Imagine a Woman - Anonymous

[judecorp]

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.

Comments

[yarnaddict.livejournal.com]

Wow.

I need to print this out and hang it up where I will see it often.

*smile*

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to share. I like your little userpic!

Re: *smile*

[yarnaddict.livejournal.com]

Thanks! My 'Fly made it for me. She doth rocketh. =)

[juliann.livejournal.com]

I don't want to be that woman. There are at least three elements that I don't want to incorporate into my life.

A good deal of the sentiment is lovely, but taken literally could be quite harmful based on your situation. Not to mention that more than one paragraph conflicts with standard Christian beliefs.

One size doesn't always fit all.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Well, I didn't post it for you, or anyone else specifically. I found it in my desk and thought it was kind of neat.

I don't like the part, personally, about tenderness and grace. And there are other parts. But there are other parts that I /do/ like.

And that's why it's in my journal. :)

Dude.

[gala.livejournal.com]

That is almost totally why I have embarked on the journey through my new class. All of that is what I strive to be. Me. My own person. Being a woman is a really cool thing, and, as always, subject to interpretation. :)

Re: Dude.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the belly dancing. I had a friend take that for a while and she really really loved it. :)