The expressions of support are appreciated. But because I cannot sit still and simply hold the energy, I don't know how much more supportive I could be if I simply sat like the pin on the wall and focused on building in silence the sacred container that Marion described so well. Bernetta tells me she often feels that she is not heard in the world-or by me. It would be unwise of me to deny it. When Marion met separately with the men, she told us that this is a common experience for women.
Women frequently have difficulty giving voice to the energy of who they are and where they are.
Marion's advice was to stand firm and say clearly where you are. The worst thing that I could do would be to be patronizing, or attempt to protect my partner from her feelings. It's OK, I understand. She described a woman who came home and decided, for the first time in 30 years, that she was going to lounge on her bed rather than prepare the evening meal. She told her husband she was tired of preparing the meal.