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She Has To Take It
There it is, girls and indeed women, the best of women, dedicated space for unexplained things, which men still have to learn, and without which we cannot move forward in our beautiful world towards a gentler, more inclusive, more empathetic, nurturing global society free of the cruelty and domination of the imagined male superiority and his religious-political institutions that divide us.
‘’The girl-child has direct access to the spirit of life. It is as near to her as the breath that fills her. And it connects her to everything. She is not alone. Her spirit is one with the spirit of her beloved grandmother, her favorite rock, tree, and star. She develops her own methods for contacting the spirit in all things…
…She does not need priest or teacher to describe god to her. Spirit erupts spontaneously in colorful and unique expressions. God is Grandma, the twinkling evening star, the gentle breeze that washes across her face, the peaceful quiet darkness after everyone has fallen asleep, and all the colors of the rainbow. And because she is a girl, her experience and expression of spirit is uniquely feminine. The spirit of the universe pulsates through her. She is full of herself.”
~ Patrica Lynn Reilly
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Remember, no one gave women the right to do what they wanted, to work in the professions they loved or to…
