Alice Walker - What the Spirits are up to: Poetry Ancestors, Politics and Play | Bioneers

Alice Walker is an internationally celebrated writer, poet and activist whose books include seven novels, four collections of short stories, four children’s books, and volumes of essays and poetry. She won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 1983 and the National Book Award.
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[@TutuSainz]

Here is a beautiful speech by a glorious human being with a very pleasant voice
Listening to her share her sadness for the condition of our world comforted me Because I feel the same way
we elders can agree that things need to change and we can also bring forth our wisdom teachings to guide and give hope to the youth
I am here with you in spirit and on earth doing my best
🙏🌈💖🌎🕊

[@sharon9270]

I am not yet in my later years and I feel the same. I really enjoy listening to my grand mothers stories of how they grew up and what the world was like back then. Yes they had their struggles but what always struck me was how they were kind, loving and carried on with such grace. We can all learn so much from our elders and see so much of them in us as we make our own journeys through life.
My two grand mothers have since passed away but they're not truly gone, for they live deep within the crevices of my soul.

[@TutuSainz]

Sharon I resonate with the words they were kind loving and carried on with grace and I believe everyone who recognizes that and emulates that is a grandmother even though you are young
You can be a grandmother to a small creature or your future vision of your grand child or to any child
Mother earth is the greatest example of motherliness! 😁🌈💖🌎
She gives and gives us everything that supports our lives she is our life we are part of her
So I personally look to mother earth for my example of motherly love and to receive motherly love
Think how she continues to give and to forgive and to provide abundance and beauty!

[@amora5085]

Why can't we HEAR this? Any way to fix the volume?

[@womaninattic]

i cant hear it either, even with my head phones. is it possible to get a transcript?

[@amora5085]

@@womaninattic i finally listened in the dead of night. Which actually was perfect and i could hear her perfectly.💞

[@womaninattic]

@@amora5085 thanks. I cast it to my television and it worked out fine with the volume up. (chromebook seems to have issues of its own)