There’s a tradition that Muhammad said, “A wise man/ will listen and be led by// a woman, while an ignorant man will not.” Someone too/ fiercely drawn by animal// urges lacks kindness and the gentle affections,/ that keep men human.// Anger and sharp desiring are animal qualities. A/ loving tenderness toward// women shows someone no longer pulled along by wanting./ The core of the feminine// comes directly as a ray of the sun. Not the earthy/ figure you hear about in// love songs; there’s more to her mystery than that/ You/ might say she’s not from// the manifest world at all, but the creator of it.

Rumi

“Muhammad said, ‘A wise man will listen and be led by a woman, while an ignorant man will not.’ … You might say she is not from the manifest world at all, but creator of it.” Today I am thinking about the world we must create. The truth we must seek. The peace we must find. The love we must share. Today I am grateful for all women who shine and serve and love and lead. Today I am grateful for the ray of the sun within me and the mystery and the strength that allows me to create.