Meditation with the Divine energy of the Archangels inspired these writings. You merely need to invoke their presence and allow their guidance. Everyone of us is surrounded by beings of love and light, helping us on our path, edging our Soul along with Grace and Love.
THE EGO AND THE SOUL:
The Ego omits love.
The Soul emits love.
The Ego fears love.
The Soul is love.
The Ego reasons.
The Soul allows.
The Ego resists.
The Soul trusts.
The Ego bully’s.
The Soul Forgives.
The Ego keeps a busy mind.
The Soul keeps an open heart.
Who am I this moment?
I am the Ego and I am the Soul.
I am both at any moment.
My reality is created by the choice of where I am based.
Love and Light,
Written in meditation with The Archangels.
Teri Freesmeyer
10-6-10
The Ego omits love.
The Soul emits love.
The Ego fears love.
The Soul is love.
The Ego reasons.
The Soul allows.
The Ego resists.
The Soul trusts.
The Ego bully’s.
The Soul Forgives.
The Ego keeps a busy mind.
The Soul keeps an open heart.
Who am I this moment?
I am the Ego and I am the Soul.
I am both at any moment.
My reality is created by the choice of where I am based.
Love and Light,
Written in meditation with The Archangels.
Teri Freesmeyer
10-6-10
The DIVINING SERIES: These Spirited writings are the works of my Divine self while embarking on a class based on a book titled "DIVINING THE BODY" by Jan Phillips. As part of the homework per chapters the writing has flown, sprawled, flitted and expanded from my being. I love the ethers and am quite comfy in my upper chakras. This aspect, the physical body, has finally gotten my attention and held it in a new way. Please enjoy, be inspired and adore your own vessel of Divinity. And perhaps, listen to what it has to say....and share it........or not! Here's a few and watch for more.
DIVINING MY FEET
By the Divine Diva
Teri Freesmeyer
January 2010
The tiny inked footprint says I’m me on the official page
The white hard toddler shoe says “she’s coming of age”
Sandboxes, snowdrifts, and fresh green grass
Bee stings, flip flops, watch out for broken glass
Roller skates, skate boards, jump rope, and bicycles
Slumber parties, softball sprains, hopscotch and popsicles
Wedged high heels for the first big dance
Cowboy boots for the first romance
Small Midwest town, pick up trucks and teenage antics
Ornery rebel, sure, but few parental conflicts
Graduation in the park, a young marriage short lived, my path ascended
Knowing in my heart it was not for me, now that war path has ended
Lovers’ requests, yet the walk down the isle seemed void
My soul just keeps walking, no slip of Freud
My feet are explorers. They get naked for the streams.
In Sedona, The Tetons, oceans and places in between.
The shaman path opened me to the wonders of my world
Massaging my feet had never been much joy
Until this new perspective was like having a new toy
These feet are spectacular! All muscles, nerve and bone
This shaman inspiration I found myself at home
New York initiation in a mud bath ceremony
Dancing the medicine wheel awakened the someone within and I was no longer a phony
Each step is sequential as is manifested by desire
I still ask my feet to walk that fearless fire
Now growing up and discovering my Sole for myself
And watching its treasures I am filled with wealth
Learning to acknowledge when pain wants to speak
My feet may need rest or a pedicure this week
These big plump juicy feet brewing with potential
They travel and witness this journey of choice, which is essential
Divining my feet with my precious mentor Pat Meeter
Was a Divine resonance for this quirky Toe Reader
Most recently my path has gone beyond the physical senses
To sum up my life this far may seem pretentious
It’s been a buffet of all you may wish
Spicy relationships,
Sweet endeavors
Salty tears
Bitter loss
The smell of rain cleansing the pain away
The scent of flowers for life, death and Valentines Day
The aroma of the feast at Thanksgiving, weddings, and retreats
The feeling of emptiness, fulfillment, satisfaction and disappointment
It’s the salad bar of life, try a little of this and a little of that
BUT…EAT DESSERT FIRST!
I LAY THESE BURDENS DOWN
By the Divine Diva
Teri Freesmeyer
February 2010
I say it’s okay to lay down the burdens of anxiety.
