Millions of people pray every day for a variety of different reasons. Whether you’ve found yourself in need of a listening ear or you want to praise a recent triumph, prayer has the ability to help people feel more grounded as they communicate with a 'Higher Power'. How and when you pray depends upon your religion. In some religions, prayer is spoken aloud in a chant, sometimes as a group and others as an individual. Group prayer is believed to have more power because there are a … [Read more...]
Women of our World, are You A “Meme Shifter”?
August 25, 2012 by
What’s A Meme? According to Wikipedia: A meme is “an idea, behavior or style that spreads from person to person within a culture.” A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols or practices, which can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals or other imitable phenomena. Supporters of the concept regard memes as cultural analogues to genes in that they self-replicate, mutate and respond to selective pressures. A little more about … [Read more...]
13 Grandmothers Council – Brazil & Mother Earth Festival with Flordemayo
August 17, 2011 by
10th International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers The Grandmothers'Voice In the Flow of the Water October 21-24th UNIPAZ (University of Peace) Brasilia, Brazil In honor of Grandmothers Maria Alice Campos Freire, Clara Shinobu Iura, and the peoples of Mapia and Brazil "Gratitude and joy are the words that come out to express what it is to be hosting the 10th Gathering of the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, here in Brazil, in South … [Read more...]
WOMEN in RECOVERY – Serenity
August 16, 2011 by
If something in your life isn't working, be willing to release it to God. Even if your unable to resolve a current task at hand, your peace of mind and faith will allow you to trust that the Higher Power will take care of you. As you work toward Serenity and Inner Peace, your life's unforeseen problems begin to lessen and disappear. The Choice is YOURS! The Serenity Prayer is a prayer written by Reinhold Niebuhr on July 1, 1943. Early in World War II, the … [Read more...]
WOMEN in RECOVERY – Serenity through Prayer
August 10, 2011 by
Be reassured, that tranquility and refreshed peace of mind is within you. Even if your unable to resolve a current task at hand, your peace of mind and faith will allow you to trust that God will take care of you. If something in your life isn't working, be willing to release it to God. As you work toward Serenity, and inner peace your life's unforeseen problems begin to lessen and disappear. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Whatever You're Doing (Something … [Read more...]
