Did you see my inner child?

Good Monday to All !!!  

I'm not sure when it happens, but there is a shift that occurs, from being a child to an adult.  Someone shatters our reality with the programming of adulthood.....Then we begin trying to make our children like us...... doomed to a lifetime of deadlines and over scheduling; Fun and appreciation for Life is something you have to "fit in" the day. Or go without.  

I have looked in the mirror of illusion of self, and decided; I want to be more like my child...  

What spirit! What kindness, What generosity, What thoughtfulness.

Always thinking of others first.....What simple beauty... To lie in the grass, and marvel at the complexity of Creation.... How ants carry boulders in their world....How to talk to God like a friend. To create art from twigs and string... To forgive people.....To smile at Elders.... To hold hands and not be ashamed of public displays of affection. To pick bouquets of dandelions and give them in Love...  

I love the way they see life so completely, without ego, or expectation.....

Yes...I've decided I want to be more like my child........   

 Here is the thought for the day:

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in.

Rachel Carson
   
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
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Living through the eyes of a child

Good Morning everyone..Happy Friday!!  

Living can be serious business.  

We get tunnel vision and attack each day as something to "get through" rather than lifting our perception to say "Wow, thank you for another day.What new adventure is in store for me? How can I make it the gift it really is?"  

The person that reminds me of this is my son, my ancient one in a little body.  

He says that  if we took more time to read a book... go sit in nature in the park....  watch the animals... relax on a floatie in the pool....

We would not let life freak us out...When he does this,then he can hear his little voice clearer, and it cleanses his mind..

 "Things would be much clearer" he says.  "When I freak out, I go to my room (his sacred space) and read a book, then I feel better."   

 Is life freaking you out?  

Are you like hennie pennie and running from imaginary fears? Predicting doom? (watch out for that fox!)  

Are you investing so much of yourself in your job, that you have lost sight of who you really are?  

Are you so busy solving the worlds problems that you have a mountain of your own?  

Ask a child their opinion.

Have them show you how to color, tell a joke, be creative, play.  

They are not just children, but wise spiritual beings on a Journey.

Sometimes, they hear the answers clearer than we do.  

All you have to do is ask.........  

Here is the thought for the day;  

I love the story of the little girl who showed her teacher a picture she painted of a tree. The tree was purple.

The teacher said, "Sweetheart, I've never seen a purple tree, now have I?" "Oh?" said the little girl. "That's too bad."
Marianne Williamson
From her book: A Return To Love
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Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
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Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road

changing the world by changing me

Good Morning!!! Happy Thursday!!!  

 Sometimes, the task of changing the world seems impossible to do, but creating a changed world starts with me.  

The hardest world to change is your own personal world. Once you honestly look at it, you can see how globally the task is daunting. 

If everyone started changing themselves, the World would be healed. Sounds too good to be true. Perhaps, let's try it and find out!!  

I can apologize, I can forgive, I can do random acts of kindness, I can choose to be happy.  

I can quit complaining and do something about the things that I do not like, or have, or want.  

I can stop wearing my pain and hurt like a banner, needing to feed the victim.  

Everyone has had pain, hurt, regret, anger, death happen to them.  

Heal yourself by helping heal another.

The kind word you wish you received, give to another.

Want to be forgiven? Forgive another.

Want Joy and Abundance, Create joy and abundance for another.  

We are entering the time of Summer, the place of South on the Medicine wheel, In some Native American cultures, this is a time to remind us to not take ourselves so seriously.

This place is governed by Coyote, the trickster... Is there some way that you are fooling yourself; telling yourself a half baked lie?  

It is time to laugh it off, learn to let go of old negative thinking. Plant new Ideas that will come into be "harvested" in the fall....  

Here is the Thought for the day!!  

Past the seeker as he prayed came the crippled and the beggar and the beaten. And seeing them...he cried, "Great God, how is it that a loving Creator can see such things and yet do nothing about them?"... God said, "I did do something, I made you.

Sufi Teaching

  
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
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Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road

Friends and travelers on the Good Red Road

Hi everyone!!  

I was reminded of the friends in my life; All who have their "specialty". Some are my Spiritual friends, some are Shopping/ party friends, some know me better than I know myself, and some know me less....

But, as I walk down this path called Life...The Good Red Road...

I am reminded of the blessing of each and every traveler that has walked with me awhile......

Thank you.........

Here is the thought for the day............  

I've dreamed many dreams that never came true.
I've seen them vanish at dawn.
But I've realized enough of my dreams thank the Lord,
To make me want to dream on.

I've prayed many prayers when no answer came,
Though I've waited patient and long,
But answers have come to enough of my prayers
To make me keep praying on.

I've trusted many a friend that failed,
And left me to weep alone,
But I've found enough of my friends that are really true,
That will make me keep trusting on.