Whether it be mine or yours, the
Earths or that of society.
I lay these burdens down of fear
And chaos or turmoiled emotions
I lay these burdens down and choose
To release guilt, shame, and fearful notions.
I lay these burdens down and surrender
To who I know.
I surrender all these burdens and choose
To go with the flow
I give my body permission to choose
I can say No and free my heart
I lay the burdens down that trigger the
Victim and wounded part
I lay these burdens down
My gifts are plenty and pure
I lay them down and trust I am safe
Divine Spirit is holding me I’m sure.
I lay down the burdens of time, to-do’s
And don’t know how’s but must.
I lay these burdens down to the ifs, ands,
Whys and buts~
I free myself and reveal my backbone
To the strengths and flow of life
This vessel of divine energy that is
My Divine Birthright
I choose to spend no more time in fret,
Confusion, blocked, or torn
Today I lift the veil of darkness
Today my Light is Born.
Teri’s Blog
February 6, 2010
HIGH HOPES
The Shaman within guides me to work with the Ant energy, to ponder their questions. As I wake this morning and curl up with my journal, the sun is shining in my window even as the cold fills the outside. I am filled with appreciation for that which has come into my awareness this week. The Ants guide me to the elements. Here is the wisdom they share today:
I call in the energy of the Earth and give thanks as I ground my energy deep in the earth.
As I align myself as a channel of Spirit.
Mother Earth, I know there are energy vortexes that resonate special and in alignment with each of us on our highest level. Where are these for me?
“Be present where ever you are”
There it is again. That reoccurring “be present” theme!
I give thanks for this beautiful snowy and sunny day.
I ask for the energy of the day, a great way to get me to be present.
“Cozy is the energy of today. Cozy and cozy.”
Calling in the Elements of water, of the Earth and of the emotions of my body.
Please share with me your wisdom for balance today?
“Stillness, blanket of frozen emotions~ see the beauty in all the unique snowflakes as all the beauty in the unique emotions. When we wrap ourselves in them without truly seeing~ it is scary. When we wrap ourselves in them with consciousness we see the definition, the sparkling insight, the nourishment it brings to our Earth body.
We scoop it out of our way, we stop everything when it is out of control, we build forts and forms, and we throw it at one another, all with joyous abandon. We hop on snowmobile, snowplows and shovels to make a path thru where no path had been.
Snow, water, emotion, see now.
Look for the beauty in the unique flakes of emotion.
WOW! Profound. Especially with the emotion that has been playing out in and around me these past months and particularly my awareness of them this past week.
Calling in the Fire elements, Fire of the Earth, the sky, the body. What wisdom will you share with me today?
“Always there is warmth, heart, joy, manifestation. Always there is light. No matter what you see or feel, or say you feel, or hear from outside your truth, at the level of the elements. There is always enough, there is always light, there is always love and warmth.”
Wow! I write, as the scalp tingles are making me shiver on this one yet again as I type this to you from my writing. I then ask my Inner Wisdom how I am meant to share this writing. Then my critical brain steps in to remind me I haven’t asked the air. As I “think” this, my inner wisdom reminds me that Air is the inspiration who nudged me to ask how to share it….ah, I forget sometimes.
Ever get in your own way?
Dear Air Elements, the breath, ideas, inspirations. What wisdom will you share with me today?
“Let the breath, the wind of the Earth lift you higher. Let your space be cleared. Your mind is space, we clutter it up with fact, LOL, fact to our perception and with expectations held onto by the truth, LOL, that truth again we are telling ourselves is truth from our Ego self talk.
Truly the breath will lift you, will speak to you, and will clear your untruths.
What else do you have to do?
Mmmm? LOL, and its free!
Those who can not breathe are disconnected from their Spiritual Life Force. They hold onto beliefs so tightly, surrender to Spirits breathe, freely.”
I go back to the questions Ant has me to ponder. This channeled writing touched them all.
Thank you, Ants!
As I close my notebook and fire up the computer to write this and share with you, I hear the song in my mind….
