Lady Victoria Eclectic Pagan's blog: "Pagan Prose & Poems"

How far have I come along the pathway from conception to the present. I have been the fetus growing in my mother's womb. I have been the infant loved and cherished, the child at play. I have been the teenager infatuated with love and life and the young woman on a splendid journey. I am the wife and mother and have shared my home and love. My experiences have been rich, deep and full. My body is healthy, bold and beautiful. My voice is free and clear. And now, once again, I feel the changes that pass as a gentle wind through my body, that let me know I am transforming. I am thankful for the sensations, the feelings, the messages my body gives. It is as a metamorphosis from one beautiful form into another, like a caterpillar to butterfly. I shed what I no longer need as a snake sheds its skin. This is a new sense of balance I hail as I experience the transition from one stage to another. The richness of my life is enhanced by appreciating who I am and what I am becoming. I am a woman. I am a wise woman. I am a crone. And yet always, I am ME.