I am very thankful my granddaughter Alana has a circle of friends who reflect the Oneness of the Human Family and who do not require a male "date" to go to the Sr. Prom and enjoy themselves. They greatly enjoyed themselves at the Prom, as themselves!
When I received my first "spiritual wake-up call" in 1967, one of my spiritual realizations was the equality of women and men. When this happened, I vowed, because of my love for my daughter, Shannon, who was born in 1964, that I would do everything possible to ensure that Shannon never felt inferior to males!
Since that moment, in 1967, I have never used the term "mankind," the study of "man", or any other way English infers men are superior to women! I have always done my best to encourage Shannon and her sisters that they each deserve equal treatment, respect, and honor as members of one Human Family.
I am very thankful to see that with my prayers, and their great mothers, that my daughters, and now my granddaughters are upholding this spiritual truth. I am also very thankful that their aunt and grandmother Faith Spotted Eagle and all the other fantastic female role models that surround them in this world and the Other Side Camp are a living testimony to this reality!
My daughter Shannon was the first girl to play on her High School Boy's Baseball Team. My daughter Joslynn was the first girl to start on the Burbank High School Boys Soccer Team (Joslynn scored 38 points in one season). Their younger sister, Deloria was the first girl to play starting Fullback and Linebacker on her boy's High School Football Team, and their sister Lisa was a Gulf War Veteran, who provided medical support to a P3 Squadron in Desert Storm.
This not to say any member of the Human Family is better than another! This is simply my reflection on how important that we all do our best in manifesting and supporting the spiritual reality of the equality of women and men!
This history is not to say that all our daughters and granddaughters have to excel in male athletics or war, but that they have the full capacity to achieve anything they wish in this world! This includes quietly focusing entirely on being a great mother.
