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Perhaps nowhere in history were women held in higher standing and regard than in Mama Africa, the birthplace of humanity and the world’s first great civilizations, with its preponderance of matriarchal and matrilineal societies. “You know that in our country there were even matriarchal societies where women were the most important element,” writes Amilcar Cabral,…

By Sister Joan Chittister From The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully “I am luminous with age,” Meridel Le Sueur wrote. Her words give us pause, make us think, call us to the bar of judgment. The truth is that older people tend to come in two flavors — the sour ones and the serene ones.…

By Shiloh Sophia We raise up our hands in praise  
and in petition. Open up our hearts that we might hear 
Divine guidance flowing through to us 
and through us to others and earth. We have lost our way as you can see 
and it seems a miracle is in order, 
and we know you…

Listen to your Fairy Godmother’s advice Take personal responsibility. While it would be nice to clean up our messes and issues with one wave of her wand, we have to be willing to take the journey she invites us on. Even in fairy tales we are asked to do our part in transforming our own…
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