{"id":2314,"date":"2017-07-28T06:00:57","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T10:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/?p=2314"},"modified":"2017-07-21T16:38:02","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T20:38:02","slug":"every-woman-queen-heart-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2017\/07\/every-woman-queen-heart-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Every Woman is the Queen of Her Own Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Shiloh Sophia<\/em>
\nEvery woman is the Queen of her own heart.
\nIt isn\u2019t something she does, it is who she is.
\nShe must decide how
\nto govern her own domain.
\nShe seeks friends and allies that honor
\nwho she is and who she is becoming.
\nShe has the power to create miracles.<\/p>\n

She does not know how
\nor when her needs will be met,
\nbut she trusts the will of the Divine.
\nBeing the Queen of one’s domain
\nis not about being
\nthe ruler over anyone else’s life or ideas.
\nAnd it isn’t even about
\ncalling herself a Queen.
\nIt is about self honor. It is about choice.
\nIt is about knowing her limits
\nand setting her boundaries.
\nIt is about learning how to live
\nwith what comes her way,
\nwith as much grace,
\nmajesty and justice as she can.<\/p>\n

And sometimes, yes,
\nshe has to have her own way!
\nShe knows she has a calling to greatness within her.
\nShe leads her own life as grand experiment
\nin happiness, in creativity, and in abundance.
\nShe offers her gifts to others,
\nbut not to her own detriment.
\nShe rests as she needs to,
\nruling one’s own life takes energy.
\nShe chooses to embody wholeness,
\nher sovereign essence,
\neven when she feels fragmented
\nby all there is to do, and be.<\/p>\n

She holds the prayers of the world within her
\nbecause she cares what happens –
\nwith all beings
\neven though she cannot reach them all.
\nShe reaches whom she can.
\nShe often feels like she is not pulling it all off,
\nand sometimes she isn’t.
\nBut she keeps reaching anyway.
\nShe keeps opening her heart
\nand being in her own power.
\nShe governs her life in gratitude.
\nShe is the Queen of Her Own Heart
\nand she knows that, and that
\nis a very good thing.<\/p>\n

* ***
\nDonna Henes is the author of The Queen of My Self: Stepping into Sovereignty in Midlife.<\/a> She offers counseling and upbeat, practical and ceremonial guidance for individual women and groups who want to enjoy the fruits of an enriching, influential, purposeful, passionate, and powerful maturity. Consult the MIDLIFE MIDWIFE\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n

The Queen welcomes questions concerning all issues of interest to women in their mature years. Send your inquiries to thequeenofmyself@aol.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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