Authentic

And so begins my day♡ truth be told♡ this was a tough week, highs and lows, ups and downs, that began with a most impromptu meeting with a dear friend, followed by an inspirational meditation. The calm and the peace to set the pace.

The next couple of days were as life was supposed to be. You see, a little over 3 months ago, during a meditation class, I received a message from an uncle who had passed a couple years back. The message was 3 months. I understood the message, however the recipient was unexpected. The lesson was one of awareness.

Three months later, yesterday, almost to the day, my aunt's spirit (his wife) left her body to return to the spirit world. When I first received the message, I understood it to be a confirmation that the messages were real.  We had no idea at that time that she was sick. We found out a couple of weeks back. That is when the message began to make sense. What I understand it to mean, now, is a confirmation that the spirit world is real. The messages are a gift and to be embraced. 'This all is the way it is supposed to be.'  And to further celebrate the moving out of ones body and the journey back to the world of pure love, compassion, and joy; sending their spirit off with blessings and love, gratitude and well-wishes, to embark on the next phase of their journey.

And here on earth, to celebrate the gifts that were learned and left behind through our relationship with that person. To celebrate human life.  This is the way it is supposed to Be.  Not with sadness, but joy & love. Life is real. And so is the spirit world. We come here, to earth, for a reason, a commitment, a journey to embark upon, to learn and experience. It's about relationships, not just between you and me, but much broader, and much more committed than most understand.   

That's about where I am there and right on que and what I have learned, what I now know, is that there is a gift to be embraced and a lesson to be learned, and shared. The illusion of separation. We are one.

Raw. Rare. Honest. Brilliant. And so a new journey begins. The illusion becomes clearer. Most days.






 

The Lighthouse

To know your soul better, you must leave your ego behind, enter places you never thought possible, and question all that you know; believing, with every step forward, and in each moment of every breath, that there is light shining within you; a light that once lit, will have the ability to create all things possible, and love deeper than ever imagined. A light that will shine brightly forevermore.

And the Lighthouse will guide you. Amid the rain, the winds, and the storms, the Lighthouse stands tall; a Beacon of light, gentle in its offerings, unwavering in its efforts. It knows that it is the light, and that its light will continue to shine. That you will find your way. Its light shines brightly from within. 

And so began a week of lessons; of discovery, of highs and lows. Of light. We are all born of love♡ We are all born of a path in which we most wish to experience greatness of self. Sub-Conscious to Conscious Thought♡ Within Us is the Purest Expression of Self.   True Self needs no approval

Any time we seek approval, we are not living from True Self. However, one thing I'm sure of is that our lower nature will always keep throwing out 'suggestions' that we do need approval. That ruffled up, fearful, shrinking-violet voice will always speak to us. We must be aware constantly that this voice is NOT our True Voice. This lower nature will try every way to drag us down into believing we cannot, should not, will not, and do not. And only IF someone approves, can we be sure we are 'ok.'

In recognizing, little by little, how insidious this lower nature is within us, we also can begin to realize it is ALL imagination. And it is not to be feared... after all, these suggestions it makes are only thoughts. And we do not have to take the bait. We do, more often than we know, take the bait. Even as I am writing this, that lower nature is saying to me, "Be careful what you put out there. People don't want to see this." And I respond, "No, I'm sure they don't.

But I will put it out there anyway. Because we need to see Truth." I know what approval seeking does to one's life. It sucks it dry. It conjures up the most hideous aspects of imagined fearfulness. Getting out of that pit is not a one-shot deal. It's a daily work. But, as I like to say,  

"There's a rope. Grab it, and climb." We are able to be strong, because we ARE strength.

Anything that tells us we are weak, is lower nature speaking. Choose this day, this hour, this moment, every day, every hour, every moment, whom you will serve.' 

This took us on an entirely separate and reflective conversation. It's purpose, at the time, unaware, but served our awareness at the root of our conversation.
 
'I remember a lot about how we first connected,' she began, 'it was through the Reiki page I had. Somehow, Facebook decided to remove your page from my page's 'likes'. You noticed this and sent me a personal message. You were so gracious, and you knew we were going to connect further in some way in the future. I remember very clearly thinking "This lady is going to be part of my life". And so it is.'

'Below is part of the message you sent to me regarding the 'unlike' event.... Oh, and apparently I did indeed unlike the page myself... I was throwing a tantrum...'

