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What Women Really Want for Mother’s Day
Mother's Day can be a challenging holiday for those who have a complicated relationship with motherhood. I am not talking about women who were neglected, abandoned, or abused. I am talking about women like myself who would describe our relationship with our mothers as...
5 Lessons Learned On A Retreat For Retreat Leaders
My hands are sweaty on the mat and my arms are shaking violently. I can feel my heart pulsing in my ears. My mind tries valiantly to repeat the mantra -- “I am the courageous Shero of my own life story” -- as my body is on the verge of collapsing to the floor. “How...
Time Travel Fantasies
What causes our deep human fascination with traveling to another place and time? That is the question that was on my mind as I read Amy Harmon’s historical novel What the Wind Knows, in which the heroine travels back in time and place from New York City in the early...
A Wish for the New Year 2021
I should like to welcome the new year with open arms Give in to the luxury of hope That soon the deadly virus will be vanquished New leaders will restore our country to honor We will be able to hug our loved ones and gather in celebration It is so tempting to...
A Spiritual Activist’s Prayer for Turbulent Times
COVID-19, Climate Change, & the Call for Racial JusticeTo whom it may concern: We are calling on the Universe, Spirit, Source, and Supreme Beings of all the world’s religions. We Earthlings are suffering and need your help. A global pandemic, extreme hurricanes,...
The Failed Promise of Women’s Equality Day
5 Reasons Black Women Have Still Not Achieved Equality in 2020Women’s Equality Day on August 26 marked the 100 anniversary of the 19 Amendment, granting women the right to vote. I was planning to write a long post explaining the many ways in which women are still...
