A Call to Conscious Evolution:

I too, have a Dream. The time has come for women and men, girls and boys to walk along side each other in genuine equality. It is time that the feminine live fully in authentic partnership with the masculine in all ways. For over a century, we, as women have been trying to organize ourselves in a way that honors the feminine, the planet we live on, and brings our Voice to the forefront, equal with the masculine. This, for now, for our children and for the generations to come. Today, womenís voices primarily represent the voice of the feminine. Many men have yet to embrace their feminine energy. It is the job of Women to Voice our Strengths and Move Forward Together in a way that builds bridges with Men. We, as Women, need to own our own masculine energy in a positive way, one that does not diminish our feminine energy or any other life. Of course, this is the challenge when it appears we need to compete. But we do not need to compete. We can co-create. To date, the balance of power has rested with Men. Most men have not been readily willing to consider this imbalance of power: economically, socially and politically, never mind consider sharing. As Jimi Hendrix once said, ìWhen the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.î Today, ìWomen do two-thirds of the worldís work but receive only 10% of the worldís income and own less than 1% of land. Women in many cases are the primary care givers, and balancing the challenges of work and family are complex. Globally there is still a gender pay gap, a lack of women parliamentarians, and women's health overall around the world is worse than that of men.î In my lifetime, I want to see the volunteer sector, made up of mostly women, become a paid sector. I want to see a world where we put our contributions where our values are. I want to see women paid well for their incredible roles and work in being primary care-givers. I want to see a world where women and girls do not have to fear becoming a commodity, for someone elseís pleasure and economic gain. I want to see a world where women and girls do not have to fear being raped and abused. I want to see a world where women and girls stand tall and claim their fair and just place in the world. In my lifetime, I want to see a world where men and boys become courageous and get to know themselves with their hearts, where they know the truth about what is fair and just. I want to see a world where men share their privilege of power and economic status because it is the fair and just thing to do. I want to see a world where men and boys are given the opportunity and space to experience their feelings and express them. To cry, to say they are afraid, to be accepted as whole beings. To be gifted the opportunity to learn new ways of dealing with anger rather than engaging violent behavior. To be honored as they choose not to go to war. The time has come and the time is now. There is not ever a better time than NOW. We can choose to come together and co-create a fair and just world for all. World Peace is not only POSSIBLE, it is inevitable. Make our choice NOW, one woman, one man, one girl, one boy at a time, each lighting our own candle that, together burns so bright we will know and deeply feel the strength of LOVE. With love, leanne hynd