The following excerpted poem represents the qualities and values of a pearl.

IMAGINE a woman who believes she is good,
A woman who trusts and respects herself,
Who listens to her own needs and desires
And then meets them with tenderness and grace.

IMAGINE a woman who believes she belongs in the world,
A woman who celebrates her own life,
Who is glad to be alive.

IMAGINE a woman who has acknowledged the past's
influence on the present,
A woman who has walked through her past,
Who has healed into the present.

IMAGINE a woman who authors her own life,
A woman who exerts, initiates and moves on her own behalf,
Who refuses to surrender except to her truest self and to her wisest voice.

IMAGINE a woman who values the women in her life,
A woman who sits in circles of women,
Who is reminded of the truth about herself when she forgets.

IMAGINE a shameless woman who is full of herself,
A powerful woman who has awakened to the truth about herself.
A wise woman whose beliefs about herself are reflected in her relationships.

From "Imagine a Woman"
by Patricia Lynn Reilly
www.ImagineaWoman.com