Today the Ram speaks to remind and teach us to step up to the plate and honor our commitments. even if they were ones that we promised to ourselves. Our opinions matter, our desires and needs matter. Yet often we will not step into the I am and be that person we are meant to be. Why you may ask? Well often we are taught from a very young age that others should come before us, that we should put ourselves last and serve others. But somehow the message got twisted a bit in the translation, for we have to honor and care for self… if we do not we are unable to be there and do for others.
The simple fact of it is we need to walk our paths sure footed, with honor and respect, honoring who we are as human and embracing all that comes with that journey we are on. So wake the Heck Up and put one foot in front of the other with precise and accurate positive placement. Make yourself strong and allow your soul to shine for all the world to see!
The Ram speaks to us of following our own truths, our souls journey and thinking outside the box. To take steps onto new paths and directions when called to but also to remember one must attain balance to do so, balance that occurs from respecting and honoring the Sacred, whether it refers to self or the Sacred around us. This will allow us to move freely and give us the ability to be our true self.
The Ram reminds us that having clear honest thoughts and insight will make us stronger beings of integrity. To not be afraid of what we find by looking in the mirrored image of ourselves, for we are human and with that said means we are all flawed.
It also teaches us that we can be tough when needed showing strength and skill at maneuvering through the obstacles thrown at us, but other times we need to remain in our spot to take care of what is needed with the highest of integrity. Look at self and answer with truth… are you really working for your highest good, or are you slipping and sliding through things not stopping to take that moment to be responsible and own your actions?
The choice is yours, but the Ram will guide us through it all, with head bent down hammering through the tough stuff to get us to that balanced spot on our ledge.
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…”
“Join Me as I continue the Sacred Hoop Project throughout this Year 2017…the year of Atonement!”
Mitakuye O’yasin!
~ bear Medicinewalker
Music provided by Chris Ferree and available at http://www.chrisferree.com as part of the Wolf and the bear Network @2017
As we come to the close of 2016 the Year of Truths, we have all grown a little, lost a little , changed a little, perhaps some became a little disillusioned with it all… as the struggle to cut through to the heart of the matter rocked our worlds privately, within our communities, or country and yes even globally. We had the “Rose Colored Glasses” taken off and we were told to see things for what they were and are. Some of it was mighty ugly, some of it was self placed fear that as individuals we created instead of dealing with something in our lives… only to allow it to grow into something that was larger than life (or so we thought in our own minds anyway). Other things brought happiness, love and joy back into our lives. All in All we saw, did or experienced what was needed to move forward on our paths.
So What is 2017 about… well I was awoken and shown many things to come a few weeks back. Some of it was dark then balanced with the lightness that people can create…But all of it was about “ATONEMENT” a powerful word that people are sometimes very uncomfortable with being on either end of it… the giver or the receiver.
The dictionaries definition is as follows;
atonement
noun atone•ment \ə-ˈtōn-mənt\
Christian Science : the exemplifying of human oneness with God
1 : the return to a state of love and harmony between God and human beings
2 : something that makes up for an offense or injury
Well the world is full of that for sure. Atonement… is needed.
So now understand that when I was shown 2017 I was also told it was a “Year 1” in the cycle of numerology, I was like okay duh Greek to me…. since I am not a person that knows anything about numerology, so simply I asked Spirit to explain that to me, this is what was shared.
Year 1 is the beginning of a new nine year cycle. It holds the promise of anything is possible and we can create a new world vision. How we each then choose to move forward with that is up to each individual and how they imprint on the world around them. We can step into negativity, chaos and darkness or we can be a pathfinder, a Rainbow Warrior and light the way to a better life for ourselves and others that have the courage to believe change for the good can occur.
