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The birds in the treetops outside my 6th floor balcony serenade as I write today. It has been over 3 years since I posted. A long time-out, no? The mission of Serenity Sisters, to explore, excavate, and facilitate authentic narrative … Continue reading →

Since I last posted I graduated from Harvard Divinity School with an MDiv degree. The day was May 31st and it was about 100 degrees.  Today I can’t fathom such heat. Today the weather was around 10 degrees, considering wind … Continue reading →

Over the years Serenity Sisters considered the first step of the 12 step program as inelastic to our needs. This is the Serenity Sister Step One: “As women, we admit we could act powerless over unhealthy sex and love choices … Continue reading →

The sex trade is diverse and includes street work, stripping, ‘indoor,’ escort/call girl, porn, and even the well-kept mistress qualifies for some – the courtesan. My serenity, as accepted truth, is that I experienced prostitution in a multiple of venues … Continue reading →

I do not understand serenity as a stagnant state. I do not understand serenity to be the appearance of a roomful of monks meditating or the relaxed bodies at end of a yoga class. These people have to exit this … Continue reading →

Truth and Integrity are in a name. If you go by an alias, wow, that might get confusing. If you listen to labels, that is about as bad. We are Serenity Sisters. Sisters implies diversity within unity; we embrace serenity; … Continue reading →

We had a breakthrough today! Today I received an award of distinction for trailblazing work with Serenity Sisters’ confrontation of myths about prostitution. The award is from the Hopkins Charity Foundation and is the OLDEST scholarship award in the United … Continue reading →

Acceptance is not to be confused with complacency. Not when you consider the Serenity Prayer! Remember that the idea of acceptance of things that I can’t change, is balanced with “courage to change the things I can – and the … Continue reading →

I was at a colloquium this past week in Boston called Arresting Demand. The goal was to bring together movers and shakers from around the world to explore, strategize, and Provoke Change, (as the slogan goes for Hunt Alternatives) with regard … Continue reading →

That line is nothing new – its like 70’s – but the work still needs to be done. Especially for women whose lives got tangled up in prostitution. Its a myth-rich history. If it was rewritten as herstory the myths … Continue reading →