“Everyone knows an Ant can’t, move a rubber tree plant, BUT WE’VE GOT
HIGH HOPES! We’ve got HIGH HOPES.!...”
Channeled writing from the Elements to Gaia Luna, Shaman and Medicine Woman
Teri Freesmeyer
This piece was a channeled piece of healing work that began as a self healing. It molded its way into a writing assignment for my Writers group and eventually transformed itself, me and those who I have shared the healing "PEACE" with. It completed its shape a few weeks later when "performed in A Love In Action Ceremony with a group of women" who needed this as much as I did. Thank you, Spirit ,for this Divine Healing Piece.
THE SACRED SACRAL
01-23-09
Teri Freesmeyer
How much time do you spend with your belly?
I am focusing right now on the area between the belly button and the pubic bone. This corresponding front to the low back and often times love handling sides.
Are you in the awareness of judgment, pain, fat, untouchable, unwanted flesh and discomfort? Is this the monthly obstacle location of mood swings, childless reminders, enduring discomfort, or depletion?
Dare we acknowledge with compassion this Sacred Sacral Ground! Dare we tenderly get to know this part of our physical selves from a multi dimensional perspective?
Take a moment and bring your attention to the lower abdomen. Breathe into the area a new and refreshing breath of acknowledgement. Breathe out any judgment your inner critic starts to protest. Breathe in again appreciation for all the physiological happenings in this part of your body. No need to concentrate on what they are. Your body knows. Just send it breath. We rarely focus on sharing breath with this part of ourselves. This time breathe in and hold the air here, like a beacon of light. And as you exhale, let go of the breath with the intention of clearing away anything that no longer serves you and your Sacred Sacral Ground.
Some of you may carry the warrior shields of birth, the stretch marked signatures of Motherhood. Some may carry the emptiness of wanting what has never grown in this barren land. Some may notice the inward “innie” or the outward “outie” and take a moment to reflect on its chord of connection. And others of you may yield the scars of violation, neglect, abuse and the child within having no way of processing or understanding it all.
I became aware of my despondence to my Sacred Sacral Self. The home of creativity, passion, and emotion. The house of our sensuality and sexuality. What have I been so afraid of embracing or letting go? Recently out of discomfort and expansion I have begun to touch, feel, and commune with this physical part of my body. First in disgust and frustration. And now with more gentleness and a desire to understand and relate as One. I don’t carry the memory of a child nestled within, although it may appear. So I ask what is it I’ve given birth too or need to birth?
I relax into the feelings. I experience tightness, tension, and resistance. To what I consider and recognize this is just where I’ve stored it. A protective mound to that which was misunderstood or unable to process. The lap of discontent or the Sea of Emotions? So much illusion to let go of and yet I still sense I have not yet acknowledged the core. What is the Secret I’ve been weighting for. I don’t know what the Secret is, I only know I acknowledge and clear it now and I am fulfilled.
I shift my perspective to the warehouse of passionate and inspired ideas, yet to manifest in the world. I have given birth to the Shaman within, Gaia Luna, when the moon set in my womb. I have given birth to the Metaphysician now that I can honor and embrace my gift of multidimensional healing and experience as an Intuitive healer. I have experienced ecstasy, self love, all realms of emotions and new forms of expression. I sing, dance, move, be still, yell, cry, speak, write, dream, and explore. I married myself. I make love to life by loving myself. I welcome the integration of the Yin and Yang, The Shadow and Light, The Masculine and Feminine within me. I am a channel for the Divine as well as for our Dear Mother Earth.
I have acknowledged food addiction, vowed to release what no longer serves me or brings me pleasure, embraced all aspects of myself no matter what they are. I have balanced, bathed, and manipulated the many reasons for this slosh-y, love-hate relationship of my Sacred Sacral.
Can it be as simple as embracing and loving this part of me as any other part. There was a time when touching the tummy was off limits by me or anyone else. Now I recognize the healing power of touch and choose how that touch comes about and how I interpret it. This is the space of internalizing. What in turn is taking up too much space?
