Month: July 2013

Branches on your tree of life

by Soulful Storytellers, LLC, posted in Eclectic thoughts

I have heard many times that our lives are mapped at conception much like the growth of a tree. As our roots begin to grow, our life branches are created. We choose a branch in the hopes of a sturdy path but if its weak we double back to the trunk of the tree to find a new branch, a new path. The branches may have some similarities so you may find yourself doing the same thing but those similarities doesn’t always yield the same results.

If the branch is weak and cannot hold the weight of your desires it breaks and you have to start from the base and make your way up.

If the branch is strong you get all of your desires but it doesn’t guarantee that you are content. Why? Because the branch is just hanging out there with no true connection… Like a dangling participle. Many people like that as it allows them full control and an apparent drama free existence.

Yet we were not designed just to dangle, just let someone swing on a vine until it breaks. From the beginning of time whether you believe in evolution or God everything was created to have a connection, a purpose, a link to extending existence. That existence, that indelible mark that continues to keep you connected as you transition from a physical existence to a spiritual one.

It’s not just about having children to tag them with your family name which they can change. It’s about creating a connection through pairing, allowing a bird to build a nest, a squirrel to hide their food, or even a cat to escape danger in your tree.

Take a look at your life… Are you creating connections? Sincere ones. Do you have the one who will hold you when you are having nightmares? One who will listen to you rant and rave? Share your darkest secrets or intimate desires without judgement but will consider sharing the execution? The one who will clean the gook from you eyes, the crud from your nose?

Hope your tree of life has honest supporting connections.

(C) Soulmuze 2013

Take a look at yourself…Priceless

by Soulful Storytellers, LLC, posted in Eclectic thoughts

I was thinking about the things my mother said you know the stuff that sticks when you’re trying not to listen.  I thought about the choices I made, the people I surround myself with then suddenly my thoughts went deeper. You know into the part of your subconscious where you throw all the things you can’t or don’t want to accept. At first I thought I’m clearly having a melt-down, but then I said I need to take a look at ME. Why? Because there are aspects of me, my life and my values that don’t seem to fit the “norm,” (whatever that is). Is it me? Am I missing something? Am I so abnormal? I mean I’m an immigrant to the United States, they called us “Resident Aliens” until we became “Naturalized Citizens”, but am I still an Alien? (These name tags add to our f’up society, why can’t we just be human beings?)…

My subconscious, who I named ColorfulSpirt, said to me:

What is it that drives your likes, your taste in men, choice in friends, the colors you choose? What do you think will complete you? What do you need to close that gap that has you wearing that perfected smile which is often far from genuine to heal the wound that no amount of ointment or band aids can cover…”I’m ok” is not a cure all, it’s a postpone all as you deny all…

My reply:

ColorfulSpirit, I just don’t know anymore. I have reinvented myself, taken failures to make them successes, tried to listen more, be loyal, giving, reasonable, honest, stronger… Yet it seems the reinvention quickly becomes obsolete; my strength is failing; my loyalty, giving and honesty is often abused; the weight on my shoulders make my knees buckle and my heart ache.

ColorfulSpirit:

Well you gave yourself the name Soulmuze and that was not a random decision. You searched within yourself for a name that would define your essence.

  •  “Soul” because of your sense of identity, spiritual and emotional nature in which you will leave an immortal mark on anyone or anything you touch.
  •  “Muze” because of your nature of self-reflection, a guiding spirit, a source of inspiration.
  • The ‘Z’ replaces the ‘S’ in Muze to represent the fact that there is no one exactly like you.

 As a child you were always viewed as different, you accepted that difference, you worked thru it, and used it to become the woman you are today. Your destiny is to be the woman you are and no matter how long the path or the branch on the tree of life you will get what is yours and yours alone. Differences built both positive and negative in this world, so don’t allow any to tear down the woman you worked so hard to be!

 Well, ColorfulSpirit was and is always enlightening. We often ignore and de-value our subconscious, but when we step back and take a look at ourselves we find the lost treasures of who we are, what makes us unique and valuable. Even if no one else acknowledges your worth you should never let go of it… priceless.

© Soulmuze 2013

 

Why do you look down when you walk?

by Soulful Storytellers, LLC, posted in Poetry

Why do you look down when you walk?

Are you marking your steps?

Watching the cracks in the sidewalk?

Why do you look down when you walk?

Trying to dodge that pile of shit or avoiding where you saw that man spit?

Why do you look down when you walk?

Do you really think you can see your way

With your head held down day after day

Take a chance, a peep, a glance

I take my right index figure and lift your chin

Now you will see life begin

Do not cast your eyes down low

Look upwards to see the blue sky glow

Do not hold your head down when you walk

For you have no reason to feel shame

Exude the confidence within

Replace that solemn mouth with a slight grin

What was called yesterday has gone

Today will soon end

Tomorrow is your pathway to win!!

Look down no more for the world is not as flat or dirty as the floor

 

© Soulmuze