{"id":886,"date":"2011-12-09T10:00:25","date_gmt":"2011-12-09T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thequeenofmyself\/?p=886"},"modified":"2011-12-03T18:40:59","modified_gmt":"2011-12-03T23:40:59","slug":"the-empowered-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2011\/12\/the-empowered-woman.html","title":{"rendered":"The Empowered Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Mid Life Crisis: What is it? Is it inevitable? Is it even a real phenomenon? Or is it an invention of the media \u2014 that is, corporate advertising trying to sell us things we don\u2019t need? (Not only do we not need these cosmetic and quasi-medical accoutrements, they are downright insulting and sometimes even dangerous.) <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I have been inundated lately by articles, poems, and stories about the so-called \u201cMidlife Crisis.\u201d Clearly it is a subject very much on the minds of many, many women. The writings that I have been sharing with you cover the gamut of opinions, ideas, and suggestions about coping with a Midlife Crisis, ours or someone else\u2019s. I offer them up to you to for your interest and edification.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As always, I invite you to <a href=\"thequeenofmyself@aol.com\" target=\"_blank\">send me your stories<\/a> \u2014 experiences, advice, and inspiration to share with our community of Midlife Queens. And special thanks to all oof you who have shared their ideas, research, and creativity with us.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Midlife Crisis or Midlife Consciousness? You choose!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>xxQueen Mama Donna<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Empowered Woman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>by<a href=\"http:\/\/artist.to\/writer-sonnycarroll\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Sonny Carroll \u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Empowered Woman, she moves through the world<\/p>\n<p>with a sense of confidence and grace.<\/p>\n<p>Her once reckless spirit now tempered by wisdom.<\/p>\n<p>Quietly, yet firmly, she speaks her truth without doubt or hesitation<\/p>\n<p>and the life she leads is of her own creation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She now understands what it means to live and let live.<\/p>\n<p>How much to ask for herself and how much to give.<\/p>\n<p>She has a strong, yet generous heart<\/p>\n<p>and the inner beauty she emanates truly sets her apart.<\/p>\n<p>Like the mythical Phoenix,<\/p>\n<p>she has risen from the ashes and soared to a new plane of existence,<\/p>\n<p>unfettered by the things that once that posed such resistance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Her senses now heightened, she sees everything so clearly.<\/p>\n<p>She hears the wind rustling through the trees;<\/p>\n<p>beckoning her to live the dreams she holds so dearly.<\/p>\n<p>She feels the softness of her hands<\/p>\n<p>and muses at the strength that they possess.<\/p>\n<p>Her needs and desires she has learned to express.<\/p>\n<p>She has tasted the bitter and savored the sweet fruits of life,<\/p>\n<p>overcome adversity and pushed past heartache and strife.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And the one thing she never understood,<\/p>\n<p>she now knows to be true,<\/p>\n<p>it all begins and ends with you.<\/p>\n<p><em>*****<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Donna Henes is the author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thequeenofmyself.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Queen of My Self: Stepping into Sovereignty in Midlife<\/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. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donnahenes.net\/queen\/consult.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Consult the MIDLIFE MIDWIFE\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Queen welcomes questions concerning all issues of interest to women in their mature years. Send your inquiries to <a href=\"thequeenofmyself@aol.com\" target=\"_blank\">thequeenofmyself@aol.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mid Life Crisis: What is it? Is it inevitable? Is it even a real phenomenon? Or is it an invention of the media \u2014 that is, corporate advertising trying to sell us things we don\u2019t need? 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