Dear ...'It seems that I have been led to communicate with you, so, I do so. To be honest, when messages come, I have not found the way, yet, to let the message go until I have communicated it. I guess that's the point! and there is no way to argue with Spirit!  So please, take care, know that you have an amazing gift, one that is most necessary to the rest of the world as it is to yourself. You are loved and supported by the Universe.'  and with this, a friendship so began. One that is open, inspiring, and allowing.

Over the past couple of days we have talked much about 'Doing from the heart' and how it fits in with Truth.' We talked on further until, finally, a cord of awareness was struck. Truth. 

'What I am taking from your wisdom on doing from the heart is this.' she reflected, 'I will not be the lighthouse running around shining the Light in eyes that are closed. I will instead be the Lighthouse, sturdy and grounded, for the Light, And eyes that want to see will see. I need do nothing.' 

There, there it is....

... and so the light indeed does shine brightly from within you. You are the Light, reflective of the Lighthouse. You are the Love. 

And There is the Peace that I Am.

'Will I be my Self?'

Which led me to ponder and ask a question, first to myself, then to everyone this week prior to meditation. Our HIGHER Self. When we talk about are Higher Self, what does this mean to you? 

I wondered because, we are so often these days, told to ask 'our higher self' or do 'for the greatest good of self,' and if we don't know 'who' or 'what' this is, then how can we ever listen to it? 

We are taught values and beliefs and then accept them without even really understanding what they mean. It's time to really, truly, step outside of this box; push down the barriers and question what you think you 'know.' Why? Because we have played 'follow the blind leader' for far too long. It's time to colour outside the lines, because really, there are no lines. 

 “The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that. What is grievance? The baggage of old thought and emotion.” ~ Lao Tzu

"I am learning that I AM my Self. Being anything other than my true Identity is a disturbance, and therefore not Me. Oh sure, I can go ahead and fall back to sleep, and often do, getting caught up in the illusions of past or future. But I recognize this more and more often now. And I come awake, as best I can, as best I know how to right now. And there is the Peace that I AM. 

Practicing being awake, aware, present, however you wish to call it, reveals who we truly are. And in those revelations we find that we are home already, loved already, whole already. Whatever we were seeking is truly seeking us. We only need to observe that we are not our mind, and in that observation comes the unveiling of the mystery. Reconciliation, completion. Home. Safe. Loved, wanted, needed, adored, enough, holy, creators, lovers, light and dark, all that is and was and will be. Suspended briefly in this path called time, which flows through us."

And with that, my answer is simple. The results more powerful. Your Higher Self. That's YOU.   YOU minus the fear, the doubt, the worry, and the blame. YOU outside of the consciousness, the reactive, the teachings, the safety. YOU. Just YOU, pure and loving.

Just like that....

If I think back, I don't even remember how we met.  I do know that it really makes no difference at all. What I am aware of is that right from the very beginning there was a connection, a very deep one. One that carries the vibration of love, gentleness, respect, and compassion. 

My week began like every other week. It quickly became Wednesday, when suddenly, and such as life gives us, all changed. When life's major events brings change, we jump aboard a bus and see the world through different eyes. Always a reminder of how precious life is and that we come here to fulfill a contract, with ourselves, our soul's most deepest desires. 


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A reminder that we are beautiful. This is so often the journey of many, the struggles, and the sense. What I have learned, what I have experienced, is that compassion, kindness, respect, and honesty, must come together with the the Loving Allowance. of all to be. in their own place and time. That's IT.

There are no exceptions. We cannot walk another's path. As much as we see them hurting, flayalling, crying, and/ or acting out, all that we can do is show with love. We can offer guidance or experience, but it is completely up to them to take their lead. When they decide its the right time.

To do this without enabling and being true to ourself, is conscious awareness; thought, action, and deed. You can choose to walk away. Choose to do so to be true to who you are. Choose to be there for them when they have reached the moment of self awareness for themselves. 

People around us can be frustrating. If you choose them to be. What I have learned is that if you can't change it, let it go. Really. Breathe in. Deeply. Accept that there was a gift or a lesson. And Bless them with all the love that you have (cause love is endless!). and Just let it go. It is that simple. Walk forward whole.

