I love those little snippets of wisdom that my spirit friends whisper in my ears. I'm going to start sharing them with all of you. Before I start I need you to remember two things. One is that my personal journey is still very new. I have been learning my way for less than two years. The other thing is that sometimes words are extremely hard to come by because I get these messages on such a fundamental soul level that my brain almost can't comprehend them. I'm trying my best to be make these messages as understandable in words as I can, but it is hard. How do I speak like the wind or sing like the birds? There's no way I can translate perfectly. If you only read what I write with your eyes and brain then what I say is diluted by logic and firmly held beliefs, but if you let the words enter your heart and you sit for a while and give yourself time you will have a better understanding of these ideas.
I'll tell my crazy squirrel story first. I have heard that lessons come to us in all sorts of ways. One of the ways that Spirit connects with us is through animals. I was sitting outside, reading my Kindle, and soaking up some of the sun's nourishing rays. I was looking to see if there were any animals nearby but my yard was empty of anything big enough for me to see. My car needed an oil change so I locked up the house and left to get that done. While I was there the mechanics called me over to look at my car. The air filter was full of food, including Goldfish crackers. Some little animal, most likely a squirrel, had been using my air filter as storage for her food. It was so bizarre that it made me laugh and I immediately recognized the message I was being given. It is spring time now, time to clean out my car and house, time to open the windows and refresh my life physically, mentally, and spiritually! It was an eye opening and fairly gross reminder that taking care of the small spaces around me is one of the ways I show that I love and want to take care of myself, my family, and my Earth.
While I was meditating the other day the idea came to me that atoms store memory. There's no proof of that, I heard, but it will be found true one day. This is significant because as we know the atoms our bodies are made from are the same atoms that were once part of the stars. We've each been around for a very long time! After we die we spend some time between lives to prepare for our next life. It is a journey and gradual progression as we evolve spiritually. The atoms we receive to become the people we are today are filled with the memories of hundreds of lifetimes that we have journeyed in as we travel our path towards fulfillment.
I had a second beautiful epiphany. Pagan rituals are much closer to the Divine Love of God than Christian holidays. I'm not trying to pick on Christians. I know it seems that way. Please allow me to explain fully. When you read the Bible what does it say in Genesis? It says that every animal of the sea and ground and every plant is given to human kind for our use. All of nature is a bounty for us to appreciate, use--but not abuse--, and take care of as it takes care of us. Pagan rituals focus on the loving way we are taken care of by nature and spirit. I believe that the energy of the Universe is a force of love, kindness, and good. This force flows through literally everything, connecting us to the farthest reaches of the universe. When we celebrate life, death, spring renewal, the last of the harvest and other earthbound rituals we are connecting with the Divine Ones who gave us everything we need on this precious planet. At the same time, I think that Jesus was a Teacher and that there is every reason to celebrate his life and his teachings of love, kindness, gratitude, and giving. I think that we should celebrate Jesus and other Teachers such as Buddha and Mohammad, the wisdom of the Tao, and others that I have not learned about yet in my still new understanding of spirituality. The wonderful thing is, we can do both! We can celebrate the lives and teachings of these Teachers while at the same time celebrating the abundance that we are given on this Earth. I will use another saying from the Christian Bible simply because it is the religion that I am most familiar with. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son." You see, the love is there for all creation, for the entire world! It isn't exclusive to mankind. This is even more evidence, I think, that we are all connected. Feel the sun and the breeze and the rain on your skin, touch the rich, dark soil under your bare feet, listen to the sounds of nature and machine. Can you feel how we are all connected? Silly us, at war and constantly hating each other. As another great Teacher said, "I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together." The simple message is that we are all One. Love guides us on our journey. Blessings to all of you as we travel together.
Light and Love,
Reneé
