Give & Grow
Sacred Co-Creation Circles
For years I’ve been dreaming of bringing women together in circle for a higher purpose. I was originally... Continue ReadingFor years I’ve been dreaming of bringing women together in circle for a higher purpose. I was originally going to call them AWE-thentic Impact Circles, as they would bring forth the inner work we were doing to be our True Self and take that out into the world to make our impact.
Over time as I grew in my Sacred Mission, I came to discover that what we’re being invited to is even more magnificent and powerful.
It’s the beautiful act of Sacred Co-Creation with ourselves, our soul family, and the ethereal realms.
It’s the way it was always meant to be and it’s what we’re remembering now.
I began gathering the women last fall with the creation of the first circle and then added the second in January. I have a general idea of how I see these evolving; however, I am very open to letting them unfold in the way we’re being guided.
We gather monthly and begin by connecting in with each other. I then share a short teaching to inspire us to expand our thinking beyond the conditioning we’ve all received as occupants of this planet. We’re encouraged to explore Soul-utions to the challenges we’re currently facing and to dream into a New Earth and New Future for all. Together, we create an intention and then take this into our communal meditation.
The response so far is very positive. It’s an opportunity to step away from the narratives we’re bombarded with daily and to instead find a more hopeful path forward. It also provides each of us with the support, nurturing, and guidance we need to navigate these challenging times with more ease, flow, and grace.
Here’s what I know…
We are all here for a unique purpose and it’s a gift, and responsibility, to be able to fulfill our destiny.
We can either keep focusing on what’s breaking down or begin the adventure of co-creating the New. I think you can guess where I’m putting my energy.
Let me give you just a taste of some of the AWE-mazing creations being brought forth by members of our circles…
Dr Anne Baring is the author and co-author of 8 books, among them The Myth of the Goddess, The Divine Feminine and The Dream of the Cosmos: A Quest for the Soul. In July she published Messages from a Transcendent Dimension, the messages received by her mother from 1943 to 1968. She is currently working on her final book: The Holy Spirit: the Forgotten Feminine Aspect of God. The ground of all her work is a deep interest in the spiritual, mythological, shamanic, and artistic traditions of different cultures. Her focus for fifty years has been on the restoration of the feminine archetype and the freeing of women in those cultures where their lives are constrained by men. Her websites are devoted to a new vision of reality and the choice that lies before us as a species. She hopes the women of the world will come together to eliminate war and the endless preparations for future wars. Learn more here… www.annebaring.com and www.anne-baring.com
Sheila Cash, Founder of Evolve Your Life, LLC facilitates global gatherings through the “Super Conscious Think Tank”. Participants from around the globe meditate deeply into the energy of and the catalysts to peace and dozens of other topics facing humanity today. Sheila also teaches both privately one-on-one and through group programs the skills of the Future Human, who we need to be and what will serve us best as we lean into our rapidly evolving world. For inquiries to participate, contact Sheila at: https://sheilacash.com/contact-sheila
MarBeth Dunn and Teri Angel are founders and directors of Ten Million for World Peace (https://tenmillionforworldpeace.org), a 501(c)(3) organization. Their mission is to gather 10 million individuals in a Unified Field of Consciousness to meditate for world peace, with a special focus on world leaders, so they can lead the planet with greater awareness and integrity into peace and harmony. To that end, they lead daily 7-minute guided meditations at 1:11 pm Eastern. In addition, they host the Imagine Peace Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, RSS.com, Google Podcast, and Amazon Music, and offer monthly Healing Circles by donation.