It's only made more complicated because we allow it to be. ....in their own place and time.. it's their journey. Journal your feelings, if you have to, to understand yourself better, process in all ways you can - vent the anger, frustration or whatever you need to do to keep moving forward. And be open to new relationships and friendships. Sometimes these periods are trans-formative in amazingly good ways that we can't always see in the moment as it happens. 

It hurts until we realize that it is not up to us. And that it is not a fault within us. A fault of who we are, the true You. They may be lashing out because they see that you are being who you are and they still a caged bird, perhaps they didn't even know it. They see and suddenly know that they, too, want to be who they truly are. They will get there, but not by you changing. But by you loving. and perhaps letting go. for now.

What I have learned, is that there is so much that I do not know, but there is so much more that I do know. And there is always room to know more, learn more, discover, take a chance on, and to love... always much more love to be had. Focus on what you can do, where you can make a difference, and always, from that place deep within your heart.

The only person whom others can truly Love is the true you. Goes for them too.

    

the Art of Being. Humble. Let Go and Let God

'What I said was the Truth. But as I see now, it was served without compassion.’ She continued, ‘to eat humble pie, in common usage, is to apologize and face humiliation for a serious error,’

I listened, as I have learned, that self-guilt and shame is is a form of punishment for speaking our truth. This is her lesson and I must allow. One of our greatest gifts, the allowance of others to experience and learn...

She reflected, ‘people who have pain they don't know what to do with, may try to hurt you. The lashing out has nothing to do with you personally. Stand with them quietly in the 'I' of the storm.... there are always people who will look for a problem for every solution. I know this because I used to be one of them.’

Light bulb.

"Until we are willing to make our own mistakes -- and learn the lessons from our actions therein -- we will continue to find ourselves blaming someone (or something) outside of us for the missteps that we agreed to ."  -- Guy Finley

The beginnings of the Lesson, ‘if I am going to tell it like is, I must be willing to be misunderstood. And today I learned my words are as clanging brass if I tell the Truth without compassion.’

My response, was simple, and what I have witnesses, ‘People can also choose to take it, read into it, deny, lie, blame, or act surprised. It's all relative. Einstein was a very wise man. Your truth, as you see it, is that. Your words, as you stated them, gave new clarity, for me, in a situation that I was working through with a client♡’

‘Yes, it's true,’  she continued, ‘perhaps I was too attached to the outcome I wanted, which was to help someone. And Because someone doesn't get it or refuses to understand, this doesn't change the Truth. There were signs that this person didn't actually want help but only someone to listen to them complain and feel sorry for them. I can throw a rope down into the pit but I cannot make them grab it and climb out. I like it that you shared with me a good result of my words. So often we never know any part of the ripple effect.’

To which I gave reflection, ‘WE don't get to choose the outcome. I remember a story that was told to me about a woman who gave to the homeless on the street. Some people were against this. They would say things such as, 'Why do you give to them, when all they are going to do is buy drugs or alcohol. Or they probably won't appreciate it!' To which she responded, 'It's not up to me what they do with it, I have no control over that. It's up to me, my choice, to give. That's between me and God, not what they do with it.' I have never forgotten this.’

Searching within once again, with a rare honesty,  ‘I had tried for many years to console the broken child within me, and didn't have much success. However, once I really got into meditation, I stepped away from the churning of the divided mind. One day I received an idea. I had been seeing fields of energy in the meditations, one particular one was green energy, the color of healing. I wrapped up the child within, in a blanket and laid her in the field.  I did this daily for days... not sure how long, but it wasn't too long. I knew she was safe there. And one day I just left her there. This was the way for me.’

Healing transpires when we seek to find the truth rather than the blame. When we choose to find the lesson and the growth. That is my experience. One that I have learned to embrace.

Thoughts and words that are profound, searching always for the growth.

I have done my fair share of complaining. That's when I didn't know that I was in charge of my perception. That's when I was an unconscious prisoner of a nature that blames everyone and everything outside itself for its predicaments, for the way it feels. It also depends on things outside itself to validate itself, comfort itself and to further perpetuate it.

Honesty & Conscious Awareness. Discover and practice this one thing, just this one thing, and slowly your life will change. I promise. This is the beginning of freedom.

More moments of clarity, ‘Having said all this, let me assure that no one is perfect. These conversations  are all lessons.  I am learning, and continue daily to learn. We can only learn if we remember to practice. As trite as it may seem, just take a few breaths.

Remember yourself. Come awake. And see the nature that wants you to believe you are a mess, you are hopeless, you are useless, you will never be whole. It tells you lies.

