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Monday, May 08, 2006

Imagine a woman

who believes it is right and good she is a woman. A woman who honors her experience and tells her stories. Who refuses to carry the sins of others within her body and life.

Imagine a woman who believes she is good. A woman who trusts and respects herself. Who listens to her needs and desires, and meets them with tenderness and grace.

Imagine a woman
who has acknowledged the past's influence on the present. A woman who has walked through her past. Who has healed into the present

Imagine a woman who authors her own life. A woman who exerts, initiates, and moves on her own behalf. Who refuses to surrender except to her truest self and to her wisest voice.

Imagine a woman who names her own gods. A woman who imagines the divine in her image and likeness. Who designs her own spirituality and allows it to inform her daily life.

Imagine a woman
in love with her own body. A woman who believes her body is enough, just as it is. Who celebrates her body and its rhythms and cycles as an exquisite resource.

Imagine a woman
who honors the face of the Goddess in her changing face. A woman who celebrates the accumulation of her years and her wisdom. Who refuses to use precious energy disguising the changes in her body and life.

Imagine a woman
who values the women in her life. A woman who sits in circles of women. Who is reminded of the truth about herself when she forgets. Imagine yourself as this woman.

Excerpted from :
Imagine a Woman In Love with Herself

by Patricia Lynn Reilly

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Shailja.

I am the author of the "Imagine a Woman" poem and book.Thanks for posting the poem at your site!

Please include the website link devoted to the poem's worldwide audience: http://www.imagineawoman.com.

Thanks.

Patricia Lynn Reilly

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