The Peace On Earth Tour is a global peace pilgrimage undertaken by Teri Angel, founder of Angelspeakers, Inc., to promote harmony and unity around the world. Commencing on September 11, 2020, the Tour’s mission is to bring people from different cultures, religions, and backgrounds together to foster mutual understanding and respect. The tour includes spiritual gatherings, discussions, land blessings for peace and honoring the waterways of our world. For more information about the Peace On Earth Tour including videos of the land blessings, please visit https://www.angelspeakers.com/peace-on-earth-tour
Katrin Lambert works with energetic vibration transformation. She tracks down all unknown root causes of her clients’ challenges, and then transforms the dissonance of the problem with the client’s system in light speed. Learn more at https://quantum-transformation.com/aboutme and contact Katrin at Info@quantum-transformation.com
Heather Elizabeth is the Founder and Steward of SHINE: Supporting Humanity In Navigating EVOLution. SHINE serves as a SACRED container for the alchemical process of the personal and planetary TRANSFORMATION at hand. The IMAGINE PEACE Promise Alliance is a sector of SHINE that is devoted to cultivating inner and outer PEACE through the building of Beloved Community, inspired by the work of Howard Thurman, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, and Thich Nhat Hanh. Join in their Earth Day 2024 initiative to make Earth Day an International Holiday! Take the day off of work on Aprill 22nd and gather in commUNITY to be of service to our Mother Earth. Stay connected about this initiative by visiting https://Patreon.com/SHINEHeatherElizabeth
Tammy Martin has been working with local health practitioners in a pod format to share what we all know about wellness and setting it up into a brain trust. This is going to be one central document that we will all use as a resource guide to maintain our health. It’ll have protocols and links in it to existing resources like books, PDFs, websites, etc. The goal is to empower the reader to see different options and let them choose for themselves what resonates the most. Once that document is complete, we will likely work on a first-aid brain trust afterwards. To connect with Tammy email her here… tammy.martin.ca@proton.me
Trish Murray has been co-creating with the Divine since 2012, after coming to feel like her work/business had lost any real sense of ’soul’. She began looking at specific insights using Human Design, Astrology and Numerology from her entrepreneur clients and identifying their unique ’soul style’. As she merged their ’style’ with five foundational areas that create and sustain business growth she started to really see and FEEL her clients’ alignment and achievement, in a very natural, soulful way. A great starting point for the curious is a personalized Soul Drivers Guide; four foundational insights from your human design, astrology and numerology that shine a light on what moves us at a soul level. Connect with Trish here… www.soulstyle.me/discover
If any of the above projects or offerings resonates, please don’t hesitate to connect with these AWE-mazing women. They would love to hear from you!
And if you’re interested in joining a Sacred Co-Creation Circle, I’ll be sure to let you know when new ones are forming.
Be bold. Be Daring. Be AWE-dacious!
P.S. Enjoy this wisdom from circle member Janice Dolley…
“I am being shown that all our small groupings that meet to meditate, share creative thoughts, and hold a high vision, do all link at a fourth dimensional level. And just as dark forces create and are affected by astral entities and generate energies of a negative kind some call loosh, so too all those working for Spirit, for love, beauty, goodness, and truth are contributing to a subtle field that angelic and other higher realms can use for their own undertakings to assist us.”
Where are the Women?
A mother’s grief. Is there any more powerful emotion on the planet? I can think of only one. A... Continue ReadingA mother’s grief. Is there any more powerful emotion on the planet? I can think of only one.
A mother’s love.
We haven’t all birthed or mothered children. But we all are born of a mother.
And most of us have felt the deep love and nurturing that our mother provided. We know how she cared for us and worried about us and wanted only our safety and happiness.
We’ve known mothers who have lost children and we’ve seen how the pain never goes away. The hole in their heart cannot possibly be filled. A missing piece that can never be replaced.
Perhaps you’ve seen the heart-wrenching video on social media of a woman whose son was killed at the musical festival in Israel. When she learned that her son’s name had been painted on a missile to be used in the war she couldn’t imagine another mother suffering as she has. Instead, she is choosing love over revenge.
No mother should have to send her child to war – hoping and praying they return unharmed. For no one can go to war and, even if they do return, be untouched by what they experienced. They are forever haunted by the images. Forever changed, hardened even, by these crimes against humanity.
The past few months have crystalized the urgent need for women to come together and raise our individual and collective voice to end the perpetual pattern of war and violence which has caused so much pain and suffering over many centuries. Women are one half of humanity and yet our voices are not heard sufficiently to end this insanity.
Must we remain enslaved to this devastating pattern? No!
In this challenging, yet auspicious, time many are asking, “Where are the women?” They’re right here!
We invite you to join us for an important panel discussion entitled Women in Service to Love and Life.
You’ll meet 11 women who are whole-heartedly engaged in sacred activism so Love and Life triumph over fear, hatred, and despair.
This inspiring, hopeful, and profound conversation includes mothers and grandmothers, authors and musicians, peace activists, Indigenous wisdom keepers, and spiritual teachers. All share the Sacred Mission of ushering in the Divine Feminine and raising the consciousness of humanity to midwife a New Earth based in Peace, Love and Harmony.
Join us Wednesday, December 13th at 3:00 PM ET/8:00 PM GMT/6:00 AM AEDT live on Unity.Earth/TV for this free event.
