Poem for Group

Gathering

Unheard laughter hangs in the air,

heavier than the unshed tears

we are all avoiding.

 

Unheard laughter

caught as a bird beating its wings against an open door

hangs in the air, quivering.

 

Unshed tears push their way past the laughter.

With a sudden thump, we feel our eyes becoming wet,

our hearts lighten.

 

Unshed tears filter through our sense of self,

touching us where we promised we would never

let anything in again.

 

Falling

filling the room with

a shared gratefulness.

 

Now

now

we can allow the bird to fly out the open door…

 

 

MariJo Moore © August 14, 2009

Special Day of Gratitude

Today, August 18, marks my 23rd year of sobriety. How grateful I am! If I had not had loving people to encourage me, help me, guide me, I would not be here today enjoying my wonderful son, his wife, and my two beautiful granddaughters. So, thank you to all who have touched my heart, my spirit, my life throughout these past years. Thank you to all of those who have read my books, encouraged me to keep writing, and let me know that creativity is such an important part of our lives.

And a special thank you to all who attend our gatherings and workshops. 

We have just begun...

Update on August 9th Gathering

This past Sunday Spirit Speaking Gathering was tremendous. We laughed, we cried, we shared, we laughed and cried some more. The energy that comes during these gatherings is so very powerful; I feel the deepening connection to Spirit long after everyone has gone.
I am so grateful for what is happening here. Not only do I see the spiritual growth in so many others, I feel it in myself, as well.
Our next Gathering will be Sunday, August 23, and we will be discussing "Breaking Through the Ego to Spiritual Enlightenment."
Today, I am working on preparing for "The Healing Power of Colors Workshops," which will be held Saturday, Sept. 26 and Saturday, October 17, with the continuation workshop on Saturday, November 7th. Please mark your calendars!

Again, I want everyone to know that I welcome your comments, and that I am so grateful for all of the work that we are doing.

New Poem

WITHOUT CEREMONIES     MariJo Moore © August 5, 2009

The Spirits are restless.

Smoldering fog skipping across the water

they taste the earth

they smell the sky.

The earth tastes bitter

we have not honored her.

The sky smells acrid

we have poured anger into him.

The Spirits are restless.

The masks we don to become them

have grown stale and salty with blood

of those who wore them before.

Our blood doesn't run.

Our blood doesn't mingle.

Our blood is stagnated 

to the point of becoming toxic.

The Spirits are restless

and we are to blame.

Sat August 1 Workshop Update

The "Working With The Rock People Workshop" held here yesterday  (August 1) was wonderful and  enlightening, and I am so grateful to all who attended.

We are all learning how we are interconnected to everything by Spirit (energy) and how our ancestors used this medicine to help heal and to grow spiritually.

Again, I am grateful to those who are sharing this path with me and accepting my role as teacher and student as well.

Those of you who have signed up for the August 15th workshop (same as the one held yesterday) are in for a great revelation and sharing.

So What About When The Miracle Doesn't Happen?

What do we do when we work hard for a miracle: we pray, perform ceremony, have healing circles, even feel that the miracle is sure to happen, and it doesn't? 

That is what I am dealing with today. 

It seems there are so many things we cannot and may never know about how Spirit works in our lives. 

What if one is told the miracle will happen just so he or she can deal with the real outcome in a positive way? What if this helps one not to "fall to pieces" and therefore be present in body, mind and spirit when the reality of a situation reveals there is no miracle?

We can never know the full story. As a psychic/medium, I  can only convey what I am told to convey. This is a huge responsibility and no one is ever 100% correct. And of course, free will is always a factor in things that happen or do not happen.

Perhaps the miracle will present itself another time or perhaps the miracle came in a way I do not know about at this time.

I honor Spirit in all I do and realize again and again I am the messenger, the vessel, and am not God or Goddess or a Higher Power.

I thank all of you who read this blog, and I welcome comments.

Dare We Believe in Miracles?

I found the following definition on the internet:

 A miracle is a violation of normal laws of nature by some supernatural entity or unknown, outside force.

To me, a miracle is something that occurs when all the so called "odds" are against it; when faith and ceremony help bring the miracle to pass.

For instance, when Sharon Oxendine came back from Africa with malaria, and the medical doctors told her she only had a few days to live, many of us prayed for her, performed ceremony for her, sent her healing energy. She was receptive to all of this, and of course she recovered fully and is doing great. So, do we have to believe in the power of prayer, ceremony, healing energy to see miracles happen?

I don't know that it is a prerequisite, but it certainly speeds up the process.

When we believe in the interconnectedness of all things (spirit energy) we can definitely see miracles happening.

Any comments on miracles?