Update

So much has happened since my last post. Here is a brief outline. I will provide more detailed information later--right now I am at a hospital in Mexico, and I have to pay for computer time.

Rib pain continued to worsen

After returning from my wonderful stay in the cabin, the pain in my ribs continued to bother me.

Launched a desire to find a retreat center

I wanted to find a retreat center where my working with the teachings of Abraham and the Law of Attraction (LOA) would be supported. This desire was satisfied quickly!

I was given the name of a woman in Hawaii--Ginny Walden--who used QiGong to return her body to total health from advanced breast cancer. I spoke with her on the phone, and she was very supportive. She told me about the form of QiGong she used, and that that she teaches a 12 week course in it. I considered going to Hawaii for 12 weeks (ooh, I'd love that!) but I knew it would be hard on my family. Ginny gave me the website for Chi-Lel, the form of QiGong she uses, and I found out a 5 day intensive was starting in only a couple of weeks. I immediately signed up, and made reservations to fly to the Ontario Airport in California (LA area).

Ayawaska Ceremonies

We have a friend who is a Shaman, and he performs healing ceremonies using the Amazonian plant Ayawaska. He led a couple of ceremonies, focusing on my healing, and they were very powerful and positive. I will write more about this later.

Glen Ivy Retreat Center, Corona, CA--the answer to my desire!

The QiGong seminar, taught by Frank Chen and his wife Eva, was being held at this wonderful retreat center not far from LA. It is run by an organization called Emisarries of Light, and everyone there was familiar with LOA! One of the first people I sat next to at lunch is a LOA coach and teacher, and I signed up as her student for an 8 week class done over the phone. My time at this center was extremely restful and pleasant. There is also a wonderful spa right next to it. More on this later, too.

QiGong

The form taught by Frank and Eva is the same form I had learned about 18 years ago in Lincoln, NE, taught there by a woman from China. So, the learning came easily. Not only that, Eva (an MD) incorporated a lot of Abraham's teachings into her beautifully presented lectures about Eastern and Western approaches to health and healing.

This form of QiGong helps many people achieve vibrant health if one is consistent in the practice. I have been practicing every day!

Healing Crisis

My symptoms worsened considerably after starting the QiGong practice. I began coughing much more, creating sharp pains in my ribs. I also developed "cold" symptoms--swollen glands, runny nose, and generally feeling miserable. Frank told me such symptoms were not uncommon wen beginning QiGong practice, as the energy moves through the body removing toxins. As the body detoxes, such symptoms can appear.

Decision to get medical help

The day after returning home, I took my daughter to a twirling competition for two days, which felt stressful for me. My condition worsened. The pain in my ribs was constant and severe. I continued to cough. Certain yoga poses gave me some relief, as did massage by my friend, Kyla.

I made the decision to go to my " back-up" plan: go for treatment at one of the alternative centers in Mexico.

International Bio Care Hospital and Medical Center

We chose this hospital because it offers whole body hyperthermia, among many other treatments. As soon as I made my plans and plane reservations, I felt considerable relief, which told me it was the right decision.

The travel was perfect--no delays--perfect weather. A man was waiting at the bottom of the escalator at the San Diego Airport with a sign that read: "Judy's Wynhausen." I laughed, and felt a wave of joy as I said, "Soy Judith Wynhausen. Mucho gusto en conocerle." It feels so wonderful to speak and learn Spanish. I try to speak in Spanish most of the time.

All of the Abraham teachings are serving me SO well. I have my " Book of Positive Aspects" filled with appreciation statements about the people and facilities here. Another patient is also into Abraham, and another one is interested. I loaned him my " Ask and it is Given" book and a CD to listen to.

The overwhelming joy I feel at being here is an indication that this is my " path of least resistance." this morning I awoke at 3:30, I guess from a dream (which I don't remember) feeling wave after wave of happiness. Maybe this is the "Blended being" Abraham speaks of--my vibrational frequency matches that of my Inner Being.

I think my Inner Being had been nudging me to seek this kind of care from the beginning of my search. I had to experience scary, painful symptoms to finally get the message!

Pero, ahora, aqui estoy, y me siento muy feliz. But now, here I am, and I feel very happy.

I will probably not post again until after returning home April 28.

