I did not know what to title this post
so I started it as I physically did...
with an exhale.
an exhale of release and contentment
an exhale indicating
that work has been happening
within
and without
The image above represents how I have been feeling
these days
some-what naked, raw and vulnerable
and yet
all with in the comfort of
Love, Familiarity, and Beauty.
This month in SouLodge
we have been journeying with Owl...
whom I hold dear
because of this story
For me Owl is a reflection of my Self
She has vision in the dark.
She consumes only what she needs,
from the rodents and night crawlers
she feasts on,
and expels what she does not.
She is a Shadow Stalker
a Keeper of the Night
Silent in her Wisdom
(still working on this one)
Knowing the importance of Going Within
to those dark places of our psyche
to set ourselves free...
So this months Soul-Work has been revealing
and hard.
Facing those thing with in myself
that are not so pretty~
the rodents of my soul...
so to speak.
Not facing them in with shame
but facing them in love and acceptance
realizing what they have to teach me
and also challenging me to let go
of the addictions
the obsessions
the distractions
that keep me from my soul purpose.
Moving me towards the freedom to express
my soul truth
my heart words
my Self.
I have watched myself consume my fears
and spit out the pellets
of what I no longer wish to carry
Bringing up those "pellets" stung
as they scrapped up my throat...
they even cause sadness.
"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another." ~Anatole France
And at the same time
they gave Freedom and Hope.
and I am ready to fly
I know this only happens
by going deep
there is no other way
but to trust in Spirit fully
and go where one is called...
not forced
but called gently
by the exhale
of
The One
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I am also remembering...
when this lovely family stopped by
on their way home to New Zealand,
from China, last year.
What a special time it was...
ironically
our visit ended with this
I can still here Mark (and the kids)
laughing in the back
when the owl pooped lol
good times...
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one last thing today
my lovelies
and we raised
(drum roll please)
over $100,000.00 for our centre
on Nativity Hill
in Medellin, Colombia.
AWESOME!
I plan to be going again in March
this time with my 18 year old niece : )
another grand adventure I am sure.
*
Well that is where things are at
my lovelies.
This Life is a Beautiful Mystery
Today
as with everyday
I am grateful
for all that it offers me.
Love and Light
ps Happy Thanksgiving to all my American Lovelies
ps Happy Thanksgiving to all my American Lovelies
