Somewhere Over the Rainbow as shared by bear Medicinewalker


So yeah been awhile since I have been on a computer, but as some of you may or may not have known I took a fall mid January. Due to a degenerative spine issue I have had since I was around 16 the incident caused some major issues that continued to get worse as time moved forward. Also during this time my beloved Boone, an Australian Cattle Dog that I had for 18 years decided it was his time to leave this place on his own terms and crossed over February 19th, 2019. Which was followed by an E.R. visit for me due to pain and I couldn’t walk. So to say it has been a rough few months is an understatement. Thank God for my amazing family and friends that have been here for me and all the prayers and healings that have been put up as well.

So writing this is much later than I would have liked to, but it is still very important that people understand a few things about life and “Spirit” in general. Back on January 8th a few days before my birthday actually, I received a note from a Son from another Mother across the pond. We have never met in person, but as with many of my friends we are connected none the less. He has done my radio show and I just admire him dearly. I am sharing what he wrote me, because it was to me… but I want you to understand the point I am trying to make to you all who wonder, or feel they are not being heard by a higher power. The following is what he wrote to me…

“Hi there Bear i so hope you have had an amazing Christmas time and a wonderful start to this blessed new year .. now i have something rather strange to share with you …well you might find it strange ..i know i do …so ..i am sat or have just been sitting enjoying a wonderful meditation, and just as the meditation was coming to an end and i was starting to make myself aware of my surroundings once more ..i was aware of a gentleman’s energy rush in really quickly but it was very gentle …i wasn’t aware of what he looked like or anything about him ..i was only aware of his energy ..then just before his energy went i heard a song play which was strange ..it was this exact song by this exact man who is singing it ..i will send a link to the song after i send you this message … i thought this strange after his energy went ..but then i heard my guide say to me ”it’s for bear” and he showed me your face so i knew it was for you …very strange indeed and soo soo soo sorry for the big long message ..i hope you can make sense of it and god bless your wonderful self and amazing family xx”

So immediately I knew who the gentleman was, it was my father. I knew because number one it was one of our favorite songs together…. and the version Ryan was referring to was my favorite version. It came from Ryan so I would pay attention to it for I seldom ask those in the field for readings, yet I had many questions I had been asking the Universe, Creator for a response to help me with what lies ahead. One of them had been about figuring solutions for Boone, the last thing I wanted was to stress him out in the truck to take him to the vet for the last time, he was blind and deaf and would go into a seizure anytime I had tried to take him for a ride, something he loved to do for 16 years. I wanted him to pass at home, and I knew the time was getting near. So I asked for a sign…

I had many other things I was struggling with, I was at a place in my life I simple told a few of my closest friends, I was tired… tired of constant pain, struggling cause I cant hold a regular job due to my physical condition, and just things in general… I was tired(Still recovering from tired 😉 ). I am not saying suicidal please know that, never would be, but I get it truly do… but I just wanted direction. So like a couple other times in my life, I guess I wasn’t hearing the answers clearly so the proverbial 2 x 4 was taken to my life and everything cleared out again in a way. And this time as with the others, everything in my life came to a complete and sudden halt!

The night Boone passed I spoke to Lynn Lewis, who is a Sister to me…and said I need help… Boone was wrapped in my hallway, and I was flat on my back unable to move. We were in the middle of an ice storm… she came the very next day no question. My neighbor came down and they took Boone’s remains to vet for cremation. My daughter knew what was going on and continually called checking in… and Julie Sullivan did the same even though she was ill at the time with vertigo. Life sucks sometimes, but sometimes we have to stop and ask for the help, and then sometimes even harder is accepting it.

The other thing I told a few people who included my daughter was I kept seeing my Granny before and after I came home from the hospital. When she had been alive we were very close, so I knew she was watching over me…but then the message changed up and she was telling me oh uh-uh you still have many things to do so you ain’t going anywhere. She told me that many times, it scared my daughter… and it scared my friend Lynn. (No wasn’t and drugs making me hallucinate, don’t take any of those kinds o drugs they only make me sicker). For me it was simply sleep and a lot of it. I have only recently this past weekend been able to walk a bit and make it to the other room and actually sit for about an hour…but then it is back to sleep. I have a way to go yet, but am getting there. Walking more and more around the house, finally without the walker. The Healthcare staff that has helped me Kymm, Lisa, Mike from x ray, Steve from Maintenance, Nic, Steph and Molly I love you guys so much for knowing exactly what had to be done for me, I love you all so much for the assist and don’t say it’s just your job, cause to me it is not just your job.

