10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60

At 10 – PLAYING

Gap toothed

Pig tailed

Tree climbing.

At 20 – EXPLORER

Feeling immortal

Fearless traveling

I have it all figured out.

At 30 – SEEKER

Motherhood,

heart opening

spirit seeking.

At 40 – FLOWERING

The flower blooms,

petals open,

astrology flows

children grow.

At 50 – POWERING

Taking up reins of power,

standing in my decisions

“the boss”.

At 60 – SURRENDER/ACCEPTANCE

Surrender is the opposite

of giving up.

It is the allowing it to be.

Accepting what already is.

Lizette Estelle Stiehr

December 8, 2009

Dedicated to Carol Noddings inspiration