The mind is part of you, but it is not You. The mind is a tool to be used. Don't allow it to use You. Practice becoming aware of the nonsense it presents for you to become involved in. The person seeing the nonsense? That's You. The person who gets to decide whether to buy into the nonsense? That's You.

You are already whole. Peel away the nonsense the mind has been building up and the wholeness will be revealed.

Beautiful & Honest. Rare & Insightful. Searching.  "You can save yourself. Let the Light in."

I don't know what that means.

"You will. Be still. Know you are My Child. My Creation. You Are Creation. of God, the Divine Presence."

I am still. I am quiet. I am looking for You. I see something glint.  I feel something stir. The shards are shifting, and I feel pain.  Please, take that Light away. Incredibly, I yearn for the Light.  Once tasted, it cannot be denied.  The Love that is the Light begins the mending Broken bits of glass in the bottom of a pit -- no longer.  Now gleaming, now smoothing, ever moving, ever changing.  Ceaselessly expanding and contracting, creating, perfecting.   Brilliant as they reflect the Light.  The grains of glass, the pit, the fear, the pain, the Light, Beautiful as they move in harmony, as One.

Searching the soul.

Walk Softly

What so many, me, we, are learning, is the it is the pain that we carry around that is blocking us from understanding more. As we release each bit, each breath, each thought of pain, our learning and growth expands.  We begin, moment by moment to seek the necessary knowledge; to attune and bring forth messengers and teachers, who come to us, as if by synchronicity, or perhaps Divine intervention, to teach, to show, and to guide us, to a higher understanding, with clarity. To assist, then, in helping us to see through and past the many patterns of illusions. In emptiness their is only love. 

Namaste♡ and walk softly upon the Earth♡ 

Messages & Miracles~ Remember. Who You Are.

A wonderful day is upon me, a thought provoking one at that. The subject? Dear God, what does it mean to Remember who I am?

'Well dear child of mine, to remember who you are is to recreate from the lessons and teachings of others. those lessons were created in their honor. It is now time to create your own.'

But what about the past? the mistakes, the bad things that I did, the anger that I shouted, the people that I blamed? So what about the past?

'The past is there for you, to serve you, to serve the lessons that you came here to experience.'

But should I then leave the past behind? How can I truly do this?

'Leaving the past behind is not about forgetting or getting amnesia. Letting go of the past is about learning from the past, and carrying the LESSONS or the GIFTS of the experience with you. To help you to better make choices, is one reason. To be more compassionate, and understanding. To be more joyful, knowing what you don't want to be like, or feel like, or another to feel like. To see further and to strive for higher. To be ALL that you can be. You people either want to hang onto the past and carry it around like a million pound weight, never being able to step much further ahead. or you want to let it go, pretend that it does not exist. Then you struggle and further get angry with yourself because you can't do just that! Ha! Letting it go means one thing completely different. It means to not let it weigh you down, or continually struggle with it.'

'This lifetime, this experience on earth is all encompassing of each moment, from the very first breath that you took. Each day IS a blank slate. But a blank slate with the lessons learned and discovered. Learn and discover each day, more and more! Learn and discover all that you can be! Go out and have fun! Experience the joy in every moment! Find a way to do all the things that you so want to do! Experience Experience Experience!'

'Always know your core. Love, Peace, & Happiness.'

Messages & Miracles~ to Teach is to Learn

It's been yet another powerful day for me. The power of awareness & learning. What have I discovered in this last week? Most importantly to be open to the many lessons offered to us. Above all else♡ Be Honest and True to You♡

Messages of late have been fast and furious, and with that I allowed myself the opportunity to soak it all in and learn. Always on the search for something to teach, when we are open to the lessons, it is from within the depths of our souls, of openness and oneness, that we receive our greatest truths. And so it was with this. I have learned that there are people who only want to teach. They believe in their personal lessons, and this is beautiful, but (do not like the butttt word) my feeling was that then we give away the opportunity to experience more. Then I understood that this is not up to me. It's up to them. And to see the difference.

Dear God, what can I learn today, I ask. 'Well, dear Child, learn to live. To live fully life, to experience more and more in each and every moment. To shed light on new awareness and to see the gifts in all that you do and experience. Do not haste judgment on another, for it is this judgement that blinds us from learning more. Stay true to your path and compassionate of another's journey. Seek the balance and the love.'