Back from the Cabin

Alas! I had to return to my busy life after twelve days of bliss in the cabin. Bernadine wanted me to stay longer, but I felt I needed to return to help my daughter go to a twirling competition. It was a shock to go from total peace and having no expectations placed on me by others to listening to the same music played over and over at the twirling competition, and being at the beck and call of my daughter. Don't get me wrong--I willingly did this, and even enjoyed the competition. I know how much work the twirlers have put in to gain the skill they have, and they are all sweet, generous girls. (I have to post a picture of my beautiful daughter in her twirling costume!)

During my time in the cabin I discovered the wonderful joy of immersing myself in artistic creation, especially painting! I painted with both oils and with watercolor pencils, and found great satisfaction in the process. I can't say that I'm totally satisfied with the end results--yet, but I know that I do have some talent. I want to develop the skill. However, since returning to my rather hectic life, I've found very little time to paint!

I had hoped that spending some time in bliss would help me realize complete and total health, but that didn't happen. The lump is still stubbornly present. I did consult with a naturopathic doctor in Pineville (MO), and he suggested I take pancreatic enzymes that will eat away the protein coating I have created to protect the cancer cells. Once the coating is gone, my immune system can recognize the cells as abnormal, and get rid of them. He made it sound as if the cancer could be gone in a very short time through this means.

I immediately bought some enzymes that are supposed to eat away the protein coating of viruses and fungi, and the lady at the health food store said it was supposed to work on cancer cells as well, although the bottle didn't say that. I've been taking them three times a day on an empty stomach, and have gone through two bottles so far. Still no change is apparent in the lump.

I continue to listen to tapes of Abraham, channeled through Esther Hicks, and feel strongly that through the Law of Attraction I can manifest total health. The trick is to NOT focus on the cancer, and that is very difficult to do. However, in the past few days, I have noticed a turning point in my thinking. I am noticing immediately when I begin to focus on the illness, and I can pivot my thinking to positive thoughts, which create positive emotions. Abraham assures us that when we are feeling positive emotions, we are allowing source energy (God's energy) to flow into us unimpeded, and we manifest well-being.

I've composed a lovely song to help me do this. The words are: I relax and allow my well-being to flow freely into me. I relax and allow my well-being to flow freely into me. I am immersed in a sea, in a vibrational sea of Source Energy, and I relax and allow my well-being to flow freely into me.

The song is very effective at helping me focus on what I want: a totally healthy and vibrant body. One of the oil paintings I did depicts a naked woman floating in a colorful, vibrational "sea" with a rainbow-colored stream flowing all around her. I really like this painting. I put it in my bathroom where I can look at it often during the day. (As soon as the oil paint dries, I'll scan it into the computer and post it here.) Maybe I can sing the song and post it as well--not sure how to do that, but I'll try.

I went to a local meeting of people who are doing Reike, and was impressed by the power of the energy they are generating/transmitting through their hands. I am going to work with the man who started the group and see what comes of it. These people totally support my quest for healing outside the conventional medical model.

I continue to feel quite well, although a cough and irritation in my bronchial tubes comes and goes. A few days ago it seemed worse; today it is much better again. I have plenty of energy, and dance around wildly for at least a half hour several times a week (such fun!) as well as doing yoga regularly. We have been keeping our sauna stoked up all the time, and during the cold days we had recently, it was such a comfort to go to the sauna several times during the day and get completely warm!

(I wonder if anyone is reading my blog--I get very few comments. Anyone out there? ? ? ?)

Bernadine and Charlie; loving healers

The two people in the picture are Bernadine and Charlie, who live in the large house next to the log cabin I stayed in. They are both wonderful, loving healers. Charlie worked with Mother Theresa in India for nineteen years, and he is now going to college in Northwest Arkansas. Bernadine has been trained in many alternative healing therapies, and uses both her hands and various machines in her healing work. If you are looking for a healing retreat, I recommend Bernadine's cabin. Not only can you bask in the peace and quiet of the Ozark hills--they are at the end of a road, so there is no traffic--but Bernadine and Charlie are available to help heal and nurture you. You can phone Bernadine at: 417-435-2022.

Truth, Simplicity, & Love in a Little Cabin in the Woods

About 23 years ago, I met two amazing people who lived on a small farm close to Malmo, Nebraska. They had established a Babaji ashram there, as Babaji himself had instructed them to do when they went to Haidiakhan in India to see him. (For information on Babaji, go to www.Babaji.net.)

