Life offers us the opportunity to become a Spiritual Warrior.
A warrior is one who bravely goes into those dark areas within themselves to ferret out the Truth of their being.
It takes great courage, stamina and endurance to become a Spiritual Warrior.
The path is narrow, the terrain rough and rocky.
You will walk alone: through the dark caves, up those steep climbs and through the dense thick forest.
You will meet your dark side. The faces of fear, deceit, and sadness all await your arrival.
No one can take this journey but you.
There comes a time, in each of our lives, when we are given the choice to follow this path.
Should we decide to embark on this journey, we can never turn back…. Our lives are changed forever.
On this journey, there are many different places we can choose to slip into and hide. But the path goes on.
The Spiritual Warrior stays the course, wounded at times, exhausted and out of energy. Many times, the Warrior will struggle back to their feet to take only a few steps before falling again.
Rested, they forge on, continuing the treacherous path.
The journey continues. The Spiritual Warrior stays the course. Weakened, but never broken.
One day, the battle, loneliness and desperate fights are over.
The sun breaks through the clouds; the birds begin to sing their sweet melodies. There is a change in the energy.
A deep change within the self.
The warrior has fought the courageous fight.
The battle of the dark night of the soul is won.
New energy now fills the Warrior.
A new path is now laid before them.
A gentler path filled with the inner-knowing of one who has personal empowerment.
With their personal battle won, they are filled with joy.
A new awareness that they are one with the Spirit beams as they go forth to show others the way.
They are not permitted to walk the path for others.
They can only love, guide and be a living example of the Truth of their being.
So you can still find the Cherokee Rose growing and rambling wild throughout the southeastern United States, the Cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata) got its common name from its association with the Cherokee tribe. Growing wild along the path the Cherokee people took to the Oklahoma territory during the 1838 Trail of Tears, the white flowers of the Cherokee rose were said to represent the tears of the Cherokee people who were driven out of their homelands. Still a common sight in the South, Cherokee rose is an easy to grow plant.
However, one will find , that it’s actually native to China, Taiwan, Laos and Vietnam, and was brought to this country. Where Cherokee Rose plants had come to naturalized in the southeastern part of the United States. Which is a climbing rose. In the wild, one can find, that its stems can grow up to 20 feet (6 m.). In the home landscape, the plants are usually pruned to about 6 feet (1.8 m.) and grown as hedges.
Here are some other facts about the Cherokee Rose.
One can say, that the Cherokee Rose is often overlooked as a symbol of the state of Georgia by many for the peach, the state fruit. However, one will find that the Center for Georgia Studies decided to incorporate the Cherokee Rose into their logo because it offers something new and unique at the time.
We have had said, that the story, legend about the Cherokee Rose, was first told around 1881, then later brought up around 1891-1892, then it was brought up in 1895and then around 1910-1911, it started growing as an idea to make it the Georgia state flower.
So the Cherokee Rose became Georgia ‘s official state “floral emblem” by virtue of a joint resolution of the General Assembly and approved by Governor Nathaniel Harris on Aug. 18, 1916 . One reason, why the Cherokee Rose was selected as state flower , was because it had come to represent the removal of the Cherokee from the state in 1838 on what is now known as the “Trail of Tears.” The white petals represent the clans of the Cherokee and the yellow center represents the gold for which the land was stolen. The Cherokee Rose still grows along the route the Cherokees followed westward to the Oklahoma Territory .
You will find , that it’s a high-climbing shrub, the wild Cherokee Rose frequently has stems up to 20 feet long. It is excessively thorny and has plentiful vivid green leaves. Each blossom is borne singly on a lateral branch. However, one will find, that the Cherokee Rose has a short blooming season, which usually starts in late March and April. The fruit is pear-shaped and bristly. It can occasionally be found growing along roadsides, on fences, and waste places in the Coastal Plains and Piedmont of the deep South. Its blooming time is in the early spring, however, if there are favorable conditions in the fall , it will produce a second flowering . In color, this luxurious rose is a waxy white with a large golden center. The petals are of an exquisite velvety texture. Because of its hardy nature, the plant is well adapted to hedge purposes and has been used extensively in this fashion throughout the South.
