Harriet Tubman once said, "I freed thousands of slaves, I could have freed thousands more if they had known they were slaves."
On this Election Day, we honor the women leaders who stand for their beliefs, who speak and insistent on being understood. Of Iron Jawed Angels, and Fearless Executive Women!
"Fearlessness is the most prominent characteristic of all bodhisattvas and all who tread the bodhisattva path. For them, life has lost its terrors and suffering its sting. Instead of scorning earthly existence, or condemning its 'imperfection', they fill it with a new meaning."
American Buddhist Pema Chodron said that "If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher".
Sisters In Resistance, tells the story of 4 women before and after war, and how the timeline of world events, and their courage and moral compass led them to stay connected rather than retreating in fear from genuinely fearful circumstance. These were the stories of four somen who found the courage to speak for their convictions. It was during their arrest and deportation as political prisoners, tthat they helped each other to cultivate a courage and will to survive.
What can we learn about uncommon love, possibility, and forgiveness? What will we speak, and stand, or model to be the peace we aspire?
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