I moved my arms through the water, feeling them float on the surface, watching the waves and wake that followed my gesture. Here was magic, I thought. Here was something holy.

They sang the words in unison, yet somehow created a web of sounds with their voices. It was like hearing a piece of fabric woven with all the colors of a rainbow. I did not know that such beauty could be formed by the human mouth. I had never heard harmony before.

Mind your business" had been the motto of her childhood. But now that seemed like a failing in a friend.

When a shy person smiles, it’s like the sun coming out.

It was one of those perfect fall days when the air is cool enough to wake you up but the sun is also kissing your face.

on the day that the intlligence and talents of women are fully honored and employed, the human community and the planet itself will benefit in ways we can only begin to imagine.