No need to register – just click this link to join…Unity.Earth/TV
It’s time for the Voice of Women to be heard and heeded!
Be bold. Be Daring. Be AWE-dacious!
Light in the Darkness
Last weekend I experienced something I never expected or desired to. I was a spectator at the Chicago... Continue ReadingLast weekend I experienced something I never expected or desired to. I was a spectator at the Chicago Marathon. It’s not that I have anything against marathoners. It was just never an interest of mine.
My son, Ty, is an athlete who after playing elite soccer in high school chose to pursue running as a new passion. As someone who gives his all to anything he attempts, it’s not surprising he would end up running a marathon. But this email is not about Ty or me.
It’s about the magical experience that happens on race day and how that might inspire us in these challenging times.
Let’s begin with the 50,000 individuals who chose to run. I’m not talking about 50,000 athletes, although there were certainly quite a few present that day. I’m talking about the majority of runners who are regular people and for whom this goes far beyond just a physical challenge. It’s the ultimate mental challenge. They have decided to step outside their comfort zone, push their limits, and find out if they have the strength in mind, body, and spirit to run 26 miles in less than 6 hours. Can they tap into their super-human abilities that lie dormant and discover the truth of what they’re made of?
Well amazingly, the vast majority of them did!
But that’s just the beginning. While my son and his friend ran the marathon, I joined the 1.5 million spectators. But the term spectator is really a misnomer. It would be much better to call them fans, supporters or cheerleaders. Because these 1.5 million people weren’t lined up along the streets of Chicago for 26 miles just to watch. They were shouting words of encouragement, ringing cow bells, playing musical instruments, and cheering wildly for every runner on the course. Sure, many of them were there to see family and friends who were running – but in neighborhoods across the city people who didn’t know a single runner came out in droves to lend their support. Support which is absolutely critical to the likelihood of a runner’s success.
So why on earth would I share this story following a week when the world has been shocked yet again by the utter evil and depravity that is rising on our planet and causing immense pain and suffering?
Because what I saw last Sunday in Chicago was the Light that is the truth of our being.
It was the Light that gave runners the courage and stamina to face immense challenge and arrive victorious at the finish line.
It was the Light that encouraged 1.5 million people to put aside other tasks and responsibilities to come out and support family, friends, and strangers to rise above all perceived physical and mental limitations that keep us playing small.
It was the Light that deemed this event as a fundraiser for multiple non-profit organizations who received a wealth of donations raised by each of the participants.
It’s that Light that we need now more than ever and which seems so distant.
But what if we could IMAGINE a new way forward together!
What if for every 50,000 of our sisters and brothers who are trapped in war and violence in the Middle East – 1.5 million or more “Lightworkers” were donating resources, sending healing energy, and meditating for Peace on Earth.
What if for every 50,000 of our sisters and brothers who are battling pain and suffering in Ukraine and Russia – 1.5 million or more “Wayshowers” were volunteering our time, praying, and intending for a Rise in Consciousness.
What if for every 50,000 of our sisters and brothers who are caring for the sick and dying; teaching our children; promoting equality for all; fighting to end human trafficking; preserving our precious Mother Gaia – what if for every 50,000 there were 1.5 million or more “Starseeds” providing support and encouragement and cheering wildly for the opportunity to Co-Create a New Earth.
And what if there are infinite numbers of our ancestors, angels, saints, ascended masters, soul family, and ethereal beings supporting, encouraging, and cheering wildly for all of us who have chosen to incarnate during this most challenging and auspicious time in our history. To overcome all of the illusions that have led us to believe we’re anything less than Divine – and to restore our precious planet to the Eden it was always meant to be.
There are!
Whether you choose to be a participant or spectator – we need you NOW! Let’s finish this marathon together.
Be bold. Be Daring. Be AWE-dacious!
P.S. Ty and Brady raised money for the ALS Foundation in honor of Brady’s dad, Dan, who recently passed.
The EARTHwise Game
Have you wondered if there is a more effective way to engage, empower, and inspire people for the... Continue ReadingHave you wondered if there is a more effective way to engage, empower, and inspire people for the changes that are necessary to shift our world from collapse to thriving?
As a member of the EARTHwise Alliance for building a new and planetary civilization, I’m delighted to share with you a gameful way for doing so. This open-world immersive action game is currently in development and designed to empower youth and young adults to become game-changers for our world in transformation.
