2011 - Talk Birth

sence of humor signals a failure in basic humanity.” –Thomas Moore (Original Self)
”No mammal on this planet separates the newborn from its mother at birth except the human animal.
No mammal on this planet denies the breast of the newborn except the human.” –James Prescott
(neuropsychologist quoted in The Art of Conscious Parenting)
(While I like this quote, the snarky part of me wants to say, no other mammal wears clothes, sleeps
in a bed, drives a car, etc., etc.)
”If we can mobilize the mothering instinct in all of us, we could save the planet. It is inappropriate
to be dispassionate right now.” –Helen Caldicott (1981) in Momfulness
”Parenting is a mirror in which we get to see the best of ourselves, and the worst; the richest moments
of living, and the most frightening.” –Myla & Jon Kabat-Zinn quoted in Momfulness
”Remember our heritage is our power; we can know ourselves and our capacities by seeing that other women
have been strong.” - Judy Chicago
‎”I hear the singing of the lives of women. The clear mystery, the offering, and the pride.” - Muriel
Rukeyser
”She’s turning her life into something sacred: Each breath a new birth. Each moment, a new chance. She
bows her head, gathers her dreams from a pure, deep stream and stretches her arms toward the sky.” –from
the journal offered for giveaway on [7]Mamahhh
”Birthing is the most profound initiation to Spirituality a woman can have.” –Robin Lim (in She
Births)
”As a woman, you are powerful. Birth is of course only one of many amazing pieces of being female,
but it is unique in some very key ways...it is a time in a woman’s life that requires physical, spiritual,
and emotional strength. It tests the foundation of who we believe we are as women, and challenges our
beliefs about our own power.” –Marcie Macari (She Births)
”There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and
messy life.” –Tara Brach (in Momfulness)
”We cannot withhold facts for fear of offending because the importance of the information outweighs
people’s right to not be challenged in their beliefs.” Maddy Reid
”Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”
–Winston Churchill
”A ’no’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better and greater than a ’yes’ merely uttered to
please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.” Mahatma Gandhi
”Let’s declare a permanent truce with our bodies for the sake of our daughters. Imagine with me
being at home, at ease, and at peace with our bodies.” –Patricia Lynn Reilly
“I believe that natural childbirth is a right and a privilege…Our country needs to step up to the
plate in educating women about the benefits of natural birth, and we need to help women actually do it –
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