Thursday, September 30, 2010

The Focus on the Patriarchy

There is an increasing focus on the ills of the world and the contribution to those conditions by the system of the Patriarchy.

Waking up to identify patterns, attitudes and systems that in the past have been accepted as "normal" and "good" is an indication of the consciousness that is filling our world. Questioning "what is" is the way to get beyond the repeating patterns that do not serve us.

Women do this the best! Unfortunately, they have been pressured to ignore what they sense, have been called "emotional" as if that is bad and accepted situations that repress their voice.
When I posted a news article about suicide and bullying, a friend from Canada wrote:
"Can't do it here in Canada either. My son at 8 yrs was also in that position and the schools don't follow their own rules - it started when he was 6...they hide and bury it. Put the blame on the victim. My son became very withdrawn and was... always saying he 'was fine' but I pushed past 'fine' because his behaviour was telling a different story. I pulled him from the school. He's at a different one now and he's so happy."

We must see the agenda, attitude, actions of any system that constricts, represses, values things over people as what is "wrong." Patriarchy is a focus, not the whole.

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