The game is based on the EARTHwise Constitution and designed to blend cutting-edge technologies, ethical AI-integrations, and consciousness enhancing narratives and actions for personal and collective transformation.
Furthermore, it will offer a unique gaming experience that merges virtual and real-life quests and challenges by crafting an immersive world experience that seamlessly combines adventure, creativity, imagination, and collaboration. Also, it is built through blockchain web3-based technologies so that part of the game revenues can be allocated to gamers in support of their proposed solutions for addressing the greatest challenges of our time.
If you’d like to learn more you can watch this video and join the free webinars that EARTHwise Centre is hosting to raise awareness by visiting: https://www.earthwisecentre.org/game-pledges.
To support the development for the first game prototype, visit: https://www.earthwisecentre.org/game-campaign.
Be bold. Be Daring. Be AWE-dacious!
Partnership Allliance for the EARTHwise Constitution
As we kick off what promises to be an AWE-mazing 2023, I’m delighted to share with you a... Continue ReadingAs we kick off what promises to be an AWE-mazing 2023, I’m delighted to share with you a valuable new initiative from our partner, EARTHwise Centre:
The EARTHwise Constitution for a Planetary Civilization:
A Compass for Co-Creating Thrivable Worlds and Futures with the Wisdom of Living Systems
I’m so excited to have joined the EARTHwise Partnership Alliance for a Planetary Civilization, to align our collaborative efforts through the living systems principles that this Constitution provides.
This Constitution has been architected by my dear friend and highlighted speaker in our Creatrix Convergence, Dr. Anneloes Smitsman, based on her award-winning work in systems change and human development, in collaboration with an amazing team of stewards. It is endorsed and supported by a growing group of renowned evolutionary leaders (see image below), as well as leading organizations and movements from around the world.
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This Constitution is not a static document, where the only option you get is to endorse it. Instead, it is designed as a compass and evolutionary blueprint for co-creating thrivable worlds and futures with the wisdom and evolutionary capacities of living systems. It is freely available, as a gift to humanity, for accelerating the necessary inner and outer transformations.
To join this growing movement and read the EARTHwise Constitution, visit: https://www.earthwisecentre.org/constitution
The diagram below provides a brief overview of the 13 Living Systems Protocols that feature in article 6 of this Constitution, with its unique compass in the center.
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Enjoy exploring the multi-dimensional features of this Constitution, including the sixteen short pledges at the end for co-creating the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible.
It’s time to leave the old paradigms and systems behind and bring forth our New Future!
Be bold. Be Daring. Be AWE-dacious!
P.S. Favorite Quotes from Creatrix Convergence 2022!
“Women are the most negatively impacted by the climate crisis and environmental degradation because of gender inequality all over the world. But one of the untold stories is that women are leading solutions and you can’t actually get to sustainability without them. It’s this that brought forth the vision of WECAN – a fierce and loving call to action by and for women leaders and their networks to accelerate a global women’s movement for the protection and defense of our Mother Earth.” – Osprey Orielle-Lake
Re-Power Yourself, Your Sisters, Your World
Women and girls are half of the world’s population and yet in 2022 we are still overlooked and... Continue ReadingWomen and girls are half of the world’s population and yet in 2022 we are still overlooked and undervalued in most parts of the world.
And despite attempts to direct funding to organizations that serve women and girls, support is surprisingly deficient when compared with philanthropic giving as a whole.
With the knowledge that making investments in women and girls promotes a ripple effect of change throughout families, communities, and even entire countries – why aren’t more of us supporting causes that lift up women and girls? And what can we do to change that?
We can start by coming together to identify and support real Soul-utions. And that’s why we’ve created a powerful new global conference bringing together a diverse and visionary collective of women leaders who are radically transforming the lives of women and children and compassionately healing humanity and our planet!
You are invited to attend:
Creatrix Convergence 2022
Re-Power Yourself, Your Sisters, Your World!
Live Global Conference from July 11-15, 2022
There is terrific work being done on the ground to address the issues that keep women and children disempowered. But is it enough? Are we moving women from a life of suppression and oppression quickly enough and at scale? What might we be missing?
Can we really make an impact on the re-powerment of women and girls if we’re living under the old constructs and beliefs of a patriarchal, hierarchical society? Constructs and beliefs around culture, religion, politics, business, education, and healthcare that we have accepted as truth. Until now.
