As a woman I have no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.
Emma Goldman
Every human being is born with a longing in their heart so great,
that to honor it would cause a revolution.
That longing, denied, may lead to a closed and bitter life, one prone to expressing itself through telling others what to do, and reinforcing other bitter hearts.
Expressed, that longing is a revolution, a burning creative force that allows for all the truths of others, and changes everything, for everyone, for all time.
What’s your revolution?
Of all the choices available to me, as a woman of privilege on this Earth at this time, here is what matters most:
- For us to fall in love with ourselves as human beings.
- A true home for the animals.
This is my revolution.
Recently…
I worked in the office of Australia’s first female Attorney-General, the courageous Nicola Roxon. During my time there, the office was swamped by two issues – asylum seekers and live export of cattle.
It’s not just me – despite appearances, we do care.
We care deeply.
And beyond that, sigh, we are faced with the exhaustion of image making, of presenting our public faces to a cyber world primed for prying. For months I have circled this website, my very own public face, awaiting inspiration, anticipating . . . something, anything, that might help me create a public image for myself.
I have been plagued by two questions – the same questions I put to others when helping them to define their own public image:
Who am I?
What’s my revolution?
Well, I’ve finally realized…
I’m uncomfortable with a public image that is separate from my private world, for mine has not been a polished life. Besides, my DNA is not programmed for presenting myself as anything other than who and what I am. And even then I’m defined moment by moment by moment!
So here I am. Here is my life. Beyond image. Beyond who I want you to see. Beyond who you want me to be.
Here is my offering…
Here is my revolution.
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