I am aware of the song it sings in motion, not a favorite but I do like the motion. If it was flat~ would I be? Nah, A Goddess is an essence, a Mother of Divine Love. A Diva of Precious Force, A Mother to all. The Mother Tree of life. The sun and the moon, the light and the dark, the depths of shadow and the luminescence of All.
Touch your Soul at the level of the Sacred Sacral. Hear its story and all its witnessed via its tears, its rebellion, its drowning sorrow, its abundance of creative juice, its work. Love it unconditionally in all sizes, textures, and hills or valleys. Pick it up and carry it home to your heart in love, forgiveness and compassion.
Allow yourself to let go of all that this water vessel has absorbed and drink in fresh new pure loving water. Intend balance and expression in healthy ways. Treat it as so. Sacred Sacral.
Sacred womb of your Earth body. Sacred cave to your emotions and creative juices. Sacred vessel of passion and sensuality. The temple Divine of the Sacred Sexual Sacral.
For those who hold deep wounds here this may seem impossible. Reclaim this sacred area for yourself. Be your own Safe haven. This can take time and tenderness. Awaken the healer within yourself or with the help of a guide. Be your own healthy parent and ask those parts of you that have disconnected to return in a vibration of healing, compassion and pure Divine Love.
I can help you with this part of your journey if you are so guided. The first step is a desire to heal. A desire to know what your Divine Self knows. You are Sacred. Sacral and all. I see that in you too. I connect with your Divine Souls energy to guide you to that truth. I embrace you as your Sacred Self. I can say this to you, only because I can say this to me.
And so it is.
*Copywrite 2009 Teri Freesmeyer
LONG AFTERWARD, I CAME UPON IT AGAIN
I remember the first time of winding through the hairpin curves ,climbing the new territory elevations, the quaint close knit buildings of a place back in time. The expansive view of the valley below and the mirrored corners of distorted safety measures as we hugged the edge of the tiny narrow streets.
Do I recall the imprinted “J” accenting the hills? The memory says not this time.
It was a memorable trip all around. My first vacation as an adult, I brought my Mom along too. It was my second time in Arizona and the first time cruising the states scenic wonders. This was made possible because of an old friend of my Mom’s. They picked us up in LA after flying through a storm, my first experience flying and dancing with the lightning at 30,000ft, and hopefully the last time too. He and his wife flew us from Phoenix to LA and drove us back across the desert so we could see the sites. Dave and Sandy had a home in Bullhead City. We gambled in Laughlin and rested up for our upcoming journey.
We sat out the next day for The Grand Canyon. It was early November around 1992 to the best of my recollection. My first trip to the Canyon, Mom’s too. No words can describe the first time a small town cornfield raised girl from Illinois sets her eyes on the majestic beauty of expansiveness. The indefinable awe at this limitless gift of Mother Earth. Silence, my heart beats as it redefines its rhythm in the embracing of this moment.
The snowball exploding against the side of my head brings me back to reality! A snowball fight at 6am in the Grand Canyon wakes me full fledge as the beginning of the days journey.
We wind our way through Flagstaff and down what I now realize is Scenic Route 89A.
I remember the first sight of the Red Rocks. It has forever been imprinted in my DNA as a precious moment and a life altering dream and goal. Sedona, love at first sight.
A connection with my very Soul that I am just now beginning to understand and I can imagine the day the words of my Soul come to the page to share this awakening. Until then, I will share another aspect of this journey.
Jerome. I recall exploring an old school house. The smell of old wood and glue. The tiny desks and chairs accenting what was an Artistic Showcase and Gallery. The feeling inside of held the emotions of history. We wandered to an Artists gallery located in a former bus garage. The glass bricks of the one wall allowed the sun to shine in on her creations and give them new life. As we walk around the area she yells “Don’t go past the rug. That is my home. No one is allowed in there.”
I viewed her “home” as a large area rug consuming a good portion of the bus garage. On it I seem to recall a couch and lamp, a cabinet with a hot plate, and a bed. I suppose there were other miscellaneous items about to signify Home Sweet Home but I remember feelings of intrigue that this gypsy artist lived and worked in her home and her determined boundaries of not crossing the line of work and sanctuary.