All of the upheaval on the planet is shifting the way we look at women and men, the roles we play, the privileges we have, where the power is held, and ultimately the imbalance that is prevalent in all sectors.
Women’s voices are needed now more than ever! Your voice!
The feminine naturally leads not from a place of competition, scarcity, and power over – but rather from a place of cooperation, abundance, and power within. From a place of love and compassion. But for thousands of years our voices have been suppressed and silenced. No more!
It’s time to shout a collective “No More”
- No more to destroying our planet
- No more to healthcare that doesn’t respect our knowing of what we need to thrive
- No more to education systems that don’t permit girls to go to school
- No more to economic systems that put greed above the common good
- No more to cultural systems that permit violence against women and children
- No more to political systems that believe leaders must be men
- No more to religious systems that fail to recognize our inherent sovereignty
We’re all connected and the social issues that challenge us are inter-connected as well. When we come together in community to learn, grow, and serve, we strengthen our commitment and increase our impact ensuring that we effect the change we want to see in the world.
Regardless of our race, religion, age, or culture – we are all women. We are sisters. We are strong, courageous, and determined. And together we will co-create a better world!
You can attend Creatrix Convergence 2022 completely FREE.
I can’t wait to see you there!
Be bold. Be Daring. Be AWE-dacious!
Creatrix Convergence 2022
In this 5-day online global event we are spotlighting 30+ female environmentalists, healers, educators, business owners, activists, humanitarians,... Continue ReadingAre you ready to hear some good news for a change?
Hoping that someone will find solutions to our global challenges?
Think we need more women leading the way forward?
Your wait is over! Welcome to:
✨ Creatrix Convergence 2022 ✨
Re-Power Yourself, Your Sisters, Your World!
Live Global Conference from July 11-15, 2022
In this 5-day online global event we are spotlighting 30+ female environmentalists, healers, educators, business owners, activists, humanitarians, social entrepreneurs, indigenous elders, spiritual leaders, and evolutionaries.
Each will be sharing a Soul-ution or philosophy they are exploring or bringing forth to radically transform the lives of women and children and compassionately heal humanity and our planet!
The pandemic and associated shutdowns have had a disproportionate effect on women. And the war in Ukraine has likewise impacted women and children profoundly. As a result of these tragedies, along with many other global challenges, we are being called to step up and into our leadership potential to lift up women and girls around the globe.
For although we are half the world’s population, we are still undervalued and overlooked. But not for long!
“When sleeping women wake, mountains move.”
– Chinese Proverb
Despite the personal and collective challenges of the past two years, it’s heartening and empowering to see so many coming together with a common focus on co-creating a new way forward. One way of life may be over, but a new way of being and doing will be birthed from the turbulence. And it’s up to us to make that happen!!
We see this as an incredible opportunity to bring together women from around the globe who share the common mission of lifting up women, girls, and our Mother Earth at this pivotal time on the planet. The feminine voice as well as her compassion, conviction, and power are needed now more than ever. We hope you will join us!
Here is a just a sampling of the speaker topics we’ll explore during Creatrix Convergence 2022:
✨ Barbara Marx Hubbard: Becoming a New Human
✨ Anne Baring: The Old Story or The New Story – Which is it?
✨ Jean Houson and Anneloes Smitsman: Future Human for a Thrivable World
✨ Jyoti Ma: Mother Earth is Calling Us
✨ Dr. Shamini Jain: Healing Ourselves: Biofield Science and the Future of Health
✨ Anna Vanickova & Petra van der Linden-Brussen: Mary Magdalene’s Great Passage
✨ Gail Straub: IMAGINE Initiative – The Missing Piece in the Empowerment Equation
✨ Lisa Garr: Making Your Message Your Mission
✨ Deborah Anderson: Women Of The White Buffalo Documentary
✨ Devin Hibbard: Confidence + Cash: How Women Will Change the World
And much more. You definitely don’t want to miss this!
The event begins July 11th, 2022. I can’t wait to see you there! Until then…
Be bold. Be Daring. Be AWE-DACIOUS!
Transforming a Culture of Violence
Last week, I had the privilege of interviewing Jean Houston and Anneloes Smitsman, co-authors of the Future Humans... Continue ReadingLast week, I had the privilege of interviewing Jean Houston and Anneloes Smitsman, co-authors of the Future Humans Trilogy, as featured speakers in our upcoming summit entitled, Creatrix Convergence 2022: Re-Power Yourself, Your Sisters, Your World. In the conversation, we addressed the culture of violence we have been living in for eons – a pattern of domination and oppression that has plagued the world for far too long.