By the time I became acquainted with this couple, Babaji had left his physical body, but he left behind many wonderful teachings. One core teaching is to live your life in "Truth, Simplicity, and Love. That teaching always seemed elusive to me. Yeah, it was a nice thing to aspire to. We had a poster on our wall for years with the words "Truth, Simplicity, and Love" on it. But with my busy life raising children, helping my husband's chiropractic practice, pursuing careers, moving about, getting involved in causes and politics, I felt rather removed from Truth, Simplicity, and even Love at times!

I am now staying in a rustic little log cabin in the southwest corner of Missouri, and will be here until February 13. Now, for the first time, I feel very connected with Babaji's message. I've been here six days now, and my life is simple and creative and loving. I wake up, stoke the fire in the wood stove, heat water for tea, write in my journal noting thoughts and feelings and perhaps dreams I remember. Then I put on my dancing/yoga clothes and start some rhythmic music on the CD player. (My favorite is a CD by Boka Marimba of Zimbabwean marimba music.) Dancing always makes me feel joyful and energized; I am literally leaping for joy! I dance mostly African style, with steps and movements my friend Kyla Jones taught in her "African Footsteps" class. (Thank you, Kyla!)

After dancing for about a half hour, I do some yoga stretches and the Tibetan "Five Rites," then change into warmer clothes and fix some breakfast. I've been eating oatmeal with raisins, apples, and nuts. This morning I had apples, bananas, blueberries, and pecans. I relish eating! I really savor the flavors and have gratitude for all the people who had a hand in providing this food to nourish my body, from the farmer to the grocery clerk.

I wash my dishes, which involves heating up water on the range and using very little water. The cabin had been unoccupied this winter until now, and although the water had been drained from the pipes, apparently one pipe was missed. Big whoops! Mother Nature doesn't like pipes with water left in them, so she makes them burst in freezing temperatures! So I am unable to use the modern convenience of indoor plumbing in my little cabin. It really isn't too bad; my friends Bernadine and Charlie live in the main house just up the path, so I bring down water in buckets for cooking, washing up, and to flush the toilet. Luckily I learned to be frugal with water at the Babaji ashram in Nebraska, where we used an outhouse, took bucket baths, and were careful not to waste water when doing dishes. It was good training.

After cleaning the kitchen from breakfast (which only takes about five minutes--wish it only took that long at home!), I have several choices about what to do. I've been listening to the Abraham (Law of Attraction) tapes a lot. Sometimes I sit and listen and jot down ideas, or sometimes I paint while I listen.

I find I am very drawn to painting! I loved to paint with oils when I was a child, but I never became very proficient at it. I bought an oil painting set for my daughter last year, but she didn't use it much, so I brought it with me to the cabin along with several prepared canvasses. I am painting images that came to me one morning a few weeks ago. The images are a visual representation of affirmations that I find helpful in my healing and in other areas of my life. I find the process of painting extremely peaceful, especially here where I don't have other demands for my attention and time. I love to watch the colors blend and flow together, and I am having fun experimenting with different techniques. I also bought some watercolor pencils, with which I have worked a little before, but never very satisfactorily. This morning I woke up with an idea for using the pencils, and I was thrilled with the result. I painted for almost two hours after getting up, and became totally lost in the artistic process--so satisfying!

I have also been writing down some songs that have been coming to me recently. I have composed "joy songs" since first becoming involved in the Unity Church in Lawrence, Kansas around 1978. My songs tend to be simple and repetitive, easy to remember and teach to others. Many serve as a kind of affirmative mantra that runs through my head all the time. Since working the teachings of Abraham the songs have been flowing at such a fast rate, I don't get them all written down. Like dreams, I need to write the songs down or they vanish from my mind.

I brought a lap top computer with me to do some writing, but so far the painting and music seem to be my focus. I am trying not to have any agenda for my time here; I just do what seems right in the moment.

On Tuesday I took a walk in the woods, which still has snow from a storm last week. Bernadine and Charlie's dog Velvet accompanied me. Velvet is named for her velvety soft black coat, and she made an excellent companion for my walk, running ahead then waiting for me to catch up. It was a bright sunny day, above freezing so more of the icy snow was melting.

The cabin is close to the big house, so I'm not exactly out in the wilderness all by myself. Bernadine and Charlie are both amazing people; I'll write more about them later (they need a whole post all to themselves!) Bernadine has made me some lovely salads to go with the food I'm fixing for myself.

