Imagine a woman
who believes it is right and good
that 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 pasts'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.
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Ocean Brezze by Stephen Hanks
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. /P>
Imagine yourself as this woman.
Patricia Lynn Reilly, 1995
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