**** WARNING**** This blog contains strong language and opinions that are mine – and mine alone – but, I think many others will relate.
What happened in Charlottesville made me realize that it is time to step up and speak out. Really scary for me, because, I have always been a people pleaser, and my opinions were rarely my own. I borrowed them from others.
I’ve always been fascinated with everything Native American. And, have been blessed to have been able to learn about their culture by participating in ceremonies, and through long talks and time spent listening to their history – the good, the bad and the ugly.
I believe that they are the Earth Keepers. The ones who will lead us back to honoring Mother Earth – and ultimately to love.
This comment made by David Duke – “We’re gonna fulfill the promises of Donald Trump. That’s what we’ve believed in, that’s why we voted for Donald Trump because he said he’s gonna take our country back – and that’s what we gotta do.”, was a sign from Spirit that it is time to speak my mind on this subject. Seriously, WTF???
Make America Great Again….
Make it great, like it was when we came to this continent and stole land from the indigenous people?
Make it great, like it was when we gave them blankets infected with the small pox virus?
Make it great, like it was when we gave them the Badlands in South Dakota, and then discovered gold, and took it back?
Make it great, like it was when we came here and made them choose Christian names, and choose a religion? When we pulled them from their families and their ways of life, and made them attend boarding schools?
Make it great, like it was when we told them that they could no longer practicing their own religious ceremonies?
Make it great, like it was when we slaughtered them at Wounded Knee? When we slaughtered more of them, then were killed during the Holocaust? And then, taught in our history classes that we HAD to kill them, because they were savages?
Make it great, like it was when commerce (big oil) won out at Standing Rock and a pipeline went through their land and drinking water?
The nations are even dividing amongst themselves, part of them feeling the need to fit into the world the way it is, and the brave, courageous ones, speaking out for the Earth. And ultimately, for us – because if the Earth dies – where will we be? We can’t drink or eat money.
What gives those of us who are white, and supposedly christian, the right to tell others what to do, based on the color of our skin?
What happened to “Love one another as you love yourself”?
I believe that this is happening for us to wake up. To see the darkness that was there all along, but hiding. Trump’s rhetoric, his bigotry, and his “bigly” narcissistic behavior is “unpresidented” (LOL!!!)
However, I believe he is fulfilling his soul contract. That he serves a purpose. Initially, it appears that he is about dividing all of us, but, I believe something good – no GREAT – will come out of this. I believe it has to be this extreme to really wake all of us up to what is important – and people….it’s not money!!!
I believe that there is a much bigger, cosmic plan in all of what is happening now. I believe that it is debriding lifetimes of wounds, and allowing us to realize what is truly important.
Change, BIG change is coming, and those of us that are aware, are being asked to step into who we are in a bigger way than we thought or think that we can.
I’m here in Monument Valley, where the Monuments, the sacred land, is screaming to me – Stand Strong – Weather the storms – and, it’s time to step up, and speak up.
I’m not an activist, in the pure sense of the word, but, I am here to be who I am. An artist who receives and has agreed to share messages that I receive.
Remember this…
Smiles look the same….
Joy feels the same…..
Laughter sounds the same….
No matter
What
Language
Race
Or Religion.
May we walk together as one.
Paula
