Sending Love today

Hello all, the full moon is coming April 24. Here's to having a great day!!!

 

I will greet this day with love in my heart. And how will I do this? Henceforth will I look on all things with love and be born again. I will love the sun for it warms my bones; yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit. I will love the light for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars. I will welcome happiness as it enlarges my heart; yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul. I will acknowledge rewards for they are my due; yet I will welcome obstacles for they are my challenge.
Og Mandino

Hearing the Message, seeing the signs

Sometimes we cannot hear the message of our purpoose and direction because we are unable to silence "life" long enough to listen. Messages are coming to us from many different sources. The things that happen to confirm a thought or feeling are signs, some are subtle, some are obvious. Today, be conscious of signs and messages coming to you, from others, animals, nature, even patterns in the "clouds". Have great day!

Here is the Thought for the Day

 

A little cloud wandered off to have a talk with Sacred Mountain. "Grandmother Mountain, I have come to ask if your forests need rain today?" she said. "I want to be of Service, and so I thought I better find out what is needed most."

Sacred Mountain told the little cloud that there was plenty of moisture today, but the little one could help in another way. Sacred Mountain taught little cloud how to understand the thoughts and questions that the human beings were having. It was fun for the little cloud to capture the waves of human thought rising from the Earth and to answer the humans unspoken questions by becoming shapes that formed into a series of ideas.

    The little cloud approached Sacred Mountain at the end of the day with another question that caused Cloud to have a heavy heart. "Grandmother Mountain, I have worked all day to reflect helpful answers to the Human Tribe, but now I have one very important question. How do we get them to look up and pay attention?"  

 

From daily meditations of "Earth Medicine ancestors way of harmony for many moons" by: Jamie Sams. 

 

Dreams, what do they mean?

Dreams…….. What are these mystical movies we see, awake and asleep?

 

What the heck does getting chased by a polar bear mean?  

Swimming in shark-infested waters while carrying a balloon? lol

 

As wacky as they seem, dreams are when the Universe, Creator, our Guides and Angels get our fearful waking self out of the way, so we can get some much needed guidance.

 

They get very colorful in order to get our attention so we will decipher their meanings. How many times have you said. “ I had the weirdest dream, I wonder what it means?” We inherently believe in communication in dreams, but cannot possibly see ourselves as clairvoyant beings who get these messages all of the time. We are much more receptive to the meaning of dreams, rather than spending time in meditation, asking for specific guidance.

We trust dreams, when we ignore our own “inner voice”.

 

There is no one way to interpret what dreams mean, they are seldom literal, they are however full of information…

I would love to have you post some dreams and we will help you unravel their meaning, then you can see how to understand them for yourself.

 

Emailthem to me and Iwill choose some to post on this blog page.

 

Sweet Dreams,

Marianne

BlueRoadSpirit@aol.com

Living through change!

Transition, how do we survive change?

Transition/Change comes in many forms, birth/death, marriage/divorce, moving, job loss/new job. Transition from child to adult, parent to grandparent.

All transition is Death, some cultures believe that once we leave the Red Road here on Earth, we then begin the journey of the Blue Road Of Spirit. Death is one of many transitions that we experience.

All change/transition requires a "death" of one thing and a "birth" of another. The challenge is allowing a mourning process. Embracing the purposefulness of leaving one thing, and releasing it in order to embrace the new thing. Even rearranging your furniture requires change of perception!

All this energy  can be repressed and we manage through these changes without allowing ourselves to fully mourn,, see the lesson in it and release that energy from our heart, our Spirit. 

This is why we came here, to learn things. If we never fully finish with the lessons of past, we will continue to bring it into our future. Inhibiting our growth, postponing love and joy and peace.

We pretend we are strong, we "sucking it up." But true strength comes in allowing the mourning process.  "Sucking it up" is denying our Spirit freedom of expression, freedom to mourn and release that energy.

It is really hard to look at your spiritual trials on the table, and be willing to sort through it with Love. Without blame, guilt or judgment. (Severe emotional trauma should always be handled with a medical professional.)

Our Spirit is only in search of Love and Peace. The freedom of accepting transition requires release of control, acceptance of the greater good and faith. Faith that everything is purposeful, even of the reason is not clear. That every event is for our growth, or the growth of another.

I believe we chose this journey for all of it, the good, bad and the ugly. Only to emerge, bigger, better, stronger and more enlightened in the end.

 
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
http://hometown.aol.com/blueroadspirit/myhomepage/business.html

THE MIRROR OF ILLUSION

Have you ever heard the term, when one finger points out at another, three are pointing back at you?

My personal spiritual belief is that we are all a part of the whole, and a piece of the spirit resides in us all, so everything and everyone is like a piece of me, out there for me to observe.

Since my philosophy is about self reflection, growth and change, I believe that everyone we come into contact with is a Mirror, reflecting back to us a piece of who we are..... Scary huh?

However, we are quick to see the negative behavior in others, and judge them, it is also important to see the beauty in others and find that  beauty in you too.

This takes criticizing and judging others to an observation level. Then turning it back on the self, no longer are we trying to change others, our focus is being a better you.