So with that in mind, just think of the possibilities, think of the change that can occur… and more important think of the healing and positive growth we can achieve. We are the Masters of our own Destiny’s yet we do not often live our lives this way. We bitch and complain and point fingers at everyone and everything that is wrong or affecting us in negatives. Yet the Truth of it all, is we hold the key, we are the writers of the stories, our stories … so if you want to choose to stand in the crap and chaos the world has out there the credit for it all lies at your doorstep and no one else’s. yup so how was that for “Truth”, knocks a person for a loop if we stop and think about for a minute it yes?
Now to the “Atonement” part, yup everything has work even though we as humans always want to take the easy route to fix things, but reaching a positive goal, a wonderful outcome, a great relationship, a fulfilling life is not easy… it is work. That is why we are here as humans, to experience that. So take time to mend the fences with people, work at your relationships…be in them and grow with them. Take time to heal self physically, emotionally, spiritually… help to care for the Great Earth Mother and all the life she shares with us from the “Winged Ones”, the “Four Leggeds”, the Plant People, Rock People, Swimmers, Crawlers, with the Elementals that feed our bodies and souls… Take the time to appreciate All that is Sacred. Learn to Honor it, care for it… be responsible for it.
Plant new things… whether it is seed of positive thought, or a seedling that will one day grow into a mighty tree that will once again fill our forests and lands. It is up to us all, each and every one of us to make the world a better place, to make changes needed to erase the bad things. We need to stop pointing fingers and put the energy instead into solutions that will create safer and healthier environments. It is time to stand up for what should be… setting all barriers down of color, race, religion, governments… it is time to find “Compassion” and “Humanity” again. To return to the Teachings of our Ancestors, the foundations of all life… Truth, Humility, Respect, Courage, Wisdom, Love and Honesty. If only, If only we could do that, if only we could remember the right way it is to be Human once again.
So my Prayers for you All today as I ask you to join in are simple….
For all the family and friends on and for all those who are beginning to awaken…allow them to do so with goodness and ease. Help to bring about the repairs and healings needed for relationships, families and people to become whole again.
For all our “Four leggeds”, “Creatures of the Waters”, and “Winged Ones” and All Creatures large and small that need healing… For our “Plant People” and Environment
For the Hungry, the Homeless, the Elderly that are alone, for the lost and searching, for the victims, for the lonely and depressed, for all those that are in need of, fill them with what it is they are in need of in abundance today and all days to come.
I call to the sacred winds…to carry my words
To the Grandmothers and Grandfathers of the North, the south, the east, the west, Above …below and within…
I call to the sacred winds to carry my words to the Winged ones…the Four Leggeds…the Plant People…the Crystal Keepers, the Thunder Beings, the Angelic Realm…Mother Mary and Magdalene…my Brother Christ and all the nations that love us.
I thank you for all the many blessings that you have shared with us today and beyond and I ask that you hear our prayers whether spoken our held silently within our hearts.
Today I ask that you hear our prayers as we stand humbly before you, small and human.
Help us to remember we are all but a tiny part of a great universe, that we are all connected as one…
Bring us the strength we need to walk our paths without ego or judgment…
Allow our hearts to hear what our ears are missing
Teach us how to allow forgiveness for others and ourselves
Fill our being with the unconditional love that you so freely offer all.
I call that we be reminded we are all no better than or less than one another.
Guide us through our days, to help us with our humanness…that we learn to reconnect with others in a gentle and positive way. Offering smiles when they are needed without thought, shoulders or ears to help ease another…and words that will uplift or soothe.
Keep our children safe and strong in this troubled world… I ask that on this day and days to come…guidance is shared with our children to help them as they walk their paths. Help open their eyes so they can learn and see the right way of things, teach them to respect all life no matter how small, open their ears and minds so that they may understand things that are being taught to them in a good and gentle manner…open their hearts so that when the harshness of the world falls at their feet, they can cope and handle it with compassion and understanding.
