Spirit and Life

Last night as I was going to sleep, a thought crossed my mind. I realized that spirit is the impetus, the motivation, keeping us going through life. When we lose our sense of spirit, our faith, we lose sense of ourselves.

What about people who do not allow a place for spirit in their lives? This is, perhaps, one of those times that if we allow the acknowledgement of spirit; spirit is brought into reality. For those who do not acknowledge spirit, it operates even without them knowing it!

After the 1914-1918 war, people said, there aren't any atheists in "foxholes." A foxhole, according to the Cambridge Dictionary is, "a small hole dug in the ground during a war or military attack which is used by a small group of soldiers as a base for firing at the enemy and as a shelter from attack." I was intrigued by the noun, "foxhole" and its relationship to having faith or acknowledging the guiding of spirit and the divine.

Well, I can't imagine "being mindful of spirit," if all you have time to think about is pure brute defence from which to launch attack or being preoccupied solely by being in a hole in the ground in order to survive from the attack of others. The parallel to being in a foxhole and the place of the spirit in life for me is being gay, suffering from depression and being HIV positive. Whenever I have been in the foxhole, I have not been mindful or conscious of the role spirit was playing in life. When I climb out of the foxhole, I become stronger and more able to be in touch ith the spirit both within myself and in the communities surrounding me. I begin to feel more connected and possibilities open up before me, possiblilities I would not otherwise have seen or even considered.

I realize there are times, I have given others power over me, so I feel like I needed to fun for my foxhole! Have you ever allowed others to control you to such an extent that you have felt like to had to take cover in the foxhole of anger, despair, hopelessness? I hope that you will come to a place where you will want to take back your power! Feel the emotion, rather than take cover, express your emotion to friends, to a councellor, or if need be seek out a Psychiatrist. I promise if you do take charge, you will come to a deeper sense of the spirit guiding and preserving you. I have found I am more connected in my communnity and more able to express my needs and have a greater sense of hope.

Be Blessed, the faerieshaman

remember.......play.....have fun......be in your body......share your body with someone you want to get to know......