2,000+ years of the patriarchy, and where has that gotten us?
Seriously - look around you...
The Dalai Lama and indigenous elders all say women will step up, lead and make the changes that need to happen...
But we women have been fighting for eons to bring compassion and sanity back to life, to our societies, to the planet. We bring life into the world, we do amazing things nurturing that life into adulthood, despite the challenges we face daily. More is expected of us as mothers than is expected of fathers. If something goes "wrong" it's always our "fault"... And we are tired... In native cultures, men understand that it is woman's role to bring life into the world, and their role to protect women and that new life, and the environment that supports all life...
It seems to me that it's time for men to get it - get the whole "sanctity of life" thing - and step up. Turn this people-planet killing machine we call civilisation around... And if you won't do it, move over and let us...
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