Cherokee Sage Woman

Happy Mothers Day everyone! If you're not a mom, you were born of one, so there you go. I found this old Ann Landers column, & loved it's content:

"I have known strong women in my lifetime.
Women who have shown so much courage and grace
Women who have held everything together under all the pressures of life
And who did so beautifully
Women who have sacrificed so much for the happiness of others
Women who have given so much, tirelessly and without complaint
Women who have raised their children all on their own
Women who have put their dreams on hold to help their children achieve theirs first
Women who have battled their own addictions and won the fight
Women who have beaten the odds when they were told there was no hope
Women who have broken the abusive cycle and lived to tell others how to do the same
Women who have fought bravely and given their lives for our freedom
Women who have taught children simply because they want a better future for them
Women who have given up a child in the hopes they will have a better life with someone else
Women who have worked hard all their lives and never taken no for an answer
I am amazed by strong women everyday
I am proud to be the daughter, daughter-in-law, niece, sister, cousin, granddaughter, and friend of incredibly strong women
I hope to one day be as strong as they are
And live up to the legacy that all strong women have left behind them
And pass it on to the next generation of strong women!"

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EXTRA:
I found an obscure little piece in today's paper that hit me to the quick..
Knowing that so few people will read it, when it should be plastered as a headline in every newspaper around the world!
This is the entire article, sad to say..

"U.S, scientists say they have detected that Earth is absorbing more energy from the sun than it is emitting back into space, throwing the planet "out of balance". Researchers from NASA, Columbia University, and California's Lawrence Berkeley Nat'l Laboratory made the discovery after plugging data from satellites and buoys into ocean-study super-computers. The energy imbalance was detected by precisely measuring ocean heat content over the past decade. A report on the study, published by the journal Science, says the imbalance is an expected consequence of global warming due to greenhouse gases and soot, which block Earth's radiant heat from escaping into space."

There you have it! The Bushies call it 'junk science'.. we will call it the 'end of the world'. It's no longer sci-fi, my friends. We are in Mother Earth's agonal last breaths.. and it's happened waaayyyy quicker than anyone thought it ever could!