Wake Up Wednesdays March 9, 2011

WIP (work in progress) 'Emerging Into The Light', a self portrait about
climbing out of the depths of PTSD and awakening to my new freedom.

This is the first in a series of weekly posts I'll be making called Wake Up Wednesdays that I hope will enlighten, stimulate conversations, and open eyes. Our world is changing rapidly. Time is speeding up. Today, March 9, 2011, marks the beginning of the final stage of the Mayan calendar. Whether or not you believe in the calendar and all the predictions centered around 2012, you will still feel the effects of the planet moving faster, and faster, as well as seeing many changes happening to our planet as she evolves. Those changes are also taking place in us. We are all changing, and this year those changes are going to take place faster and faster. New concepts, thoughts and ideas will follow. I hope to be a bridge to help people embrace the changes by talking about them here on my blog.

I'm going to toss some new ideas, concepts and beliefs out here that may cause you to wonder if I've been smoking the whacky tobaccky. My intent and purpose is to nudge people to investigate, become detectives, explore and find out the truth about some topics you may not have been exposed to before for yourselves. Bottom line, each of us must embrace truth as we know it individually, and not blindly follow what others tell us we should do, think or believe. It's important for you to be informed so you can then make you decisions about what is true or not. I'll provide links, resources and tools to help guide you where you can get more information about what I'll be talking about here. Plus, I welcome your feedback, insights and opinions. This is how we learn.

Beneath all of this is a spiritual heartbeat. I have known my entire life that I have a spiritual purpose that calls me to help others grow and heal. I see more clearly than ever that the auto accident was a part of that purpose to help me overcome fears, and in turn help others facing fears, too. Some of the topics I'll be covering on WUW may stimulate emotions and fears but I can assure you knowledge is power. I'd rather be uncomfortable than in the dark. I can change my relationship with things I don't understand or am afraid of but I cannot do this if I have my eyes closed to what is going on around me. Knowledge, prayer and love conquer all things.

I walked in the very first Earth Day and endured people throwing bottles and cans at me. Now here I am some 40 plus years later marching again on behalf of people, animals, nature, and Mother Earth via my blog. My hippie heart is beating with excitement and joy to be back in my element of protesting matters that effect our health, our future and our planet.

Welcome to Wake Up Wednesdays, my friends.