Courting the Divine Mother
“Getting in touch with [this feminine, receptive side of our nature] can be a life-transforming experience because what we’re really talking about when we talk about receptivity is how we can be open to growing and evolving into more enlightened human beings.”  -- Lauren Artress, IN SWEET COM

posted 12:03:32pm May. 09, 2012 | read full post »

Books Are Our Friends
“God is not someone who allows things to happen or not happen. The real question I need to ask [ is ] how can God help me find the strength to deal with what happens? By reframing the question, I opened myself up to other possibilities.” -- Rabbi Laura Geller, IN SWEET COMPANY: CONVERSATIONS WIT

posted 11:27:05am Apr. 12, 2012 | read full post »

Wisdom Keeper
“... for me, spiritual practice is making the bed, defrosting dinner, and so on. It’s not magical or removed; it’s about how I discover and reveal myself as I do things that are ordinary.” -- Miriam Polster, IN SWEET COMPANY: CONVERSATIONS WITH EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN ABOUT LIVING A SPIRITUAL LI

posted 2:50:57pm Mar. 28, 2012 | read full post »

Sisters
I've come to a place in my life where God doesn't look like any on thing, but is, simply, everything. There is a text from the Psalms that says, "I have placed God before me all the time." To me this means that my task as a religious person is to notice God in every facet and moment of my life.  Ra

posted 4:20:03pm Mar. 14, 2012 | read full post »

Women Helping Women
“When people self-organize around their authentic human needs, when they move beyond denial and break out of what I call the ‘social trance,’ when they stop accepting domination and trauma as part of the status quo, partnership values flourish.” -- Riane Eisler, IN SWEET COMPANY: CONVERSATIO

posted 1:31:23pm Feb. 23, 2012 | read full post »