And with this, I received the greatness of a truly inspirational gift from afar. Rarely has anything ever left me speechless, but this, more so at a loss for words. Only an enormous amount of love in my heart. 'Red Bird, I am grateful that God sent you to me, to teach, to share and to learn. One day, yes, we will meet.' Today, I am going to share an open letter in which she wrote. It is a spectacular celebration of life, love, compassion, and mostly honesty. She goes by Red Bird, which signifies her gift to many. She is truly beautiful and the sun is shining brightly again today♡ The sun shines brighter because she is with us.

'Dear friends and readers, my greetings to u all come with enthusiasm and happy feelings from my heart hoping u all blessed, healthy and super fine. My note of encouragement for those who experienced some days of their lives as different as the way they would love to, kindly replenish ur faith and never stop ur genuine dreams despite all hell u’ve been through b’coz God is never blind to see u, nor is he a deaf to hear ur cries, shall he end them all at the right and convenient time for him and give u what u deserve, amen.

Dear friends, on august 2015, I decided to take vacation to break myself up from everything am used to especially the fatigue of working for more than 14 months without a break in efforts of voluntarily coordinate a breast and cervical cancer project with different teams to its implementation stage though currently on hold due to some unavoidable circumstances.

In this year’s vacation, wanna ‘ve different treats essentially to learn and do something(s) new but in a more relaxed modes, so I thought of taking local long safaris, investing more times changing sceneries away from cities and towns yet adopting whatever best comes along the way plus a bit of physical exercises and more readings about it. It didn’t go exactly as planned though, but I thank God it was full of experiences. I saw a lot, heard a lot just from the moment I started my safari right at Arusha bus terminal and all the places I visited to where I ended my vacation safari at Kilimanjaro international Airport. I thank God was with me always so everything went fine despite the changes.

As we drove off some few kms away from bus terminal (don’t remember exactly figure) we stopped somewhere at the bushy and rocky vicinity for a short-call. Unfortunately, when joining other passengers out for the call, I had a minor falling accident and hit my purse on the rock. My camera (in the purse) screen partially cracked and partly filled with black ink (dead) and my Smartphone (in the purse too) got some issues on the camera but I thank God was not hurt. No regret anyway, it’s just an accident.

The more places I travelled, I moved around and met different people, I felt challenged compassionately and slowly kinda felt not prepared for all the voices I heard, all the things I saw and all the feelings I had throughout. There’re times I blamed my senses for staying absolutely conscious on everything that happened right in front of me yet I couldn’t exempt my eyes, ears, feelings and brain from them. Though, all those ‘ve not been absolutely new in the sense of hearing and watching them from this and that source but all I can say is, was new live experiences for me especially that moment I preferred to be away from everything am used to only caught myself with “what! OMG! hell no!”

To kindly shorten the story, I spent some times exchanging experiences, moving around and more times in sharing stories with opportunities to meet different people whom I called some “one-time friends”.

Some experiences and stories knocked my emotions door, exposed me widely open and let my feelings caught lively expressed. Their tears, frowns, pains, smiles, excitement and laughter trapped mine like +ve and –ve magnetic poles. Am telling y’all, it’s not easy at all!. We all know its sincerely hard sometimes to believe some experiences from others unless u live their lives. It’s hard to u/stand what other human beings are going through unless u become part of their journey, therefore, all those together ‘ve fortified me harder to take more life pictures even at a very peculiar angle.

As I said, all these were not so new to me, it’s only that was not ready geared up for any of that extent. I ‘ve heard alot of hopeless voices and cries, witnessed a lot of sad and frown faces that really kept on changing my attitudes and discipline towards life todate. I wish I could share all the experiences I had throughout but since was not well prepared from the first instant I planned for the vacation where I had some challenges with my technological devices for pictures and videos as mentioned, kindly accept my apologies for that. I shared some pieces that I took from different friend’s phone I met there who promised to whatssapp me in vain so these are all I got from one of them.

I ve seen human rights and justice violated, completely ripped off, women and children abused and people didn’t seem to care yet some who cared got their mouths zipped. I ‘ve seen people struggling days and nights for at least two meals a day ended up with only one meal calling it “a long pass”. I met skinned people (like clothed skeleton) not b’coz they are in diet maintaining their bodies but b’coz all days of their lives are struggles. I met people walking partly naked not b’coz they’re keeping up with kardashiann but to them clothes are like gifts rarely to get. I ‘ve seen people sleeping on corridors and streets, comes cold, comes rain, comes mosquitoes not b’coz its hot inside no, its b’coz they ‘ve got nowhere to sleep. Some parents & families I met have blessed child labour as one of collective means of getting income.

