“Women Who Run with the Wolves” and those who try to keep up! A dedicated group of GTW women are reading “Women Who Run with the Wolves”, the Clarissa Pinkola Estes classic. It’s not an easy read. The Albuquerque Tribune book reviewer wrote, “This isn’t some snappy self-help breeze-along packed with one-liners about mining the …
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Women Who Run with the Wolves
May 30th, 2017 | Posted by in Activation | Empowerment | Gather the Women | Inspiration - (0 Comments)I think about writing my Gather the Women blog every day, and yet each day passes without a blog. But why? My last blog was on October 10th. Yes, I’ve been sick. Yes, I could write myself a note excusing myself. Illness and insomnia have had a way of superseding all else, but there are …
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Setting Intention
February 11th, 2016 | Posted by in Circles | Gather the Women | Inspiration - (0 Comments)What is your circle’s purpose? Does it need a purpose? Yes, it does. Can you just want to get together, sit in a circle, and chat with your women friends? Of course you can, however, it’s best to find an empty table at a coffee shop or have lunch to catch up with your friends. …
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Nancy Nolin – Portland, Oregon: New Moon Ceremony – 2016 Intentions
January 15th, 2016 | Posted by in Circles | Gather the Women | Gatherings | Inspiration - (0 Comments)Greetings Barbara, I am attaching a few photos for the blog if they fit the theme. I did not take photos of us in circle but a photo of us after we completed the circle. I also have a photo of the center alter but it is not all that clear however I am attaching …
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Gathering the Women 2015
November 19th, 2015 | Posted by in Circle Spotlight | Gather the Women | Gatherings | Inspiration - (0 Comments)We are back home in Juneau, Alaska. It snowed earlier today, but now a cold hard rain is beating against the window. The warmth and sunshine of Florida are just fond memories, but my thoughts have lingered on our 2015 Gather the Women circle at the Dayspring Conference Center near Tampa, Florida. My gratitude goes …
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Judge not lest ye be judged
June 24th, 2015 | Posted by in Gather the Women | Inspiration - (0 Comments)This is a personal blog that I want to share with all of you. It’s what keeps coming up for me even though it doesn’t fit inside the circle of GTW themes. My sister Kathy spent a month in California moving our father out of his home and into the local convalescent home. Our two …
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The Wonder that is Jeane Tu Bears Jacobs and Lorraine Lima
May 23rd, 2015 | Posted by in Activation | Empowerment | Gather the Women | Inspiration - (0 Comments)Yes. That is grammatically correct. TuBearsandLorraine. That’s how it rolls off my tongue. Tu Bears the Wise Woman. Tu Bears the Funny Woman. Tu Bears the Generous Woman. Tu Bears the Healer. Lorraine the Wise Woman. Lorraine the Artist. Lorraine the Teacher, Lorraine the Techie behind the Feather. Tu Bears and Lorraine. Every single day, …
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Of Bellies and Babies
May 12th, 2015 | Posted by in Empowerment | Humor | Inspiration - (0 Comments)On May 3rd, I went to a baby shower for Heather, a friend who is a transplanted Rhode Islander and a distant cousin of my husband Doug. It had been many years since I’d been to a baby shower. At 67, the only two women I know who are pregnant are Heather, the honoree, and …
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Forgiveness and Strength
December 30th, 2014 | Posted by in Activation | Empowerment | Inspiration - (0 Comments)This month I let go of two grudges. Both were righteous and based on pain inflicted on two women I love very much, but both of those grudges needed to go. It turned out to be as easy as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz clicking the heels of her ruby red slippers together three …
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“Earth Mother” by Jenness Cortez with Patricia Gutierrez Salazar and Veronica Negrete Om Durga by Julie Freeman You can be sure She is awake Summoned by the gods again For battle Perplexed by their own chaos They quietly confess they need her Now more than ever To move mountains Put out fires End the endless …
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