I ask that today and all days to come….that we all begin today by feeding our souls. That we take this moment and those to come to fill it with love, understanding, acceptance, calm, joy, and the knowledge that lies deep within. That we use it to find peace for ourselves and peace among the people. That we begin to Atone for all that is needed to once again bring about balance, in ourselves and in the world around us.
With gentleness and peace I thank all those that have heard our prayers and walk with us…I honor you…aho
So I leave these words shared by “Spirit” with you all in hopes that they reach all those that needed to hear. I send it with a great love to you all from my soul to yours. May this upcoming year be filled with many blessings and healing for you all
Today Grandmother Spider steps in, telling us all to be cognitive of what we weave in our lives … make sure that things are clear and with purpose towards the positives we need to keep our Sacred Hoops balanced. Make sure that the threads of connections to the people in our lives are healthy ones that reinforce good things, things that share love and joy, reinforcing and making our hoops stronger. Make sure to not reinforce the negatives of others and that of the world we live in. Seek ways to influence these things in positive manners in order to enable change for the better of self and others. Simply pointing out what is wrong and not providing options for improvement or repair, is not walking on a path that will lead the way for others to walk with integrity and for the highest good.
Spider teaches us about hard work, creativity and releasing ourselves from what binds us. They show us that we are the creators of our own life, our own Sacred Hoops and that like the Spider we too spin intricate webs in our life stories. So as the Spider is a masterful weaver of its web, we too must become masters of weaving strong paths in our own lives.
Spider also whispers to each of us to be careful not to get caught in the webs of shadow, greed, and negativity. When this occurs it is time to release and begin anew. Do not stay trapped, for you are in charge of your own reality, it is up to you to take charge and move in the right direction. That we must create our own path in life, and learn to be a part of the whole as we walk the human, for all things are connected, we are all one.
“The webs of our lives are all connected to the web of all that is,” Grandmother Spider shares with us, “Our individual webs are made up of stories, beliefs and our emotions that make their way out to the universe. Listen to the word “story” for to store within ourselves is a function of the story. If we believe the stories we tell ourselves our very core within our souls will vibrate in that belief and create your web from that vibration. The Universe will support our stories, just to prove to us that we are creators. So step wisely, spin positives, and create a strong Sacred Hoop”
So, the question today is simple, what have we decided to create? “Some human stories have served you,” Grandmother Spider shares, “and others have not. It is now time to clear your webs of those stories that have not. When you do so, you make space for new stories ones that will reflect your true nature, your soul’s light and your connection to all that is.
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…”
“Join Me as I continue the Sacred Hoop Project throughout this Year 2016…the year of Truths!”
Mitakuye O’yasin!
Today the praying mantis shows itself to me and speaks of how Humanity has lost its way, but to take a breath and understand we can find it again if we will step into Integrity, Honor, Respect, Love and the Unconditional Acceptance of things and people that are different from us. It is time we set aside petty differences and come together within our similarities. We all have family and people we care about, that care about us. We all have things in our lives that matter to each of us. We ALL have stories to tell and share… stories that are good, bad, indifferent but that can teach each other lessons of acceptance, tolerance and how to stand together again as humans… in other words how to find our Humanity.
Praying Mantis shares that we have gotten lost in the daily activity and chaos of our own lives. That we have forgotten to listen to our own voice. With that said it is time to take a step back and breathe in the 7 Sacred breathes. Reground, replenish what we have given away to this moment. Possibly do some simple meditation to recenter ourselves and remember our true self, our true path. Take a moment and breathe, look at all that is Sacred around us. the beauty of even the simplest thing or thought. Time to contemplate before stepping back into life. By doing this you will rekindle the purpose and meaning that are needed at this time.
Praying Mantis teaches us to return to the core of who we are born as. To step on our path with thoughtful placement of how we will imprint ourselves into the world around us. To carefully consider how we will move forward in positives and be prepared to step quickly and decisively when we need to. It is time to listen to our intuition, do not push it away it has guided you through your life sometimes without us realizing. Trust what you are sensing, what you are feeling and move or stand accordingly to that inner voice.