Yesterday (Wednesday) we drove into Pineville, a tiny little village close to the Arkansas border. There is a chiropractor and naturopathic doctor there who has a wellness center. Bernadine wanted me to try a magnetic therapeutic device they have there, and meet the woman who helped design and develop it. I'll write more about this therapy later, too. I'm going back next week for another session with it.

Abraham says if you are doing things, and thinking thoughts that make you feel good--happy, joyous, loving--that you are allowing the stream of Source Energy to flow unimpeded into you. When you feel more negative emotions, you are pinching off the stream. Living in this cabin, experiencing " Truth, Simplicity, and Love" every day, most of the day, must be opening the floodgates of Source Energy! I luxuriate in the time I have to just BE--not having any agenda or things I must do. No one is relying on me. No one has expectations of me. I decide from moment to moment what to do, and it is all stuff I REALLY enjoy doing--reading, writing, painting, dancing, listening to music or creating it, listening to Abraham tell me how to consciously create the life I want! I even enjoy creating a nutritious meal for myself and cleaning up afterwards! (Cooking has never been one of my favorite activities.)

I think everyone should have a little cabin in the woods to go to, even of only for a few days. I am so very grateful for Bernadine for building the little cabin and making it available. (By the way, she is open to renting it out to people who would like to do as I have done. Another " perk" to this cabin is that Bernadine is a healer and physician. More about her in the next post!)

Lucid Healing, Nancy Stenn

Last Wednesday I drove up to St. Louis (about 4 hour drive) for a Reiki session with Nancy Stenn. What I experienced was phenomenal! My husband told me I shouldn't tell people about this experience, because they might think I am crazy, and I realize that people who haven't been exposed to these kinds of energies might think that. But some of these same people believe that contact with Angelic Energy happened in olden times, and the stories in the Bible are true. What makes us think that we still don't have such experiences?

Nancy and I had connected on the phone a few weeks ago, so I was very excited to be in her physical presence. Nancy had told me on the phone that she works with "Angelic Reiki," and angelic beings would come into the room with her, and she sometimes just watches them as they do their work with the person she is working on.

She put me totally at ease. I lay down on a massage table and closed my eyes, not really knowing what to expect, and trying not to have any expectations--like Dr. Pearl recommends in his book. I just felt open to whatever might happen.

The first thing I noticed was warm hands on my center (hara, or one-point--about 2 inches below the navel). Then I realized that Nancy had moved to a new location, but I could still feel the pressure and warmth of the hands! I felt my feet being held by warm, gentle, but firm pressure, but Nancy was at my head! Then I felt vibrating energy moving down my arms and out my hands--much like the Pranic Healing energy I have worked with before, only much stronger. I then went into a deep meditation, and don't remember much, except that I was very aware of multiple hands on my body, not just Nancy's. When the session ended, it seemed like only a short time had passed, but I think it was over an hour.

I related to her what I had felt, and she asked if it felt like the hands holding me were masculine or feminine energy. I said it felt like masculine. She smiled and nodded, then she told me the most fantastic tale of HER experience in working with me.

She said that Jesus walked into the room first thing, and He was working with me most of the time. She is not a Christian herself, so she was rather surprised, and she said this is only the second time Jesus has come to a healing that she is doing. Other beings were Uriel (the Archangel of Light), and (I think she said) Rafael, and also Michael. She usually has Michael energy helping her when she does this work. She said at one point Jesus was putting a golden-white light onto my "upper right quadrant" and down my right arm to below the elbow. While He did this, she felt the need to ground my feet--so she was holding my feet, and felt like she would have been toppled over by the energy if Michael hadn't been behind her holding her. Then the Angeles did a scan of my body, stopping at places that needed clearing, and they made a "cross-hatch" pattern over those places. The lower part of my body didn't need anything, but the upper part did.

As Nancy was telling me all this, I felt very grateful, as well as a little incredulous, but since then I have realized that these energies (of the Archangels and Jesus) made some deep changes in my being. I think I know why Jesus showed up right away. I attracted him by my desire, (Law of Attraction) that had been expressed in a song I wrote many years ago. The song starts out "The healing love of Jesus Christ is filling my body, is filling my mind." Of course Jesus would come to me!

The next day I met with Nancy again and asked her a few more questions. As we were speaking, she stopped a moment, and said she had a message to give me: "Never fear. You are well-attended on this journey." I know this is true.

