Moonwater reveals the essence of faith on your path and the support of God and Goddess. What can you trust? If you do trust, how will your actions change? Learn a powerful prayer to embrace the support from the Gods.
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“Wow. Sharon made the situation about her. I don’t think she even heard me,” Alicia, a friend said—about Sharon, a spiritual elder.
I’ve noticed that Spiritual Elders have a choice: “talk from your history” or “be present.”
Here are two points.
1. Continue to refocus “back to the present.”
“For behold, I am the Mother of All Things…. For I am the Soul of Nature who giveth life to the universe.” – The Goddess in The Charge of the Goddess, as written by Doreen Valiente
What does an attentive mother do? She asks, “Where does it hurt? What do you need?”
You’re staying present is a gift to the other person.
Do you stay present, or are you just waiting to push your point on the other person?
2. Notice if you’re talking from your history.
When I say, “a big dog,” where did your mind go? My mind goes back to a pack of dogs that I encountered as a 7-year-old girl. 8 dogs. One little girl. And terror.
I still hold fear from that time.
But what does that fear do? It takes me out of this present moment.
Let’s say I visit a new friend, and she has a golden retriever. A friendly being. But I’m shaking due to being triggered by the past.
Now, nothing is invalid about my talking about my past life.
But that does not mean it is relevant to the person I talk to today.
I once heard the author Tom Marcoux say, “New variables may invalidate past experience.”
I can learn more about dogs.
I can pay attention in the moment to the person who is speaking.
And, a spiritual elder can hold a sacred trust of “being present” with the person.
Here is a prayer:
Blessed Mother, Give me the sight of this Present Moment. Free me of past fear and the echoes of past traumas. I show up in service to the person with me. So Mote It Be.
“My sister just won’t stop for a minute to hear me out,” Milly, a new acquaintance, said.
“She has all these judgments about me and my faith. She doesn’t see me as a person. It’s like she’s talking to her projection of what she thinks I might be.”
I reflected on this.
Here are two insights that might help you.
1. You push, and they push back.
Ever try to explain your faith to someone? And, they just push back. Telling you that you’re wrong and that they know—better than you—what your spiritual path is.
Arrogant, right?
You push facts, and they push fiction. But what does the pushing get? Nothing good.
2. Invite the Gods to help you lower your “intensity.”
Have you noticed that when someone says unfair and ignorant things against you, it’s your internal “intensity” that rises?
Here is a prayer that you can use to help you lower your intensity.
I breathe in and bring in the love of the Gods. I breathe out and let go of my anxiety. I breathe in and bring in clarity. I breathe out and let go of my intensity. I breathe in calm. I breathe out and let go of my intensity. I breathe in peace within my integrity. I breathe out and let go of my intensity. May the Gods bless me. So Mote It Be
“I can’t believe what President Dumbdumb just did,” one of my friends said.
“I know. I can’t buy eggs, anymore,” my other friend Sarah said.
“And it looks like there is going to be legislation against certain spiritual paths,” my friend said.
I reflected on this.
During the Burning Times, what did our ancestors think about such awful circumstances?
I considered that we must do what we can and hold strong in faith.
Here is a prayer you can use.
Goddess, Help me endure like my ancestors did. No matter what stupidity or viciousness I and my brothers and sisters shall face. The Gods are with us! So Mote It Be
Divorce. I didn’t want it. My hopes were crushed. More than that, my soul was crushed under my then-husband’s constant berating.
Sometimes, it feels like life “comes for us.” Divorce. Death of a loved one. Job loss. Loss of a close friend.
What do you do when you feel your life has been ruined by some tough life event?
I have three insights for you.
1. Face the trouble; gather support.
I had been married for seven years. I had no idea what would be next. Would my parents take me back? Because I had nowhere to go, even for a brief time?
I was also losing my identity. I had wanted to be a life mate. Someone who loved and was loved.
Now, this was all gone.
But things were worse. I had no support. I was buried in depression symptoms. I had no energy. I could not even think of getting help. Also, I did not see any older people who demonstrated compassion or wisdom (Later, I would have spiritual elders.)
If I could go back and give counsel to my younger self, I would say, “Gather support.” Seek the help of mental health professionals. Seek appropriate spiritual elders. Develop your own self-renewing activities like meditation, exercise (like walking in nature), good nutrition, and sleep.
About “face the trouble”… I did not deny the pain, suffering, and trouble. I did not put a pretty bow on the trouble and call it “a challenge.” No. It was a painful trauma. I needed to grow, stretch, and endure.
How?
Gather support.
In my circle, people I know step forward and make changes.
One friend had to try four chiropractors before finding one who was a match.
Another friend had to see four doctors before hearing about sinus rinse. The other doctors pushed antibiotics. This friend, with a daily sinus rinse, has avoided sinus infections for 15 years.
Another friend “fired” her psychotherapist. Then, she was truly happy with the next therapist she met and worked with.
So, gathering support may require multiple steps.
What can you do to gather support to help you endure a terrible transition?
2. Realize that you’re losing an identity. And build your new identity.
Sometimes we lose an identity and friends. If you step away from drinking alcohol, you may lose your “boozer friends.”
They may resist you changing your lifestyle for a healthier one.
Some friends that aren’t helping you may drift away. Not always quietly.
They may get angry, or even accusatory. They might even try to sabotage you or make you feel you’re not “cool” or “fun,” anymore. Or say things like, “You can just (____) one more time, right?”
Is some old friend sabotaging your new life?
Sometimes, you just need to get the support you really need, that is, from the Gods.
3. Ask the Gods for support.
What can look like ruin to us, may be a step to the Gods.
You can use this prayer to help you.
Goddess, Help me nurture my inner worth with Your love. God, Give me Your strength to resist temptations that may ruin my path. Gods, guide me and soothe my doubts. So Mote It Be.
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