It was not until later that evening that I realized we were holding this conversation at exactly the time of the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. An incident that has become far too common in recent years and for which we seem unable to come to a consensus on how to ensure it NEVER happens again.
As violence erupts in our schools, our cities, our world, we feel powerless to effect change – victims of a world gone mad. But we are not powerless! We are not victims!
We’ve been duped into a case of mistaken identity. Participants in the grandest scheme of “imposter syndrome”!
Deceptions are now being revealed as more and more of us are waking up to the truth of who we are. We are not just our ego – our false self – conditioned to play small. Trapped in a world of needless anxiety, unnecessary suffering, and cultural separation, competition and violence.
No, we are so much more!
Our True Self is a manifestation of Source.
Powerful beyond measure if we choose to believe it. Emissaries of peace, compassion, and justice. Messengers of unity and love. Called to lead the way forth to a New Future.
Since January, a group of Soul Sisters have been gathering once a month to prepare ourselves to step up and into our magnificence and onto the path of leadership. We have journeyed through a progression of themes to nurture, support, and strengthen our resolve in Awakening the Sovereign Feminine to…
- Realize our Individual & Collective Sovereignty
- Release what no longer serves
- Remember our Connection to Soul-Source-Sister
- Renew our Being
- Reimagine Sacred Impact
We will meet for our final session this month for the Coronation of the Sovereign Feminine. A chance to embrace all we have learned, shared, and claimed as our own. A chance to celebrate ourselves and each other.
For we are no longer meant to go it alone.
The Divine Feminine path forward is one of partnership and collaboration. Of empathy and forgiveness. Of compassion and love.
All are welcome!
And stay tuned for more information about Creatrix Convergence 2022, airing July 11-15. We have an extraordinary line-up of women who have heard the call and answered it. If you’re tired of hearing all the bad news, we have an abundance of good news, wisdom, and inspiration to share.
I know sometimes it feels like we just want to curl up in a ball, hide under the covers, and wait until the chaos ends. But, alas, there is no superhero coming to save us. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.
It takes courage, it takes stamina, it takes heart. But we’ve got this!
Be bold. Be Daring. Be AWE-dacious!
Re-Imagine Sacred Impact
As we move forward to address the myriad issues presenting themselves at this time, what if as the... Continue ReadingJust when you thought we couldn’t handle anymore intensity, this past week saw the battle around Roe v. Wade take center stage in the U.S. As a result, half of our country has erupted into a state of anger, grief, and disbelief. While the other half is rejoicing.
As in the past, the two sides have gone to their respective corners to plot how to respond to what is seen as injustice on both sides. The wound is re-opened. The blaming ensues. The divide widens.
Those who would wish for women to carry on under the illusion of separation have achieved their goal. For if we remain divided, then we shall not rise. And this is a victory for some.
We live in a world of division. Where our greatest challenges are viewed as black or white – not gray. You’re either with us or against us – can’t be both. You’re on the left or on the right – not the middle.
The dualistic consciousness that pervades our society can only see the “either/or” approach. It refuses to believe in the possibility of “both/and”.
But women, in particular, have the innate ability to see another way forward
– a “Third Way”
Richard Rohr describes this as, “…the place of grace out of which genuine newness can come. This is where creativity and new forms of life and healing emerge.”
As we move forward to address the myriad issues presenting themselves at this time, what if as the changemakers, wayshowers, and lightworkers that we are – we consciously and intentionally choose a new path forward. One that stops judging and pointing fingers, and instead chooses to listen from the heart.
What if we were to listen to a sister whose views appear to be radically different than our own? Listen to her story, how she grew up, what challenges she faced, what led her to the decisions she has made and the beliefs she clings to so tightly.
What if we were to put ourselves in another’s heels? Imagine what life might be like if we didn’t have the resources we do, the education we’ve received, the support system of our family and friends.
How might that change us? Might we soften a bit? Might we stop demonizing a sister who thinks differently but cares as deeply as we do?
Might we begin to ask ourselves how to stop fighting each other and truly begin to work together for the good of ALL women and ALL children? To look at the reasons a woman feels so vehemently that the right to an abortion is a human right.
