Women who Workshop

Stumbled across this delicious poem today. You may find the heroine of the piece strangely familiar...  Women Who Workshop A scarf from India A top that's Loose around the Middle Very, very, very Sensible Shoes  And an Unceasingly Kind expression (The uniform of individuality). You, the Bright-Eyed. You, the Generous volunteer. You, still working out That Stuff with your dad. In hotel ballrooms and Church basements and Yoga studios and Campgrounds and Korean spas and Montana ranches, Bahamian Beaches and the Herbalist's office You are becoming. It's so becoming. You, becoming. And you've learned to Bring a sweater and a Thermos of hot water and Lots of extra tissues. You have stood in a circle You have lain prostrate Your bookshelf groans with Helping Insightful Books and Your Journals burst with line After line Documenting Your becoming. You're becoming. You are becoming. Sensual Intellectual Hard-headed Tender-hearted (so tender-hearted) With your Full-Moon Necklace and your Chakra-Balancing Necklace and the Beautiful Gold Ring that you Hand-forged in that Post-Divorce Workshop Out of the engagement ring from your First Marriage and the Wedding band from your Second Now you marry only yourself. Standing before your Altar You promise to Love Honor and Cherish Yourself From this day forward. You recognize that some might call it an Indulgence To spend time and money on The Issues That Challenge You. But those people can screw off (compassionately) Because the Rush of Self-realization when you finally put That Betrayal behind you The poem you wrote about your daughter that Still makes you cry (And OK, fine - that delirious eight-day affair with that Yoga Guy - Sweet Heaven he was gorgeous - and so bendy - ) Cannot be matched by anything that can be Found inside your own condo. You have found freedom. You have healed your Inner Child and Embraced your Inner Queen. You are even developing a side-long glance Relationship with the word "Crone." You are curious - becoming - laughing - becoming - stretching - Because as the wise woman said If You Stop Stretching You Die - sharing - Because that's what Heaven's Children do - Rejoicing in your growing awareness that no Workshop Intensive In the world is better than your own becoming Coming to be. ©  2011 Samantha Bennett www.TheOrganizedArtistCompany.com God bless us all, we women who workshop! May we become and become and become... Jo