I've sown many seeds that have fallen by the way,
For the birds to feed upon,
But I've held enough golden sheaves in my hand,
To make me keep sowing on.

I've drunk from the cup of disappointment and pain
I've gone many days without song,
But I've sipped enough nectar from the Roses of Life
To make me keep living on!

'Roses Of Life'
by Ron DeMarco

 
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
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Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road

New moon June- Inspiration

Good Morning everyone!!  

Today is the New Moon...

Now is the time to allow the Universe to give you the guidance that we all need.   It is a great relief to say that we do not know what to do....

Where we need to be.....

What we want to do with our lives.....

Where does happiness lie?......

What course of action to take next....  

It is only in being humble enough to stop, be quiet, and ask for help from the Universe that the path is cleared..  

How nice to know, we are not alone.....  

Take some time today to find the courage to ask your Guides, Ancestors, Angels, Creator; Where do I go from here?....

The answer may surprise you.......    

Some aboriginal  people use the moon time (menstrual cycle) to be open to the creative process. Because we are open at that time, we should try to be alone for a day or two, to be open to the natural flow of "inspiration"to be cultivated in the coming month and brought into fruition by the next full moon.... The new moon serves this purpose too for men and women alike...  

For more information, go to my web journal, archives "This little light of mine" April 29,2005 for more info on the new moon and what it means to us..  

Here is the thought for the day!  

How do geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How do we, humans, know when it is time to move on? As with migrant birds, so surely with us, there is a voice within, if only we would listen to it, that tells us so certainly when to go forth into the unknown.

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross 

 
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
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Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road
 

Miscommunication creates chaos and confusion

Good Morning! Happy Friday!  

As this week comes to a close, many of you are anticipating the end of the school year, mixed with relief, and some of you a new schedule and anxiety. What a liberating feeling for our children. Let's help them celebrate!  

 We are entering the dark moon this weekend, complete on Monday, June 6th.  

The new Moon takes us into the shadows, a time to create, reinvent yourself, take an emotional time out. Get new ideas.

It is a time to embrace the nothingness, in order to get new inspiration.....

This is a reminder for me to use this time to mourn the things that did not come to pass in the last month, but celebrate with new energy, the ideas that I fertilize today for the coming month.  

For you that follow the Jamie Sams Monthly guide, we are entering the month of Storyteller Grandmother of the sixth moon (June) .

We are reminded this month to remain young at heart, and always "Speak our truth" say what you mean, speak from your heart in a truthful, clear and concise manner.     

If you would like to follow along, the 2 books are "the thirteen original clan mothers" and the daily meditation "Earth Medicine, ancestors ways of harmony for many moons." Jamie Sams is an exceptional writer and teacher of the Native American way. (I have found them used for a minimal price online at amazon or one of those.)  

 Miscommunication creates confusion. Misunderstanding creates assumption, which is not good communication. I have seen many things go south because assuming, or not saying how we feel.  

When someone tells you a story of their personal truth or something that happened to them, this intimate sharing is for you to see how this is about you, you are being told these things so you can reflect it back to the self and grow.  

To not hear the message hidden in the story is a disservice to the self. These stories, or conversations are seldom "coincidence," it is a message for you to unravel.   Have a safe, blessed and happy weekend!  

 Go to my blog at  Walking the Red Road  more on the new moon... 

 
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
 

Procrastination- why put it off?

Good Morning  Friends,

Sometimes the dark thing has a name; it is called "PROCRASTINATION"-

Meaning; to purposefully and habitually put things off.

Some of us have made a lifetime of internal and external clutter due to this.

So with a light heart, here is the thought for the day!!!!!

Blessings!

The Procrastinator's Creed:

1. I believe that if anything is worth doing, it would have been done already.

2. I shall never move quickly, except to avoid more work or find excuses.

3. I will never rush into a job without a lifetime of consideration.

4. I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

5. I firmly believe that tomorrow holds the possibility for new technologies, astounding discoveries, and a reprieve from my obligations.

6. I truly believe that all deadlines are unreasonable regardless of the amount of time given.

7. I shall never forget that the probability of a miracle, though infinitesmally small, is not exactly zero.

8. If at first I don't succeed, there is always next year.

9. I shall always decide not to decide, unless of course I decide to change my mind.

10. I shall always begin, start, initiate, take the first step, and/or write the first word, when I get around to it.

11. I obey the law of inverse excuses which demands that the greater the task to be done, the more insignificant the work that must be done prior to beginning thegreater task.

12. I know that the work cycle is not plan/start/finish, but is wait/plan/plan.

13. I will never put off until tomorrow, what I can forget about forever.

14. I will become a member of the ancient Order of Two-Headed Turtles (the Procrastinator's Society) if they ever get it organized

 
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
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Here is a link to my journal page: Walking the Red Road