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Monday 15 October 2012

Monday Offering...Lost....


Stand Still
the trees ahead and the bushes behind you
Are not Lost
Wherever you are is called Here
And you must treat it as a powerful stranger
Must as permission to know it and be known
The forest breathes
Listen
It answers
"I have made this place around you
If you leave it
you may come back again
saying
Here"

No trees are the same to Raven
No two branches are the same to Wren
If what a tree or a bush does
is lost to you
You
Are 
Surely
Lost
Stand Still
The Forest knows where you are
You must let it find You

~David Wagoner


For the next 5 weeks I am 
Goldmining the Shadows
along side Black Panther
with Pixie Campbell
and my sisters at SouLodge.



I am always moved at how "things" open up 
and prepare you
when you put out intent.
My journey into the Gold-mine started with my retreat
where the ground was broken to begin.

For the next few weeks I will be sharing with you
this spiritual unfolding
this time of delving deep
a time to find
the diamonds in the rough.
My hope is that you might find your message
in my words
that you might see yourself in me
that you too will find
the darkness not so scary...
and come to a place
where you too find
the unique gifts the Shadow offers.



"Being a Shadow is not a fun job
but someone's got to do it" ~ Panther
(as told to my SouLodge sister Anna)

Walk Lightly my lovelies
the forest knows where you are.

Love and Light



*
my Lovelies
I had to add this video and information...
for these are our sister
these are our daughters



Malala is the young girl in the video
determined to become a doctor.
She is a humans rights activist 
and at the age of 11 began to write
an on line diary
 for the BBC,
revealing what life was like
under Taliban rule in Pakistan
This past week Malala,
now 14
was shot by the Taliban
for promoting separatism
her story can be found here
*
This is why we must stand up and live fully
This is why we must live with intention
This is why we must wake up to our freedom
Change begins with us, in us, by us
here in the western world
opportunity is in abundance
use it my lovelies
use it and
transform your life
and in turn
you will influence
the transformation of other lives....
thank you
love and light




5 comments:

  1. "This is why we must stand up and live fully
    This is why we must live with intention
    This is why we must wake up to our freedom
    Change begins with us, in us, by us
    here in the western world
    opportunity is in abundance" wow wow wow wow!! I'm so in. Love this xoxoxox

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  2. oh and I love the pic of you with your arms outstretched. beautiful you xo

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  3. Love the picture too...and oh what a story! What a story...sigh. Thanks for adding your amazing words.

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  4. As per usual your photography captures my spirit

    Love and Light from one Cat to another xxx

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  5. I am so looking forward to all you share as you journey! Always love the insights you bring and share.. they are such treasures to all who come to your sacred space!

    My goodness.. that last picture of the sun reflecting on the water is just breathtaking! Wow!

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