{"id":570,"date":"2011-07-22T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thequeenofmyself\/?p=570"},"modified":"2011-07-19T00:14:40","modified_gmt":"2011-07-19T04:14:40","slug":"i-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2011\/07\/i-am.html","title":{"rendered":"I Am"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It is summer, hot and horny, and I am on a roll. So I am going to continue this theme of beauty, attraction, seduction, sex, love and self-love until I run out of content \u2014 or steam, whichever comes first.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I am<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Maria Mar<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am.<\/p>\n

In space and time, I am.<\/p>\n

In awareness of life’s joyous beauty, I am.<\/p>\n

In receptivity of life’s mystery and in gratitude<\/p>\n

for her miracles, I am.<\/p>\n

In songs that shift the currents of old perceptions,<\/p>\n

opening new universes in my atoms, I am.<\/p>\n

In compassion for myself and for others, I am.<\/p>\n

In understanding of the heroic battle we humans face<\/p>\n

each day, ill-equipped for the unknown Shadows that<\/p>\n

grow within us, severed from our Essence, beauty and power,<\/p>\n

yet enduring, trying, hoping, growing against all odds, I am.<\/p>\n

In forgiveness for all who judge me, assume about me, and<\/p>\n

project on to me, and for those who do their war dances<\/p>\n

on the shield of my being; in forgiveness of the times I<\/p>\n

have done this to others, I am.<\/p>\n

In open heart, in silent mind, in eyes that see with love, I am.<\/p>\n

In little steps taken each day, in little victories against<\/p>\n

my inner enemies, in tiny currents that bring me closer and<\/p>\n

closer to peace, to Self, I am.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Donna Henes is the author of The Queen of My Self: Stepping into Sovereignty in Midlife<\/em><\/a>. She is the Midlife Midwife\u2122 offering 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.<\/p>\n

Consult the MIDLIFE MIDWIFE\u2122: http:\/\/www.donnahenes.net\/queen\/consult.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n

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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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