Some people I met were singing a very common global song…its about money! Money! Money! That money for this, money for that, money here, money there with belief that money is everything in their lives, that money can be remedy to each and every dilemma they are facing. Well I never judge nor criticize them instead, I kindly show my concern that there are times in life money aren’t a thing and that u cant die deep inside everyday of ur lives just b’coz u got no money. Happiness worth a life so ruining it is the same as ruining a life whether with money or without. No one should underestimate the POWER inside him/her b’coz even money cant buy that POWER. Don’t trade urself for money, don’t trade ur beauty, ur kindness, ur love, ur integrity, ur respect, ur humanity as a person for money b’coz those things lasts. No store in the world sell any of it b’coz they are worthiness but priceless.

Everyone of us has his/her uniqueness from God and I think, that should be ur first and foremost blessing to be proud of than money. That is the only thing that u can live proudly with and die with. What I meant to them was, no one can neither give it to u nor can one take it away from u, only God can. Therefore lets not price tag everything worth in our lives since there are some precious things in life that money cant buy. Not all people with money are happy nor all without money aren’t happy. We agreed that yes!, money are really important but not all the time in everything and that money are earned through hard work, setting SMART goals, dedication, integrity, discipline and blessings for whatever good deed u do to others(bring back to the community), compassionate for others and helping the needy b’coz what u give comes back to u in more different ways if u believe.

We spoke and spoke then verses like no money no happiness and more money more happiness ended to what’s money without happiness and at the end we all chorused the same that u can be happy without money and gave ourselves many many huge claps with “we deserve a soda ” hahahaha! . I was extremely happy thanked God how we positively ended at this point.

However it wasn’t about sad, frowns, tears and pain all the time, no! I had notable and splendid moments full of happiness, smiles, laughter and cheers and amazingly I broke my ribs from time to time from different comedies and jokes. We as well had times to share bits of meaningful lessons and joyful experiences of our lives, good stories and faire tales. At times, we sang and dance our moods away like nothing has ever happened in our lives. With all those sharing and caring, I really felt we were all blessed.

LESSON:

Dear friends, our lives ‘ve been uniquely different and so shall they remain till then. We are all different from how we are born to how we grow, from how we are raised to how we raise ourselves, from how we associate and cope with each other and everything to how we isolate and crumble with each other, from how we individually perceive and interpret to how we ignore and from how we live to how we die. Lets always love, be and do good to everyone, help, support, give, compassionate, share and care not for the people who do u the same (like friends, family, colleagues, partners etc) but I mean EVERYONE even those u don’t know including me! Hahahahaha! . "Do unto others as u would have them do unto u". mean one should treat other as one would like others to treat oneself.

I really had beautiful moments full of lessons from each experience from everything and everyone I spent time with. I learnt that every time, days and nights regardless of a weather, there’re lot of comings and goings around the world good and bad, clean and dirty, risky and safe, rights and wrongs all together at once that u may perhaps never know, see, hear, experience if caging ur life in selfishness, carelessness and heartlessness. I think we all need exposure to different people, places, experience etc b’coz am convinced that a lot need to be done in our families, communities, countries and continents especially to “The needy”.

I know perfect well that I cant do everything to everyone but at least I know that I can do something to someone as I ‘ve always being doing whenever in position to do. What know is, not all needy people stays at the centres no! not every needy person need money, need food, clothes, shelter and any other material stuffs absolute not! Some need only shoulders to cry on or a tap on their back, hugs and compliments or someone to make them smile/laugh, or some ears to listen to them and tell them not worry b’coz one day the storm will be over, some need only moments of sharing for them to understand they are not alone and what that there so many out there with the same challenges some bigger than theirs.

We are all blessed uniquely and differently therefore, Lets not disconnect our humanity relationship from the money we ‘ve in our bank accounts/wallet, the wealth we posses, the color of our skins, from the boundaries of our geographic location, not from what we believe, not from religion we follow and not even from the history we hold instead our differences and uniqueness should outstandingly unite us as one, just as HUMAN BEINGS.

