{"id":715,"date":"2011-09-22T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thequeenofmyself\/?p=715"},"modified":"2011-09-17T13:32:32","modified_gmt":"2011-09-17T17:32:32","slug":"today-is-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2011\/09\/today-is-the-day.html","title":{"rendered":"Today is the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I see “Begin Again” as an ideal theme for this season. We have the supreme opportunity now in the autumn of our midlife to begin again. How shall we reinvent our Selves? What new programs, projects and passions are on the horizon for us? Please send me your stories of change, transition, and transformation. Our shared experiences serve to inspire and empower us all.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Thanks.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 xxQueen Mama Donna<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Today is the Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Dani Sutliff<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/em> Observations from the Queendom:<\/p>\n

“The world will not fall apart if we step into our grace and express our vastness. It is more likely the world will stop falling apart when we do.”<\/em><\/p>\n

– Geneen Roth<\/em><\/p>\n

What if I told you today was the day?<\/p>\n

The day to step into your grace and express your vastness?\u00a0 The day to make a commitment to live YOU in all your bodalicious uniqueness.<\/p>\n

Today.<\/p>\n

Starting now.<\/p>\n

The day to quit hiding and\/or pretending you are anything less than the magnificent creature you are; to sit at your own knee and hang on your every word; to be totally and fully intrigued by your mystery and enthralled with your wisdom; to delight in your deliciousness, and to marvel at how well life looks on you; the day to giggle with coquettish glee at all that makes you divinely, curvaceously, abundantly, woman; the day to laugh loudly at your own jokes; to quote yourself and to be inspired by the vast and unlimited potential of your inherent creativity and passion.<\/p>\n

What if I told you today was the day?<\/p>\n

Today.<\/p>\n

The day to follow where your heart leads, to say yes to yourself, to grab the brass ring with both hands and hold on tight; to give away a little less and hold on to a little more; to do what you want to do and not do what you don\u2019t want to do.<\/p>\n

The day to park yourself smack dab in the middle of YOU and savor every single second of every single bit of you.<\/p>\n

What if I told you today was that day and that no one else can tell of your fire, paint with your words, or sing with your voice like you in the middle of you?<\/p>\n

That the world needs you to express you.<\/p>\n

That I need you to express you.<\/p>\n

Right now.<\/p>\n

Today.<\/p>\n

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Would you believe me?<\/p>\n

Would you do it?<\/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

***<\/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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