"Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic." - Martin Luther King Jr. We live in very unbalanced times. Male domination of church, state, business, community and family is killing us and taking a huge gouge out of the earth as the male machine flails about recklessly and abusively fueled by insecurity, scarcity and pride. The Problem Books can be written on the harm created, ranging from the personal to the global, by the imbalance of male over female. Let me highlight just two results of male dominated control:
Harm, grievous harm, is happening, individually and on a global basis, largely through the domination of male over female. One does not have to look far, this is a fucked situation and must be addressed. Please do not hear the statistics and go back to sleep. What Needs to Happen If we have any hope of creating a just and loving society, women must rise. The necessary rise of women must come in (at least) two forms:
How In the limited space of this post, I would like to offer three important pieces in the necessary rise of women.
Now what? OK, plenty needs to happen in terms of education, personal development, local and national action. I'm starting the dialog within myself and hopefully those who know me. We have got to wake the fuck up. Don't go back to sleep. Check out my page on Harsh Truths. We are the resistance. *http://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/facts-and-figures **http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/biodiversity/biodiversity/ I am
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AuthorJose Enciso is an engineer by profession, a poet by necessity and a seeker of spirit and soul. He brings a gentle presence and deep respect for the interior journey as expressed through creative and expressive arts. Jose is a skilled group facilitator who is committed to the spiritual and psychological growth of those around him. He trained under Francis Weller to lead men’s initiation groups doing deep soul work and is equally comfortable in managing complex technical projects. Jose is devoted to the emergence of the divine feminine, supporting women and men claiming their voice and power, and rediscovering the soul of masculinity. He is currently working on multiple projects including a book which seeks to encourage everyone to write their own poetry as a discovery of their own soul's truth. Archives
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