Philosophical wonder woman

Messages of Hope Poem #160 : Tempers flare, passions rise In the heat of anger. Healing wounds should be your goal Whenever there is rancor. There is no need for enmity, No sense in feeling hate. So patch up all your differences Before it is too late. For love’s a very precious thing, The most treasured gift you’ve got. And when you waste your time with hate You wither on the spot. Your time on earth is very short, Oft measured just in hours. So spend it exercising love-- The strongest of your powers. Hate and fear will weigh you down, But love it has no weight. You’ll feel the lightness of the air When you do banish hate. So pack your bags. The trip you’re on has many twists and turns. But joyous is the journey For he who this lesson learns: Love’s the only thing that’s real. It lies there at your core. Your job’s to bring it to the light And shine forever more. By Suzanne Giesemann (this means loving yourself too y'all!) ~hugs~

I love it when my geekitude and spiritual study collide. Last Sunday our message from Roger Teel was about empowered consciousness. I just about squeed out loud when he began to quote and draw comparisons from Empire Strikes Back. Luke can't wrap his mind around the possibility of using the force to move an entire craft from the bog. He has limited thinking which keeps him from achieving the power of that connection to the spiritual force. [Using the Force, Yoda effortlessly frees the X-Wing from the bog] Luke: I don't, I don't believe it. Yoda: That is why you fail. If you are open minded, you can see that The Force, Connection to Spirit, God's Power, The Source - whatever you want to CALL it; the BELIEF in those similar concepts are what gives it power. What you call something doesn't give it power. As Louise Hay says, "you don't get wet from saying the word 'water'." I've seen a lot of reference to belief in various ways in our cu...

I have always been drawn to any TV show or movie starring and revolving around Super Heroines. In my youth obviously I was captivated by the Wonder Woman TV show starring Lynda Carter. Many hours were spent spinning & fueling the imagination with our adventures together. My grandparents had audio records of the Wonder Woman comic that completely captivated me. I became entranced with the idea of a woman super hero who didn't have to rely on men; she could rescue herself as well as others. I enjoyed The Bionic Woman as a child but not in the same way I looked up to a traditional Super Heroine (keeping with the league of many male characters). The 2007 Bionic Woman remake was enjoyable at first (especially because of kick-ass characters like Katee Sackhoff joining in). But repetitive story lines and uninteresting characters couldn't keep my attention (or apparently anyone else's). I've done a lot of searching in TV & movies and probably watched most of wha...

For the first time in my career I'm experiencing sexism. Considering this career period of time spans over a decade, that's pretty darn lucky and for that I'm grateful. It's a very challenging position to be in, as I do not enjoy conflict and would have difficulty saying anything. I'm not going to divulge the details of the situation here as I don't feel it's professional (though extremely tempting to vent). It's been months now of showing that I work hard, show up early and stay late if necessary and can do what is asked of me. Yet the situation remains the same. I have so much professional knowledge I'd like to contribute yet there is never opportunity. So I begin to feel like less of a professional and occasionally question my expertise in the field for which I was hired. That's fear doing the thinking; fear of judgement, failure, etc. But I digress. This situation caused me to do a little feminism research because I realize my p...