I believe what differentiate us human a being from other animals is that we are too blessed than any other

creature and us Human beings are humans with humanity. To win all these, then, LOVE must lead. Lets spread love b’coz with LOVE, there is HAPPINESS, with happiness there is PEACE, with peace then the WORLD BECOME A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL including other living organism (no more bombs, no bullets, no more terrorism, no more war, no killings, no more this and that sufferings from fellow human beings) and when the world become a better place for all there is LIFE. I never said its possible nor do I ever say its impossible but all am saying is play ur part. I always try to play my part, I‘ve never played perfect nor will I ever try to be perfect but, I always try to be human and one thing am sure of is Just like other human beings, IAM NOT PERFECT.
Love y'all,  Be blessed always!!!!! its me...... redbird'

Blessed be you Red Bird, Blessed by all. ♡ with love and light, namaste, Lori♡Lynn
 

Messages & Miracles~ I talk with God

On the morning of the Full Moon, and a Super One at that, I decided to come clean, out of the closet and the darkness. This weekend was filled with so much wonder and excitement, I truly had to go within often and seek a sense of calm.

Friday, during a boat ride, we came upon an Eagle (I call him my grandfather Eagle, as the last time he came around, I could tell that he was getting old). He had passed on. I said a prayer and thanked him for his many gifts and joy that he has brought to me throughout the years. He, in returned allowed me the remembrance of his strength & beauty with a feather. This, in itself, made my heart pound!

On the wings of the Full Moon, in which I sat outside to capture its essence, I looked up into the spectacular star soaked sky and, Holy! A Shooting Star! A blessed site to behold, always.

This morning I was awoken with fresh coffee, a warm fire, and the beauty of the moon exiting the horizon.
Blessed. Absolutely. Happy. Yes. So much of this has extra special meaning to me, such that I felt that I needed to pinch myself many a time. I'm ready. This, I know. Where it will take me, well, I'll just hang on the wings of an eagle and breathe.

Why was there fear within each time I thought these thoughts, I'm not sure. I have always felt close to God. I have always talked with God. I have even yelled at him a couple of times. I am now understanding that the messages that I hear, are from Him. I have always known this, and this, is where the fear comes from. The truth is, lots of people talk to God. and I do means lots. He is always available to converse with. Listening, I have learned, is to set aside ego, which translates into the voice of reason, doubt, fear, and our needs.

Last week I had a couple of really significant messages. After an evening with friends, I received the message of Patience♡ Patience, you say. Well. I've been patient. But as I sat and listened within, I was reminded once again, that each moment requires patience and to be grateful within each and every moment. 'Patience, dear one, as you seek to manifest your dreams, and they are big ones, as you see it. There is no big or small. there just is. Patience as you bring your visions to fruition. 'Slow' the process, as it is within patience that the process is 'made' to seem longer. Delve deep into your heart, into your soul and listen. Listen to find the significance of your own path and journey. It need not be a reflection of another, although I have passed this message along to the many, and I will pass it along to many more, until it is heard by all. It's time to fully embrace who you are, knowing, & further understanding your role & destiny. Move forward, with each step, each word, of remembrance and confidence; in who you are & where you are going in this lifetime and along your spiritual journey.'

How do I know the messages? Well, they just come, Bam! Deep within us all is the knowledge. Today, I take the leap forward; the leap of Faith.  I step out of the darkness and rest inside the light.

The Super Moon brought forth a magical opportunity to cleanse, on all levels. Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual; to release & clear; negativity, fear, doubt, & toxic energies. Too look directly at & release emotions that I may have been unsure; to know what and why these are. To clear away old opinions & beliefs, which will allow me room to adopt a new stance, the stance of my awareness and understanding, a renewed perspective.

With Mother Teresa as a guide, I often hear, 'It's not between you and them, anyway, it's between you and God. Embrace and live this.

During my meditation the other morning I asked for an answer. The answer was this, 'Everything that we need to learn and experience in this lifetime is brought forth HERE in this lifetime, including people. The answer, is always love.'  The question was in regards to karma and past lives, which I have often pondered and weighed, thought about and conversed with many others. The place to find the answers is in the still of the moment.

The final message of last week was another understanding. Want everything. Need nothing. What exactly does that mean and, more so, how do I apply it?  'Well, my dear, the world is filled with unlimited riches, enough for everyone to enjoy!' he continued, 'Ask as though you deserve all! Ask from a place of joy, happiness & love! Ask, though, as if you already have everything you need! Give gratitude for all that you have, share what you have, knowing that there is lots more!'

