Imagine A Woman....

Today was my day off for the week, and it was one of the most productive days I have had in a long time. It is amazing how much you can and want to get done when you feel well! I remember not that long ago when on my day off all I wanted to do was sleep and lay in bed...well, not today! I enjoyed running about the town!
I started out my day with a follow up appointment with my pain specialist and afterward filled my 2 of only 3 prescriptions I am now taking (A lot less than the 8 I was taking only a short time ago...and the average of 13 only a few years ago), got my oil changed, delivered product to a new client, returned some items to my Wellness Coach, and then went to our Nutrition Club and had lunch.
While at the club I was talking with some other people in the Herbalife community and they suggested some books to read until they can order in a certain book they would like me to read for Personal Development.
So, I went to Barnes and Noble and got the 2 books that were suggested along with 2 other books.
Some of the books I got are....
-Attitude Is Everything
-True You
-The Strength of Women
I will come back something I read in one of these books.... but after I went to Barnes and Noble my day continued! I went to 3 stores looking for boxes to pack, I went shopping at Target and went to the Credit Union. I then came home and packed 6 boxes!
I am just amazed at the energy I have! I cannot express in words how much Herbalife has changed my life! You would just have to see my a year ago and see me today and you would want to know my secret!
Well, back to one of the books. When I was picking through books at the book store today I opened up "The Strength of Women" to this poem that just touched me...so I had to buy this book so I can read more!!

Imagine a Woman

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 acknowledges 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 wisest voice.

Imagine a woman who names her own god.
A woman who imagines the divine in her image and likeness.
Who designs a personal spirituality 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 its 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 life-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.

--Patricia Lynn Reilly