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Legend of the Rainbow Warriors

The Māori of New Zealand pay homage to many ancient legends and stories that explain their beginnings, their ancestors, their deep connection with Papatūānuku (Mother Earth), and their relationship with Io-Matua-Kore, God-the-Parentless, the supreme spiritual power.

The Three Baskets of Knowledge is the story of Tāne, the god of forests and of birds, and the son of Ranginui and Papatūanuku, the sky father and the earth mother. Tāne was called to make the journey and ascend through the many realms to the uppermost realm, occupied only by Io-Matua-Kore, in order to obtain the three baskets of knowledge (of upper realms, the rainbow, and spiritual powers) and bring them back to Earth for the benefit of all humankind.

The rainbow as a bridge between realms, and as a sign of hope and inspiration for the world, is found in countless legends and stories of the indigenous cultures. Many believe that under the symbol of the rainbow, humanity will come into balance with one another and the Earth to experience the Golden Age.

There is an ancient theme that runs through many American Native legends that warns of the devastation the European white man would bring to the land. However, the myths also promise that when the devastation was at its worst, spiritually aligned souls among peoples of all colors, peoples of the rainbow, would feel a calling of spirit and come together to bring life back into proper balance.

These souls, who would do no violence and would work to end violence, would be called the Rainbow Warriors. The time of the Rainbow Warriors has come.

“When the Earth is sick, the animals will begin to disappear; when that happens, The Warriors of the Rainbow will come to save them.” ~ Chief Seattle (Seathl), Du-wamish-Suquamish, 1785-1866

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Thank you for reading! 🙂

Embracing Your Amazing Uniqueness

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Do you recognize and value your own special uniqueness? We live in a creative universe that is infinite and knows no bounds. Your extraordinary singularity is nothing less than a miracle of Life.

To quote Ralph Waldo Emerson, “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment”. In a society that touts conformity and wants to keep you small, the challenge is to objectively identify that which makes you unique, and then nurture and let it bloom, never allowing anyone to make you believe that it’s bad to be YOU.

We are all souls learning here on Earth, separate and yet also bound together as fractals of a greater whole. We each are imperfect (and yet perfect) in our varying stages of personal growth. Perspective, understanding, compassion, and kindness are higher spiritual attributes that go a long way towards helping each other on our individual paths of learning.

It is a common human condition to harbor fears that we are never quite acceptable. We are taught from a young age that conformity to certain standards will earn us society’s stamp of approval. That guarantees us the ultimate ego comfort zone, but at what cost?

Observe the current growing movement for social conformity to a single one-world ideology. If we agree to society’s demand that we think, do, and say the same as everyone else, what kind of lives are we living? Certainly they are not ones we could call our own. This could not be deemed expansive, either in terms of our personal soul growth, or the evolution of the collective we call humanity.

Therefore never let go of what is amazingly, astonishingly, exceptionally YOU. Embrace all of the wonderful attributes that make you a distinctive human being. Defend your right to think your own thoughts and speak your truth.

The world needs your inspired heart and spirit, your inner fire, perhaps more now than at any other time in history.

As a footnote: Rapid and extreme changes are taking place in society right now. The big decision for humanity during this evolution of society is this: Where is the line between the unique individual, who has a soul, who came here to learn and build a life, and their responsibility to society? And is that individual part of society, or a piece of property of the society?

Why Would I?

Why would I want
to be like
everybody else?
Ever?
By some miracle
of Creation,
I am unique,
I came here to
make my own
contributions to
life, society,
and humanity.

If you and I
think like
everybody else,
we all become
a goopy,
boring,
stagnant,
uncreative,
unproductive,
homogenized,
mishmash of
conformist
hive minds
wearing the same hat.

Why would I?
Why would you?

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The Angels of Love & Kindness

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Excerpted from Nan’s Angels, which is a children’s story, but the messages are ageless. Especially for Christmas Day, these are the angels that I’d like to share with you:

The Angel of Love

Nan says this one might be her most important angel. It is the Angel of Love.

