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    <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 22:05:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The World is Made of Magic</title>
      <author>http://laughingcrow.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Crow</dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 22:05:38 GMT</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;m running out of limitations.&amp;nbsp; I am experiencing such lovely, transcendent peace.&amp;nbsp; I wish I could share it with everyone.&amp;nbsp; Oh, wait...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I can!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I often tell people that the universe is a generous place.&amp;nbsp; I have a new way of saying it-&amp;nbsp; Everything in your life is co-created by you and Divine Wisdom for your immediate benefit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Everything...&lt;/strong&gt; as in every single thing you meet, perceive, experience, think, feel, lose, gain, transform, transmute, exchange, etc.&amp;nbsp; That kind of everything.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In your Life... &lt;/strong&gt;as in the life you live, the life you chose to pursue, the life you are playing full on or hiding from or pretending to control or whatever.&amp;nbsp; Your life.&amp;nbsp; It never belonged to anyone else.&amp;nbsp; You get to choose now.&amp;nbsp; And now.&amp;nbsp; And again, now.&amp;nbsp; Your Life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is Co-Created...&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;You don&amp;#39;t have to do it alone.&amp;nbsp; You never could, anyway.&amp;nbsp; You have help, you have access to more than you would believe.&amp;nbsp; And you let it or don&amp;#39;t let it.&amp;nbsp; How much you partner with the universe is entirely up to you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By You and Divine Wisdom...&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;It doesn&amp;#39;t matter what you call it, as long as you call it into your life on a regular basis.&amp;nbsp; All the glorious angels, gods and goddesses, animal totems, ascended masters, every manner of helpful spirit being is just hoping you&amp;#39;ll give them a chance to play in your life with you.&amp;nbsp; They all respect the first Law of Humanity- Free Will.&amp;nbsp; Invite them into your life.&amp;nbsp; And even if you don&amp;#39;t call any of them, your own connection to the All Knowing is held in the upper chakras.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For Your Immediate... &lt;/strong&gt;Not someday, not when you get a chance to review or meditate or journal or talk it over with a friend, though all of these can help.&amp;nbsp; Immediate, right now, you feel in your body, the wisdom of your immensely powerful deep self is expressing itself all the time.&amp;nbsp; Listen to yourself, trust your growing, learn to discern the difference between what you&amp;#39;d like to be the truth and what you truly believe.&amp;nbsp; As soon as you find out what that inner truth is, you go back to the second bit- it&amp;#39;s yours and you get to choose about it.&amp;nbsp; Keep it?&amp;nbsp; if it serves you.&amp;nbsp; Change it?&amp;nbsp; If it&amp;#39;s time.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Benefit.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;As in what&amp;#39;s absolutely best for you and your journey.&amp;nbsp; You are sooo loved!&amp;nbsp; If you could feel what angels feel toward humans, you would cry tears of grateful joy.&amp;nbsp; Let it come into your heart, the knowledge that you are a divine spark of light, come to earth to illuminate and inspire.&amp;nbsp; Your courage, your willingness, your love, your truth, your wholeness, and your beauty are all so spectacular.&amp;nbsp; Let them shine!&amp;nbsp; By accepting the gifts of a loving Is, you open the space for others to do the same.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Namaste&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Being the Transformation</title>
      <author>http://laughingcrow.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Crow</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2007:Gaia-146435</guid>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:38:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://laughingcrow.gaia.com/blog/2007/12/being_the_transformation</link>
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&lt;p&gt;I got two great invitations, today.&amp;nbsp; One for a party hosted by Joe Vitale, the other for a housewarming of a dear friend from the Spiritualist church.&amp;nbsp; Somehow, neither of them called to me.&amp;nbsp; It was odd.&amp;nbsp; I am definitely needing more social time, especially child free social time.&amp;nbsp; So why was I staying home when these two opportunities literally called me on the phone?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I trust, though.&amp;nbsp; I trust the unfolding of the universe and my own inner alignment with that greater truth.&amp;nbsp; So I gently said no to both invitations and remained curious about the outcome.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I puttered around the house, cleaning some, painting some, and of course, checking in on my communities via the internet.&amp;nbsp; I recalled that a friend was looking for housesitting gigs, and I hopped over to the forum pages for Bodychoir.&amp;nbsp; No calls for housesitting.&amp;nbsp; There was a listing for tribal moon drumming.&amp;nbsp; Sounds cool, neh?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had to read it through several times.&amp;nbsp; It was hastily posted, not organized, and clearly genuine.&amp;nbsp; As I got to the heart of it, I felt my spirit enliven my senses with an undeniable rush of inspiration.&amp;nbsp; It&amp;#39;s a dance event, performance and drumming and community strengthening all at once.&amp;nbsp; And they need costuming.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Baby, I&amp;#39;m good at a lot of things- but the only people who costume better than I do are at Mardi Gras and in Cirque du Soleil!&amp;nbsp; I love to dress up, I love to help others dress up, I love body paint and wild expression of primal soul urges- oh, yeah, I get it now!&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;m not going to those other things because the universe had something better in mind for me!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I called the organizer and she was nearly breathless with gratitude.&amp;nbsp; Told me how she&amp;#39;d been putting out a vibe for costuming help.&amp;nbsp; I guess I got it.&amp;nbsp; Can&amp;#39;t spend a lot of time sharing details, I&amp;#39;ve got some sewing to do.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;ll share this, though.&amp;nbsp; My costume is very snakey.&amp;nbsp; Snakeskin dress, green cloak with ribbons, my best long curly wig.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;m all about the transformation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love to you, whoever you are.&lt;br /&gt;Crow&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Annual Update...</title>