I felt her mysterious and eccentric, even a bit scary. But I also recall her art being colorful, playful and friendly. I wish I could recall now the modality or even a picture of what her art was about. Now I know that she herself was the art. To a young girl who bordered on eccentric and colorful herself, I thought “COOL”.
We didn’t spend all that long in Jerome as we made our way to the valley that day, but long afterward I came upon it again.
It’s been 15 years since I first wound through the hairpin curves to the quaint little village with the giant “J” accenting the hills. I was led there this time by a series of messengers. The synchronistic way my life flows and glows when I pay attention is a magical experience. I’ll save that for another time as what I want to share now is the Healing of Jerome.
One of my favorite discoveries of Jerome is a kaleidoscope shop called Nellie Bly. This store is the largest collection of kaleidoscopes in the world. It’s a marvelous play date to go and explore this world of sensory pleasure.
This past weekend, I was gathered with a group of healers. We were called to begin a deep commitment to ourselves and the world as Intuitive Healers using The Avana Method. Our Angelic Teacher, Joyce, who redefines Lightworker in my eyes, sent out her light and called to us.
We answered. This experience has changed me, forever.
As some of you know my unique gift is Play. After our weekend of stepping into our Intuitive Healer Selves more fully, I had planned to take my friends Elaine and Patti to Sedona while they were in town hanging out with me a few extra days. Joyce and her son had the same plan for Monday. A few of the group attempted to work it into their schedules but were unable to go with us. So we loaded up, along with our Avana Family in spirit and headed North to Sedona and Jerome.
After a deep cleansing and candle lighting at the Chapel, we drove up the hills to Jerome toward the Kaleidoscope playground. As we drove into town I was guided to turn down the old road to the isolated, boarded buildings of town. Joyce, whos extraordinary gifts see through the veil into the dimensions of Spirit begins to communicate with the Souls. She senses the fear and desertion of this ghost town and begins the Avana Method Healing on the Souls and the Towns Spirit. All of us in the vehicle know this is a Divine Appointment for us to be there.
I am a writer. I am an Intuitive Healer. I am also realizing the realms I am traveling in at a Soul level are sometimes beyond the words we use or put to a page. I ask you to allow yourself to feel this depth I am sharing in your heart. Breathe and let it sink in.
The space is held, the Souls of Jerome are led to the Light. The emotions, fears, and cellular memories are enveloped in compassion, love, peace and joy. The Soul of the town and all who were, are, have ever been effected have been held in the essence of Healing light and remembrance of Truth, that which is beyond our comprehension on this level of being, but we are remembering. We are awakening.
Into the kaleidoscope store we go and love at first sight, Joyce finds the one that spoke to her. We had to get back to their car before 5 so off we go with the intent to expand time. Patti and Elaine hadn’t quite finished their shopping but we would be there a few more days, so we knew we could come back.
All three of us feel so grateful and blessed to get to share this time with Joyce and Chris, relaxing and playing. I loved showing my Soul Family one of my favorite areas of the world and sharing a meaningful symbolic tool that has become a significant trademark to me that represents limitless possibility, shifting perspective, understanding, and a visual interpretation of spontaneous healing at a cellular level. The Kaleidoscope has spoken to each of them. For that I am grateful. I love my job of Being.
Long into the night, Elaine, Patti and I gaze into our scopes and chat of the last week and the profound experiences. The next morning we are headed back to Jerome. This time as we wind up the twists and turns we immediately notice the Sun is shining brighter. Now, most days in Arizona are sunny, however, we are really aware of the light. Visually the town seemed brighter, we felt it at a deeper level in our bodies. Breathe with me again and go to that space beyond words with me. We knew it to be true. The town was Light. We talked of our knowing of how Prosperity and Joy would flow to those people and the release of fear would bring a peaceful feeling to the travelers who passed through and the light would be felt by all who lived and visited here.
