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In Oshada's Words: Musings about all things spiritual
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September is here and summer is winding down. It always seems like a slow rollercoaster ride up to the peak of summer. From Memorial Day to the 4th of July summer gently unfurls. Then, once the fireworks explode in a riot of color across the night skies, that rollercoaster heads up over the top. Technically summer is only a few weeks old at the 4th of July. Yet from there it always seems like a fast downhill ride back to fall.
We have imposed our own set of rules on the seasons. For most of us daylight isn’t relevant for the planting of crops. But our internal clocks react nonetheless. The sun is setting a little earlier, and the mornings take a little longer to brighten. Last night a friend stopped mid-sentence and exclaimed that it was dark already and it was only 8 o’clock! The change in seasons touches us all in different ways.
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I have been a medium and metaphysical student for a long time. For 38 years I have committed to being the best person and channel for the spirits that I can be. In 1978 my life was at a standstill and controlled by substances that dulled my mind and spirit. I hit a bottom and began a life based on healing and spiritual principles. I got clean and sober. I spent endless hours in self-searching. I also learned to meditate.
I had wonderful teachers, both physical and on the spirit side of life, who helped me on this journey. I was taught that Mother Earth is a classroom. I was told that life in physical form is an opportunity to learn lessons. I’d never heard that in seventeen years of formal education. The focus all that time had been on practical knowledge and skills. I was starving for a spiritual connection.
When I started this process of self-discovery I didn’t want to be responsible for my actions, my pain, or for cultivating my inner light. Truth be told I spent many years whining and complaining along the way. I thought I was very special and that others should immediately recognize my magnificence!