Some Thoughts Upon Finishing A Book by Alyce Barry

I recently completed a project I've worked on for the past seven years: a book about Shadow Work.

After something like eighteen drafts, I finished the last chapter of the final draft in March. The book, titled Shameless: Life Beyond the Box, will be published this summer by the small press I've started, Practically Shameless Press.

Since completing the manuscript, I've been wanting to write about what the process has been like, but it's felt a little overwhelming.
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Judy Mills: My Journey with Breast Cancer by Judy Mills

Dear family and friends:
So many of you have expressed your care and concern since my breast cancer diagnosis, and I am grateful. You have also said “keep me posted”. This is my way of doing that. I’ve made a group list so that I can send one email to all, since I expect that my fatigue level will increase with chemo. I can’t imagine how I can be any more fatigued than I am now . . .  but we’ll see. I know that when people I care about have on-going illnesses or problems I want to know how they’re doing.       click to read the full article.

Donna Greene: Nature Photographer

When I was growing up, a strong appreciation for nature was highly encouraged. My grandfather would try to point out constellations to me (I couldn’t always see them . . .). We’d sit on their big front porch just to experience a good summer thunder storm. My parents would take us on family vacations to see all manner of beauty in nature, from the Rocky Mountains to the east coast: all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.

My earliest childhood memories include my dad’s enjoyment of photography.
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So much to Celebrate! by Pam Kehoe

I did my Woman Within Training Weekend in December of 02, on the beautiful Lake Michigan grounds of the Dekoven Center in Racine, Wisconsin. It was cold, snow covered, absolutely beautiful and still. A Warrior from Milwaukee had consistently given me brochure after brochure and email after email announcing the upcoming weekend trainings. My 50th birthday weekend approached and I thought “Why not? If I stay in town they will throw some black laden, ridiculous party for some old person. That’s not me!” So off I went committing to attend on just the Wednesday before the weekend. What was I getting into? A nice little spa weekend away alone? Hardly.
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WIC Wild Awards Join MKP WOW Awards by Mary Walilko

Leslie Recht having fun at the WOW/WILD Awards

The WILD/WOW Awards dinner on April 29 honored both the men of MKP Chicago as well as the women of Women in Circle, the local Chicago/Wisconsin WW community. The WOW (Way of the Warrior) Awards have been presented annually for the past several years.  This is the first year that the WIC community joined the MKP Chicago community for a  joint dinner and award presentation.

Three women from Women in Circle were awarded the first annual WILD (Women in Leadership and Development) Awards for their many years of outstanding service to the local Woman Within community.
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Find Your E-Circle

Contact Melissa Mondschain, E-Circle Coordinator for Women in Circle, at 847.520.7223 or  ecircle@womenincircle.org if you’re looking for an Empowerment-Circle in the Chicago or Wisconsin areas.

In Next Month's Issue . . . 20 Years of Woman Within continued . . .

The heartbeat welcomes your articles, artwork, poetry, announcements, etc. You are invited to submit your work. Submission deadline for the July heartbeat newsletter is June 22, 2007.  Click here for submission guidelines.

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Last Words: "What are the shadow aspects of this web? Because of our history as women, it’s sometimes very difficult to work together as a team. The destructive aspect of eating each other alive has been present in this community . . . When we each embrace our shadow, we begin to know what community is about. "   Char Tosi