You too, can learn to move through your life in PERFECT HARMONY with the Universe.

The First Fire, Cherokee Native American Lore
In the beginning of the world, there was no fire. The people and animals, who lived together, were often cold. Only the Thunders, who lived in the world beyond the sky arch, had fire. At last they sent Lightning down to an island. Lightning put fire into the bottom of a hollow sycamore tree. The people knew that the fire was there, because they could see smoke rising from the top of the tree. But they could not get to it on account of the water. So they held a council with the animals to decide what to do. Every animal that could fly or could swim was eager to go after the fire. Raven said, "Let me go. I am large and strong." At that time Raven was white. He flew high and far across the water and reached the top of the sycamore tree. While he sat there wondering what to do, the heat scorched all his feathers black. The frightened Raven flew home without the fire, and his feathers have been black ever since. Then the council sent Screech Owl. He flew to the island. But while he was looking down into the hollow tree, a blast of hot air came up and nearly burned out his eyes. He flew home and to this day, Screech Owl's eyes are red. Then Hooting Owl and Horned Owl were sent to the island together. But the smoke nearly blinded them, and the ashes carried up by the wind made white rings about their eyes. They had to come home, and were never able to get rid of the white rings. Then Little Snake swam across to the island, crawled through the grass to the tree, and entered it through a small hole at the bottom. But the smoke and the heat were too much for him, too. He escaped alive, but his body had been scorched black. And it was so twisted that he doubled on his track as if always trying to escape from a small space. Big Snake, the climber, offered to go for fire, but he fell into the burning stump and became as black as Little Snake. He has been the great blacksnake ever since. At last Water Spider said that she would go. Water Spider has black downy hair and red stripes on her body. She could run on top of water and she could dive to the bottom. She would have no trouble in getting to the island. "But you are so little, how will you carry enough fire?" the council asked. "I'll manage all right," answered Water Spider. "I can spin a web." so she spun a thread from her body and wove it into a little bowl and fastened the little bowl on her back. Then she crossed over to the island and through the grass. She put one little coal of fire into her bowl and brought it across to the people. Every since that miraculous day, we have had fire. And the Water Spider still has her little bowl on her back.

"Sometimes the best way to figure out who you truly are is to get to that place where you don't have to be anything else." ~ Author Unknown

God, Our Great Creator ~ Spirit of God ~ just keeps on loving, teaching and guiding me. Spirit has been trying to tell me something, but only now can I hear the words...
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every human has many � not on your past misfortunes, of which all humans have some." ~ Charles Dickens
I was still totally surprised after I learned the lesson above. I don't know why I feel surprized or amazed by God's Spirit, when I am transformed to another level upwards, as I make my way through my personal quest ~ because GOD IS LOVE. I have learned that one, I thought. So, I wanted to share with you that we are all God's children, LOVED unconditionally by God and if our faith is pure of heart, we will each be guided towards our final destiny.
For me, I continue to learn more important life lessons and find answers with each new day that comes or each night when the Sun is setting and the Moon begins to shine. In late March of 2001, I came to the realization that I had been holding onto something I didn't need, haven't needed for decades. I was subconsciously holding onto the first 40 years of my life's memories out of fear ~ fear of forgetting them ~ fear of being forgotten. Since My Father was taken when I was only 19 years old and My Mother passed 8 years later, I felt I was the only thing left living on this earth of our small family. So strong was my desire to keep my parents alive and somehow with me, that a huge part of ME got stuck in the past with them. I was jolted from that state in March, when I finally heared what my gut had been trying to tell my heart ~ for so many years. There were two warriors battling inside me and they reached a truce - and family memories and loving childhood moments are wonderful to cling to, if they serve a positive purpose for a person. Mine did not however because most of my memories were based on lies, secrets and things kept hidden from me. As my new Self continues to emerge, Spirit cried out for more room in my heart. I had to clean out my emotional closet again, in order to make room for all the fascinating new information that will be coming to me. I gave Spirit the much needed additional Space in My Soul. I let go of old useless ties. I let them all go and have made Peace with my Past.

I am now More Aware that from time to time in my life, events will occur that tempt me to revert back to that someone I used to be. Hopefully, I will be able to see them coming and safely turn away.

I WILL NOT FORGET TO NOURISH MY OWN SOUL DAILY.

I AM THE ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY OWN JOY and HAPPINESS!

I can cleary see that I never really did depend on a man or my friends to provide or bring me HAPPINESS. It was the "idea" that they could bring it, that I've been clinging to.

I HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED TO MAKE MYSELF HAPPY, EVEN IF I AM ALONE

Mildred Barthel once wrote that "Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response," which is a huge lesson I've learned here. Which reminds me again that the finest wisdom I've discovered ~ often lies in the simpliest of words.

A NATIVE AMERICAN PRAYER
O great spirit
Whose voice I hear in the wind
Whose breath gives life to the world
Hear me
I come to ask you as one of your many children
I am small and weak
I need your strength and wisdom
May I walk in beauty
Make my eyes behold the red and purple sunset,
Make my hands respect the things that you have made
and my ears sharp to hear your voice
Make me wise so that I may know
the things that you have taught your children
the lessons that you have hidden in every leaf and rock
Make me strong
Not to be superior to my brothers
But to be able to fight my greatest enemy - myself
Make me ever ready to come to you with straight eyes
So that when life fades as the faded sunset
My spirit will come to you without shame

"To be a star you must follow your own light, follow your own path, and never fear the darkness, for that is when the stars shine the brightest."~ by Guy Finley

James Augustine once wrote..."It is as painful perhaps to be awakened from a vision as it is to be born." I now know exactly what he meant when he wrote those words.

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