Honorable Shamans and Fellow Pagans, sometimes it may seem like Change calls your name.
It might nose its way through your door like your cat or dog, with a nudge-bump, and mosey up to you, like they are looking for a snack.
They’ll say, “Hey, whatcha’ doing? That? No, I have something else in mind, come with me.”
And you follow this animal, this Being, along a path and you have an outing — an adventure and you’re home the same day you left, or maybe the next day, if your adventure was extra-special. Life is much the same as when you left, but you may have some nice memories and perhaps a souvenir.
Then there are times when Change comes like a buffalo or a bear or a rhinoceros bursting through your door. You don’t have time to pack anything and you know you have no choice but to get out of the way. You might climb to the roof, or a tall tree for safety. It might even be a nice view up there. You won’t realize how far you climbed until it is time to come back. And when you do, if you ever do, you will find your life will never be the same. You may find your home has been blasted to smithereens. You may rebuild your home, right where it was — this certainly couldn’t happen to you again, could it? Or, you may decide to move far, far away from there.
While you relocate, or rebuild, more changes happen. These are log jams or roadblocks. Things you have to accept, or, things you have to confront. And you have to decide whether to thrive or perish.
I’ve been going through massive changes in my life for the past two years. Some of it –a great deal of it, in fact– has felt like my cat saying, “come with me,” and those many adventures have been wonderful!
But the rest of it has been like a herd of fast-moving wild boars running through, picking me up with their tusks, throwing me and my parcels on their backs, as they plow through, and deposit me 100 miles away from where I started. At times it’s been terrifying or exhilarating.
It was absolutely time for the boars. The massive changes haven’t been easy, but, they have been exactly what I needed, at this point in my life. I’m thriving. I’m content. I’m happy. I am so happy I said Yes! to this Change.
Now, I am watching the horizon and I can see a cloud of dust headed my way! The wild animals are coming! It’s time to get ready for the next ADVENTURE.
How do you answer, when Change calls your name?
Until next time, “Share your Peace with Mother Earth and Father Sky and the Big Waters All Around Us,”
(c) 2019 to present, -~Whale Maiden~ for the Earthways Shamanic Path. All rights reserved.
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