Last night my UU had a meditation group meeting. They began while I was recovering from surgery, so this was my first chance to join them. Although it is new, it seems we may about to be without a place to continue meeting. I suppose that whatever it takes to get people newly introduced to meditation is worth it! I was very much surprised to be the only attendee who has regularly meditated for a long time. I do hope they will continue with another local group now that they have discovered how wonderful it is. I am now so used to a solitary practice that I had forgotten how nice it can be when people of like mind join their energy together in a common purpose. One thing really good about last night is that we all have the UU mindset, regardless of our personal faith, and we all know each other quite well. We blended into a beautiful harmony.
The end result was an impassioned discussion about our life story. Most members chimed in with stories of growing up that were less than happy. They finally concluded that we don't have to live the story that was written for us. After a pause I spoke up that by the same token, we can create our own story. If we don't like it, change it! If we want something else in life, we have to convince ourselves that we deserve it and it is possible. Once we do, we can take the steps to make it true. The important thing is the belief. If we don't believe we can have something, then we never will. No one seemed to know how to take that view.
Finally, a friend that was sitting beside me asked that I explain a bit more in depth. We ended up talking for about 30 minutes about creating it. She has an incredibly stressful life right now and is about to spend a year fighting to be granted tenure. She has been depressed for months and only getting worse. By the time we finished talking, she looked the most optimistic I had seen her in a long time. I came home feeling good that I could help my friend. I don't like seeing her upset and I do my best to cheer her up whenever I can. As part of my mental discipline training, I am getting in the habit of doing some sort of simple divination at the end to get any extra messages or insight into whatever topic had presented itself while meditating. Tonight I was drawn to my Goddess Guidance Oracle.
I drew Rhiannon. My first thought was joy because the night before was when I decided to officially choose the Welsh culture as my primary.Then I read the message on the bottom - "You are a magical person who can manifest your clear intentions into reality." That is exactly what I was saying tonight! Then a thought hit me. This is the card I kept drawing while I studied with my old wiccan church that shook up the HP so much. I had forgotten how this was something I would hear in whispered conversations about me when I walked in the room. Perhaps it's simply because I understand this truth. Perhaps it is because knowing it gave me the strength to break away from a group that manipulates its members and requires inappropriate behavior between its clergy and students. Whatever the reason, I know that I will create a great life from myself because I KNOW I can and I KNOW it is possible!
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