop and think how blessed I am.

[Patricia Sullivan]

Sorry I got lost in a song to dream by and placed the comment on the wrong post. By the way do you have time for lunch in August?

[Anna G. Kerr]

I have found that having lunch with a friend, client or potential business partner is the most effective way to nurture and grow the relationship.

By the way, Whitney, we have a pending lunch to schedule.
Anna

[Whitney Johnson]

Yes, let's do lunch.

Pat -- I'm around all of August. I'll e-mail you off-line and let's set a date.

Anna -- Yes, I'll e-mail you off-line as well. It was so fun catching up a few months ago, but it was cold then, so too long ago!

Whitney

[Dana King]

Whitney,

It is strange to think we have never done lunch. Even more strange to think we have never met in person especially since we work together on Know Your Neighbor. But you are inspiring me none-the-less to launch my blog and other ideas.

Loved this post that led me to the "Ladies Who Launch" website. I requested more information about the St. Louis group.

Wow, what "systergy" there is out there I never knew about. Thank you for linking me to this new world of women go-getters! I feel with the help of others my dreams will become reality!

We are way overdue for lunch!

Your friend and fan in St. Louis,
Dana

[Paulina Amieva]

I very much enjoy our lunch dates, I agree with you that the term needs a new definition.