 For instance, lets say there is a hurried and rude person in line at the bank. Complaining all the while about having to wait and how slow the lines are. Our first thought is to think, how rude and annoying! Then we say, well, I did that recently, at the grocery store, taking it out on the cashier.

It is very unpleasant to see your own behavior in others, but, by taking responsibility, and trying to apply it to our daily existance we see how unfair and unattractive it  is for others in our life to deal with our bad behavior.

We must also see the beauty in others and find that beauty in ourself. I observed a friend, who is very thoughtful. It seems natural for them to remember birthdays, remember things you told them and have them check in to see if it turned out alright. By turning that observation within, we see that that is not easy to be thoughtful, it takes organization, and lack of ego. Comitting to be present and focused on the needs of others and bringing them nurturing and comfort.

How can I be more like that? How am I consumed with myself  instead of being of service to others? Seems like a small gesture, but as you see, it is not.

Find the beauty in yourself. Change the things you do not like, and find the beauty way.

By changing you, you change everyone around you.

 
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
Here is the web page:http://hometown.aol.com/blueroadspirit/myhomepage/business.html
Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road

 

 

 

Taking things personally

What others say cannot make you feel badly, unless you believe it.

If you are hurt by the things others say and take it personally, that is a painful place you have to heal.  But they are not doing it to you, they are just doing it.

 Being a victim is selfish.  Believing other peoples poison keeps you swirling in anger and chaos, ruining you day, and the day of those around. You then expect those who love you to re-assure you that your anger is justified and they have to re-assure you all of the time, sometimes against innocent comments. Having to fill your ego with praise, trying to undo the damage. How draining.

 How selfish can we  be to think that people with their judgements and opinions "have it out" just for us, when in reality, if you step back from the emotion,you will see that they actually do this same thing to everyone, you are not exclusive to this treatment.

Once you see that others do this because of their own insecurities and unfounded opinions, you become immune to it. It restores your power, defeating your inner victim.

I always say that it is like a rude, careless driver, running people off the road, oblivious to the chaos that lies in their wake. And there you are enraged, and they go on their merry way. So, you race to confront them, you are yelling, gesturing, and they look at you like you are crazy. They have no idea what your problem is. They do not even see that they have done anything wrong. Fueling you anger further. Get the point?

Try to see these people as children, so unsure of who they are that they must judge and condemn others. How sad for them. They create their own unraveling. Guaranteed.

Don't let them unravel you too :)

     
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
Here is the web page:http://hometown.aol.com/blueroadspirit/myhomepage/business.html

CYCLES

Cycles... life is full of Cycles;Life cycles, Seasonal cycles, Menstrual cycles, Lunar cycles. All things revolve....Cirlces (cycles) everywhere.

Our society here in the United States, unless you are a farmer, do not honor the presence of cycles.There hardly seems room for all the other cycles, outside of the hamster wheel we are on!!!

But, If we add the other cycles, the daily cycle would be less demanding. In honoring the  cycles, it is like flowing downstream with the current, instead of swimming upstream against the current.

The seasonal cycles offer opportunity for hibernation(Fall/ Winter), rest and rebirth. We do not have to take them literally, but we can be very productive during hibernation, it is a time of planning, creating, preparing, embracing our cave.(Winter Spring), Making ready to bring these ideas and creations out at the  a time of newness, planting, renewal, creation.(Spring/ Summer) To be tended and cared for, soaking up the sun, productivity, recreation. Giving way to (Summer/Fall])a time of harvest, reaping the fruits of our labors. A time to celebrate the changing of the season, getting our cave ready for hibernation, preparing for the quiet death of Winter again. These mirror the life cycles of Birth, Child,  Adult, Elder, then Death.

Sometimes, our cycles are not that natural, they are out of sinc or order, we are fighting the seasons, our own life cycles.

Some of us did not have a childhood, it was interrupted, or taken from us.

Some of us are living our childhood in our adult years. Unable to graciously surrender the things of youth or we are too busy to appreciate the fruits of our labors, our children while they are young.  Procrastination. Isn't it about enjoying life in general while we still have our health and energy?

Our elder years can be a time of fear, of being unprepared, guilt,  nowhere to go, or failing health. Regret, unsaid and undone things, because we failed to prepare, forgot we are not going to live forever. This is a time we should have few concerns. Be elders; of service to those younger than us,telling children stories, being free to rest, being of counsel and nurturing to Mothers and Fathers.

Seems a little sad and backward, right?

There is a quote that I love:

Live your life so that the fear of death can never enter your heart. When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light. Give thanks for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. And if perchance you see no reason for giving thanks, rest assured the fault is in yourself.
Chief Tecumseh, Shawnee Indian Chief

Your deathbed is not the time to realize your regrets, it will be too late to change those things then.

Lets make a list, finish some of you life cycles.   Stop and play, enjoy the fruit of you labors, fly a kite, play in a sandbox, forgive someone, ask for forgiveness, be of service, feed the poor, babysit for a single parent, ask for advice from our elder community. The possibilities are endless.  We will be freed to be present in the moment, without regret, or guilt, or looking in the past.  Free to grow, and enjoy the cycles.

Next: The Mirror of Illusion of self/ Perception

 
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
Here is the web page:http://hometown.aol.com/blueroadspirit/myhomepage/business.html
Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road