{"id":2522,"date":"2018-05-09T06:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T10:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/?p=2522"},"modified":"2018-04-27T16:44:39","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T20:44:39","slug":"2522","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2018\/05\/2522.html","title":{"rendered":"In the Beginning&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<blockquote><p><em>MAY<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>May is the month of the goddess, the Great Creatrix and all other mothers. The mothers of children, mothers of invention, mothers of causes, mothers of endeavors, mothers of one\u2019s Self.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p>By Patricia Lynn Reilly<br \/>\nExcerpt from <em>Words Made Flesh<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In the very beginning<br \/>\nwas the Big Mama&#8230;<br \/>\nOn the first day she gave birth to light and darkness. They danced together.<br \/>\nOn the second day she gave birth to land and sea.<br \/>\nThey touched.<\/p>\n<p>On the third day she gave birth to green growing things.<br \/>\nThey rooted and took\u00a0a deep breath.<br \/>\nOn the fourth day she gave birth to land and sea and air creatures.<br \/>\nThey walked\u00a0and swam and flew.<\/p>\n<p>On the fifth day she<br \/>\nthanked her partner<br \/>\nfor coaching her labor.<\/p>\n<p>On the sixth day she celebrated the creativity<br \/>\nof all living things.<br \/>\nOn the seventh day she left space for the unknown.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>***<br \/>\nDonna Henes is the author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thequeenofmyself.com\">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. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donnahenes.net\/queen\/consult.shtml\">Consult the MIDLIFE MIDWIFE\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Queen welcomes questions concerning all issues of interest to women in their mature years. 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