mar 5 2023 #micropoetry #vss #healing

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third eye

rust coloured truths arise

painful in disguise

how long one asks

only to find

it goes back to past lives

processing it through

to the lies at its root

caregiver’s hurt

perpetuated

systemic spirals

entrap

future generations

but you step out

of the vortex

breaking patterns

free to love

#micropoetry #vss #healing

forest of belonging #micropoetry

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we hug

cheek to bark

our spirits dance

into a canopy of golden

praise, prayers and offerings

in shapes of maple leaves

my heart ascends

fluttering dancing

our trunks branches

swoon in unison

I join you

on bright winds

for a moment

in joyful rebellion

there in the forest

of belonging

maybe this will help someone #worldmentalhealthday #suicide

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. I struggled with suicidal thoughts most of my life but I was too scared to talk about it for risk of losing my rights being locked away and being force medicated.

Being drugged was something I experienced in childhood abuse and also as an adult being drugged by men who later sexually assaulted me.

When I did speak up about suicidal thoughts some medical professionals just ignored me which only exacerbated the really desperate feelings and contributed to wanting to even more.

But I always refused to take my life and I wouldn’t give myself permission to (as I believed I’d have to come back and do it all over again and there’s no way I will live through what I already lived through again).

When I did finally find safe people to talk with about suicide it suddenly shifted in a big way and the feelings to leave the planet became much less. It quickly became apparent suppressing the thoughts about suicide and keeping it secret was really fueling it.

Also, for me, I had to finally give myself permission that if it came right down to it and I really felt I had to, that I could choose to leave the planet.

Once I did this, I got clear it wasn’t about wanting to die as much as it was really about wanting to escape life circumstances and challenging feelings that felt unbearable.

So I am sharing this openly as it may help someone. Please know you are not alone. Please reach out until you find someone safe to speak to. It’s really important to be witnessed, to be heard and to have safe space held to express these feelings and thoughts in. It’s really important to not have someone judge and/or try to fix you. It’s really important to honour the feelings and to give them space and expression.

Being present with another person’s pain is what’s needed and the reality is the majority of people just really don’t have this capacity. I do and that’s why I do this work now. I offer Compassionate Inquiry sessions one on one.

I really feel our new world we are all creating needs to include safe spaces for people facing suicidal thoughts to be able to share openly and to be supported and educated about options and to really have a structure in place to walk it all through without fear of being locked up, being force medicated, losing one’s rights, etc.

Suicide needs to be decriminalized so people aren’t acting out of desperation alone. It needs to be embraced and people need to be supported rather than them taking dangerous steps that may not result in ending their life after all and may instead cause even greater issues.

Everyone has the right to die with dignity. Death is sacred. I do believe if we did the above there would be a lot less suicides. I am so glad I chose to stick around as life is definitely worth living.

gifts of the pandemic #covid

gentle reminder we are all creating a new world so please keep this foremost in your mind when going about your day and in the decisions you make and in the actions you take or don’t take. the gift of this pandemic is present for us to harness these energies and especially since the injustices and inequalities that are finally being seen, can’t be unseen.

please join me in creating a better world praying and/or intending what you want this new world to be. the veil is thinning as we are remembering who we really are.

we come into this earthwalk needing to forget we are – a limitless spirit of the light that lives forever – in order to learn what we need to learn here. but the choice to remember is always present to us.

the option to go inwards and get present is always available to us – as everything you need is within you. as you remember and heal, so do others – microcosm/macrocosm.

as you envision the new world and other do as well, it becomes reality.

colouring

this is my third colouring project using a print of the beautiful art of the talented Indigenous artist, Christ Belcourt. it was a lot of fun. 🙂

twin red cedars of my youth #poetry #vss

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twin red cedars of my youth
how you housed my fears
and what little innocence I had left
you gave me shelter
you took me on journeys
a ladder to freedom
high into father sky
taller than the house
gifting me a giant’s view
I’d braid your bark
into a warrior shield
you enabled me to escape
the homeless home
for a time
I’d weave myself
in and out of your branches
in a temporary dance of freedom
above below in between
embraced in amongst your strong arms
my body protected
we’d play house under you
we had privacy there too
I was sad I had to leave you both
when we moved away
gratitude, red cedars of my youth

may 4 2020 #micropoetry

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vast; father sky expands above you

stunning beauty of expressive clouds

painted by great masters

pulls you into the present moment so fully

feeling the aching juxtaposition of your body relaxing

more than it has in a very long time

as tears flow, your heart may burst

from undeniable validation and support

Envision the New World you want to see after this is over

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I wrote this “The ideal world” way back on May 2, 2013 and it’s interesting as we go through this lockdown and I do ceremony and pray regularly that this is pretty much what I have been praying about for our new world.

