I Left an Offering…
I started a new “tradition” last year.
We visit a clothing optional beach when we come to Florida. I take a few moments to connect to the land. To ask for permission and welcoming from the spirits here. And then I do a private cleansing ritual. Nothing flashy, nothing out loud. It’s personal, not for attention.
I perform the prayer I posted yesterday, or some version of the same thing, anointing my body with the cleansing waters of the ocean. And then, a waist-deep plunge (at least) to cleanse my aura.
She spoke to me yesterday as I waded out into the pounding surf. “Come meet me, be one with me, instead of fight me.”
That terrified me, to be honest. I did not meet her. I continued to plant my feet in defense and I battled the violent waves all afternoon. I can see how I get like that in every day life too. I plant my feet and try doing it my way, exhausting myself.
At the end of our day yesterday, I removed my white shell necklace I bought last year in commemoration of my first Atlantic Ocean “baptism”. I gave that necklace back to the goddess of the ocean. I left it with many thanks, so much gratitude.
And last night when we came back to our room, I put on my new shell necklace. The one I bought for this year.
It’s not difficult to see spirit in everything. Especially the quiet, soft moments. You simply do it. You create the sacred in your life or you don’t. I was tasked with making my land sacred to me. I’m doing that and every post I share is to inspire you to do the same.
The ancient ways were a compiled belief system created in a land I have lived in before, but not in this lifetime. Not in this land of my current birth. I honor that belief system that feels woven into my DNA and I use it to create a connection with the land I’m in today. There is no right or wrong. It’s simply guided.
For a 5 minute period today, I invite you to sit outside in the grass. Connect to yourself, feel your body… really feel it. Open to it like you are hugging it with your Soul. Breathe. Just sit with anything that comes up.
“My mind has wandered. I am not my story. I am not my name. I am the Living Light and I’m searching for my way. Help me have eyes to see my path today. It is done, it is done, it is done. And so it is.”
Pay attention to pictures, shapes, colors, or just a knowing. Write it down, everything you can remember. Look into symbolism. Let it marinate a bit until it makes a connection within.
I don’t know it all. People push me away because they judge me as a know-it-all. The truth is, there are no rules. You are free to live in a way that feels good and you are free to live in a way that feels abrasive. It’s simply a choice. ❤️
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