One interesting thing happened after I left the center where I had worked with Nancy: it was almost 5 PM, rush-hour traffic, in the midst of St. Louis! I had my GPS system on to direct me to my daughter's house, and as I was driving through the heavy traffic, I felt NO anxiety at all! Usually such a circumstance would elicit a lot of angst in me. I felt like I was "in the flow" of the universe. I was being directed; I was not alone. I finished the evening with a delightful visit with my storytelling friend Mary Garrett.

I have rewritten the old song that summoned Jesus, and it gives me great comfort to sing it. I am not fearful; I know I am well-attended on this journey!

If you are interested in contacting Nancy, her web site is: www.lucidhealing.com.

Connecting With Source Energy

The main direction my healing is taking now is working with my thoughts and feelings, as well as getting help and direction from healers who work on the energetic field.

I went for a second session with Chad in Springfield, who does the Reconnection work Dr. Eric Pearl writes about in his book. Although I didn't have any fantastic dreams that night (as I had after my first session), I felt very energized and peaceful afterwards. I know that this work is helping me connect with my Source Energy.

I have also been listening to the Abraham tapes (channeled by Esther Hicks) about the Law of Attraction, as well as working with the book, (channeled by Abraham) Ask, and It is Given.
Abraham speaks of the stream of Well-Being that flows to us all the time. When we have troubles in our lives, it is because we pinch off that stream, and don't allow it in. In order to create our lives consciously, we need to be aware of the thoughts and beliefs that keep us from realizing the life that we want. This gets tricky, because if we desire something, and we realize that we don't have it, the Law of Attraction brings both things into our lives--the realization that we don't have it is as powerful an attractor as the desire to have it!

So, what I've been working with in my healing is letting in the stream of Well-Being energy, and keeping my desire (for health) to be foremost in my thoughts. When I find myself slipping into a fear-based place about the cancer, I switch to an affirmation of my health. I'm using the song I wrote: "I am a beloved Child of God, and I am in Perfect Health." I state this affirmation very often throughout the day. When I meet people and they ask how I am, I say, "I am in perfect health." This statement FEELS true (I have been feeling fantastic!), and I feel very happy when I say it. Abraham says that our emotions are our gauge for how well we are letting in the Source Energy.

I had a little experience today that demonstrated to me how powerful this idea is. I had a dental appointment for a cleaning. I've always had very sensitive teeth, and even cleaning has been uncomfortable for me. However, Abraham says that if we experience pain, it is our "gauge" that we are not connecting to Source Energy--we are resisting its flow. So, I decided I would think only positive thoughts about the teeth cleaning experience. I started by feeling deep appreciation for the technician who was doing the cleaning--how wonderful it is that these people are willing to clean our teeth to keep them healthy! Then as she was working, I kept this thought running through my head: "I allow Source Energy to flow through me, contributing to my Well-Being." I felt NO PAIN at all during the cleaning! This is a first for me!

In the book, Ask and It is Given," Abraham says that the length of time it takes for a total healing to take place depends on the mix of thoughts one holds. I know I still have mixed thoughts: maybe the doctors are right--I'll need to have surgery to get this lump out of my breast; my friend Holly tried to heal herself through Christian Science thought, and she wasted away and died; I'm deluding myself--it is impossible to get rid of cancer without medical intervention; etc. On the other hand, I am feeling very positive about the direction my healing is taking. I know that others have achieved "spontaneous remissions" that puzzled their doctors (I think they just really connected to Source Energy!). The supplements I'm taking have healed others from breast cancer. The lumps are shrinking in size! I have Energetic Beings who are assisting me in healing. (See the next post). I'm feeling joyous and energetic, and I feel connected to Source Energy! I have stopped focusing on the lump in my breast (is it gone yet?), and just relaxing and knowing that as I continue to connect to the Source (God) that I will become totally healthy. I am totally healthy NOW.

There is a study group that is working with the Abraham material, and I feel like I'm taking to it like a duck to water! This makes so much sense to me--stuff that I've read about before is coming into focus for me in a very real way. I am SO appreciative for the Abraham material!

A New Era of Hope

It has been almost two weeks since I last wrote, and so much has happened during that time. I have composed several posts in my head, but just didn't have time to sit down and type them in. Some have to do with my healing journey, and some are just things that are happening in my life. I'd like to start with my thoughts and feelings about our new president!

