Firsts, Our Coming of Age Stories

By Phyllis Serene Rawley

Girls grow up dreaming about womanhood. We imagine and then often experience the surprise of reality.

As a soon to be Crone, I fully appreciate the hardships girls face at this momentous point in their lives, but those moments aren’t all bad and we grow to have some very fond memories and some absolutely hilarious ones.

Growing and coming of age in the 21st century can be a troublesome time for many young women. There is a myriad of obstacles to get over such as peer pressure, fitting in with the crowd and moving schools and having to make new friends. And the temptation to drink, smoke and push the boundaries of your life.

These stories come in all stages of a girl's life. Each one awakening to a new chapter in life, that of the responsibility of becoming a woman.

With so much going on in our busy lives these days it is often the case that these coming of age events are overlooked and eclipsed by other family members or events. One really great way for a young woman to find the solace she really needs is other women’s stories. Coming of age stories are full of inspiring and thought-provoking moments, stories that a young woman can really relate to.
There will be moments when you laugh, cry (sometimes hysterically), feel terrified or totally embarrassed but reading and sharing Firsts, Coming of Age Stories with one another can help you sail through this life chapter and carry you into the next.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Phyllis Serene Rawley
• Release date: Oct 23, 2013
• ISBN: 9781310251979

Phyllis Serene Rawley

I got lucky. I had my first orgasm at the age of 5. That experience with a bunch of books my parents gave me to read made me a happy, sex geek. At 20, I became a missionary and at 33 a lifestyle then professional Dominatrix. In between all that fun I got three degrees, wrote 6 books, started my own executive recruiting firm, got married, served on the national draft board, dozens of state and local community boards. At 52, I went to Burning Man. My life got in alignment when my kundalini awakened connecting my spiritual life to my sexual experience. It all made sense after that. At 53, I left my two apartments in Beverly Hills, sold everything, consciously uncoupled from my husband and moved to Thailand to study the path of the Goddess that awakened in me. I studied under Mayan and Taoist Astrologers, lived on an permaculture farm, and manifested another soul mate. Understanding that we as a species have forgotten why we came and learning how to learn our purpose, who we are and the opportunities to ascend beyond the karmic loop of reincarnation. There I began teaching about our divine right and power for healthy, thriving sexuality. Counselling individuals and couples on their issues within the wide spectrum of relationships, sexual identity, impotence, fetish exploration, polyamory with workshops in conscious intimate sexuality development. Today I teach you how to use the power of sexual transmutation to manifest your dreams.

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Firsts

Our Coming of Age Stories

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Dedicated

To

Gladys Marie Thomas Caves

1927-2007

Contents

Introduction

Reason to Celebrate

Thanksgiving

My First Tampon

Stuck on Band-Aid

At What Age Did You Awaken?

Indulgences

My First Bra

Kleenex

Real Harlequin

Coming-of-Age

Christmas Kisses

Is it in?

First Time

My First Senior Citizen Discount

Contributor Bios

Introduction

Womanhood is full of unique experiences you should be proud to have. Firsts is a short story collection which celebrates Coming of Age events from women around the globe, of all ages. From first loves, first kisses, first periods, and other stories of important firsts, this book gathers them all for you to enjoy.

Be inspired by positive tales and be empowered by the brave words of others. Embrace your own coming of age moments and what they meant to you and take comfort in stories or events you’ve not experienced yet yourself like a first child or AARP card. Each story is a quick read so you can pick it up any time you need to be uplifted or reaffirm your own personal stories growing up as a woman, made in the image of the Goddess.

Proceeds of this book go to support the work of GoddessUniversity.org. Goddess University’s mission is to educate globally to empower you to act locally.

Reason to Celebrate

My whole life was turned upside down; my parents were going through a very bitter divorce, and they both deserted me. One of our neighbors saw me living alone in the house with no food or electricity and asked me to come and stay with them for a while. I was out playing touch football with all the boys in the neighborhood, and when I got up from being tackled, one of the boys noted I had some blood on the inner leg of my blue jeans. Thinking I had been hurt, I went in