FINDING FIRM GROUND

Wherever we are, our feet are on the Earth. We can stop and remember this, at any moment, whenever we need to find some firmer footing.

In times that are turbulent and terrifying, it is easy to get lost in hopelessness. We watch events unfolding in the World and feel overwhelmed by worry. But getting lost does not help. Our job is to stay present and bring our attention to all that is here.

The World around us is telling us many things. We have a responsibility to listen. 

When I start listening to the world around me, it gives me hope. It gives me direction. It gives me power.

The World is right here - here by the tree, up there with the seagull, stretching into the distance, arriving with the waves on the beach… So what is that soft breeze telling us about what we can do right now?

We can always give our attention to the World. Whether in the wilds or in a city, the World is right here. What if we listen now? Knowing that, for a while, it is not newspapers, not television screaming, not the internet insisting that will speak to us – but instead the sparrow, looking for a tiny, tasty morsel, whose song is calling?

Life is here, right now. We have been given beautiful gifts to help us connect with the power of this moment, and the power of Life.

How are we going to use these gifts? What do you want to ask of them, to see how they can help you? They are with us and waiting for us to connect to a deep sense of Life. We can open to the beautiful essence that we carry in our hearts.

How do we respond to Life unfolding? Take a moment. Sit there, then stand when you are ready - and lift your rattle, your drum or your bare hands. Look around you, call out, ask for help, ask for power, ask for the wisdom to know what your next step is, in this incredible Life you are living together with your Spirits, together with the World. Ask for the help you need to take that step. Take your Dance of Life, your Dance of Power, into the World.

We are alive, we are here, and we are not alone. The Earth is under our feet.

(For suggestions and intentions on working with this from a Spirit perspective, scroll to the end of the English newsletter)