Just as the Cherokee Rose, is a plant which is a sturdy and strong with stickers on all stems, which it will defy anything which tries to destroy it. So just as the plant protects and has protected it blossoms , it goes present how the Cherokee women and mothers have had and have the courage and determination to protect their children, who would Andwill lead the Cherokee people, Cherokee Nation in the years to come.
So the Cherokee rose is not a miracle. However, it’s a symbol of strength, hope, prickly beauty and determination of the Cherokee People. However, there will be sadness. There will be death. There were and will be the times, when they did and there will be those times in future, that our people will need courage to keep going. The Cherokee rose , is just one thing that helps to reminds t
So the legend came about and according to legend, the white Cherokee Rose, grew everywhere a Cherokee tear fell on the sad Trail of Tears. Today, the flowers continue to grow wildly along many of the trails that the various American Indians-Native American tribes took on their long journey westward to Oklahoma reservations.
So just as the Cherokee Rose, plant is a sturdy and strong with stickers on all stems, which it will defy anything which tries to destroy it. The Cherokee Mothers and Women, do the same.
Just as the plant protects and has protected it blossoms , it goes represent how the Cherokee women and mothers have had and have the courage and determination to protect their children, who would and will lead the Cherokee Nation in the years to come.
So the Cherokee rose is not a miracle. However, it’s a symbol of strength, hope, prickly beauty and determination of the Cherokee People and especially, the Cherokee Women. However, there will be sadness. There will be death. There were and will be the times, when they did and there will be those times in future, that our people will need courage to keep going. The Cherokee rose , is just one thing that helps to reminds them of that.
Focus on how far you have come, not how far you have to go. You will find help in unexpected places.
Affirmation: I am a beautiful, courageous traveler on a journey toward ultimate happiness. I am grateful for how far I have come and how much I’ve been given. I am grateful for the companions I find along the way. I will remember that I have been placed on this Earth to discover what I really want to do and to be true to myself. I will find my own way and I will live my dream.
Warrior
There is a time to rest and a time to rise. Today you might need to summon a great strength of purpose. The spirit of Boudicca, the legendary Celtic warrior queen is with you. She holds steadfast, knowing just the right time to claim her victory and stand her ground in adversity. Her strength is in her soft side and she offers forth various gifts of energy and focus. Breathe with her into the calmness that you need for this difficult phase and explore her many animal totems if you feel drawn to them. Her shield and spear flash with pyrite, the ultimate protection stone. It will shield you from negative energies in the environment and within, strengthening the auric field.
Love That You Are Different
You have strengths and weaknesses, and both are worthy of love. Know them, honor them, and do not heed those who tell you that you must change in order to fulfill their expectation of you. You will never be who others expect you to be.you can only be the unique individual you are meant to be. Love that you are different for it is your differences, and loving those differences, that make you truly beautiful.
Clear Endeavor
Something you truly desire requires a bigger commitment from you. This could be physical, emotional or mental. Identify what your needs are at this time. Actually commit to this goal and be willing to put in the time to make it become reality. Commitment plus hard work will assist in bringing your goals to completion. Once you decide, give your best to everything that you do. It gives plenty of new opportunities for you to reach your goals in no time. Pay attention to signs along the way as nature works to assist you.
Move Beyond Ancestral Patterns
You have the capacity to move beyond the limitations that have been placed upon you. If you have had expectations of success, failure, sadness or even sickness placed upon you by your family, it’s important to know that you are here to create your own story. You will undergo personal healing that will bring healing to your family lineage, past, present and future. Know that you get to decide what you take on. Also know that your ancestors are rooting for you and are sorry for any setbacks they have created for you.
Recognize the Call
You are catching a glimpse of creative, sexual, and spiritual possibilities. Right now you are being given a general view. Focus and concentration, zeroing in on one aspect, will come later. You are being magnetically drawn toward fulfillment. This could be a period of excitement and anticipation, accompanying a feeling of readiness.
A possible pitfall at this stage is the tendency to trade your creative/sexual/spiritual energy for money, acceptance by another, or to set it aside for a philosophy. In other words, there is a possibility for self-denial. Instead, you must recognize your potential and seek only to find ways to unite it successfully with the powers of others and the world. The more you dwell on your highest vision, the more you will counteract this tendency toward self-denial and draw support toward yourself.
