Date sent: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 21:15:36 -0600
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From: Gwendolyn L Griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: spirituality
> hi all -- have enjoyed the most recent posts. (last couple of digests)
> esp in tonights digest, i reflect on the idea of not believing in a
> spirit/essence of self/goddess/gods/God/etc etc etc
> as it is so far from my reality -- hard for me to understand. granted,
> i interact on an activist front with many who refuse the ideas of
> spirit/essence of self/goddess/god/God/etc etc etc and since in our
> struggle on whatever front we come together on we are united, i do not
> question from whence they come -- as in part (honestly) i fear being
> judged for believing such things. my own belief is of a true essence of
> self, but to think that i come from that place, thinking that that
> recognition is needed in the transformation of the whole -- is perhaps
> problematic in and of itself.
> whew. there is so much to learn.
> united we stand, divided we fall.
> diversity, key to healthy ecosystems of all sorts.
> with much love,
> seeking understanding,
> gwendolyn
>
The secret is that we will all willingly stand side-by-side and join
hands to work together towards common goals within our shared
destiny, but none among us desires to bow at the feet of another,
and neither will we be forced to bow in a direction decided by
another - and the noble among us do not desire to be bowed unto,
nor do they wish - or demand - to decide the direction in which
others bow. Joe