So the point of it all is to tell Ryan your gifts are many and great, to all never think that something you do for someone is just small because for the person you are doing it for, or listening to you may be a lifeline. Last but not least…. for those that think Spirit does not hear us, or watch over us… my belief is you are wrong, for they do hear us, they do watch over us, for some of us we are even lucky enough to see them. The message Ryan sent me was spot on…the Rainbow my Dad showed me was for me to know Boone would soon travel as I asked… to my Mom who i Asked to come and get him …help him cross, his demise began mid day on her birthday …. then passing in my arms.

So ask Spirit, Creator, the Universe however you choose but Dare to Dream knowing that you will be heard. Be thankful to all the people you come in contact with good, bad and indifferent, for they all have things to share and teach us in their own way.

I love and thank you All… especially my Granny, My Pops, my Mom, Lynn, Diana, Denise, Julie and my beautiful daughter Taylor to infinity and beyond…..

~ bear Medicinewalker


Boone March 3 2001-February 19th, 2019

available on I tunes Somewhere Over The Rainbow,Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole

Find Ryan W Griffiths http://facebook.com/ryanwilliamgriffiths666

Spiritual and Totem Insight for the Day the Salmon


So this day the Salmon comes into view as it shares us lessons of sometimes we need to go with the flow and at other times we need to go against the current in order to find our truths our balance! We do not need to be like every one else just because it may be the popular thing at the moment rather we need to remember who we are and the good foundations that we come from. Time to step up and remember what is right and what is not right, instead of being led like sheep through our days.

Salmon brings with today’s lessons family values and connections with our communities and friends that are in and around our lives. Reach out and strengthen the ones that are staying, let loose with love the ones that are not, and be in the moment with those that are balanced. So today the Coho Salmon want us to listen to the little voice that resides in each of us and follow the path of positives that bring us back to our family and foundations.

Coho Salmon bring to our lives and teach us ways of abundance, fertility, prosperity and renewal of both the physical and spiritual. Guiding us with transformation, intuition, instinct, and urging us to examine your life considering any of the obstacles we may have on our paths as we walk forward.

Coho Salmon teaches us that the most valuable and sacred things in life must be fought for. Although it may seem the odds are impossible and the struggles have worn you out, your needs, goals and dreams are near, and that the most resistance normally occurs just before we succeed. So do not stop and give up now. This is not time to go with the flow today… ignore what outside pressures are placing on you and go with your own intuition, follow your instincts they will not fail you.

Like the Coho Salmon we also go through several transitions throughout our lives, so remember if you are feeling stuck it may be time to transition into newness of self, leaving what is not needed anymore behind. Return to your Soul’s intent, feel the Sacred of you and honor that as you push ahead to reach your goals.

Enjoy the life we are here to live and experience, honoring the Sacred within! Our spirits have been given the energy to renew and transform…so take hold of our own power that comes from deep within our core! allow the abundance and fertility of ideas and creativity to blossom into positives your life… your path, your journey has been acknowledged and listen to the sacred from within and around your life and allow it to push you into the positive steps of life!

“I am Dedicated to Educating and sharing Culture with the World. It is not enough merely to teach 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…”
Many Blessings of the Day
~bear Medicinewalker

“George Winston – Joy” available on Itunes

Spiritual and Totem Insights of the Day the Medicine Wheel or Circle


So this work week starts out with the Medicine Wheel and it is all about attaining personal balance! It is time to place our own selves into positive perspectives and balance. The energy we must gravitate to and harness is available to us, we just have to want to work with it.

The world around all of us churns in negatives and chaos, but we must remove ourselves from that state of mind and feed our souls things that will help us grow as humans in ways that will be positive and life fulfilling. So reach out and grab onto positive things, act instead of reacting, teach the right way of things instead of being angry, and most of all be able to look deep inside and see our flaws and arrogance at the things we are perhaps being driven by ego to do or say, instead understand we all need to reconnect as human and understand that we are all different with different perspectives of life to contribute.

So remember the circle represents life ever changing ever evolving… no beginning, no end rather growth and cycles that we must learn and carry forward in balance. We have a Spiritual Self, a Physical Self, an Emotional and Mental Self, and all of it combines to create our Human Self. So let’s remember to balance that in order to be our Best Selves!

So the Circle has meant similar things to many various cultures throughout time and continues to do so. So no matter what culture we are standing in, what Spiritual Side we utilize in our lives, we are more alike than perhaps many are willing to admit.