Patti experiences divine synchronicity by striking up a conversation with a woman who used to live in Jerome when she was 12. She told her the story of how the miners dug too deep into the mountain and created a sinkhole. She told how the town people left everything and fled in fear that their homes would be swallowed up in the ground. Some homes were lost. Some lives were lost. Perhaps even those that fled left a bit of their Souls behind.
Ah, they are now finding the light. We are grateful for Joyce and the Healing work she did on her “day off.” The three of us recognized in our journey, everywhere we go in rest, play or work, we know there is much to be done. This is our Soul Purpose. This is why we have been called. This is why we answered that call.
I told my friend Helen, who up until this week was living in Cottonwood in a small cabin in the desert. You could see the “J” from her porch and the lights of Jerome twinkling in the night.
I asked her to drive through and see if she noticed anything different. She joyously reports she did. She and her nephew Michael, who’s visiting her from England, took a moment to pause. Yes, much brighter. Yes, feels lighter. A significant difference in the atmosphere is recognized.
Even Michael, who is getting his first crash course in Energy awareness, was conscious
Of the fact he could see, feel and speak of a noticeable shift.
WOW! Breathe that in.
Perhaps long afterward he will share that experience with another and the shift will continue rippling out.
Copywrite 2008 TERI! FREESMEYER.
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I recently discovered the perfect magical thing to express Internally and Externally the direction I wish ot go and
the Beauty of life I wish to see and expand to. I am grateful for the magical miracle of energy that occurred
while listening to my intuition guide me to all the perfect people and places. I am grateful for my friend Helen who
was the catalyst for this discovery. I hope to share the view with you someday in your own unique way too.
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KALEIDOSCOPE WORLD
I am a kaleidoscope.
I look out my lens of perception at an ever changing world.
Twists, turns, ins and outs.
Shape-shifting and colorful swirls of mystery and
intention.
I hear my words yet still I am discovering what I say
changes meaning.
I feel deeply, expressing in a muted picture, as you
quizzically attempt to understand my abstract view.
You are a kaleidoscope.
I hear your views, some distorted to me, others beautiful
new options.
I see your world through a blur of dimensional shifts.
I feel your pain, I feel your exuberance.
We are a kaleidoscope.
Ever changing yet alwayss the same vessel.
We are filled with possibilities, limitless outcomes and
potential scenerios.
Yet, we tend to only use one viewing lens. The "I".
The world is a kaleidoscope.
Undiscovered treasure chest full of colors, shapes, images,
and meaning.
A unique collage in continuous motion of change.
The world is a kaleidoscope.
Shine light on your new perspectives and watch the beauty
come alive.
Turn slightly in a new direction or with a new perspective
and unveil the unknown.
I am a kaleidoscope looking out myself at this kaleidoscope
world.
And I am just beginning to have the deep knowing that the
beauty of the world comes from inside of me.
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This story was written as part of an assignment from the writing group I joined here in Arizona where I am living. I appreciate THE SCRIBE TRIBE for the inspiration that propelled me to write this piece and to all of you who have encouraged, created, and supported my creative expressions. I am blessed and excited to share more in the hopes it touches your heart and stretches your capacity to love more deeply, Yourself and Others! Love, Teri!
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AFFIRMING MY BUTT
Be grateful for my Butt? You must be kidding!
How can I appreciate that which I choose to ignore?
Adore what I ignore? Oh touche'
Adore that entity I recognize as BIG.
The part that stresses me when tables are too close, when isles are narrow.
When swimsuit season nears!!!!
Adore the rippling jello of flesh?
YES YES YES
I adore that my bum stays warm with heat
That is knows the luxury of food to eat
It sleeps in a bed with cozy blankets and sheets
And has never once known what its like to live in the streets.
I adore my rump that fills my closet full of clothes
The one that gets treated with a massage from someone it knows.
The tush that soaks in warm baths with bubbles and slips into a robe.
The seat of my spirit with goals to see the globe!
Skin, flesh, muscle, nerve and bone.
SO WHAT if it is a bit lacks in tone.
I adore my round booty for the prosperity it shows.
I adore my rear cushion for the health that it knows.
