Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Be Phenomenal

For the most part, being 40 has been pretty fabulous.  I'm calmer.  I know what I want versus what I need.  And vice versa.  I have amazing children, good friends, supportive family, a great job(s)....

Then there's not knowing what the hell is going on with my body.  That part sucks.  The blasted term "belly fat" that I never thought I would utter.  The worry of menopause (hell with calling it 'The Change' - a woman's life is ALL about change)...the horrid cramps that hit.  (If you'll recall, we DID offer a TMI waiver about 2 years ago!)  There's the realization that cutting down on carbs really DOES do my body good.  And that completely sucks. Give me a fresh baked loaf of bread and I don't need sex for days.

Ahh.  Sex.

A fond distant memory.  Which also sucks because everything they tell you in 7th grade about the male and female sex drive is TOTALLY true.  Not at all like those math teachers that tell you that knowing the Pythagorean will be important.  Who knows what E=MC2 means anyway. (LOL, yes, that was intentional).

So, today was a day (especially because I was reading this new smut book) that I had to dig deep deep deep for some patting on the back.  I found it with Ms. Angelou.

For all of us women:


Phenomenal Woman

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Be phenomenal, Ladies.

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