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 trusts
and respects herself
A woman who listens
to her needs and desires
Who meets them with
tenderness and grace.
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 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's rhythms
and cycles as an exquisite resource.
Imagine a woman who honors the body
of the Goddess in her changing body
A woman who celebrates the accumulation
of her years and her wisdom
Who refuses to use her precious life
energy disguising the changes in her.
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.
© Patricia Lynn Reilly, M.Div. - 1995
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 trusts
and respects herself
A woman who listens
to her needs and desires
Who meets them with
tenderness and grace.
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 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's rhythms
and cycles as an exquisite resource.
Imagine a woman who honors the body
of the Goddess in her changing body
A woman who celebrates the accumulation
of her years and her wisdom
Who refuses to use her precious life
energy disguising the changes in her.
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.
© Patricia Lynn Reilly, M.Div. - 1995
"Against All Odds"
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