Recently I learned from a trusted source that ‘my timing is perfect and elegant.’ I am speaking from a voice inside me that I have never honored before, this voice is so deep and very wise. I have been previously unable to hear her over the shouting of my ego, false self, or simply the person with a plan, a goal, and an unending need to be approved of by others. I have known that shedding all of that nonsense is imperative to my happiness…. and yet it has been impossible. But now I know, I have a voice deep within, and she will lead and care for me better than anyone if I just heed her.

This is, in a nutshell, the most important nugget I gleaned from spending last weekend in New York City with about 200 women in the company of Regena Thomashauer at Mama Gena’s School of Womanly Arts. That is, this is the particular nugget that I am noticing right now, because this experience was like jumping into a vast treasure trunk full of gold nuggets. I cannot escape the desire to dedicate my blog to Mama Gena and to try to somehow convey what happened there. And yet I realize that it’s simply NOT POSSIBLE to convey the experience in words in such a way that replicates experience – kinda the nature of experience! So I won’t attempt full disclosure – it doesn’t make sense. I want to say just a couple things. By the way, if you happened to click on the hotlink(s) above you were greeted by a provocatively pink page, pictures of a wildly exuberant Mama Gena in various states of tantalizing behavior. And that’s great. It’s good marketing. But there’s more to it than that.

Here are the couple things I want to say: As women, we are not taught to know ourselves fully, and MG gives us the tools to do so. So many of us are caught up in ungratitude, anger, frustration and disappointment that we are unable to listen to the voice within. When a woman listens and knows the source of her power, there is tremendous healing that spills out from her in huge vast ripples into the world. When women cherish women who honor themselves it is a glorious thing to behold! When women cherish themselves, men receive the appreciation they deserve, and they reciprocate wonderfully.

Perhaps this is a tease, or it doesn’t land perfectly with you, my reader. That’s ok with me, because in this moment I am writing for my pleasure alone. However I do desire that if you feel intrigue, you may find a copy of Mama’s first book to conduct your own research, because that’s what it’s all about.

Oh yes… did I mention that I had a boatload of FUN too? Oh yes, more for me, thank you.

With love, Sister Goddess Maddy

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