Whether it is the Winged Ones, the Four Leggeds, the Plant People, the Crystal and Rock Keepers, the Swimmers or Creepers we all evolve together in the harmony that we were born to. The four lines in the Wheel speak to us of the four directions, the four colors to the cultures and the four parts of our human, the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual being. To understand the Medicine Wheel is to understand self.

This is what we need to understand, that the strengths, the creative, the spiritual, the faults, the imperfections all lie with in each of us. They are all part of who we are, constantly evolving. As a wheel is circular and continues in a constant state of birth to death constantly moving through change, so are we. To understand that about ourselves is how we are to attain balance.

To understand that we are All Connected that we All imprint on the world, the energy that we exist in is to understand the nature of how things co-exist. That there has to be opposites for balance…light and dark. rain and heat, night and day, birth and death… All a intricate part of the Human experience.

Ask yourself what is it that you need to day to add to the positives in your own life, what is it you need in order to set your mind to in order to keep the negative at bay? So today, look to yourself and think about how each word, each action, each breath you take is part of a bigger Hoop, then think what it is You need to do to put your own Circles into a place of balance with all that is Sacred honoring who you are meant to be.

Many Blessings to You All,

~ bear Medicinewalker

Music by Chris Ferre and is available at http://www.chrisferree.com  and on Itunes

Earth Dance – Chris Ferree as part of the Wolf and the bear Network 2019

Holiday Spiritual and Totem Insights for Today… the Duck


Duck you say? Duck???? really???? What the Duck? Well that is who pops up in the seventh spot today bringing with it a whole lotta wisdom and insight for life as we know it! So if you have ever paid attention to a Duck you would have noticed not much stops them from accomplishing what it is they set out to do. They are very determined and insightful to how to go about things… and more importantly they are determined that no obstacle shall be too big to overcome.

We can learn a lot from these amazing creatures, balance for one thing comes to mind and stop for a moment and think about it… think about how their bodies are put together…heavy front, two legs, and the wings… yet they are buoyant and can manage just fine. they are also fun and carefree at times, especially the ducklings as they follow their siblings and mom learning all about life and wondering at all the bugs they chase.

So today…be a little more carefree about life, learn to balance by allowing what we were born with to assist us, our own imperfections are our perfections! We each are amazing individuals that are unlike any other, we contribute who we are to the world in amazing ways. So let that uniqueness and strengths, weaknesses, beauty shine through your souls for the entire world to see!

Be who you are meant to be in Positives! The world is full of wonder if we only will open our eyes to bear witness to it… embrace it during this holiday season and then carry it through to each and every day!

Duck tells us that sometimes life can be hard… sometimes we would rather just quit than do whatever it is that lies before us.  Sometimes it may be people that we are just tired of and want to give up on them….but today Duck says yes the bar may be set high but we need to gather that inner strength and simply push through it. We are not the only ones with issues, we are not free of making mistakes, that is the beauty of life… We ALL have lessons to learn and should remember we are not all the end all of any given situation. So Figure it out, wade through it, wing it, do whatever it takes to take the next step in your life!

Ducks are amazing and they teach us all about balance… and we need balance starting the week off… they are buoyant, they maneuver up and down, in and out and all the way around to meet the task, without complaint. They teach us to keep moving forward, pushing through all the struggles.

Duck is and has been one of my favorite teachers! It speaks to us of diving into your deepest emotions in order to reach a calmer and more peaceful state. They teach us about how to get past adversary and accomplish our goals, sometimes by looking outside of the box to do so. To never stop trying, dreaming, moving ahead with those dreams and goals that you envision. They bring with them the medicine of living for the moment, and living large, loving, laughing.

Think of times in your life, or situations when you aren’t sure how, when. or where… and when you say I just can’t, think of the Ducklings that follow their mama’s no matter how high the step..how deep the dive… how fast they have to run to keep up… they do so without hesitation.

Many Blessings to You All this Holiday Season,

bear Medicinewalker

Jonny Lipford “Christmas Journey”. Released: 2000

Spiritual and Totem Insights for the Day – Hummingbird


So today Hummingbird flits into the 7th spot and tells us to begin the day slowly, work into the energy needed for later in our day. Conserve energy and emotions early on and later it will pay off. So often we are in the mind set to just hurry and process without even thinking about it. Well stop and take a beat, think about things as time moves past, our energy is precious and we should use it wisely.

Hummingbird insists as we do this the reasons will become clearer later on. So allow yourselves to understand the intentions you set for your day!

Hummingbirds are the gentle reminders of the in-between. Darting quickly here and there, experiencing life to the fullest. They are also wonderful examples of how to best utilize that energy, showing us there is time for everything… work… play… and most important of all rest.