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…”
“Join Me as I continue the Sacred Hoop Project into this Year 2016…the year of Truths!”
Mitakuye O’yasin!
Powerful message today relates to coexisting, something that we all as human struggle with each and every day! So why is it so difficult for some of us… well perhaps because EGO steps into place when it is not needed or called for. So many are stepping into roles of judging others, placing blame and pointing fingers, when seriously we all should be back in our own lives cleaning and straightening out our own homes. Time to clean our spiritual selves and bring them all back to balance! After all who are we to judge others? Who are we to say we are better than and they are less than? Who are we but human with our own faults, fears and insecurities? Perhaps that is why the Clown Fish and Anemone have shown up this morning…. to share with us the lessons of coexistence and working together for positives!
The Clown Fish and Anemone fish share their spiritual guidance with us to assist us in finding and understanding wisdom, knowledge and teachings that can will help us to overcome the challenges that we face in life. The Sea Anemone is known as the flower of the ocean, yet has deadly thorns, yet the Clown fish fearlessly takes refuge within her grasp. Bright and vibrant in appearance the Clown Fish is widely known for its bright orange/yellow coloration and bright white stripes. Together they are a formidable pair with the use of beauty as camouflage they teach us the ability to hide within dangerous situations and to move carefully through our lives.
They teach us that things can appear as one thing and be something totally different. Do not be quick to jump to assuming the worst and make sure to watch for hidden obstacles and dangers as you tread through a given situation. They assist us with keeping safe from negativity. None of us are danger proof. All of us are prone to encounter difficult situations that we should/could avoid. Sometimes it is better to move to a safe position than directly confronting something. It doesn’t show weakness, quite the opposite it shows strength of character and wisdom.
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…”
“Join Me as I continue the Sacred Hoop Project into this Year 2016…the year of Truths!”
Mitakuye O’yasin!
music provided by Chris Ferree and is available on ITunes and at http://www.chrisferree.com
So I am guided to share a day in the life of bear with you all this day, in hopes that it will give you the Faith you may need to be open to the amazing possibilities that the Universe offers us if we are aware and awake to receive it.
As I walked out to the back of my home, the lake side to sort of take in one of the last days of fall, my senses were filled. Imagine in your minds eye, beautiful ducks of all sorts and colors stopped in here to refuel their migration trip, quacking and murmuring on the water, a slight breeze filled with the smells of a nearby campfire, and the warm the of Grandfather Sun on my face…. I hear a whoosh of air and rustling of branches and look above, there not 8 feet from me sits my beautiful Brother Eagle, looking down at me with a glance that reminds me to pay attention. He and I grace each others company for a short while and then he lifts his wings to take flight off to catch his evening meal. As he does so he glances down at me one last time and drops a feather. As it dances on the air down to my feet in front of me, I can feel the energy and power of that moment. Patience is rewarded, the work is known, the unconditional love is around us all. Blessed and humbled I went inside.
A little while later, pictures I had not seen in years, quite frankly I did not even know I had fell out of a box I was moving in order to reach a Christmas gift I had tucked away in a corner shelf. When I saw them they made me flash to a time of days long gone, they were of my Grandmother and Grandfather, my Mom with all her best friends that she grew up with, my Aunts not by blood but rather by bond. I smiled as I could hear their voices all laughing and felt warm hugs telling me they were all but a blink away, comfort given and received gratefully.