A Teary-Eyed Day!

'Tis a gift to be simple, 'tis a gift to be free,
'Tis a gift to come down where we ought to be;
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
It will be in the valley of love and delight.

When true simplicity is gained,
To bow and to bend we shan't be ashamed.
To turn, to turn, it will be out delight,
Til by turning and turning we come round right.

What a joy it was to hear this old Shaker hymn played by the quartet, braving the nippy breeze at the Presidential Inauguration! This particular piece of music means a lot to me. My singing partner Dale and I used to perform it in 1968. Later, in 1996, I sang it over and over to my unborn baby to get her to turn in the womb so she could "come round right." (It worked!)

My eyes teared up many times before, during, and after the Inauguration. I noticed that my tears joined the other tears of the millions of people in the crowd in Washington D.C., and of the millions of people across our land. Not only have we elected a man who I feel has the utmost integrity and love for humankind, but he is a man of color!

I was in elementary school in the 1950's, and I remember when our school in Joplin, MO was integrated. I remember watching on our black and white TV the news of little black children bravely going to school, and being taunted by horrible words and violent threats. Although I was young, I knew how courageous those children were.

My parents had always taught us that all humans were created equal, and the color of one's skin had nothing to to with one's value as a human being. My father owned an automotive parts store in Joplin, and he would frequently go on coffee breaks to a little coffee shop across the street from his store. One day, a black man came in and sat down to get some coffee and a donut. The owner of the coffee shop told him he couldn't sit there; he would give him his coffee and donut to go. My father immediately got up, leaving his food at the counter, and he said, "If you won't serve this man at the counter, then you will not serve me either. I will never be back." He never returned.

My older sister Mary got a job as a waitress at a little cafe on Main Street. She was so excited; it was her very first job. She practiced at home carrying armloads of plates, carefully balancing them so she could learn to bring the food out to her customers. The rest of the family went on a vacation to Colorado, leaving Mary in Joplin so she could work. When we returned home, we were shocked to find that Mary had been fired after only a few days on the job. Why? A black customer had come in and sat down, and she served him. The manager told her to give the customer his food in a sack, and she refused.

When I met Dale, my singing partner, we hit it off immediately. We started singing together at a party we both happened to be at, and we thrilled to the beautiful harmonies we were able to make together. It was like we were on the same wave length. Working out pieces to perform together was so easy! One thing led to another, and soon we were dating as well as singing together. Dale was a very handsome, tall, slender black man with a beautiful voice. The movie "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" about a bi-racial couple came out about that time, and we relished that we mirrored the plot of the movie somewhat as I took Dale home to meet my parents. I knew that my parents would welcome him with open arms, and they did. Some of my other relatives would not. I had heard some of the racial jokes and slurs coming from some of my aunts and uncles and cousins. But I didn't let any of their comments (or potential comments) bother me. I loved Dale. We made beautiful music together. That was all that mattered. Dale's family was likewise gracious in welcoming me.

Our break-up came not because of racial issues, but other little things that come up when a couple becomes close. Dale decided he wanted to date some other women. While he was trying out some other relationships, I met a man and fell head-over-heels in love with him. The new man became my husband. During the eleven months that I dated Dale, I came to feel a deep committment to the Civil Rights Movement. Dale had trouble finding apartments because of his color. In Parsons, Kansas, where he was completing an internship as a music therapist, he had to bribe the landlady by offering her double the amount she usually got for the apartment! A nosy neighbor noticed Dale coming and going from my apartment in Pittsburg, and complained to my landlady, thinking she had rented to a black man. I had to move.

So, last Tuesday, when our country accepted an African-American as President, I cried! I cried for all the people like my father and sister who stood up for what was right. I cried for all the people who refused to step to the back of the bus, and who courageously went to school despite the taunts and danger. I cried for people like Dale who had to pay twice the going rate for an apartment just because of the color of his skin. I cried for the innocent people who lost their lives, like the four little girls in the church in Burmingham, Alabama, and Medgar Evers, and Martin Luther King. I know that the fight for true civil rights is not over; there are still a lot of angry people who still don't "get it," that we are all children of God, and as children of God, we are all brothers and sisters. But when I saw the millions of people in Washington with tears streaming down their faces, smiling and waving, I knew that the tide has turned.

One song that I sang many times over the years is "We Shall Overcome." and we can now sing, "We Have Overcome."