The Turkey stops in today in the seventh place to remind us we need to take care of ourselves before we can take care of others, that is a necessity otherwise we wind up depleting ourselves and then not being able to be there at other times when we are needed. We are taught as a society that we must give to others first and place ourselves last… but that make no sense when we stop for a moment to think about it.
Take for example metaphorically speaking that is… that we are a well on our property and people come to us all the time for water. The good people that we are we continue to give our water supply away not stopping to hold some for ourselves and our families. Then we are left, unable to help anyone else because we can not even help ourselves. We need to learn to ration our energies… holding something back and that is not selfish that is smart. For then as we are taken care of we are strong enough, well enough and balanced enough to figure out other ways of assisting others.
So today… Turkey advises us to take care of self…feed from your wells of creativity, thoughtfulness, kindness and compassion and set to your life a balance that is needed by setting ego aside and not worrying about others expectations, but rather focusing on your own.
Turkey shines the light on we need to prepare for the upcoming seasons so they will be more stress free than stressful! How do we do that??? Well we can start by settling in and getting done what needs to be done. Once that happens then we can go about assisting the people within our own Life Circles… stop being distracted by outside noise!
The Turkey represents Family, nurturing and care for self and others. It is about abundance and strengthening bonds. They represent renewal and teach us to care for others and through that we will imprint and open new avenues for positive growth and opportunity. But once again we must learn to honor that process.
No matter what others are setting the tone for, we must learn to listen to our souls voice to achieve our hopes, dreams and aspirations for the higher good. This is not always an easy thing to do because we are always being pressured to move with the masses, be a sheep and follow the herd.
We must learn to take risk and allow our own voices to be heard above the crowds at times. For there are times to sit, watch and listen in order to learn how to move forward…and there are times to stand up and shout purpose and positives so others may wake. Turkey also shares with us the lessons of living harmoniously with the Great Mother Earth and all that dwells on her surface. To assist in keeping the balance between it all.
Turkey also speaks to us of making sure we keep our ego in check and that although we should be proud of self, love self, there is no reason to flaunt what we are or have to others. Honor the sacrifices we make, honor the family we have…and be thankful for All that is Sacred! Embrace your families and your community because in doing so our Humanity is fed in positives.
I am bear Medicinewalker and I am dedicated to Educating and sharing the lessons, teachings and culture I have been taught by my Elders and journey with the World. It is not enough merely to learn the ways of our Elders. We must honor those traditions by sharing and educating the World. Inspiring others …Inspiring our Youth. Through the Music… the Arts…the stories…”
Music provided by Chris Ferree and available at http://www.chrisferree.com as part of the Wolf and the bear Network @2018
