Life can sometimes feel quite tenuous,
And kind word sounds spoken by our friends in nature can sometimes heal the hurting caused by unkind human words or deeds.
We are all here,
Making our way.
Raven's Call reminds us of this.
Whether we are human or non-human alike,
All here together at this time,
Making our way,
Raising families,
Sharing the same environments and seasons.
Each of us making our way through it all,
Regardless of how we got here.
Each of us living for the best in each moment.
I want to share with you some writing I did a number of years ago.
It was on the morning of a winter solstice storm.
Hope came to me this morning in the form of two little birds that appeared at my theater amidst a blistery winter solstice storm.
In watching them,
Hope is present.
And hope brought peace along as well.
For in the midst of the blistery winter storm,
There is a place where tiny chickadees can make their way through the space between the snowflakes.
And in that space,
The wind doesn't appear to blow,
And time stands still,
And peace is present.
And light came to me this morning also in the form of those same two little birds at my theater.
For my immediate feeling in seeing them was a lightness of heart and a connection with spirit.
My own spirit and the spirit of the tiny birds and their gift from the universe that brought them to my theater this morning.
And light is present.
And it occurred to me that when we stop to take the time to see what is all around us,
It is easy to find our gifts from the universe that are simply there for our enjoyment.
And joy is present.
May you be blessed with these four blessings of hope,
Peace,
Light,
And joy.
And when you have stopped and opened your heart to receive,
These four blessings will reveal grace that is also present.
And you will discover that love is inherent to each of these qualities.
And herein lies the light that reveals itself to us each day as we open to our internal sunrise each morning.
The space inside of us where the light of love lives,
Our own inner light that eradicates our darkness,
Calms and warms our heart and soul,
And shines upon the inner direction and guidance our spirit offers us throughout the day,
Each day.
Thank you,
Raven,
For bringing light into our inner world and for bringing light into my inner world that I might share it with you.
This is the introduction to my series,
And the Raven Spoke to Me.
I hope you'll join me as we continue with the actual Raven teachings.
I call it Raven Medicine that we'll begin with.
And the first of that series is going to deal with fear.
Hope to see you next time.
Namaste.
Thank you.
