Good morning!
In the waking moments this morning I knew that I was supposed to sit down and write. That I had a message to share. Sharing my stories of my journey, the gifts I have been given, and lessons I have learned. I wondered as to how I was going to share all this. Simple...just share the journey as it is. My journey is unique to me and we each have our own magic. In sharing my journey with you, as I have been and much more, I feel like those that read this will be inspired to connect to their authenticity and begin to see their own light as I have.
My own big awakening started when my neck put me out of commision. It was way more that just physical pain that I needed to work through. There was the negative mental chatter, the up and down emotions, and the lack of connection to my true self. One day at I time I started to plug away at uncovering my own mystery. I committed to finding my connection to God and to being who I truly am here to be. I first had to get the physical pain under control as it was all consuming. Once that started to subside (though it would be months before a feeling of 'normal' would return), day by day the little lessons and the big ones started to show up to remind me, guide me, and light the way. feel it to be summed up with~ be in each and every moment and feel your way through. Written out it looks like a piece of pie but in real life that is a challenging commitment but so very worthwhile.
I am blessed to have wonderful guides in my life that help me answer the questions and dig deeper to fully expose my true self. The guides are my friends in human, animal, plant, crystal, and spiritual form. The fear here of people thinking that I am off my rocker, crazy, or a little bit wu-wu is part of the me that I am working to heal. But sharing my story in this way will help me to expose that fear and let it go as I do not want it to rule me. The lessons that my friends have provided with me with have been none other than inspiring and transformative.
I have been working on meditation since the summer to quiet the chatty monkey mind. I was able to meet a wonderful woman who wrote a book about Shamanic Journey and my journey into that began. I am lucky enough to have a very dear friend, who also does Shamanic Journey's, that is able to help answer the question that I have and help guide me on my journey. Only in the last week have I started to journey. It is having a profound inpact on my life. The insights and clarity I have gained are life changing.
I am not sure that this point that I will share all the details of each journey with you but rather the messages that were presented to me. The journey is personal and unique to me. The messages however can be quite universal.
The message I would like to share today is that no matter where we are in life, we always have friends in many forms that are ready and willing to step up and help us on our journey if we can only slow down enough to listen in each moment.
Molly, my very special dog, wanted me to share this story to help you understand today's message.
Molly is very reserved around new people and animals. She doesn't prefer to be the golden retriever type that just let's anyone greet her. She puts up a bit of a front and stays away. People at this point are labeling her as, anxious, scared, bitchy, mean, or 'someone must have really abused her'. These are all very superficial judgements. Let me clarify for you, Molly has never been abused, she is well loved and never displayed this behavior when Shawn and I first met her. We saw her as the beautiful light that would become an integral part of our family. As time moves on, we ask people to ignore Molly and that she will warm up on her own time. In that time where people ignore her, they start to see the side of Molly that Shawn and I did. They see her sweetness, her love for life, her loyalty to her family. Once that awareness in them shifts she starts to allow new people to pet and engage with her.
Now you may be asking how does this impact me? Well, a few things come up. Molly shared this new awareness with me and it helped me to see that there are no problems in life to fix. Everything is just as it should be. Part of my journey here is to learn that everything has it's place in life and is perfect. When we try to fix, we imply there is a problem, we put out a judgement. There simply are no problems. Again, everything is as it should be. Always. When I could see the situation with Molly from a different light, I realized how much in life I want to fix. I care deeply about various things and always want what's best. However, my idea of what is best is still putting a judgement out there that something is wrong and it could be better if.... Simply not true. Everything is perfect. When I can allow everything to be as it is and just support it where it is in each moment, things will shift on their own due to my support of it being perfectly where it is in the moment. Molly also teaches about letting go of judgements, as they are not serving.
She shared with me that in order for me to see the light I must first open my eyes and seen my own light. I love this dog!
I always knew Molly was special. I am not sure I knew until yesterday exactly why she was in my life. She is a light in my life for sure. She loves me with all her being and never judges me, ever. I am thankful and glad to be in her life for her to teach me. I just need to remember, slow down, listen, and be in each and every moment. That is where the magic happens.
