Let My Worship Be Within the Heart That...

The goddess struck her breasts with her fair hands, weeping and crying out. Of all the gods, she hated most the Fates, for they had cut her love's life-thread.
"You shall not," she protested, "always have your way. You shall not be the ones who decide, always, who shall live and who shall die. I have my own power. If the queen of the underworld has the power to change her lost maiden Mentha into a fragrant plant, I too can change my sorrow into something beautiful."

--Ovid, Metamorphoses

The chance to join with our friends to share tears is denied most women today. Yet to share deeply is to share sadness as well as happiness.

I think the key is sharing, period. We don't, generally as a community, share in the way that we used to and in some ways I believe this has led to us losing some part of our connection with the divine. The balance has tipped away from, we are one, let me share your burden to well, you're on your own.

And that's sad.

Yes, I realise too that sharing joy is important and adds to that sense of community - Gods know I have been failing to do that way too much of late, sharing only my sorrows (aka complaining). Sharing the good along with the not so good creates a balance that we need. That I certainly need, in our approach to life and living in tune with the divine part of ourselves. I for one am happy to share that, in the last few days, I have felt myself more in tune with that part of myself again. Not perfect... sure... but getting there.

Little steps.

For Bibliophiles Everywhere

Do you love to read as much as I do?

I know many of the people that read my LJ are also avid book readers so would like to extend an open invitation to people to come and join the World Reading Circle community on LibraryThing.

The details of what the community is, and how it works is all there on the page, and it honestly is - we have found - an excellent way of sharing books in a way that reviews don't always seem to manage. You will need a LibraryThing account in order to participate, but they're free and easy to create, with the added bonus of being able to keep track of your own personal library into the bargain - share reviews and - if you are into this kind of thing, you can join programs such as the Early Reviewer program, and the Members Giveaway program and receive free books (mostly Ebooks but that isn't a problem for most people), and all you need to do is read them and review. Win all round!

We would love to have you join us on World Reading Circle. The more people, the merrier the place :) So head on over to join us!