Topic: Spiritual Warrior

[Jennifer-]

Spiritual Warrior
Life offers us the opportunity to become a Spiritual Warrior.
A warrior is one who bravely goes into those dark areas within
themselves to ferret out the Truth of their being.
It takes great courage, stamina and endurance to
become a Spiritual Warrior.
The path is narrow, the terrain rough and rocky.
You will walk alone: through the dark caves,
up those steep climbs and through the dense thick forest.
You will meet your dark side. The faces of fear, deceit, and
sadness all await your arrival.
No one can take this journey but you.
There comes a time, in each of our lives,
when we are given the choice to follow this path.
Should we decide to embark on this journey,
we can never turn back.... Our lives are changed forever
On this journey, there are many different places we can
choose to slip into and hide. But the path goes on.
The Spiritual Warrior stays the course, wounded at times,
exhausted and out of energy. Many times, the Warrior will
struggle back to their feet to take only a few steps before
falling again.
Rested, they forge on,
continuing the treacherous path.
The journey continues. The Spiritual Warrior
stays the course. Weakened, but never broken.
One day, the battle, loneliness and desperate fights are over.
The sun breaks through the clouds; the birds begin to sing
their sweet melodies. There is a change in the energy.
A deep change within the self.
The warrior has fought the courageous fight.
The battle of the dark night of the soul is won.
New energy now fills the Warrior.
A new path is now laid before them.
A gentler path filled with the inner-knowing
of one who has personal empowerment.
With their personal battle won, they are filled with joy.
A new awareness that they are one with the Spirit beams
as they go forth to show others the way.
They are not permitted to walk the path for others.
They can only love, guide and be a living example
of the Truth of their being
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[Jennifer-]

 

[Jahn]

One day, the battle, loneliness and desperate fights are over.
The sun breaks through the clouds; the birds begin to sing
their sweet melodies. There is a change in the energy.
A deep change within the self.
The warrior has fought the courageous fight.
The battle of the dark night of the soul is won.

In the early autumn of 2002, after a long dark period with illness, household economy problems and different fights of power and justice I entered a new period. I had a inner guide at that time that had helped me through those difficult milestones - and one day ...

... the Rainbow thing happened on one of my walks. I was in the usual pondering mood when I turned in on a road that goes across a field. Where we lived it was a mix of cultivated areas and wood. It had been raining and suddenly I see a mighty rainbow straight ahead, like Wow!
And as if that wasn’t enough there came some hundred skylarks that flew above my head, all making some kind of chirrp sound. I had to laugh! I was walking in the old picture of heaven. The Rainbow and larks … heh, something for an old tired warrior.

Now that was not the only blessed signs from above, petals started to rain around the house and the increased presence of ravens that period was much appreciated.

[daphne]

Spiritual Warrior
Life offers us the opportunity to become a Spiritual Warrior.
A warrior is one who bravely goes into those dark areas within
themselves to ferret out the Truth of their being.
It takes great courage, stamina and endurance to
become a Spiritual Warrior.
The path is narrow, the terrain rough and rocky.
You will walk alone: through the dark caves,
up those steep climbs and through the dense thick forest.
You will meet your dark side. The faces of fear, deceit, and
sadness all await your arrival.
No one can take this journey but you.
There comes a time, in each of our lives,
when we are given the choice to follow this path.
Should we decide to embark on this journey,
we can never turn back.... Our lives are changed forever
On this journey, there are many different places we can
choose to slip into and hide. But the path goes on.
The Spiritual Warrior stays the course, wounded at times,
exhausted and out of energy. Many times, the Warrior will
struggle back to their feet to take only a few steps before
falling again.
Rested, they forge on,
continuing the treacherous path.
The journey continues. The Spiritual Warrior
stays the course. Weakened, but never broken.
One day, the battle, loneliness and desperate fights are over.
The sun breaks through the clouds; the birds begin to sing
their sweet melodies. There is a change in the energy.
A deep change within the self.
The warrior has fought the courageous fight.
The battle of the dark night of the soul is won.
New energy now fills the Warrior.
A new path is now laid before them.
A gentler path filled with the inner-knowing
of one who has personal empowerment.
With their personal battle won, they are filled with joy.
A new awareness that they are one with the Spirit beams
as they go forth to show others the way.
They are not permitted to walk the path for others.
They can only love, guide and be a living example
of the Truth of their being
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Thanks for bumping this up Jen... I going to send it to my son.. and to a friend of mine too.   

[daphne]

In the early autumn of 2002, after a long dark period with illness, household economy problems and different fights of power and justice I entered a new period. I had a inner guide at that time that had helped me through those difficult milestones - and one day ...

... the Rainbow thing happened on one of my walks. I was in the usual pondering mood when I turned in on a road that goes across a field. Where we lived it was a mix of cultivated areas and wood. It had been raining and suddenly I see a mighty rainbow straight ahead, like Wow!
And as if that wasn’t enough there came some hundred skylarks that flew above my head, all making some kind of chirrp sound. I had to laugh! I was walking in the old picture of heaven. The Rainbow and larks … heh, something for an old tired warrior.

Now that was not the only blessed signs from above, petals started to rain around the house and the increased presence of ravens that period was much appreciated.

     I will look out for that rainbow, now that I know its there!   

Thanks for that sharing!  Good timing!!

[Michael]

i stood on a hill, on a high plateau, the rain had threatened my climb, but i went regardless - prepared for a drenching miserable experience.

i knew this climb was special and i had to do it. as i came to the highest point, in my Afghan coat and wind tossed hair, and looked about in the almost 360 degree horizon, with the sun setting, the moon rising, the parting storm clouds lit up like one of those spectacular movie scenes, and i stood there in a state of personal bliss - no one to share it with, except my constant friend, spirit.

but then to top it off, across came one of those old planes, and i had this image of them looking down at me on the high hill top, and thinking, who's that weird guy?

i didn't care - i laughed and said to the wind, "This is my moment!."

[Jennifer-]

I had been sick and near death for over a year, curled up in bed with pain.. inwardly falling away.. going through numerous surgeries that felt to be at the time, pointless further torture. All my companions had turned away and the depth of alone was met in depression.

About 2 weeks after my last medical procedure I was finally able to walk again and went outside.

My breath was met with sunshine, bare feet against the earth..

I really have few words that could touch this experience with justice.. the whole universe embraced me all at once and I was fully aware of it.

Everything I thought I was fell away and I havnt looked back since.

Alive in a very new way.

Blessed be those precious moments of waking.

I often use a photo here and other places of myself standing on a cliff over looking the pond I live on and the surrounding mnts... it was very shortly after the above, I had to climb that mnt for the pure love of pushing my body to its finest.. it remains within me.

I danced at the summit and didnt have a care in the world as to who might be watching.

~*~

Thank you all for sharing 

A warrior walks on..

[Shamaya]

......

but then to top it off, across came one of those old planes, and i had this image of them looking down at me on the high hill top, and thinking, who's that weird guy?

i didn't care - i laughed and said to the wind, "This is my moment!."

   

Yesterday I was standing outside of the sauna, letting the wind dance across my skin.  All of a sudden the sound of traffic crept in and I realized that if they really looked through the trees they could have seen a crazy, naked  ( ) woodswomen standing in the snow!   I laughed at the thought of some tourist having a great story to tell of their trip to the woods!

[Jennifer-]

 

Naked in the snow at sunset.. love it!

Let'em talk they have no idea how beautiful crazy can be