to change our realities, we also have to change our myths. As history amply demonstrates, myths and realities go hand in hand.
Riane EislerFor both Adam Smith and Karl Marx the essential work of caring for people, starting in early childhood, was "just women's work" - and in their minds not even classified as "productive work."
Riane EislerObviously there is pain in childbirth. But giving birth is also a moment of awe and wonder, a moment when the true miracle of aliveness, and of a woman's amazing part in that miracle, is suddenly experienced in every cell of one's body. It is in that sense truly an altered state of consciousness.
Riane EislerThe only life many of the leaders of the anti-family planning movement seem to care about -- indeed obsess about -- is life before birth and after death.
Riane EislerNonviolent Communication is a powerful tool for peace and partnership. It shows us how to listen empathically and also communicate our authentic feelings and needs. Marshall Rosenberg has a genius for developing and teaching practical skills urgently needed for a less violent, more caring world.
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