Imagine A Woman

Imagine a woman who is interested in her own life.
A woman who embraces her life as teacher,
healer, and challenge.
Who is grateful for the ordinary moments
of beauty and grace.

Imagine a woman who participates
in her own life.
A woman who meets each challenge
with creativity.
Who takes action on her own behalf
with clarity and strength.

Imagine a woman who has crafted
a fully-formed solitude.
A woman who is available to herself.
Who chooses friends and lovers with the
capacity to respect her solitude.

Imagine a woman who acknowledges
the full range of human emotion.
A woman who expresses her feelings
clearly and directly.
Who allows them to pass through her
as naturally as the breath.
Imagine a woman who tells the truth.
A woman who trusts her experience
of the world and expresses it.
Who refusesto defer to the thoughts,
perceptions, and responses of others.

Imagine a woman who follows her
creative impulses.
A woman who produces original creations.
Who refuses to color inside someone else’s
lines.

Imagine a woman who has relinquished
the desire for intellectual safety and approval.
A woman who makes a powerful statement
with every action she takes.
Who asserts to herself the right to reorder
the world.

Imagine a woman who has grown in
knowledge and love of herself.
A woman who has vowed faithfulness
to her own life.
Who remains loyal to herself... Regardless.

Imagine yourself as this woman.