The world pushes and pushes us each moment, sometimes so much it causes a negative outcome… that is when we need to recall the lesson of the Hummingbird the most, listen to the “Spirit World” as they whisper in our minds to slow down the pace… slow down the emotional that is racing through our systems and remember to Breathe!

With all the energy that has been swirling around us all, it is no surprise that the Hummingbird stops in today to share messages with us! Many of us out there have been experiencing all kinds of craziness and major energy shifts, it seems to be the nature of the world we live in lately. These shifts are often happening faster and sometimes moment to moment and causing us all to be a bit off balance (or at least to feel like we are on a boat that is rolling with the water as we try to regain our footing!  So we need to remind ourselves when this occurs to stop…take a breathe before we take another motion forward, rest a bit and save our energy.

So many negatives in our world today, and many we are not in control of. So the best thing that we can do is to control how we react to it all. Calm our minds, say a prayer or send out positive thoughts and try to keep our heads above it all. If we can manage that…we will be surprised just how many good things will occur in the ripple outwards.

Hummingbird, symbol of resurrection, rebirth as they live each day and as the blanket of night spreads over the lands, these little birds become lifeless and appear to die. As Father Sun begins to awaken the world, his warmth touches the tiny wings and this little bird once again rises to the tasks of the day. Teaching us there is time for work and then we must have time to rest in order to revitalize our souls, our bodies and our minds.

Hummingbird brings the lesson of Joy with them, teaching us to remember the Sacredness of all life and how fragile it is. To remind us we must keep our Sacred Hoops in balance and honor our paths by remembering to slow down at times to feed, to gather strength and energy. To move in positives to attain our dreams and goals but do it in efficient ways, smart ways, thought out ways. Hummingbirds do not walk or hop, their feet are tiny and do not function as other birds, this is so they can be more efficient than other birds at their tasks. So with them they bring efficiency and teach us adaptability as well.

Hummingbirds show themselves when it is time to live your dreams in Joy and Happiness, understanding that the Universe, Creator God and the Ancestors are there to help us all, but you have to have Faith that it will come to pass.

 

“I am Dedicated to Educating and sharing the culture with the World. It is not enough merely to teach 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…”
Many Blessings to ya’ll
~bear Medicinewalker

 

Audio Seals and Croft “Hummingbird” available on Itunes and used as Creative Commons

Spiritual and Totem Insights for the Day the Grouse

So today the Grouse pops up in the seventh spot telling us to keep our heads down and watch how we place our feet today…just enjoy your own space and self. Celebrate you… the energies are still racing and causing a bit of havoc after the full intense moon last night, so be mindful that people and situations may be a little erratic.

Keep the peace the Grouse tells us by just smiling to yourself and concentrating on what you have had in place to get done. Sometimes it is best to put a bubble around ourselves, sort of like a snowglobe and just maintain our own world where we can be ourselves. So perhaps today after work is said and done, put on some music and Dance!

Grouse reminds us of what is Sacred within our own Hoops. It reminds us to stand in our own power, to drum and ground with the great Mother Earth, to experience our own heartbeats of our souls. Speaking to us and whispering that we need to dance and honor our own spirits, allowing the joys that are in life to enter and filling our own Sacred Hoops with the positives that are needed in the moment and beyond.

Grouse dances in circles, speaking to us of cycles that we walk through on our paths, from birth to death transitions and on to rebirth. We all experience these, from the moment we take our first breath, it is called change. So the Grouse asks that we embrace those changes… and dance to the drumbeat of your own soul!

Stand in your own power, revitalize your spirit, your human… dance and create, manifest what it is that you need to walk a more positive way on your own path. Don’t worry about what others are thinking or doing… concentrate on your own energy as you dance and place yourself in harmony and balance with body, mind and spirit.

Listen and hear as Grouse shares with us today and beats it’s wings and stomps the ground in harmony with all that is Sacred!
Aho!

Please Feel free to share these and other posts from my site!  They are here as tools to teach us about mending Our Sacred Hoops… and bringing balance to our lives!

“I am Dedicated to Educating and sharing culture with the World. It is not enough merely to teach 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…”
Blessings
~bear Medicinewalker

Chris Ferree Earth Dance is used with permission as part of the Wolf and the bear Network Family @2018 can be purchased at Itunes or on http://www.chrisferree.com

Spiritual and Totem Insights for the Day the Turkey


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.

 

 

bearMedicinewalker june 2016 II

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

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