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Sent: 11/25/2003 8:53 PM

Bea;utiful post Earthwatcher, thanks for sharing! I am 24u

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Eerie7

Sent: 11/26/2003 3:41 PM

The Awakening, by Gaeia

A time comes in your life when you finally get it . . . When in the midst of
all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the
voice inside your head cries out - ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying or
struggling to hold on. And, like a child quieting down after a blind tantrum,
your
sobs begin to subside, you shudder once or twice, you blink back your tears and
through a mantle of wet lashes you begin to look at the world through new eyes.

This is your awakening.

You realize that it's time to stop hoping and waiting for something to change
or for happiness, safety and security to come galloping over the next
horizon. You come to terms with the fact that he is not Prince Charming and you
are
not Cinderella and that in the real world there aren't always fairy tale
endings (or beginnings for that matter) and that any guarantee of "happily ever
after" must begin with you and in the process a sense of serenity is born of
acceptance.

You awaken to the fact that you are not perfect and that not everyone will
always love, appreciate or approve of who or what you are . . . and that's OK.
(They are entitled to their own views and opinions.) And you learn the
importance of loving and championing yourself and in the process a sense of new
found
confidence is born of self-approval.

You stop bitching and blaming other people for the things they did to you (or
didn't do for you) and you learn that the only thing you can really count on
is the unexpected. You learn that people don't always say what they mean or
mean what they say and that not everyone will always be there for you and that
it's not always about you.

So, you learn to stand on your own and to take care of yourself and in the
process a sense of safety & security is born of self-reliance. You stop judging
and pointing fingers and you begin to accept people as they are and to
overlook their shortcomings and human frailties and in the process a sense of
peace &
contentment is born of forgiveness. You realize that much of the way you view
yourself, and the world around you, is as a result of all the messages and
opinions that have been ingrained into your psyche.

And you begin to sift through all the crap you've been fed about how you
should behave, how you should look and how much you should weigh, what you
should
wear and where you should shop and what you should drive, how and where you
should
live and what you should do for a living, who you should sleep with, who you
should marry and what you should expect of a marriage, the importance of
having and raising children or what you owe your parents.

You learn to open up to new worlds and different points of view. And you
begin reassessing and redefining who you are and what you really stand for. You
learn the difference between wanting and needing and you begin to discard the
doctrines and values you've outgrown, or should never have bought into to begin
with and in the process you learn to go with your
instincts. You learn that it is truly in giving that we receive.

And that there is power and glory in creating and contributing and you stop
maneuvering through life merely as a "consumer" looking for your next fix.

Your learn that principles such as honesty and integrity are not the outdated
ideals of a by gone era but the mortar that holds together the foundation
upon which you must build a life.

You learn that you don't know everything; it's not your job to save the world
and that you can't teach a pig to sing. You learn to distinguish between
guilt and responsibility and the importance of setting boundaries and learning
to
say NO. You learn that the only cross to bear is the one you choose to carry
and that martyrs get burned at the stake.

Then you learn about love, romantic love and familial love; how to love, how
much to give in love, when to stop giving and when to walk away. You learn not
to project your needs or your feelings onto a relationship. You learn that
you will not be more beautiful, more intelligent, more lovable or important
because of the man on your arm or the child that bears your name. You learn to
look at relationships as they really are and not as you would have them be. You
stop trying to control people, situations and outcomes.

You learn that just as people grow and change so it is with love . . . . and
you learn that you don't have the right to demand love on your terms . . .
just to make you happy.

And, you learn that alone does not mean lonely . . . And you look in the
mirror and come to terms with the fact that you will never be a size 5 or a
perfect 10 and you stop trying to compete with the image inside your head and
agonizing over how you "stack up."

You also stop working so hard at putting your feelings aside, smoothing
things over and ignoring your needs. You learn that feelings of entitlement are
perfectly OK . . . And that it is your right to want things and to ask for the
things that you want... And that sometimes it is necessary to make demands.

You come to the realization that you deserve to be treated with love,
kindness, sensitivity and respect and you won't settle for less. And, you allow
only
the hands of a lover who cherishes you to glorify you with his touch . . . and
in the process you internalize the meaning of self-respect.

And you learn that your body really is your temple. And you begin to care for
it and treat it with respect. You begin eating a balanced diet, drinking more
water and taking more time to exercise. You learn that fatigue diminishes the
spirit and can create doubt and fear. So you take more time to rest.

And, just as food fuels the body, laughter fuels our soul. So you take more
time to laugh and to play.

You learn, that for the most part, in life you get what you believe you
deserve. . . and that much of life truly is a self-fulfilling prophecy. You
learn
that anything worth achieving is worth working for and that wishing for
something to happen is different from working toward making it happen.

More importantly, you learn that in order to achieve success you need
direction, discipline and perseverance. You also learn that no one can do it all

alone and that it's OK to risk asking for help.

You learn that the only thing you must truly fear is the great robber baron
of all time. FEAR itself. You learn to step right into and through your fears
because you know that whatever happens you can handle it and to give in to fear
is to give away the right to live life on your terms.

And you learn to fight for your life and not to squander it living under a
cloud of impending doom. You learn that life isn't always fair, you don't always

get what you think you deserve and that sometimes bad things happen to
unsuspecting, good people. On these occasions you learn not to personalize
things.
You learn that God/dess isn't punishing you or failing to answer your prayers.
It's just life happening.

And you learn to deal with evil in its most primal state - the ego. You learn
that negative feelings such as anger, envy and resentment must be understood
and redirected or they will suffocate the life out of you and poison the
universe that surrounds you. You learn to admit when you are wrong and to build
bridges instead of walls.

You learn to be thankful and to take comfort in many of the simple things we
take for granted, things that millions of people upon the earth can only dream
about; a full refrigerator, clean running water, a soft warm bed, a long hot
shower.

Slowly, you begin to take responsibility for yourself by yourself and you
make yourself a promise to never betray yourself and to never ever settle for
less than your heart's desire. And you hang a wind chime outside your window so
you can listen to the wind. And you make it a point to keep smiling, to keep
trusting and to stay open to every wonderful possibility.

Finally, with courage in your heart and with God/dess by your side you take a
stand, you take a deep breath and you begin to design the life you want to liv
e as best as you can.

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"We Are Spiritual Beings Having a Human Experience"
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Love and Light
Paul E Jones
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For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it.
For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it.
For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.

"God grant me the vision to see beyond the illusions of this world,
grant me the ears to hear beyond the words to the true meaning and grant me
a voice in which I can speak truth and compassion...

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From:

ravens1_cries

Sent: 11/28/2003 6:28 AM

eerie i been working with many sleeper's and been trying my damnedest to wake them up abit. i see alot of this within my group pple believeing in the prince rideing in on a white horse and whisking them up to save the day and better their world.

iv'e come up against some pretty tuffie's in this other group..lol

who believe that just by visualizeing and meditation will make their little corner of the world better.

it's not about your little corner of the world it is about all four corner's. that's what i been trying to get across anyway's. i am getting their and progress is slow but it's progress

i would like to share the "awkening of gaeia" with this group and the other one "i am the earth mother and your a child of mine"

i just like to ask before i borrow

thanx eerie for shareing this with us, itoo needed to read this

love and light sun

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