The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
The world, the values of the world, are shaped by the choices each of us makes. Which means my thinking, my actions, my relationships, and my life create a front line for the possibilities of the entire species. Each one of us is an individual practice ground for what the whole can or cannot do, will or will not do.
Adrienne Maree Brown • Murmurations: Returning to the Whole
Most people – maybe more than you think – are peace- and love-seeking creatures who are sometimes caught in bad situations. The most practical thing you can do, even in hard times, is to lead with curiosity, lead with respect, work hard to understand the people you might be taught to detest.
“That means seeing people with generous eyes, offering tr... See more
“That means seeing people with generous eyes, offering tr... See more
EMBRACING THE FEMININE IN ACTIVISM Our global climate crisis demands that we break our habits of overconsumption and engage in voluntary simplicity. This is the antithesis of the dominant culture’s emphasis on power through acquisition and the primacy of the individual. Yet it is the quintessence of the feminine values of cooperation and generosity
... See moreMirabai Starr • Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics
is our responsibility to care for one another, to create fairness in the face of unfairness and find equality where none may have existed in the past.