Man in Celebration - picture from Microsoft Clip Art...
I was reading a legend of the Lakota that said Wakan Tanka (Great Spirit) created Niyan or the Human Spirit, so that man/woman kind would understand the significance of life and death. Wakan Tanka created these two passages to help individuals realize that people were part of the Great Circle and that the human Spirit is eternal and will keep dying and living as it learns and understands how it is connected to all things.
As we take our journey along the path of Spirituality, we learn that there is the human body, gifted to us by Mother Earth, and made from Her. We require oxygen, carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen to live. Hydrogen and oxygen combine to create water, and the human body is anywhere from 60% to 80% water, depending on body size. Additionally, we require minerals, again from Mother Earth, in order to survive. All the minerals that we require come naturally from plants and animals. Hence the phrase, "we are what we eat".
Over time, Man/Woman has given away power to others because we have forgotten that we have a Higher Self, a direct connection to the Divine. We have been told by various religions that we cannot speak to Creator on our own. We must go through someone who knows more than we do. We are told that our deaths are final, in some religions, and in others, that our Spirit must go through Hell to be reborn.
As seasons change and as the calendar changes, we are given wonderful examples of cycles or circles being unending. We are shown through the physical, what the metaphysical is - timeless. With that timelessness, we are reminded that we have all that we need to be in this world peacefully and successfully. We have a connection to our Higher Self - to our own Spirit. And, this Spirit will give us answers, coach and guide us. We have all of the answers and knowledge with in us to walk this world.
Now is a good time to determine whether you have given your power away and are letting others direct your life. Examine whether someone is coaching you - such as an athletic coach who instructs and coaches to help the athlete perform better - or whether they are controlling you - limiting what you can do and when, and interfering with your connection to the Higher Self and to Source.
If you wish to reconnect to your Higher Self, meditation and being attentive to the physical and symbolic messages around you will help you communicate with your Spirit. Remember, no one can take your journey for you and no one is qualified to make judgements on your journey because it is unique to you.
May you journey in a kind and peaceful manner.
Very good!
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