A Parable.............

Once, there was a young woman, who was not happy with herself or her life. She blamed many for her unhappiness...

"Ah, If I get married, then I will be happy"...so she found a husband, and married him.
Her husband brought her joy, but something was missing...she still was not happy..

So the Married woman said;

"Ah, I must have a house, then I will be happy"... and so she and her husband bought a small but lovely house.
The house brought her joy, but something was missing....
She was still not happy...

"Ah if I have a child, then I will be happy".... and so she had a child.
The child brought her joy, but something was missing....
She still was not happy.....

Her husband felt her frustration,
Her home reflected her frustration,
Her child felt her frustration.

And so, in desperation, the woman went to the Elder Grandmother, and shared her feelings.

"I do not feel loved or complete; I got married, I bought a home, and I had a child.
I have all of the things that should fill me as a woman, but I still do not have fulfillment." she said.

The grandmother listened...and explained to her daughter that people and things cannot fill the emptiness that comes from not loving the Self.

It is from within that this is filled.

By nurturing and educating, taking time with our Spiritual self, Loving and Caring for our bodies, Listening and acknowledging our emotions.

It isn't something that exists outside us, like a home, or children or husbands.

Until we are full and loving from within, we cannot appreciate the gifts in our life.

We are selfishly taking in order to fill our empty places. Unable to love without condition.

Once this empty place is filled, we will respect and appreciate our life more than we can imagine.

The woman went home, looked within, and honored her cycles.
She did the things for herself that brought her Joy.
She shared her Love of the self and appreciated her husband, and she love and nurtured her child and her home was beautiful and welcoming and she was grateful for all of the other blessings in her life.

And she lived happily ever after...

Marianne Goldweber

 

Creator,

Thank you for the many Blessings in my life

The joy of my days, and the serenity of my nights.

Allow me to see Clearly and with Maturity,

the challenges and opportunities before me.

Allow me to free myself from

the chains of Self-doubt and Fear

So I may move forward with the

Vision of Eagle and Heart of Mountain Lion.

Allow me to be gentle with my lessons,

Love unconditionally those in my

path without Judgment.

Allow me to seek forgiveness for others and myself

Creator, Watch over my Family and Friends

 as they journey along the Good Red Road

Allow me to hear the messages, be conscious of the messengers,

So I may Walk In Beauty and heal our Mother Earth

Marianne