Lighting the Path Less Taken

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Sacred Mystery

If you took my heart out
and burned it for an age,

It would be blackened and burned
and yet,

You could never burn out the trust
and love planted there,

By the hand of the Sacred One
I have come to know.

We are asked to find some kind of "sacred trust" and to allow that divine leadership to light our way in life, even when the direction it takes us is a mystery to our human understanding.

Magic and Sweet Dreams

Crazy Raven comes cawing,
Flying through the night,
Looking for the children
Who need some delight.

These are the wounded children
Who have forgotten how to play,
Losing the magic of sweet dreams,
Having suffered along the way.

But Crazy Raven finds them,
His antics brings such cheer,
He flies through the Dreamtime,
Collecting all their tears.

If your life is full of sadness,
And nightmares mirror the flaws,
Listen for Crazy Raven,
And answer is magical caw.

Rest again in sweet dreams,
Know that magic is here to stay,
A blessing from Earth Mother,
To the wounded,
who seek
the Beauty Way.

Good Anger

Anger has a purpose when
It forces us to change.
Making us so tired of
The shallowness of games.

Anger can be creative when,
Through our fury, we can see
The blame we placed on others
With whom we could not agree.

Anger can direct our focus,
Allowing true intent to find
The purpose and definition of
The actions that kept us blind.
To the souls who were led astray,
Replacing their reasons for being,
Sending their apathy away.

Anger teaches lessons,
With viewpoints, never the same.
We can learn to change our attitudes,
Or continue to shame and blame.

For today when I anger I will look into the why....

Reminder

Anything that has brought a smile to your lips, joy to your heart, or lightness to your step is a blessing.
Anything that has made your life more comfortable, had lightened your burden, or has brought warmth to your home is a blessing.
Anything that has supported your body, increased your endurance, or opened your heart is a blessing.
Anything that has made you look deeper, has expanded your understanding, or has increased your compassion is a blessing.
Anything that has tested your strength, fortified your commitment, or forced you to grow is a blessing.
Anything that had reminded you how precious life is and has taught you to treasure your Relations is a blessing.

The Creator reminds us that blessings are counted in the way that we choose to look at them.
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Investing in Harmony

Investing in the harmony
We want to rule our lives
Comes by making the effort
To listen, and then to realize...

Just one discordant comment
Can wreak havoc to the whole,
Shattering precious harmony,
Or the serenity of the soul.

Listening to the talk of others,
Then listening to our own,
Allows us vivid comparisons,
Of all the seeds we've sown.

Gossip breeds ugly judgments,
And lies can bring us pain,
The negativity we listen to
Kills the harmony we've attained.

In listening to bitter resentment,
Or hearing jealousy used to defame,
By refusing to stop the speaker,
The listener is to blame.

Harmony is an investment,
Fed with each thought and deed,
We can choose to "Walk in Beauty".
Or let the discord take the lead.

This reading touched me deeply....reread the final stanza....feed your harmony, I will.

The Value of Memories

The precious moments linger,
The warmness still remains,
Old friends and fond memories,
A shelter from the rain.

The richness of memories
Invites laughter to return,
Banishing the stormy skies,
Petty problems, and concerns.

Reach deep within your memory
To a shining moment in time,
Retrieving every sentiment,
To reclaim the sublime.

The value of our memories
Is a store of wealth untold,
A smile on a cloudy day,
And a fire to feed the soul.

Apparent Freedom

The long winded expert
Labeled and explained
Every single concept
'Til no questions remained.

The apparent freedom of
The knowledge he had gained,
Left him alone and friendless.
His intellect making him vain.
The fountain of information
That he wielded like a knife
Cut out every possibility
Of sharing his feelings or his life.

"What a waste of a brilliant mind",
They said behind his back,
"A heartless encyclopedia
The perfect egomaniac".

When love finally found him
Doddering and alone,
His years of reflecting
Brought reality home.

He was more than ready
To be humble and kind,
For his heart had tasted victory
Over his ego and his mind.

Hypocrisy

"Walk your Talk
Don't Talk Your Walk"

The human beings have learned that spoken words are cheap, that promises are often broken, and that in most cases, a commitment is not honored.
We have all heard that "actions speak louder than words".
Most of us have experienced the disappointments and hurts connected with broken trusts.
In the Native American culture, we have a saying:
"Walk your talk"
If people mouth one thing and do another, they are "talking their walk"....in other cultures that is called hypocrisy.

How will you walk? In beauty and in a good way? Walk your talk as you speak truth best you can with a pure heart with good intent? Humble, open, healing, hopeful....?

