I Promise Myself: Making a Commitment to Yourself and Your Dreams

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Conari Press, 2000 M05 31 - 212 pages
A vow of faithfulness is a sacred assertion, a positive declaration expressing a woman's intention to remain loyal to herself, to preserve allegiance to herself even when challenged or opposed. And such a vow, according to Reilly, is the necessary first step to achieving balanced, rich, and reciprocal relationships with others.

Women of all ages, from all walks of life, are vowing loyalty to their own lives. And the results of these woman-affirming ceremonies and rites of passage are life altering: they unleash positive life energy and uncover unexplored gifts and talents. Drawing on stories of many women and their personalized vows, I Promise Myself features a write-your-own vow section and provides step-by-step guidelines for composing your own vow of faithfulness--a process that invites you to reassert your commitment to yourself and begin an adventure of self-discovery and self-celebration.
 

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Something Old Something New Refashioning the Wedding Vow and Ceremony
Growing in Knowledge and Love of Yourself The Essential Vow of Faithfulness for All Women
Remaining Loyal to Yourself Composing Companion Vows for All Seasons of Life
Remembering Yourself Composing a Vow to Prepare for Marriage andor the Birth of a Child
Gathering the Gifts Composing a Vow to Support Conscious Transitions
Discovering the Way Home Composing a Vow to Reclaim Your Natural Resources
Descending into the Richness Composing a Vow to Reclaim Your Natural Capacities
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Patricia Lynn Reilly, M. Div., is the author of Image a Woman in Love with Herself, A God Who Looks Like Me, I Promise Myself, Words Made Flesh, and Be Full of Yourself!. A well-known retreat facilitator, she is a popular presenter on woman's empowerment and spirituality issues at national workshop venues. The founder of Imagine a Woman International, she holds a Master's of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and lives in western Michigan.

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