words and pictures....
February 25, 2010
It’s a wild night here in Amesbury, MA tonight with howling winds and driving rain. My power has been surging for the past 30 minutes or so but no outages yet. I feel as though it’s imminent. We’ve got coastal flood warnings in effect… It may be a long night for many who live along the banks of the Merrimack.
I walk to the beat
Of The Goddess’s drum,
I sing her ancient song;
I call out her name
But, she already knows mine.
I am her sister,
I am her daughter,
She is crone,
I am apprentice.
I feel her heartbeat
In every beat my heart takes;
She speaks to me in my sleep,
She speaks to me when I am awake.
I follow closely in her footsteps
I learn my lessons well;
I have claimed myself as part of her
And she as part of me.
She listens quietly
When I cry out in pain;
She wisely heals my ills.
She gives me hope
By her very purpose
Takes me back where I come from.
I walk to the beat
Of the Goddess’s drum,
I sing her ancient song.
She fills me with her many gifts;
I bless her with my love,
Devotion pure, divine and boundless
For she there is no less.
I am her sister,
I am her daughter,
She is crone,
I am apprentice.
I claim her wisdom
As part of mine,
I share her with my sisters;
For she exists in every woman
Who hears the call of their name;
From hidden place
Thought long lost,
She rises like the sun.
It is the Goddess
In every woman,
Who walks to the beat
Of her drum.
c. Pamela J. Leavey 1997
(Inspired by: When the Drummers Were Women
February 16, 2010
When life labors your growing season with many rocks in the garden, remember the harvest. When the flowers bloom and the fruit on the vines are ready to be savored, the rocks seem so insignificant.
c. Pamela J. Leavey February 16, 2010
February 14, 2010
“I seek not to direct the flow of my life, but to let the flow of my life direct me. I recognize that I am exactly where I am supposed to be, doing exactly what I am supposed to do. What I can change however, is how I react, when I am placed in a situation that may not be pleasant or comfortable. In that circumstance, I can reach into my center, and draw my energy level up, where it and I can act from the highest good – love. The key is to remember to act consciously from love, not to react from fear or anger.” — Pamela J. Leavey
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