We are the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers. We have united as one. Ours is an alliance of prayer, education and healing for our Mother Earth, all Her inhabitants, all the children and for the next seven generations to come. The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers brings together respected wise women elders from…

Mid Life Crisis: What is it? Is it inevitable? Is it even a real phenomenon? Or is it an invention of the media — that is, corporate advertising trying to sell us things we don’t need? (Not only do we not need these cosmetic and quasi-medical accoutrements, they are downright insulting and sometimes even dangerous.)…

Thank you Queen Elizabeth Hazel from Toledo, Ohio for sending this most beautiful poem.  Earth Speaks By Elizabeth Hazel Earth speaks to those who listen: Maternal lectures in shades of green, Sisterly riddles in coy lagoons and comic swamps, And her epic daughters, Mountain covens meet to ponder immortality. She thinks in seasons and paints…

Here is some wisdom about learning to love your Self that was written by a junior at Mills College. Bless her heart for trying to learn at such a tender age what many women are still struggling with in their mature years. By Tymeesa Rutledge This post will discuss the importance of having the relationship…

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