This week in the United States we celebrated our holiday we call Thanksgiving. Its origins are from the Pilgrims who were thankful to have survived their first year in the New World. The First Nations had helped them adapt, for example, teaching them to plant a fish along with a seed for the corn to grow healthy and strong.
As I sit here, I am overwhelmed with gratitude.
Gratitude for the way Spirit has protected and provided for us and for our ancestors, including going back to the times of the first Thanksgiving.
Right now, we are fortunate to have Free Speech, to move freely and travel, and to work where and when we agree to work. There is a Spiritual War going on, and also, in my opinion, I could be wrong, but an 'unrestricted information war' too. It had to have been bad for us to volunteer to be alive here and now in order to help. So, we, for the most part, by going about our lives and being who we are, are helping in ways unseen for the big battles.
We are incredibly lucky!
Think of those who have been unalived, or imprisoned, for speaking the truth. Think of those who had to escape the country, never to come back, to escape persecution. The list goes on and on, starting with the Christians/clergy in Nigeria, Werner Fullmich (I may have misspelled it), the people with the ostrich farm in Canada, farmers just about everywhere (thank you farmers!), and those nearest and dearest to my heart, the ones who have escaped the 'system'. These people are examples of courage in the highest degree.
I've had two not so great marriages, and also, a baby daddy situation with a person who I did not marry. We went through the custody and that was hard. I watch on Instagram a person 'That Was Abuse' who was in an abusive relationship for many years, and found a way to leave. She shares so much valuable information. There is another personality/advice person, I won't say the name, but he totally laughs at 'avoidant attachment theory'. He says, don't hate me I'm only the messenger, but, if you figure out you are with an avoidant--smile, finish your dinner, and then get the heck out of there! Because you don't need to have a relationship with 'satan'/'someone incapable of normal relationships'/'someone selfish and will only look after number one'.
A lot of us are battling Darkness but it's been so long here on Earth in this society/world structure that the Darkness can seem 'normal'. Our spouses, our coworkers, our loved ones, our neighbors, can be heavily influenced by not the best spiritual influences. There can be habits, compulsions, addictions, mental health concerns as well as active disease that can be really hard for us to live with. Yet, we go on. We survive. We overcome. And for this incredible blessing, take a moment to be thankful.
Spirit has our back, whether we are actively aware of it or not.
Gratitude can also be for the little blessings, the 'glimmers', the joys like our daily routine, a flower that bloomed (my narcissus just blossomed, it blooms in December here and always reminds me of my mother), a special discount at the store, or the freedom to enjoy breakfast for dinner!
Ross
Carla has felt me near/closer to her. I sense her unspoken gratitude in this. Our souls are connected, as are many of us who are on the Other Side and Incarnate. These connections never go away, never cease, never are extinguished.
They only improve.
And I am thankful for this.
clap! clap!
Aloha and Mahalos,
Namaste,
Peace,
Ross and Carla
The Twins who are half incarnate and half on the Other Side (he laughs and smiles)