“Where would our world be without love, Kate? Think of all the people and things you love already, and you are still very young. As you grow up, it will become even more so.

“Your love will bring many good things to you. Everything will become bigger. Love is the magic potion that will make your life grow. Always remember that, Kate.”

The Angel of Kindness

Nan’s favorite angel does not live in the box. She is a stone statue in Nan’s garden. Nan calls her the Angel of Kindness. We go outside to visit her. She is a bit green from moss, and her wings make a giant heart. “Why is she your favorite, Nan?”

“Because, Kate, this angel picked some flowers to give a gift to someone. That’s kindness. Kindness is a way of showing love. The more people are kind, the better the world is.”

“She’s the most beautiful, Nan. I will remember to be kind.”

You will find Nan’s Angels in my ebookstore.

Merry Christmas. May all the joy of life be yours, today and always. Thank you for reading my blog. 🙂

© Susan L Hart 2024

All I Want for Christmas

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All I want for Christmas is World Peace. Well not really, but Santa dear, that’s the big present I want. I also want more Love, Joy, Beauty, Adventure, Abundance, and Celebration. My list is even longer than that, if you have the time to read it. No, I’m not a greedy girl, Santa! I want all of these things for everybody. But what I really want this year, most of all, is World Peace. Can you please bring it to me this year? Can you? Can you?

Santa (trying valiantly to not roll his eyes) scolds me, “Every year you ALL talk about it at Christmas time. Peace On Earth! Pshaw! As long as I’ve been in the biz, people have been asking for it. You’re nothing new. Why should I especially grant you such a wish? You are just one in billions!”

Then Santa asks me to lean in so he can whisper in my ear, and he tells me a secret. We can’t just ask or wish for World Peace to appear under the tree. It’s not something that some company manufactures and we can buy it with money. And he hates to admit it to me (shh!), but even he cannot deliver it! We actually have to claim it, and create it together. We have to choose leaders who are on our side, and if they’re not, they are out on their ears! We also have to make peace for ourselves, with ourselves, with family we may not get along with, with our neighbors, and on it goes… Mending fences, making peace. Peace rippling outward until it becomes a gargantuan wave rolling around an increasingly beautiful world that WE create!

Sounds too simple, right? Not really. Waves of thought can change things in extraordinary ways in a nano second.

So I ask you, will we ALL choose World Peace for 2025? I don’t know about you, but it’s all I really want this Christmas.

Living Life with Gratitude

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Do you live each day of your life fully? We know we are mortal and life will sometime end, but we still tend to live as though we’ve been given an endless supply of days. The seconds, minutes, and hours tick away relentlessly. Tick-tock, tick-tock.

Each day is a gift, and the present moment is the only certain one. There is beauty and sacredness to be found in every single day, when we choose to live that way. It’s the small things all around us all the time that give life its true magic.

Intentionally taking notice of life’s beauty makes life feel infinitely richer, and when we express gratitude for it, we also amplify our abundance. That which we focus on expands, so more comes back to us in an upward positive energy spiral of our own making.

Never underestimate the power of gratitude! It is an attitude that shifts everything in its path. Life immediately becomes bigger and full of possibility with gratitude.

If you are not already doing so, there is no time like today to begin fully immersing yourself in life! Don’t miss out on anything that you could enjoy, embrace, love, or learn, every single day from now on. Wring every beautiful moment out of life that you can, because it will fly by faster than you might ever imagine.

You may well ask, “How exactly does this help the world?” People can feel your happiness and the fulfillment of your soul. You will be a conduit of positive energy and inspire others, therefore helping to uplift humanity and create a better world.

This post is an excerpt from Becoming Bigger: In a world that wants to keep you small. It is free to read online or download at this link.

Inspirational Gratitude Quotes:

“Being grateful does not mean that everything is necessarily good. It just means that you can accept it as a gift.” ~ Roy T. Bennett

“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” ~ Eckhart Tolle

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” ~ G.K. Chesterton

“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” ~ Maya Angelou

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero

And to finish, I send a wish of Happy Thanksgiving to American readers celebrating your big day of gratitude today!