tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post7330943026569678134..comments2024-03-27T21:45:20.111-06:00Comments on She Who Seeks: Women's SpiritualityDebra She Who Seekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-35375833478910104632008-12-17T08:28:00.000-07:002008-12-17T08:28:00.000-07:00When I read that in Sagewoman it brought tears to ...When I read that in Sagewoman it brought tears to my eyes. I remember that feeling, that realization that I'm responsible for me and I can have my own relationship with Divine on my own terms. <BR/><BR/>This sentence really captures it:<BR/>"How different it felt to be the active author of my own spiritual beliefs and rituals, instead of being the passive recipient of teachings and rituals handed down from one generation to the next!" <BR/><BR/>Not only a passive recipient but a disrespected creature who is expected to accept the definition foisted on her. To be told from day one that you are a second class citizen because God said so. It never rang true for me. It never made any sense. I'm so grateful to Z. Budapest and those like her who found another way and left a trail for us.Ellen-Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04083721528301237407noreply@blogger.com