Imagine a mother who believes she belongs in the world
Imagine a mother who celebrates the birth of her sons.
Imagine a mother who turns toward herself with interest.
Imagine a mother who is aware of her own needs and desires.
Imagine a mother who lives in harmony with her heart.
Imagine a mother who embodies her spirituality.
Who breathes deeply as a prayer of gratitude for life itself.
Imagine a mother who values the women in her life.
Imagine yourself as this mother.
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A mother who celebrates her own life.
Who is glad to be alive.
Imagine a mother who celebrates the birth of her daughters.
A mother who believes in the goodness of her daughters.
Who nurtures their wisdom. Who cultivates their power.
A mother who believes in the goodness of her sons.
Who nurtures their kindness. Who honors their tears.
A mother who acknowledges her own feelings and thoughts.
Whose capacity to be available to her family deepens
Imagine a woman in love with her own body.
as she is available to herself.
A mother who meets them with tenderness and grace.
Who enlists the support of respectful friends and chosen family.
A mother who trusts her impulses to expand and contract.
Who knows that everything changes in the fullness of time.
A mother who honors her body
as the sacred temple of the spirit of life.
A mother who finds comfort in the company of women.
Who sets aside time to replenish her woman-spirit.
© Patricia Lynn Reilly, M. Div, 1995
Founder of Open Window Creations
A God Who Looks Like Me (Ballantine, 1995)
Be Full of Yourself! (Open Window Creations, 1998)
Imagine a Woman in Love with Herself (Conari, 1999)
I Promise Myself (Conari, 2000)
