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I launched a conversation about depression a few months ago asking this question:\u00a0What if it\u2019s not depression, as we\u2019ve come to think of it, but rather a sign of our profound unhappiness and dissatisfaction?<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
The question demands we get honest.<\/span><\/div>\n
Observing my own life, these are some of the things I\u2019ve discovered to be true for me: I don\u2019t enjoy cooking, I\u2019d rather be brewing words on the page; I love good company and great conversation but I\u2019m not interested in inviting you over for dinner; I resent any time I spend cleaning up after other people; I\u2019m in love with irises but I don\u2019t like to garden; and I love my husband but there are times when I like living alone.<\/span><\/div>\n
As I write these things down, I break into a cold sweat imagining my mother might read this and wonder what the heck kind of daughter she has raised! (Hi mom \u2026 I know you\u2019re here so bear with me.)<\/span><\/div>\n
Over the years I\u2019ve done a lot of work with a lot of people in the realm some call the Divine Feminine. The idea of the Divine Feminine continues to evolve over time. The latest incarnation is something like this: to bring the world back into balance (it\u2019s out of balance because of male dominated ideas and practices based on separation and competition) we need to aspire to be more cooperative, creative, and caring. This is understood in the context of patriarchy, a cultural scaffold mostly generated by men with women\u2019s collusion. And the Divine Feminine refers to an energy or a quality that is present in all human beings.With me so far?<\/span><\/div>\n
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I launched a conversation about depression a few months ago asking this question:\u00a0What if it\u2019s not depression, as we\u2019ve come to think of it, but rather a sign of our profound unhappiness and dissatisfaction? The question demands we get honest. 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