8 Sep 2010 @ 17:01
Just been watching a remarkable documentary on the tv ..
'February 2006 In a remote corner of one of the most patriarchal parts of the world, women are taking control of their destinies. They've founded their own village where men are banned.' ..
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"UMOJA, Kenya -- Seated cross-legged on tan sisal mats in the shade, Rebecca Lolosoli, matriarch of a village for women only, took the hand of a frightened 13-year-old girl. The child was expected to wed a man nearly three times her age, and Lolosoli told her she didn't have to.
The man was Lolosoli's brother, but that didn't matter. This is a patch of Africa where women rule." ... [link]
(The long tail of Rebecca Lolosoli's headdress is worn particularly in times of drought and the green color is meant to serve as a prayer to the gods for rain. East Africa is currently facing its worst drought in decades, and harvest after harvest has failed.) More >
17 Aug 2010 @ 12:56
My grandson Finn has his 18th birthday tomorrow ... this song represents all that I could possibly wish him in life !
Dance Finn ...DANCE!
I Hope You Dance lyrics
(Songwriters: Sanders, Mark D.; Sillers, Tia;)
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty-handed
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances but they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth making
Don't let some hell-bent heart leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out reconsider
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder)
I hope you dance
(Where those years have gone)
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
Dance
I hope you dance
(Dance)
I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder)
I hope you dance
(Where those years have gone)
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder
(Dance)
Where those years have gone
(Dance) More >
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