I am grateful to say I affirm my butt! Too much too be grateful for? SO WHAT!
When I look once again, I will give it a wink and a grin
And a grateful squeeze for the joy, laughter, friendships, love, success and other blessings...I WIN!
So to spend time complaining of having too much~
Would give me less time for pleasure
So today I Affirm my Gluteus Maximus is a Treasure!
And My Heart Broke
By Teri! Freesmeyer
When I heard the assignment I was glad to be in the space of consciousness and healing I am in. At one time, more than one time actually, I would have had a very different reaction and thought to where I would go with this.
Friends move away, pets have to be put to sleep, your best friend is no longer your best friend, marriage ends, relationships end, jobs change, someone you love dies. But it is in pure gratitude I can say this, “And My Heart Broke.”
The first time I really knew this, she was looking around. Head wrapped in a tiny hat, eyes wide open and glowing blue. She looked as if she was taking it all in, meeting life in awe and anticipation. I would have been there for her delivery but she flipped upside down at the very last minute. Mother-to-be is scurried off to the operating room for an Emergency C-section. At this point they still believed She was a He.
I knew all along. I could see in my minds eye as soon as I knew I was going to be an Aunt. I saw there, a long slender finger with the naturally manicured nails with a tiny hand wrapped around it with an aura of white and pink. I knew my Mom was going to die and this was the deal she made with God. Give this child the baby she longs to be a Mother to, so she has something to live and love for. My sister you see was one of those brave souls in the world who lived life the hard way most of the time.
So as they wheeled my sister and baby down the hall towards our eagerly awaiting family, she says “You were right, Sis, meet your niece!”
And my Heart Broke Open, it burst full of love and stretched in a way I had never known before. An inner knowing that everything is alright no matter what happens. The feeling of Love I had yet to know to this degree.
Three years later, my niece and my Sister are living with me again. And although the situation is less than ideal in the story book realm of how you hope relationships are for the parents as a child is born, we are heading to the hospital for the birth of “our” next baby.
This time I get to be there. I am coach, hand holder, cheerleader, and curious spectator as I see the most amazing sight I have ever witnessed. My niece, her dark haired head crowning the opening as she comes into the world to breath her first breath in the open!
And my Heart Broke Open, it burst full of love and stretched beyond the capacity I had ever known before. An inner knowing that although things may not look like you expected, there is a greater gift in this plan, Love.
I have always been an adventurer, a bit of a gypsy, a wanderer and a seeker of Freedom. I set out on a lone road trip to Yellowstone and The Tetons. As I drove I thought of those I may wish could experience this with me. And still deep inside knowing this trip was called to be one I was meant to take alone.
The car gripped the snake like road as I climbed higher in altitude. As I round the curves I approach majestic spectacles one after the other, I am breathless. And there at the Top of the World I am in at the Present Moment, I see it, perhaps for the first time ever. The expansive view of nothing-ness and at the same time everything-ness sprawled before me. I felt all alone in one sense and not alone. I felt complete as One in the big world. Yet I was lost in myself. I could not have shared this with anyone else. The moment was mine to know and mine to understand. I was looking at Heaven. It was the moment I felt One with The Creator. I could see eternity, I saw void. I was in a place of mystical nature, the end and beginning, all at the same time.
And my Heart Broke wide open, as tears slid down my face. I was filled with the lightest, all encompassing feeling. I found Peace. This is the address of Peace in my heart. I had been stretched to the ends of the Earth on this lone road trip to discover the Answer I had been looking for, searching to get to, the one that rang true in my Soul.
I found it in a hospital room, surrounded with family and friends. I found love.
I found it on a mountain, all alone. I found Peace.
I recently received a card from a friend who lost her sister a few months ago. I had channeled a poem to her from her sister. It touched me deeply to be that messenger and that she understood the depths in me from which it came. It brought a new understanding to our relationship and to part of why I was moving to Arizona.
In the card she shared words with me, this time as my messenger. She writes, “You are one of those people that I can see God thru.”
And my heart broke open, and expanded. I found Truth.
Feb 10, 2008
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