 

This now feels even stronger than ever as this pandemic has exposed the inequalities that many turned a blind eye to and so no one can stay in denial anymore and there’s this enormous opportunity for us all to envision what we want in the new world when this is all done.

 

The ideal world I see is one where people live in harmony – which each other and all creatures, honouring the earth, honouring each other.

 

A place where people openly care for one another and don’t hesitate to show it… and all are supported in the community regardless.

 

A place where all people have access to the basics of life – safe, clean, good water and healthy safe non-gmo food, safe good raw dairy, safe clean air, good, affordable housing… and access to a good affordable or free education.

 

A world where there is acceptance and tolerance and all people are free to express who they are, however they want to… in myriad forms of creative self expression.

 

A world where there is no such thing as war or abuse – no verbal, mental, emotional, spiritual, ritual or sexual abuse.

 

A world where people don’t value money and appearance as being so important. Where people are real and don’t wear masks and/or play games.

 

Where religion is moot. Where no one even thinks to see the colour of a person’s skin. A world wherein all people are celebrated for who they are; our differences and our diversity embraced and valued for keeping life interesting, our world varied, and recognizing that honouring everyone’s inherent gifts and sharing them with the world, makes us stronger.

 

A world where people grow old holding on to a beginner’s mind – always open to learning and carrying the wisdom that each person on the planet has something unique that only they can teach and share and being open to learning from one another.

 

A world like this to me… would be bringing the concept of heaven on earth, into being. If I lived in this kind of world, I wouldn’t often feel the longing to go home to spirit… to the oneness of creation… to my pure self… as I do now.

 

I’d already be living out my soul purpose, living in my spirit self every day, enjoying and acknowledging the pure spirit self of my fellow human beings too… as we celebrate life and beingness; the gift of living in a body and all that offers us, each and every day together… honouring mother earth and enjoying nature and the precious sacredness that this life is.

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I am happy to say seven years later I do feel I am living my soul purpose now more than ever before in the healing work I do, the circles I host and the Compassionate Inquiry counselling I offer.

 

Also, I don’t long to go Home to Creator as much as I did most of my life but if we go back to the old world that was called normal but was anything but, I definitely don’t see myself in that world so something big will be changing and if that’s me passing then so be it.

apr 24 2020 #poetry

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looking out over lake ontario
drum beats reflect the heart
swan flies east
neck outstretched
time travel
back to AST
waves of feeling
crash on shore
ocean like
I ache for the pacific
the land that wants me
the land that claims me
the land that repatriates me
raven calling me home

Michael Redhead Champagne LIVE on Facebook & Instagram March 30 – April 3, 2020

Michael Champagne is a great person that I love – you will definitely want to check him out! 😎 

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via Michael Redhead Champagne LIVE on Facebook & Instagram March 30 – April 3, 2020

mar 22 2020 part 2 #poetry #newwaysofbeing #newlife #empowerment #mindfulness #healing

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Part 2 to my poem I posted below on Mar 22:

staying frozen in F.E.A.R
Future Events Appear Real
what’s the deal
social media’s unreal
what you focus on and feed
becomes a deep demanding need
we’ve got everything we need inside us
it takes trust and belief to provide for us
you’ve got everything you need inside you
take time to be with the truth of you
stop running way, numbing and hiding
now is the time for reality and presiding
over who you are and who you want to be
now is the time to restore us
to create what we want before us
all of what we ever dreamed of
hope and belonging
for our deepest soul longing
honouring of all life
freedom from all strife
blessings from above
radical acceptance
unconditional love life sentence
given to us every day
the beauty and support of nature
in every way
meditate to get to you
embracing the ultimate truth
of who you are
you’re going to go far
in this new world
cant you see
this is how it always was meant to be

Compassionate Inquiry as taught by world-renowned trauma expert, Gabor Maté – weekly group support on Zoom #healing #online #supportgroup

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I am considering creating and hosting a C.I. (Compassionate Inquiry) group on Zoom.

It would be audio and chat – no video.

In the workshops I’d lead participants through a meditation in nature and then in creating a support network so that each participant is grounded and stabilized before we explore your feelings.

Then I’d lead the group in a Compassionate Inquiry into your feelings (emotional and/or physical).

Once the Compassionate Inquiry is completed there would be a Q & A in chat.

Sessions would be 40 minutes. If it goes well, I will be running this weekly so people can obtain regular support.

Compassionate Inquiry was taught to me by world-renowned trauma expert, Dr. Gabor Maté.

