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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

10 Tips to Finding Your Political Voice | Maria Shriver | The Open Field Network

10 Tips to Finding Your Political Voice | Maria Shriver | The Open Field Network


10 Tips to Finding Your Political Voice

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Women on a path of personal growth have not been that interested in getting themselves out in front as political leaders. I count myself among them.
While we may be activists for one cause or another, we still hide out on the sidelines when it comes to politics.
If you’ve been watching the presidential debates, you might agree with me that we no longer can afford to sit on the sidelines. It’s time to find our political voice.
Recently Marianne Williamson came to speak at one of my women’s groups in Los Angeles. She shared with us about a movement and event she has created, calledSister Giant, to change the course of American politics.
The intention is to awaken and empower American women, on a personal growth path, to have a voice in politics.
“I think that people on a spiritual path –- personal growth, recovery, whatever -– are the last people who should be sitting out the great social and political contests of our day.