Friday, June 17, 2011

a country of women

A Country of Women is the title of an article from More magazine that I first saw mentioned over at Hella Delicious a few weeks ago.

I don't even know what to say about it. Other than it feels right to somehow bear witness to their experience -- and ever since I read the article and looked at its photo gallery, I've thought about these women every single day.

Because we're in it together.


Twenty-five years after the world’s worst nuclear accident, More visits a hardy community of women who’ve made a home in Chernobyl’s desolate, radioactive surroundings. Why they chose to live here after the disaster, defying the authorities and endangering their health, is an inspiring tale—about the pull of ancestral lands, the healing power of shaping one’s destiny and the subjective nature of risk.
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6 comments:

  1. liniecatJune 17, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    Bless them, and we thinkw e have hard lives? As if....

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  2. PeggyJune 17, 2011 at 8:26 PM

    Lyn, "as if" is right.

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  3. MartineJune 18, 2011 at 1:28 AM

    would be interesting to talk with them............
    Looks to me very much like the grandmothers healing!
    "When the Wisdom of the Grandmothers is Heard the World will Heal."
    XXXm

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  4. MarieJune 18, 2011 at 3:34 AM

    Wow...I read the article. It just goes to show you that you can not hold back a determined spirit and no matter what "man" says..the spirit of determination rules. :)

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  5. PeggyJune 18, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Martine, I love that -- what you say rings true (and gives me goosebumps/truthbumps). We are in the midst of healing. A healing crisis? xo

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  6. PeggyJune 18, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    Marie, yes -- maybe that determination fuels their grandmothers' wisdom to do the real work of healing?

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