      <author>http://laughingcrow.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Crow</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2007:Gaia-112280</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:50:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://laughingcrow.gaia.com/blog/2007/8/annual_update</link>
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&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#39;s so funny having two blogs and ignoring them both.&amp;nbsp; I had actually forgotten that I had ever posted to this one at all.&amp;nbsp; Truthfully, I&amp;#39;m so busy living my life, I rarely take the time to write it down, anymore.&amp;nbsp; But once a year is good review.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I re-read my own writing, the last post, more than a year ago.&amp;nbsp; It&amp;#39;s interesting how accurate my intentions were.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;ve moved out of my ex husband&amp;#39;s home.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;ve got my own space, I&amp;#39;m managing my own finances.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;m on the cusp now, between self-sufficiency and abundance.&amp;nbsp; It&amp;#39;s nice to see that I manifested what I intended, without having to push or pull on myself.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lately, I&amp;#39;ve also become very clear that I no longer support the use of force.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;m not bullying intellectually, or manipulating emotionally, I don&amp;#39;t believe in pushing beliefs, and I honor that all are learning whatever they most need to learn in the moment.&amp;nbsp; I don&amp;#39;t have to save or educate anyone, because the universe is always looking out for all of us.&amp;nbsp; I am available to help when asked.&amp;nbsp; I haven&amp;#39;t withdrawn.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;m just not pushing anything anymore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Especially, I&amp;#39;m not pushing on myself.&amp;nbsp; All the outward manifestations of force I see in myself and others, naturally they are turned inward as well.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;ve been aware for a long time that &amp;quot;should&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;have to&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; are just as false as &amp;quot;shouldn&amp;#39;t&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;can&amp;#39;t.&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;ve given them all up for Lent.&amp;nbsp; And all their ilk.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I release obligation, may it become honoring.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I release illusions of scarcity, may they become awareness of prosperity.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I release judgments, may they heartfelt appreciation for the many beauties of every human spirit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Namaste,&lt;br /&gt;Crow&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Emerging From My Coccoon</title>
      <author>http://laughingcrow.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Crow</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-23017</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:18:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://laughingcrow.gaia.com/blog/2006/8/emerging_from_my_coccoon</link>
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&lt;p&gt;You all know the saying- be careful what you wish for...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think it&amp;#39;s a good thing to keep in mind.&amp;nbsp; I wished anyway, I think after careful contemplation.&amp;nbsp; And it&amp;#39;s coming into being.&amp;nbsp; I wished for visibility.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I could still run away and hide.&amp;nbsp; Make excuses about how important it is that I bury myself in homeschooling Zander, or play a new video game, or sit back and paint and be happy with a moderate to low income...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But I have a tremendous set of gifts, and if this isn&amp;#39;t a time in need of guidance, then there has never been one.&amp;nbsp; How can I, in good conscience, do anything but step forward and pick up some of the load?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Answer~ I can&amp;#39;t.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;m too good at seeing the problems, and I&amp;#39;m too good at seeing solutions.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;m done hiding, and I&amp;#39;m actuallizing my whole self for powerful restructuring.&amp;nbsp; Look out world.&amp;nbsp; I am officially unleashed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I choose to generate gentleness to balance my potency.&amp;nbsp; I choose to create financial self sufficiency, and then financial abundance.&amp;nbsp; I choose to create a support network for myself that honors my path and feeds my spirit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So be it, and so it is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Namaste, Crow&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Changing the World, One Labyrinth at a Time</title>
      <author>http://laughingcrow.gaia.com</author>
      <dc:creator>Crow</dc:creator>
      <guid>tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-18978</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2006 01:33:41 GMT</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What strange simplicity to presume that the world can change, but even stranger any assumption that it won&amp;#39;t.&amp;nbsp; Change is the most common constant.&amp;nbsp; And thanks to all faces and names of deity that change is with us, for by goddess we sure need it!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I make change in small ways and large.&amp;nbsp; I choose change in myself, whenever I find a gap in my&amp;nbsp;wholeness.&amp;nbsp; I think others do the same, though at differing rates and with various levels of commitment.&amp;nbsp; Perception must always come first, though.&amp;nbsp; No problem can be solved unless it is first acknowledged.&amp;nbsp; And how do people in our stressed out world find a moment to contemplate their reality, whether personal or global?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On a labyrinth, of course.&amp;nbsp; (All right, I may be biased...)&amp;nbsp; The stillness of mind that is the goal of meditation has almost always eluded me.&amp;nbsp; But when I walk the labyrinth, my body is occupied, and my mind is somehow freed in ways that sitting has never brought me.&amp;nbsp; So naturally, I have&amp;nbsp;set out to share!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Last Wednesday, July 25th of 2006, &amp;nbsp;I completed the first labyrinth in a public park in Austin, Texas.&amp;nbsp; There will be more, I&amp;#39;m sure.&amp;nbsp; Maybe grander, maybe with more hooplah.&amp;nbsp; But this is my work, made more than halfway by my own hands, and I love it.&amp;nbsp; If you get to Austin, come visit and walk the path.&amp;nbsp; It&amp;#39;s in Greenbrier Park at 2810 Slaughter Lane.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;May you always return to Center.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Namaste,&lt;br /&gt;Crow&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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