'Ask for everything! Ask again and again and again! Without ego, knowing that others are asking also! Be

joyful for he who has received! Know that, for whatever reason, and the reason does not matter *ego* that he asked & wanted also! Then ask again! Because there is LOTS more!'

'If you become 'down' or sad, in the moment, remember that it is only but a moment! Ask for everything, want everything! Joyful and alive! Your time is within every moment, dear child. Know. Experience. You are loved. You are beautiful. You are deserving. You are worthy. You are a child of the Divine Spirit of One. You are a child of the Divine Spirit of Love. Again, and always. Love... Love is the answer.'

And again this morning, 'those that do not believe only fear. Those that doubt, only fear. Ask what it is that they fear. Do they not believe in my existence? It's the lack of love of self, the lack of believe in my existence that is creating the fear. Remind them. Remind them of my existence. Remind them of who they are. Turn off the untruths, the propaganda, the fear based messages, the doubt. Turn it off and listen within. The more that learn to listen, the more that will hear.'

Do not fear. Namaste, in Peace & in Love, be gentle, loving and kind today. Always. with Love & Grace, Lori-Lynn

Messages & Miracles~ Depression~ the long road home~

 

Wanting the world to go back to how you believe it to be. There is so much talk and messages on Facebook about depression.  Depression, like any other illness, has many different faces. Having only experienced it from the outside looking in, I am not entirely sure how one gets from here to there, how one falls so deeply into the darkness. That is how I see depression. Probably because depression is so often covered in darkness. A dark room, a blank stare, no hope.

People talk about depression as a chemical imbalance. Perhaps there is some truth in this. That 'chemical' would be light. Pure, sunlight, allowed in through love and brought forth by hope.  

Depression is not about sadness. It's about drowning. Being in a boat without a paddle to someone battling depression, is a good place to be. As one still has the paddle. And a boat. What I have witnessed is someone who can't find the paddle, or the boat, and it's dark outside. But it's darker inside.

Depression is also a loss of hope. When one finally finds the light, there is often so much wreckage, that all of their fears encapsulate sending them back into the water with weights upon their feet. What I do know, what I believe, is that they just want out. This, I have witnessed, must be one of the toughest fights ever.

But it takes a village. It begins with one person at a time, one thought, one idea, one step, one voice. And unconditional love; without condition. Any conditions. 'Just get over it!.' 'Snap out of it!' 'Just think positive!' 'Why can't they just move on!' I'd love to have said that it was as easy as a snapped finger. But it wasn't. It was a daily existence of finding that glimmer.

At some point, someone has to step back shouting, 'Hey YOU are wrong!' It's about Love. Look around, you can see it clearly. We have left the compassion and the caring, the love, out of the equation. We have long forgotten what it was like to be human. To have a human experience, joined together as one. Each person effects the next person, no matter how near or far.

Media has opened an awareness on many issues such as depression. No longer are these experiences behind closed doors, they are flung wide open for all to see and experience. We can no longer pretend that it doesn't exist. But this also requires truthfulness. And non judgment. Learning about non judgment, for me, was such an incredible awareness. Understanding it, yet there is always much to learn, is life altering. 

While I am here, I am called to bring up the past. I talk much about 'the past.' I believe that the past is exactly that, a stepping stone to our growth, our now. I also believe that we can walk away from it at any time, without looking back. That is really the only way to do it. With each step forward, new awareness & experiences are more stepping stones built to define our reality.

But, yes, the past still exists and often the minds and in the memories of others. This, is reality. Truth be told, if we have changed, and truly, changed, in the heart, soul, and with the creation of new experiences & beliefs, then, our present becomes a renewed  past, otherwise, our 'past' continues into our present. I believe if we are called to accept an error or misjudgment of our past, then own it. Own it for once and for all and then as a society, we then must move forward. That's what moves us forward. There need be a plan, a very specific plan of allowance and love.

Having written of all this I am left wondering. I used to believe that everything would just work out, that all would be okay, not always easy, but okay, that each person, every person, deserves the most out of life. But perhaps I too am lost, perhaps to some degree this glimmer of hope needs awakening for me. Awareness. What keeps me going is that I know that we can be better. Better Humans that is. And it's time to be.