I needed to run out on an errand to the store for I had forgotten some things earlier in the day that I needed to make some soup my daughter had asked me to make for her when she came home to visit, so I headed out the door and began the short drive into town. As I did I passed a house in the neighborhood that is filled with kids and two sometimes three adult woman at a time. Their yard is filled with what they consider disposable life that recycles every month usually at least twice, this includes chairs, mattresses and couches. The kids range in age from diaper age to around twelve. The house is maybe 500 square feet and I am sure they are stacked like cord wood inside at night. I have only caught a glimpse at the inside and by most standards it is definitely a rough way to live. Men come on weekends and the kids come out running and hugging nothing but love to share. The women are loving but strict, keeping the kids in tow. The oldest children watch out for the smallest, and all for the most part are respectful. Is this an ideal way to live, probably not. It is a nomadic way of life for sure, yet the kids all are fed, kept warm and attend school. It is how they choose to live.
They have been here in the area for almost 2 years now. I have often thought of calling child services, but what would it change? They would move elsewhere and continue living the same way. Is it my way of life? No for sure wouldn’t choose it, but who am I to judge? It is called tolerance, and as I wrestled with the conversation in my head again, I could hear my Grandmother, Mom and Aunts say let it be, because they live differently does not mean it is wrong. Learn tolerance, thus a second blessing of the day.
As I was heading back home from my errand I decided to stop in at Tim Horton’s for a cappuccino, just felt like it. As I walked in to my right was two tables of elderly women all laughing and enjoying coffee and a small bite to eat. As I looked I could see all the strong women of my past standing and sitting with them, showing me they are all but a short distance away. Telling me they are never too far to assist me, support me, send me love. I became a little emotional but was told to share a message of love with them. I cleared my throat and walked over to the table. They all looked up, I smiled, excused myself and began telling them about the strong women in my life, that they reminded me of them and I was so glad to see them gathering and enjoying each others company. They laughed and told me they had known each other for years, the youngest being 78 and the oldest was 83 years young. I wished them well, blessings of the holiday and as I turned to leave two of them rose from their chairs and said wait… I think we need to give you a hug from the other side….
So, if you ever doubt that “Spirit” can see us, that they can effect and interact with us, if nothing else this is a lesson of the things that are possible if we are open to what the Universe and “Spirit” want to share with us all.
Many Blessings to you all, and with love from my heart to yours…
When I sit and look back on my life, I can recall the many things I used to be able to do with ease. Things like running, biking, sports and now even the simple task of what many may take for granted… walking.
During this past year many people in and around my life have experienced physical setbacks. You know the tough situations that change the way you may think or do things from that point forward. So I thought I would share a little insight from an old bear this day, in hopes of sending some healing thoughts that will enable some to change their outlooks on life to a more healing pathway. If not… consider them ramblings of an old bear.
Okay so I now take a step back into time for a second to when I was thirteen years old. Wow seems like ions ago, anyhow it was at this time that my bones began their cranky and pushy way of telling me to slow down. My joints were showing signs of weakness and arthritis, my knees were a knocking and my ankles would give out at any given time with a mind of their own. So off to the Ortho I went. So it began my intimate and up close relationship with the medical field. And if some of you are not aware, let me tell you that pain is not your friend. Matter of fact it has a way of messing with your mind and can alter the way other people view you as well.
By the time I was eighteen I had already had multiple knee surgeries on both knees and had eight of my front teeth knocked out. (As a side note my dentist could tell I had arthritis by looking at my teeth and my fingers. The reason he stated was his own daughter had it as well.) From there I went on to fracture my low spine, get rear ended by a car and severe whiplash which has dominated my cervical spine for life, an ankle broken clean through as I attempted to hop a fence…(lol yeah did that one when I was 32 years old…) and the list goes on and on. So needless to say my bones and body have taken a lifelong beating. Then add to that a heart attack in 2006.
Now I am not sharing this all with you to feel sorry for me, quite the opposite… I am sharing it to let you know that you can get through it, you can help yourself to heal. However in order to allow it to happen you have to be able to accept change. Change in the fact you perhaps can not do something in the manner you used to, change in the fact you realize that you are not weak but rather physically challenged. Challenged to figure out a way to approach your life differently. After all that is one of the greatest gifts we are born with, a mind, a thought process and it is up to us to use it to its fullest potential.
