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A site for all women to talk about whatever they want to. Let us know about your writing, your books, or any other artistic endeavors and creations. Share your thoughts about life in general or particular. What's on your mind these days?
Mary Billy
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About Me
- Mary Billy
- Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
- I am a feminist writer, old and wise to the ways of the world. So talk to me.
13 comments:
hi mary sophia! i just came on the darn machine and its late so you probably won't get this until tomorrow! GREAT JOB! i love this site - i couldn't post comment on the other blog. you can delete the other - it took me a while to figure it out too, so don't worry.
blessings
gail
Hi Gail, yeah it would be great if all the old Herspectives bunch wrote in and reconnected. I'll try to get the news about this site out to some of them and see how it goes. Thanks for your input.
Mary
Poem from my book: She is Carved in Stone.
Who Am I
Kornfield asks in After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: "Who am I? Who was born in this body? Is this who I really am? Is this the timeless?
In other words
Am I living my authentic Self
No little knots of fear
Anywhere
Breathing clearly through my belly
All the time, all the time, all
The Time
Aware that every stop is Sacred Ground
The rest of the journey is about commitment
To my own ethic, nothing else
Putting my beliefs into action
Breathing deeply, clearly, openly
Until the last one the last one the last One
It doesn't mean
I'm not allowed to express fear or grief, or disblief
Or even rage
Only that I am always
True to my ethic
Looking clearly into the abyss
And ready to jump when it's time
Hi Mary:
Love your blog. As a former subscriber and long time friend it is great to see your picture drumming away.
Shout out to Gail too.
Karen aka Calendula Dragonwoman
i am back. hope all the old gang from herspectives finds us and says hello. it would be TERRIFIC to re-connect and share our thoughts and words and art. just like homecoming!
hugs
gailie
hi karen!
Hi Mary
Some of my first published poems ere in your 'zine Hrspectives, so will always have a soft spot (hopefully in my heart, not head)for it and you.
hugs,
Winona Baker
Oh my what a surprise, both to hear from you and then to find out such an astonishing thing about Herspectives being one of the first to publish your poems. They are so GOOD, I can't imagine why others didn't pick them up long before Herspectives came along, but I am so gla dit can go down as yet one more of our accomplishments. Thanks so much for letting me know.
hugs right back, Win,
Mary
hi win! good to read something from you here. its gail!!! if you have an email, drop me a line i would love to have contact with you again. i just know this site is going to attract all us "old timers" from herspectives!!! hugs to mary.
A while ago I was reading a book by Robert Thurman about Buddhism and I wrote down a couple of things that resonated with me. When chanting the words Om Uh Hum, the Oh represents the crown chakra, the Uh, the throat and the Hum, the heart.
He also gave a list of rules that I liked, in spite of the fact that we've always said Herspectives was about Breaking All The Rules, but of course that means everything we do is our own choice. These then perhaps are not rules so much as guidelines for peaceful co-existence:
Not kill
Not steal
Not commit sexual misconduct
Not lie
Not cause dissension
Not speak harshly
Not speak meaninglessly
Not hold malice
Not greedily think of getting something from others
Not be preduciced or fanatical
************
let me know what you think.
Mary/Sophia
i like the rules ... we should all chose to live by them ... the world would be a better place and maybe peace would have a chance.
hugs
gailie
Happy Full Moon everyone. I am just going out to meet with ARC and the rest of the Moondrummers for our full moon celebration.
Crazy weather has driven us indoors but we will be outside in our hearts, drumming away and remembering the past times.
Blessed Be,
Karen aka Calendula Dragonwoman
Hello Mary,
I'm finally leaving a "hello". I will continue to read your blog now.
Hugs Louise
Hi Mary, it's me Louise
I love all the poetry quotes everyone!
Wow! I just found out that "linking" blogs-putting a link in your "Interests" list on the column on the side of the blog text page-brings more visitors, usually with the same linterests, and content as yours! Cool!
I'm thinking of starting a blog again. Does anyone have recommendations?
Mary, I hope you are feeling much better now. I've been sending prayers your way.
Hugs Louise
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