ON MEETING MY SPIRIT ANIMAL

A couple weeks ago I met my spirit animal with a group of beautiful humans in this magical tipi known as the House Of Two Spirits. We were guided by the voice & company of @futureself.now on this journey to meet our spirit animals. My spirit animal... a big fat Grizzly Bear. We walked side by side through the glades eating wild berries beneath the Tetons. I was running my hand through his thick coat & the texture brought me back to a memory from childhood. We had two wolves for a short period. I used to lay in the grass with them and run my hands through their coats & look into their eyes while telling them stories I made up as I went along. I was a lonely child left alone often to be looked after by all the dogs & wild animals my mother brought into our home....
My Bear told me to stop hiding. After being held in his embrace he dissolved into my arms and I was left with his wisdom & strength. At the end of the ceremony we were bathed by the healing sounds orchestrated by the amazingly gifted @meditatingwithanimals. So much magic happened in this evening. Even the coyotes chimed in as we closed out our experience. I’ve been thinking on the words my Bear said to me everyday since and what they mean to me. I realize how much I hide behind my pain. How much power I have given my fear that has been birthed from the pain. What I also realize is how much I have learned about myself. How much I’ve grown emotionally. I’m learning that I have a voice that offers healing & hope within the words I share. I’ve needed this pain, the trauma, & all of the things to get me to this place. Today, I will stop beating myself for taking this past year to recover. As @lovecreatebeauty told me last weekend during my Akashic Record Reading, this has been a time of incubation for me, not a time of hiding. So, maybe what my Bear meant in his words to me was that this period of hiding or incubation is slowly coming to an end & my work will come to me as it should. And so it is✨Thank you for this evening of exploration and healing @meditatingwithanimals & @futureself.now 🙏🏼