Prayer
Great Spirit, I see many possibilities. You have given me a world that is full. Let me know what you would wish from me this day, what work my life may accomplish. I am setting aside things of distraction, that I might hear your words and receive your vision. Guide me along the way that will accomplish your goals. Lead me into relationship with all who will illumine my way.
I am not a destroyer. I am love. Even those who have tried to render me gone, can say thru all the harm they’ve done to me, I never once threw a punch or tried to retaliate in a way that would hurt another. I can withstand much. We’ll see if they force my polarity. It’s not like they haven’t been trying.
“After a fall such as this, I shall think nothing of tumbling down stairs! How brave they’ll all think me at home! Why, I wouldn’t say anything about it, even if I fell off the top of the house!”
Alice is brave. And so are you. With everything that has taken place in your life of late, you have often felt overwhelmed, challenged and uncertain of whether you could cope with very much more. But you have shown great courage, and perhaps even more wonderfully, you’ve developed so much resilience. Because of the extreme nature of the events and experiences you have been working with, you will now be able to deal with all manner of circumstances with great calm and stoicism. And this is no small thing!
Being challenged in quite radical ways can see some people retreat entirely from life. But you, like Alice, can see one of the aspects of working through adversity is realizing just how much you can do. You have been stretched, pushed and gone right to the very edges of what you know about yourself – and you have come to know yourself far better, far more deeply, than if you had not had these great and sometimes rather terrible adventures.
Most of all, please know these truths: You are strong, you are brave, you are resilient. You have been dignified, graceful, and remained curious under the greatest sorts of pressures. This has been, in many ways, your finest hour. And you will be able to set an amazing example when life returns to something just a little closer to what most people call normal!
You have been tested. The development of strength and resilience through courageous meetings of challenges. The demonstration of great character. The acknowledgement of how much you have learned. The ability to cope with so many little things, due to a great ordeal endured with grace, dignity and humor. Testing times shows true character.
Like an enforced hibernation, many of the beehives on La Palma in the Canary Islands were buried under volcanic ash after the Cumbre Vieja erupted in late September.
These six hives were situated just 600 meters from the volcano. When they were finally dug out from under a meter of ash on Nov. 6, rescuers – who suffered a sting here and there – found that five of the six hives had survived, with hundreds of thousands of bees undoubtedly happy to see blue skies again.
They had sealed themselves in by creating propolis, a resinous material with which they plugged any gaps, and were able to survive on their food reserves, as the owner had not yet collected the summer honey.
I hope this morning finds you well, warm and comforted in the many ways possible, your desires being met.
I woke to a warm house, what a blessing after six days spent in 35 degrees, the luxury of the things power provides missing for that time.
Today I travel to my fathers house in the piney woods, where I will load my car to the maximum with firewood for when the electricity goes out again. I will do this every time I visit him, creating a stockpile … if not for Self, then for whomever is present in this space should I transition.
I Am so grateful for those recent six days, for it has allowed me knowledge of the things I have done which helped in the situation, and given opportunity to recognize the things I can collect for the next time, to make it more comfortable for Self, my pets, and anyone who is present with me.
With great gratitude I thank those who have participated in the manufacturing of suffering, for they present an opportunity to grow stronger … testing our resilience.
I understand no one wants to hear this, but I was told while coming awake from a sleep that half the life upon this planet is going to be eliminated. This message came from those who introduced themselves as “the satan”.
It is a hard truth.
Please take advantage of each test to build your resilience, to collect that which is needed to make your life more comfortable, and survivable, in the coming days.
Goodwill and other thrift stores have blankets, used candles (which can be melted down and reformed into votives) among many other things that are handy in times such as are coming.
Remember to wake and create a mental note of that which you are grateful for. Do not allow your mind to slip into misery … misery feeds the beast.
I love you.
Empower yourselves, and remember you are fully capable of withstanding the storm.
It will get worse before it gets better.
Chin up ….
You are a portion of Source Creator.
You are the savior you’ve been waiting for.
Communicate with those who have weathered the cold climates for many years. Gain knowledge from them. Band together, share your experiences, learn from each other.
Each one, standing in their power, assists so many.
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