I have been blessed with many teachers in my life. The first teacher I had was nature. I learned about unconditional love, how to love, and how to respect our earth. That lesson is always on going. Nature has been changing a lot lately so there are many new lessons to be learned. All you have to do is listen. It is all there in front of you. I respect and LOVE nature and all her creatures. I learn something new everyday and what a joy that is.
Another teacher that I have come in contact with is a special friend and mentor. She is known on twitter as @ZenMommie. To quote from @ZenMommie's book Mental Fitness "Nothing is more powerful and creative than emptiness. Loa Tzu" In her chapter called "Empty Your Cup" she explains how to let go of your "ego" mind, the part of the mind that won't stop chattering, that fills us up with doubt and tries to resist change. It is one of the most powerful lesson I have learned and am still learning to this day. For there are days that the chatter does want to take over, yet with the tools in her book, I am learning how to silence that.
This is a how to book. "Complete Workouts for Body, Mind, and Soul". Her book has not only helped me, she has. Her love is unconditional even if you are not loving yourself in a moment in time she is. Her spirit is incredible and unwavering. What I love about her is that she is real and honest. She tells me things I need to hear. I soak in her words and they become apart of me.
ZenMommie also does other incredible work which I support and admire. She teaches kids how to be stress free. In today's society, so many are stressed and we pass the along to our children. She helps kids to slow down in a high speed world and to TAKE A BREATH. You can visit her site and see the work she does at http://www.funzenbakery.blogspot.com/ . The children are our future so it is vital they are not stressed. The world today is much different than it was before.
My adopted father, Sunbear - a Cherokee elder, has taught so much. He speaks with me, reminds me how to simplify and to TRUST that all will work out. His wisdom and knowledge is more than incredible. He does not dismiss other teachings although he is Native. They are incorporated in his spirit. He constantly is receiving information from Spirit and passes it along to me. A major "tool" he gave to me to use is to sing when my mind wonders and starts to chatter. I sing "my prayers", not just Native ones. What I find that happens is that the words start to change for I have "Emptied My Cup" to allow Spirit to flow through me. It is amazing how uplifted I feel. My whole attitude has change and life is good again.
I once asked him "don't you ever fall into bad place". He honestly answered "Yes, I do, however, I do not stay there long." He is able to pop out of that ugly place so quickly. I know one day with practice I too will just move right along with my "tool" kit from my "dad" from my "mom" (Yakama), and from ZenMommie.
I also have MANY teachers on twitter. Many followers do not thing I may not notice them, yet I do. I see what they have to say when time permits. I also am inspired daily by what others have to say. So uplifting. Many quote others, many make up their own quotes, yet either way their words touch my heart.
These people rock my world daily with their hearts, words, and wisdom : @Bodewadmi @crissybayless @MarielHemingway @BeautyofWisdom @jenuinehealing @pocketpeople . How fortunate am I to have all these wonderful spirits at my finger tips. I learn so much from their tweets. Whether it be information, be an uplifting quote, the work they do, or just a person who reaches out to you with their heart wide open.
Teachers come in many forms. It could be the bird that is sitting on your fence. It could be the caterpillar wiggling along its way or it can be person who enters into your life. Teachers come and go as needed. Even when they are not present in your life, lessons are being learned from them. An example would be my best friend. We used to talk daily for the past 20 years, yet lately I only hear from hear from her maybe once a week or so. It isn't that she doesn't care or the love has disappeared, it is that her life is changing and time is at a premium. So it is a lesson for me to accept that love is still there although the communication is not. That lesson came was an easy one for me, for I knew in my heart that my best friend loved me.
Teachers/lessons. Something that if your cup is empty will enter your life.