He taught me that authenticity is at the root of all healing and how having a compassionate witness providing guidance to keep you on track can help you to tap in to your own inherent wisdom, empowering yourself to heal. ❤

You can read more about this service here:

https://soulpurposehealing.weebly.com/compassionate-inquiry…

Since many people’s financial situation has been altered I would offer this on a sliding scale down to PYWC.

If this is of interest, please comment below or if you prefer, you can email me at soul purpose healing @ gmail dot com (all one word).

If there’s enough interest then we will go ahead. 🙂

Thanks,
Heather

Mar 22 2020 #Healing #Empowerment #Reclamation #Decolonize #Truth

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sun on my third eye

as the clouds pass me by

ephemeral colours

blend and merge

clarity surge

wind in the cedars

speaking to me

clearing the struggles

doubled lucidity

of what I BE

so I can see

releasing memories

of times not needed

don’t you know, we’re all star seeded

feeling all of the insanity

not now, but the past you see

the gift of the present situation

we’re all primed for transformation

no more religion of distraction

no more living life a fraction

mother earth, she patiently waited

while we destroyed and frustrated

shallowized and complicated

the heaven on earth that she gave us

colonization, genocide tried to erase us

now is the time to reclaim us

turtle island wants to repatriate us

so the choice it’s up to you

what are you gonna do

april 6 2019 poem with new art #poetry #vss #nature #healing

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new robin

came to me

sat with me

surprisingly

gazed at me

longingly

sang to me

taught me to be

present

I heard him speak

of soon to be

blue eggs

and nests

and how he was so happy to be

fledged and free

and when it was time to leave

he did so

reluctantly

💗

beautiful robin artwork by linda johns

feb 28 2020 #poetry #storytelling #healing

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when pain is so much
you stop being you
move into unknown territory
reminiscent of 10 years ago
time slips away rapidly
as does functioning
into an insatiable vacuum
you lose everything
all you thought you were
all you knew
shadows of what was your life
and become new
pure
#poetry

feb 25 2020 #poetry #humanrights #wetsuweten

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dream the dream

of being free

of colonial oppression and violence

of this genocidal silence

having your indigenous rights be respected

it’s a given and it’s expected

having your voices be heard

being honoured and understood

having your race be accepted

your spaces protected

your family and loved ones living fully

able to be all they can be

enjoying abundance and being free

no issues around safety

no harassment or pressure

each day feeling secure

sure of your fate

with no police state

honouring your lands

and your clans

peace within your heart and in your hands

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feb 18 2020 #storytelling #micropoetry #vss

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moon beams

reflect on sacred waters

in an interplay of light

undulating waves

enliven their shimmering and dancing

in a mezmerizing

path of oneness

guiding me home

feb 11 2020#poetry #micropoetry #vss #storytelling

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deep thoughts turn to strokes of pastel monet colours

when breaking through the most agonizing pains

then dawn cracks open exposing love map detours

leaving crimson crushed blush velvet stains

jan 24 2020 #nature #gratitude #micropoetry #vss

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walking in nature

reminders of all the beauty

everywhere I look

a feast for the eyes

a celebration of life

colours patterns dance

stories unfold

I feel alive

deep inside

my cheeks tingle pink

in the fresh cold air

my blood thrums with little thrills

and I feel so thankful 💓

self worth #healing #mindfulness

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extend the same kindness, respect, consideration and acceptance that you readily give to others (and at times, even to strangers), to yourself.

you are worthy. you deserve all that is good in this world. you matter. my mantra is: my value and worth were established at birth.

jan 13 2020 #poetry #truth #healing #indigenous #colonization #storytelling #idlenomore

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the sun swallows a comet

metal snakes scar our land

carrying toxic oil

from tar sands

against our will

any day now can spill

world leaders enraged

children encaged

bush n wild fires rage

homeless ignored

innocent die thousands more

we gotta even the score

between the 99 and the 1 percent

can’t pay the rent

inter-generational systems of colonial entrapment

gotta end the stifling silence

systemic violence

our women and girls stolen every day

we gotta find a way

speak your truth

shine a light in the darkest places

reality is proof

people have to face our truths

Indigenous ways our sole defence

nothing can ever fully compense

what we’ve lived through

but this is what we can do

tell it like it is

tell it like it was

raise awareness

causing a buzz

because we cannot stop

what people do not know

sharing our stories

gives us hope

helps us heal

and is a way to grow

Christmas Gift Ideas – Give the Gift of Healing #ChristmasGiftIdeas #Healing

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It’s hard to believe we’re only 23 days away from #Christmas2019! 🎄🎅

 

What better gift to give your family or loved ones than giving them the gift of healing! 😍 💓 https://soulpurposehealing.weebly.com/

 

Gift Certificates Available. Discount provided on purchases of 3 or more. #Christmasgiftideas

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