{"id":122,"date":"2010-11-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thequeenofmyself\/2010\/11\/never-underestimate-an-old-girl.html"},"modified":"2010-11-01T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-11-01T10:00:00","slug":"never-underestimate-an-old-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2010\/11\/never-underestimate-an-old-girl.html","title":{"rendered":"Never Underestimate an Old Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>This week&#8217;s theme is Dancing Queens. And Crones.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Talk about Electric Crones. Check out this 90-year old <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CLS5osq4EBs\">Red Hot Salsa Mama<\/a> and start dancing! <br \/>It is never too late and you are never too old.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/><b>You were wild once. Don&#8217;t let them tame you. <br \/>&#8211; Isadora Duncan<\/b><\/p>\n<p>***<br \/><b>Dance to feel the passion<\/p>\n<p>Dance to wake the wild,<\/p>\n<p>To honor deep compassion,<\/p>\n<p>For the forest and the child,<\/p>\n<p>Dance to keep the Arctic cool,<\/p>\n<p>To keep the jungle green,<\/p>\n<p>Dance for every holy fool,<\/p>\n<p>For every wound unseen.<\/p>\n<p>Dance for justice, dance for peace<\/p>\n<p>Dance for life to thrive,<\/p>\n<p>May beauty, health and joy increase<\/p>\n<p>For every being alive<\/p>\n<p>Dance in love, dance in wrath,<\/p>\n<p>For chains to fall apart,<\/p>\n<p>Dance to choose a better path,<\/p>\n<p>Dance for strength of heart,<\/p>\n<p>All across the nation,<\/p>\n<p>Bankers quail and glower,<\/p>\n<p>Cracked is the foundation<\/p>\n<p>Of the bastions of power<\/p>\n<p>Strong walls crumble,<\/p>\n<p>Kings face their final hour,<\/p>\n<p>An angry earth shall rumble,<\/p>\n<p>Down shall fall the Tower.<\/p>\n<p>And through its stones shall weave the roots<\/p>\n<p>Of a living tree<\/p>\n<p>That offers us its shining fruits<\/p>\n<p>Of truth and liberty<\/p>\n<p>Fruit to fill each empty hand<\/p>\n<p>With sweet gifts of the earth<\/p>\n<p>Dance to heal this bleeding land&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>A new world comes to birth<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.starhawk.org\/\">Starhawk<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>The Queen welcomes questions concerning all issues of interest to women in their mature years. Send your inquiries to <a href=\"mailto:thequeenofmyself@aol.com\">thequeenofmyself@aol.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s theme is Dancing Queens. And Crones. Talk about Electric Crones. Check out this 90-year old Red Hot Salsa Mama and start dancing! It is never too late and you are never too old.&nbsp;You were wild once. 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