Your Spiritual Garden

“Set Boundaries and keep them. People will drown you with their need, and demonize you for not filling their emptiness.”
Colleen Doran

In a world where there are no mistakes- today is both Ash Wednesday, the 1st day of Lent and Valentine’s Day. The next 40 days present the opportunity to ELEVATE our minds, bodies, spirits to increase ALL of our LIGHT. When Easter Sunday arrives, we will be shining like the sun!

All the things about a commercialized Valentine’s Day feed into what love ain’t. It is certainly not about corporate greed or being controlled. It IS a day about LOVE, elevated by Ash Wednesday. Love of self and love for and with others. Love between family, born and chosen. Love between neighbors and workers.

I am sharing some of what love isn’t because I was reminded yesterday of how blessed a life I have lived. I have had little experience with men putting their hands on me – or my sisters.

What I know is. no one could ever hit me, then tell me they loved me. The lie is quite apparent with the bruise on my face, arm, leg, whatever. This is possession, it is control, it is active hatred of what ever “I” am. Love doesn’t cause pain of any kind. Love uplifts, supports and enlightens one’s life situation.

Love Opens not Closes your heart. An open heart sees things from a space of giving and receiving in a healthy way. Our hearts are meant to be OPEN!!! In other words, WOKE!

Love flows to grow, looking for openings in which to enter.

I am hoping you have a beautiful Valentine’s Day / Ash Wednesday filled with love, light and joy!

Thanks for reading!
Michelle