"Poor God"

I just saw this in wlotus's LJ, and had to pass it along:


It’s not only what sexism says about women that’s wrong. It’s what sexism says about God that is the problem. Sexism says that femaleness is the only thing in creation before which God is powerless. It says that the God who parted the Red Sea, drew water from a rock and raised the dead to life goes impotent before a woman. It says that the only substance on earth that God cannot or will not work through is a female. Poor God.

~ Sr. Joan Chittister, From Where I Stand



I feel very fortunate that I was raised in faith communities where women were not considered second-class citizens, and despite my intellectual awareness that spiritual sexism is alive and well throughout the world and in many different faiths, it always astounds and appalls me when I'm confronted with it.

Spiritual Authority

Found this quote on an image in _storyteller_'s interest collage:

Spiritual authority flows not from titles -- but from a life that is genuine.


That's wisdom I need right now.

20 Small Creative Actions

In Walking in the World, Julia Cameron suggests making a list of and completing "20 Small Creative Actions". Her own list includes things like "Buy Red Socks. Wear Them To Church."

Here's my list. I've had to censor a couple of them for Public-level viewing and surprises.

20 Small Creative Actions

1. Frame [my daughter's] signed Bergsma postcard
2. Buy a coloring book
3. Color in it
4. Write another episode of “The Wanderer”
5. Brainstorm a ritual for [...]
6. Write a list of names for God
7. Write an encounter with one of them
8. Look at lights for the kitchen
9. Discover and illuminate/decorate a new bdsm toy
10. Put candles in every room
11. Bellydance without worrying how
12. Rattle before doing morning pages
13. Get good print of and frame [...]
14. Paint a pot for plant that Michele gave me
15. Put new pulls on kitchen cabinets
16. Create a mudra for before meals
17. Brainstorm [...] for [...]'s Christmas present
18. Play with business brochure
19. Do a story tarot reading
20. Create a tarot bowl (credit this to a_belletrist)