Disconnected from my feminine soul, I had also unknowingly forfeited my power to name sacred reality. I had simply accepted what men had named. Neither had I noticed that when women give this power away, it is rarely used to liberate and restore value to women. More often it is used to shore up and enhance the privileged position of men.

Unraveling external selves and coming home to our real identity is the true meaning of soul work.

Most people don't have any idea about all the complicated life going on inside a hive. Bees have a secret life we don't know anything about.

I'm tired of carrying around the weight of the world. I'm just going to lay it down now. It's my time to die, and it's your time to live. Don't mess it up.

If you need something from somebody always give that person a way to hand it to you.

There's a gap somehow between empathy and activism. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of 'soul force' - something that emanates from a deep truth inside of us and empowers us to act. Once you identify your inner genius, you will be able to take action, whether it's writing a check or digging a well.

Whatever else you do, listen to your Deepest Self. Love Her and be true to Her, speak Her truth, always.