{First Girl President!}

I was visiting family in Alabama last November; I arrived a few days before the election (I had voted early in North Carolina) and my four great-nieces were so excited about the first woman president! Just turned 18, Ella was thrilled to be voting for the first time—and what a landmark time to vote. Six-year-old Ina showed me all the things she had written in her school notebook like: "Hillary! Our First Girl President!" drawn inside a big, pink pendant! 

When we all awoke that Wednesday morning to the heartbreaking news, I told Ina that Hillary didn't win, so "YOU may be the first girl president!"

I thought of that today when I read in Vogue, "In the Aftermath of Hillary Clinton's Loss, More Women Want to Run For Office Than Ever Before"—so maybe little Ina will not be first, but the 3rd or 4th woman president! (She won't mind!)

Senator Kamala Harris of California 

{Spirit Guides and U.S. Elections}

I thought you'd enjoy this message from Ainslie MacLeod's spirit guides: "Electronic Voting and Faith-Based Elections" where his guides confirm that "electronic voting is a fraud, and has no place in a democracy."
Ainslie first posted the message in 2008 before that presidential elections, but 'tis most relevant today! 

{This is not a time to run away....}

The wonderful Regena Thomashauer, New York Times bestselling author* and founder of The School of Womanly Arts, shares this post-election newsletter: "This is not the time to run away." I empathized with her immediate reaction of wanting to run and hide...give in to fear. "I felt walloped." But as always, Regena encourages our courage, not our fear:

"We as women were never taught how to process our intense feelings, so we stay out of the game and hide, or we keep it to ourselves. And as a result, we never step into our power or potential.... The future of the world depends on women showing up and standing for the truth of the way they feel." Read on......


[*Regena's latest New York Times bestselling book: Pussy: A Reclamation]

{A New Story}

"Normal is coming unhinged." This is the lead line in author and guest speaker Charles Eisenstein's post-election newsletter on November 10, 2016: "The Election: Of Hate, Grief and a New Story." Charles continues his intuitive take on how "we are entering a time of great uncertainty"..."exiting an old story that explained to us the way of the world and our place in it"...and that, more that ever, "it is time to speak hard truths with love." Read on....

{"My Cards Were Right, I Was Wrong"}

Internationally renowned astrologer Steffan Vanel's recent post following the US election, "My Cards Were Right, I Was Wrong,"  follows up on an October 31st post "The Reason for the Collective Resentment of Hillary Clinton, & Why Trump Will Be 'Feeling the Love'." 
Both are great reads as Steffan shares about the uncertain times ahead and how the ancient wisdom of the heavens is sorting it all out....

{Relationships Work}

We are continuing with the focus on "relationships".... today with Lori and Bob Hollander of Relationships Work. Their November 16th newsletter, "How To Survive the Aftermath of the Election," encourages us to be patient, open our heart, and have conversations of loving possibility. Reminding us "that it’s easy to judge and label. What’s hard is to be patient and persevere through the tough conversations," Lori adds that in the end that’s exactly what helps build understanding and relatedness.

{The Glass Ceiling}

Rebecca Traister wrote this November 12, 2016 cover story for "The Cut" section of New York Magazine called Shattered. "Hillary Clinton didn't shatter the glass ceiling. This is what broke instead. The coalition she thought would pierce it—and the faith that it will happen—are in pieces." Or is it? 
Or are we to trust the big picture...where blessings come from seeming "defeat" and "failure"....?  Click here to read Rebecca's historically informative piece....

{Patriarchy's Poster Boy}

Enjoy just-back-from-priestess-training-in-Hawaii, Elizabeth Locey and her latest newsletter, "Patriarchy's Poster Boy" from November 11, 2016. 
(Scroll down to get down to why Elizabeth is excited about the "trumpery" ahead....although "he represents greed, sexism, racism, nationalism, and promotes violence against those who don’t agree with him"...read why she's sure that "love will triumph!!")

{Be a Force for Love and Compassion}

Thanks to Ainslie MacLeod for his "old soul" musings from his newsletter on November 10, 2016: "Be a force for love and compassion. Turn your fear into feistiness!!"

{What I will tell my daughters about.....}

Read Mary Elizabeth Williams article "What I will tell my daughters about Hillary Clinton's loss and Donald Trump's victory" published on Salon.com, November 10, 2016.