Mountain Lion Spirit

Today, I felt myself falling
in the whirlpool of your eyes.
There was no one there to help me...
no present time,
only eternities of space.
But you have never laughed at me
for getting lost or afraid.
You just let me be,
and smiled,
and my spirit grew until...
I believed I could touch your face
and I wouldn't be afraid
to be me
ever again.

This experience is personal for each human being. We cannot explain how it affects our lives. If the loss of fear and the ability to stand tall have happened to you, you know it from the core of your being. If it has not happened to you "yet", the joy awaiting you will change how you live forever.

Healing Prayer

Mother, teach me how to heal
the feelings inside of me;
teach me how to respect all of life
with burgeoning humility.

Show me the path away from abuse
where everything sings of life
where heartache is just a memory
of ancient human strife.

Let my spark be healed
until dying holds no fear
where rebirth is welcomed
bringing me joyous tears.

These are the things that I desire
for I want to truly know
the pathways and healing passage
through the dark night of the soul.

I really like this specific line.... not sure why but it strikes a chord with me.

Reputation

Our actions tell a story
To observers who view
The honesty and intentions
Found in everything we do.

The basis of any reputation
Will sound its own alarms
Measured by expected behavior
Through honor, or through harm.

Every life tells its story
Every human draws the lines,
The boundaries of personal honor
Are ours to live and redefine.

Jealousy, hatred, and poverty
Can prey upon human souls
Tarnishing the spirit's intent
To reach an honorable goal.

But finding the path to healing
And seeing self-worth inside
Can change a bad reputation
To one of honor and pride.

If your past still haunts you
It's time to give it away
Live the best of your potential
By leading through example today.

Medicine Brother Song

Hear my words, oh Brother Warrior.
Let them ring bright and true.
The time is now to be your vision,
For the world has need of you.

Ride the wind, oh peaceful warrior,
To the place that holds your pain.
Release the hurt that stops your vision,
The open wide to love again.

We can dream to be with our Ancestors,
We can great the Morning Star.
Together we can find the way,
To be proud of who we are,
To become the visions that we are.

So, sail high my Eagle Dancer,
Circle through the winds of change,
So walk free, my vision seeker,
Feel and heal and love again.

Then stand tall, my spirit warrior,
Glory in the light you seed.
Then dream on, my heart healer.
The love inside is all you need.
The love inside is ALL you need.

Note: We all have the potential to become our visions--the love inside is all we need.

Joy Reclaimed in Retreat

Having lost life's sparkle
I walked
To the Moon Lodge....alone,
There to find some serenity
I could call up when the need arose.

I witnessed the miracle of reclamation.
As I counted my blessings once more,
My joy returned
Overflowing,
As through the silence,
I bore witness
To the miracles
I had forgotten in my haste.

Tonight the moon burst!
Yesterday, I taught a child to smile.
This morning,
I found a rainbow on my doorstep.

Tomorrow,
I want to share my joy with you.

Walks Tall Woman, Clan Mother of the Eleventh Moon, reminds us that there is strength in retreat.

There have been many weeks of many folks taking time back in their perspective caves perusing the life they lead, have lead or wish to lead.
Wondering worrying about themselves, people in their lives and what they are to do with them, to them, for them....but what one finds inside the cave is....oneself and that the others out there have to find their own caves and own ways whilst we come to terms with the discovery that we are unique in and of ourselves.
Tis time to dare to dream and become that which we have long wished for, longed for, only thought maybe one day we could "be"....one day is now.
Tis time to open, hear the sounds beneath the surfaces of life, time to set upon Mother Earth and let her energy flow up and into our soul, time to open our arms and remember...honor, trust, faith...hope.
In hope there is life and momentum and then there is the light and that illuminates the cave to a brightness that allows us to see...we can be...to see we are never alone unless we choose to be...that we are beloved by so many and so much.
BUT mostly we come to love ourselves and in that light and love comes the courage to dare to become that which we hold dark and quiet in our dreams wishing we could....know that....best to try and fail than to never know if you might've had a chance to shine that light and make the world, your world better if not best.
Find your cave, your light....then come back bigger and stronger and brighter that even because the time comes for those of the light, soon.

(that said...by my guide, I am in my own cave....by the opening.....I can see out there....time to go back? maybe)

Adventure as an Alternative

Hearken to dissatisfaction!
Let boredom have it's ways!
Sacrifice your aliveness.
And keep adventure at bay.

Become rigid and stubborn
Until you haven't got a clue,
Of purpose or direction
About what you want to do!

Give up your desires!
Let go of your dreams!

Drop-kick your creativity
And mask your self-esteem.

Look at your master creation,
The statue without a will,
A mind without ideas,
A life containing no thrills.

"Adventure is nothing more than choosing to take advantage of the opportunities that are always being presented during our passage through human life."

Go on! Have one...even a little one! q14