The greatest example of this for me, my personal wake up call was when I worked at Children’s Hospital of Detroit. Kids, they push through it no matter what it is they face challenges head on. They inspired me, they would tell me not to be sad for them… so when I see people that are physically struggling with disease, physicality’s I view them as warriors. I see the accomplishments they strive to attain, or have already attained as amazing. They are living their lives.
When I got thrown the curveball with my physical, I went through the process that most go through. Frustration, sadness, depression and ego, until the day I decided okay I need to start living again. So I started to adapt how I approached and did things I used to do. I became grateful for all I had done that I couldn’t do anymore, for I had gotten the chance to experience it, and realized that is what we are here for… to live life, good, bad and indifferent. The key is how we choose to live it… in Negatives or in Positives.
So yup in the real world I had to learn to ask for help when I need it, I got used to the ground up close and personal because ultimately it will and does happen, I fall. Yet when I do, I get up and start again. Maybe a little slower than I used to, but none the less… I do get back up. I no longer can do the work I once did in the corporate world, but I keep busy. I do the work the Creator wants me to do, that “Spirit” encourages me to do with the help from the Ancestors and those that have walked before me.
And most importantly I “Live” perhaps not like others…but we are all uniquely different for a reason. After all, wouldn’t life be boring if we were all the same?
Let us raise our intentions to our consciousness and voice by sending healing energies and prayer up this day…
I call to the sacred winds…to carry my words
To the Grandmothers and Grandfathers of the North, the south, the east, the west, Above …below and within…
I call to the sacred winds to carry my words to the Winged ones…the Four Leggeds…the Plant People…the Crystal Keepers, the Thunder Beings, the Angelic Realm…Mother Mary and Magdalene…my Brother Christ and all the nations that love us.
I thank you for all the many blessings that you have shared with us today and beyond and I ask that you hear our prayers whether spoken our held silently within our hearts.
Today I ask that you hear our prayers as we stand humbly before you, small and human.
Help us to remember we are all but a tiny part of a great universe, that we are all connected as one…
Bring us the strength we need to walk our paths without ego or judgment…
Allow our hearts to hear what our ears are missing
Teach us how to allow forgiveness for others and ourselves
Fill our being with the unconditional love that you so freely offer all.
I call that we be reminded we are all no better than or less than one another.
Guide us through our days, to help us with our humanness…that we learn to reconnect with others in a gentle and positive way. Offering smiles when they are needed without thought, shoulders or ears to help ease another…and words that will uplift or soothe.
Keep our children safe and strong in this troubled world… I ask that on this day and days to come…guidance is shared with our children to help them as they walk their paths. Help open their eyes so they can learn and see the right way of things, teach them to respect all life no matter how small, open their ears and minds so that they may understand things that are being taught to them in a good and gentle manner…open their hearts so that when the harshness of the world falls at their feet, they can cope and handle it with compassion and understanding.
I ask that today and all days ahead, that we learn to accept the changes we are faced with in positives enabling us to move forward, looking behind us only as a way to inspire us to become the best we are able. To be open to the healings that the Universe has provided for us to meet whatever challenges we face. To allow ourselves to set ego aside and open to healing that are sent our way. And to expand our thoughts to adaptation and understanding that we can do anything we set our minds to do…
I thank all those who have walked with us and answer our calls…this day and in days to come…and honor you …AHO
So my wish to you all today is that you allow yourself to accept the changes needed to heal. However it is you need to heal… to remember we are here to live life, to expand our experiences and horizons… take the step today, and allow healing to occur. And if you have to reach for the inner child and tell them to give you a helping hand!
I send you all peace…today… and may the love that is in my heart reach and find you all and fill your life with blessings. Thanks for tuning in…hope you return next time here… on Morning Blessings.. have a great day!
bear out
For those that would rather listen than read…or wish to read along… here yah go! Morning Blessings Accepting Change to Allow healing
