Tag: Inspirational Women
Saint Katharine Drexel
Saint Katharine Drexel: A Trailblazer for Racial Justice Today I want to talk about Saint Katharine Drexel. I am fascinated by women in the late 1800s and what inspired them. Here is a woman who fought for racial justice for Native Americans and African Americans. In 1915, Katharine founded Xavier University in New Orleans, the […]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy to Women
The only way we can honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg is to carry forth her legacy of equality, empathy, and justice.
The political turbulent times we are in…
These turbulent times are taking its toll on everyone. My phone lit up like a Christmas Tree last night as one of our bases were being bombed. We sit on edge every day to see what our “leaders” are going to get us into each day. I use the quotes around leaders because I […]
Weekly Affirmation – The power of gratitude
This week’s affirmation is as follows:
I DO NOT NEED TO BE ENVIOUS OF OTHER WOMEN. WE ARE ALL ON A JOURNEY, WE ARE ALL DESERVING OF GOOD THINGS.
Believe her when she says there is a problem…
Believe her is common cry these days. I was profoundly affected when I first saw this talk by Ashley Judd. She too has been made out to be a bad person, so I am sure that is why I relate to her. Do I agree with everything she says or how she has gone about […]
Reflections from an exercise in class…
I was lucky to take a class in Lily Dale this summer as a coordinator which the Instructor included us in. It was fun and I learned a lot. On the first day we were given homework. Name three people we admire and write down their attributes that we are drawn to. Write down why […]