I am so thankful to our dear friend Kendra who shared this with Anna last fall for her 18th birthday. What perfect words to pull out again now.
At the Threshold of Womanhood
May you enter beautifully into the feminine,
Learning
to trust the world of feeling you inherit,
Finding
ease and elegance in all you are.
May
your respect for your beauty
Become
visible in your dignity
And
how you hold yourself in the world.
May
the expectation in other eyes
Never
decide how you are to be;
Learn
to trust the advice of your heart.
May
you feel life as an irresistible invitation
To
discover and develop your talents,
Each
day bringing something new to birth.
May you have friends who can see you.
May your senses be windows of wonder
And your mind a prism of spirit.
-John O Donahue
"At the Threshold of Womanhood in To
Bless the Space Between Us
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