You may be under the impression that your life is built on a foundation and structure of bone and muscle, ligaments, connective tissue and sinew. You may believe that food is your fuel and energy supply, that blood is your life force.
Look deeper, dear ones! At the physical level, you are supported by bone and fueled by food. But deeper within your being lies the framework for your life, and the fabric of energy which underlies your body, gives it form, connects you to all that is.
Painted lady butterfly
Your spirit is the endless source of your energy and inspiration, fuel for you life and satisfaction for your soul.
While you live on this earth you must take good care of your body, feed yourself, stay warm and dry- survive as a physical being. But, to truly thrive you must care for your spirit. Care for it with the same attention you give to your body!
Care for the energy tapestry that is the true foundation of your existence, underpinning the body. Your spirit calls you to live large, to embrace the expanded view of yourself, to experience the whole of you.
Your spirit is all that you know to be you, your thought patterns, feelings, emotions, ideas, intuitions, beliefs, opinions, dreams, hopes, plans, motivations, connections with others, with all that is… and cannot be separated from your body. You are a package deal!
To care for your spirit and soul, love and develop compassion for yourself. Gradually move your thoughts and beliefs to those that support and uplift you and others. Allow your emotions to flow through you…. learn to forgive those you resent, pay attention to the you that is more than physical, honor your life’s purpose!
Ask Grandmother Cottonwood 