Skip to main content

Feedback to a Recent Blog Entry.

I got this message from Michelle today and asked if I could paste it on my blog page.
I think that many of you will appreciate her story. It's a great example of circular thinking.
There are so many different ways to apply the CIRCLE in our lives. I love the way Michelle found the circle in her life story.

******

Hi Lisa;

I am not sure if I am getting the circular thinking right but I wanted to send you this…let me know if I am getting there.

This post brought me to my beginning. Most of my mother's family told her to have an abortion and not ruin her life. She told me she felt me kick and that was the end of it she was having me.

I see how this influenced my current need to please everyone do more with less.

I am working on sitting in my breathe being silent still....it is hard because I am so used to going and doing thinking really it is tough for me to shut my mental brain off. When I do get to those moments of silence I am relaxed and feel great I just wonder if what I am doing is in alignment with things…Should I be doing something else there is this fear in me that I am not getting it good enough you know? I know its dumb to think like that but there is a part of me that strives to understand and make sure I do my work so that Im actually moving forward and not just witnessing things mimicking?

I put this expectation on me that being busy is what is needed so that I was not a failure to everyone.

I am seeing a bigger picture and it brings me joy! Circular thinking gives you a lot to focus on. I am ready to step in...

I had to email you today while I was at work because I kept seeing this picture that I have in my office of a ripple in the water..and since reading the blog last night its been on my mind.

Michelle

*****

Like I told Michelle -- one of the ways to work through her story and bring it healing is to "readjust some attitudes."
For starters, she doesn't need to deserve her spot on this Planet. She has nothing to prove to others.
She doesn't have to please anyone or meet people's expectations. All Michelle needs to do is live HER life to the fullest.

Michelle -- YOU are one of Creator's children. There's no need to justify why you exist!

I reminded Michelle that it was "her kicking abilities" that convinced her mom she had to be born.
She should go back to kicking to bring some renewed perspective in her life.
It's definitely the right time to do it -- just in the Moon of Affirmation.

Good luck to you Michelle.
Thank you for sharing your story with us.

LISA

Comments

WampumBlueRaven said…
Thanks for sharing Michelle.
Nathalie
Michelle said…
Thank You Lisa and hears to Kicking like you said :)

Popular posts from this blog

Drums and Rattles.

Lately I’ve received a few e-mails and letters from people asking questions about drums and rattles. I don’t think I’ve written a blog on this topic yet. JB wrote in his e-mail: “I often read that Drums are connected to Shamanism and often the tool of choice for Shamans. How do Shamans use drums differently than anyone else who’s in Shamanism?” I thought it was a great question. For starters, one of the reasons why a drum is an interesting tool in Shamanism is because it can mimic a heartbeat and induce a state of trance. A rapid heartbeat can trigger nervousness, excitement and even aggression. A very slow heartbeat can help in relaxation, sleep and dreaming. Every rhythm can inspire an emotion and can bring about the memory of a past experience or a parallel reality. In Shamanic circles the drum can be instrumental in healing, teaching, ceremony or ritual, expansion of consciousness as well as dreaming and journeying. Almost a decade ago I participated in a Mohawk namin...

Fragments or Ancestors...

In the last few days our 10th month old puppy has been recognizing dogs on television. Every time she sees a dog on the screen she becomes alert and makes these whimpering sounds. When the dog disappears from the scene she becomes agitated and starts looking for the dog around the house. Soon she’s looking under the television, through the glass door of the bureau, thinking that perhaps the dog is hiding there. Nobody believed me at first when I told them that our dog actually watched TV until they finally saw Bella attempt to engage a TV pooch to play with her. One thing that I’ve noticed in the last 40 years of my life is that people don’t blindly believe in the stories of others. Proof is often needed. If you tell people that in order to reach wholeness people have to work through countless fragments, the statement makes sense to them; but if you tell them that past lives exist, it’s harder to believe. One suggests proof or confirmation whereas the other relies on faith. O...

Medicine Wheel the Experience.

Imagine the Medicine Wheel as a wigwam (tepee). The anchors hold the wigwam fasten to the ground. In the east there’s the door. The clans are at the center where the fire should be. The moons are orbiting at the top where there’s usually an opening to let out smoke. The poles which give the three dimensional aspect to the wigwam are the mysteries. The elements identify everything that moves or remains within the dwelling: People, stories, blankets etc… The winds refer to life’s challenges: Natural storms, death, accidents, war etc… Lots of people come knocking at my door to learn about the Medicine Wheel. Most will say that the reason why they are approaching this indigenous philosophy is because they are looking for healing and self-discovery. From a Western point of view or from a New Age point of view this actually makes sense; but from a Sacred Circle perspective it hides a few inconsistencies. The whole idea behind the Medicine Wheel is that we are born and we live ...