{"id":180,"date":"2011-01-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-18T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thequeenofmyself\/2011\/01\/we-are-women-of-the-air.html"},"modified":"2011-01-18T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-18T10:00:00","slug":"we-are-women-of-the-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2011\/01\/we-are-women-of-the-air.html","title":{"rendered":"We Are Women of the Air"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are women of the air<br \/>We are the breath of life<br \/>We are the winds of change<br \/>We speak our voice to life<\/p>\n<p>We are teachers of the truth<br \/>We are students all our lives <br \/>We are scholars and seekers<br \/>We are storytellers of the myth<\/p>\n<p>We are women of the fire<br \/>We are the women of the desert<br \/>We are smoldering embers<br \/>We are daughters of the sun<\/p>\n<p>We are powerful and strong<br \/>We are the blood of life<br \/>We flame our hearts desire <br \/>We ride passion to the crest<\/p>\n<p>We are women of the water<br \/>We are women of the streams<br \/>We are creeks and pools and ponds <br \/>We are women of the rain<\/p>\n<p>We are filled with love and joy<br \/>We are healing our hearts from pain<br \/>We are prophets of the future <br \/>We are mystics of the dream<\/p>\n<p>We are women of the earth<br \/>We are stones and we are caves<br \/>We are fertile soil and sand<br \/>We are women of the bones<\/p>\n<p>We are part of her body<br \/>We are filled with mystery<br \/>We nurture and we mother<br \/>We are protectors of the land<\/p>\n<p>We are women of spirit<br \/>We are filled with prayer and light<br \/>We gather love together<br \/>We send it on in flight<\/p>\n<p>We heal this broken planet <br \/>We sing and dance our prayers <br \/>We drum and raise it high<br \/>We hear her responsive hum<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"mailto:wildswan@rcn.com\">Sharon Vaught<\/a>, PA&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><i>*Please send me your thoughts about power. Also stories of your own empowerment. When shared, these ideas and examples are extremely inspiring to others. Thanks<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>The Queen welcomes questions concerning all issues of interest to women in their mature years. 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