Perhaps it’s because we haven’t adequately addressed the culture of violence we have created. One that still permits – and no one is marching in the streets or protesting to end…
- Rape
- Incest
- Pornography
- Domestic Violence
- Human Trafficking
- Child Marriage
- Female Genital Mutilation
Instead, we focus on one issue – and one issue only. We manipulate it. We politicize it. And when the dust settles, we go back to our separate lives with a warped sense of accomplishment.
Anyone else had enough of this? If so, I invite you to join myself and many other Soul SiStars who are committed to midwifing a new path forward. A “third way” that sees the inherent worth and dignity of each and every woman, and the creative and life-giving power of each and every womb.
Let’s Re-Imagine this “third way” together. Let’s Re-Imagine the world we’re stewarding. Let’s Re-Imagine our Sacred Impact and co-create Soul-utions that are life-affirming for all humanity and our beautiful Mother Earth.
7 Pillars of Re-Powerment
Repowerment is a practice of "reminding" women and girls of the power we inherently hold simply because we... Continue ReadingWomen and girls are half of the world’s population and yet in 2022 we are still overlooked and undervalued in most parts of the world.
And despite attempts to direct funding to organizations that serve women and girls, support is surprisingly deficient when compared with philanthropic giving as a whole.
With the knowledge that making investments in women and girls promotes a ripple effect of change throughout families, communities, and even entire countries – why aren’t more of us supporting causes that lift up women and girls? And what can we do to change that?
Perhaps the answer lies in the confusion over how we can effectively support our sisters around the globe. Of the philanthropic giving directed toward women and girls, 90 cents of each dollar is focused on reproductive health, leaving inadequate funding for a range of other issues. Although reproductive health is of critical importance, the factors that will lead to women rising into co-equal partnership with men are varied and go beyond our ovaries.
So what does this mean for those of us who desire to lift women and girls out of oppression? It means we need to focus on multiple issues at the same time. We can’t devote resources in one area and expect it to be enough.
But it can be a daunting task to sift through data and information and identify those efforts that have the greatest potential for effecting real and lasting change. Many different frameworks exist, but no single framework that is commonly used across the field. For example, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals are not specific to women, do not organize the topics that improve women’s lives holistically in one place, and can be overwhelming given there are a total of 19 goals.
But what can feel overwhelming doesn’t have to be. In an effort to simplify the approach I’ve created the:
7 Pillars of Re-Powerment
Let me first explain why I use the term “Re-Powerment”. Most of us are more familiar with the concept of empowerment when speaking of women and girls. However, empowerment doesn’t accurately describe what we hope to achieve. The definition of empowerment states that one person or group of people are bestowing power on another. This implies a hierarchy where those wielding power choose with whom to share it.
“Repower = to provide again or anew with power;
to rebuild the power source”
Repowerment, on the other hand, is a practice of “reminding” women and girls of the power we inherently hold simply because we are alive. It’s a power given to all by Source, the greatest power in the Universe, and from which we are all equally created. Re-powerment is ultimately a reminder of our inherent worth and dignity as Divine beings.
Now on to the 7 Pillars. Using research from the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania, we begin with the five core areas with the most promising solutions for women and girls globally. These five dimensions are inextricably linked and provide a holistic view of how to create the greatest impact:
- Health & Wellbeing
- Education
- Economic Empowerment
- Freedom from Violence
- Equality
There is terrific work being done on the ground to address the issues that keep women and children disempowered. But is it enough? Are we moving women from a life of suppression and oppression quickly enough and at scale? What might we be missing?
Can we really make an impact on the re-powerment of women and girls if we’re living under the old constructs and beliefs of a patriarchal, hierarchical society? Constructs and beliefs around culture, religion, politics, business, education, and healthcare that we have accepted as truth. Until now.
The rise of the Divine Feminine on the planet is shifting the way we look at women and men, the roles we play, the privileges we have, where the power is held, and ultimately the imbalance that is prevalent in all sectors. It’s time to incorporate two long forgotten pillars into the women’s re-powerment movement and all sectors of society:
- Re-connecting to Mother Earth
- Restoring the Sacred
I believe these two anchor pillars merged with the five core pillars are the missing links to ending oppression, restoring equality for all, and ultimately saving our planet.
It’s time, SiStars, to shift the paradigm that has allowed the pandemic of “-isms”: sexism, racism, classism, etc…to fester and infect the health of our planet and all humanity. Over the next couple of months I’ll share more about how we do this together.
Be bold. Be Daring. Be AWE-DACIOUS!