Dulce Pontes

 Who is Dulce Pontes?  If you are from Brazil, you know.  She is the Frances Cabrini of Brazil.  Talk about a male dominated world of early 20th century USA, the Latino male with their machismo is the worst.  And Pontes would not let that stop her.  So, say you are a woman who was a drunk, beaten by alcohol, but now you are recovering on a spiritual path.  For what purpose?  To feel better, no hangovers, to have a job, family, health, are all good things.  But these are all under the umbrella of “fitting in.”  I suggest that God, my God anyway, made you a woman for a purpose.  Fitting in was not the ultimate purpose.  You have recovery tools to help move into a deeper life.  Recovery is the beginning, not the end.  If you have a family, with a daughter, or teach girls in some way, and all they want is to “fit in,” then I suggest, there is lots more work to be done.  Just sayin’