A love note for the weary heart-centered business woman…

I lean on my inner wise woman
and she leans on me.
We hold each other up
but it’s not a picture of power
or fierce feminine energy.
We’re a force you could pretty easily
reckon with.

I say
I’m exhausted.
She says
Could I just lay down for a few years?

We both take a deep breath.

Maybe I could just do data entry
I say.
Maybe I could just knit scarves
by the fire
in my rocking chair
with my cats
she says.

Maybe we could just settle
we say.

We snort a little one-note chuckle.
Who are we kidding?
We’d be bored after one week.
We need community.
We need challenge.
We need growth.
We need connection.

And, sometimes it’s exhausting
but we show up.

OK, she says
I’ll brew the coffee.
I’ll go check with the turtles and the geese
I say.

Then we’ll hitch our petticoats up
and ride.

What else could we do?

Kristy Arbon, August 2018