There was a whole stack of casseroles in the fridge, a leaning tower of Pyrex baking dishes crimped in foil. As if no one knew what to do in the face of such tragedy except to make the heaviest, heartiest, most prosaic dish they could, to
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“We stand not as victims, but rather to bear witness to the gender injustices present in our lives and in our world as a whole.”
― Divine Duality: The Power of Reconciliation Between Women and Men
― Divine Duality: The Power of Reconciliation Between Women and Men
“Portuguese Quote: Ele dobra a Cabo de Boa Esperanca: “He’s rounding the Cape of Good Hope.” Ironically, it means that the person’s life is in its final phase, that he’s incapable of accomplishing anything more.”
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
“Today’s widespread social disharmony in relation to gender is not inevitable for human society, although it is the inevitable product of thousands of years of systemic gender injustice across the globe. Because we have never known anything else, it is difficult impossible for us to imagine what life would be like if we had grown up in a society that was truly integrated and healthy in relation to gender and sexuality. The entire fabric of human society would be vastly different from what we know today.”
― Divine Duality: The Power of Reconciliation Between Women and Men
― Divine Duality: The Power of Reconciliation Between Women and Men
“Moving beyond past wounds and hurts and building a culture of respect, dignity, and flowering love”
― Divine Duality: The Power of Reconciliation Between Women and Men
― Divine Duality: The Power of Reconciliation Between Women and Men
“There are moments in the course of gender healing work when the veils obscuring its deeper mystery are suddenly parted and the underlying omniscient presence of the Beloved, or Spirit, or Love – the force and radiance at the core of the work – is subtly revealed. In such moments there is an inexplicable energetic shift that touches everyone present, and people are moved beyond their usual selfish attachments into a selfless, universal compassion.”
― Divine Duality: The Power of Reconciliation Between Women and Men
― Divine Duality: The Power of Reconciliation Between Women and Men
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