There are many reasons of why I want to read Sacred Woman right now in my life. Here are a few of the things in which I hope to gain from this 14 week journey:
1. To gain and maintain a higher energy level as well as clarity of thought
2. To surround myself and my home with sacred words, beauty, and sacred communication and clarity through my writing and speech
3. To take the time for myself...I am having a really hard time at this one, however I can say that I feel as though the Book Circle is already helping because I set out a few moments a day to read.
4. To loose at least 15 to 20 pounds by the end of the 14th week (I've still got the baby weight from 4 years ago)
5. To learn more about herbal remedies and natural healing & incorporate them creatively in our home and diet.
6. To be more open with my feelings...I hold back a lot.
7. To do yoga often...at least 3 times a week.
8. To grow my creative spirit, and push my creative self to do so
9. To develop pure thought, wisdom, and communication with all of the Sisters that are joining us on the Sacred Woman journey.
10. To hopefully have lots of creative sparks that will ignite purposeful projects and ideas for the future!
So those are the most important things that I would like to achieve throughout the next 14 weeks...I am excited and nervous to see if I am in a different state of mind and weight by the end of it all. I figure if I speak it and share my goals with others, then I would be more likely to achieve them. Looking forward to hearing everyones commentary on what they have read or thought while reading the chapters and Gateways!
Meet You In The Circle
Ericka
My hope for my future
I would like to learn/achive the following goals:
1) Renew and refresh my life to allow for a change in my attitude, my well being, my daily environment and ME!
2) I'd like to learn to eat and cook healthy foods again. I now know how food makes me feel. I'd like to focus on my eating habits as the relate to my emotional health. As a side effect, my baby weight (my beautiful sweetie is 10 months old) will go away, but that is not the primary goal for me.
3) I'd like to learn how to devote time to myself again for my creative spirit to grow. I want to be an artist day-in and day-out "when I grow up"....not just in my free time.....in order for me to do that, my sense of self-discipline will have to grow.
I think those are the main things.....those 3 encompass so many other aspects of where I want to grow but I think that's a good start for now. :)
Peace
What I hope to learn/achieve
I jumped on the Sacred Woman train on Feb 1st and was derailed by Feb 5th. So Today is day 1 for me...I'm starting all over (and if anybody hasn't started reading yet or has just started feel free to hit me up). I have alot going on mentally, physically, finacially,and spiritually and I can't quite seem to find balance. I have a mother and I have sister-friends but none of them seem to get where I'm going. This often leaves me frustrated, disappointed, dis-enchanted,and lonely. I'm a college student who even with a job seems to always be in some kind of debt. I'm a romantic so I'm always daydreaming about what love could and should feel like while wearing the uniform of my hear ton my sleeve, and I'm a sometimes overly pessimistic realist who often discounts herself ( admitting the problem is step one), sprinkle that with a pinch of sarcasm, a dash of charm, and a dollop of southern sweetness and over exposure to real life, Tyler -Perry-typical "ma dear" figures and you have me, or at least an idea lol. I hope to realize my full potential and that of my sisters by use of this book. Though I don't necessarily agree with everything in it I feel that its definitely got the right idea. I would like to get to know me and not what I seem to represent. I think I lost me somewhere and I'm not afraid of admitting that. In 2008 I'd like to see a better, healthier, happier, balanced me. I want to build better relationships with women.Make real connection and not just work, internet, or school related accquaintnaces. I'm diabetic so a dramatic life change is definitely in need. I would like to have children and one day grand-children and I know to make it that far I have to start taking serious care of me in order to take care of those around me. I want to find more focus and rediscover the passion I used to have for life...I think this affects my intimate relationships. I 'm a big girl, and even though I can be the star of the show and I tell me I love me every day...I still have serious issues with body image.I think this book is a way to a better understanding of self,purpose and prosperity. I would like to take back control of my body, mind and my expression...whatever venue that may be. I am looking forward to what awaits on the other side of these gateways. I wish you all well.
Be Beautifil and Be Blessed
-Trice
Hello World!
OK so maybe I'm not exactly addressing the world, but I'm very excited about my first post! I found this site about a week ago when I started reading Sacred Woman, and was faced with the dilemma of "oh crap who the heck is gonna be a part of my circle?!". Naturally I ran straight to Google and voila! Here I am...
So to say that I'm excited about my first post is truly an understatement. In the past month I have completely turned my health around (I was a vegetarian for 7 years once before then rediscovered fried chicken, Mojitos, and cigarettes), renegotiated many relationships in my life, and made happiness my number 1 priority. I'll be spending the weekend studying the Prefaceof Sacred Woman, building my altar (which I'm still not quite comfortable with, but what the heck I'm going to try it), and preparing to to begin the journey.
I hope to find spiritual clarity, to learn to love and respect my body, and to find peace of mind. I live with quite a bit of anxiety, I'm super busy traveling 75% of the time with my job, I've gained a lot of weight over the last several years (yup fried chicken will do that to you!), and I have been dating someone special for 7 years and our relationship really needs a hearth, a spritual center, a womb so to speak. So far nearly everything in this book seems to be exactly what I've been searching for to guide me to being the absolute best me that I can be.
I have yet to begin, and I already have new insight. I can't wait to hear your story, and to share our experiences with this book. I look forward to getting to know all of you through this journey!
.:sunshine:.
Sacred Women
What I hope to learn and achieve...
More holistic awarness wholeness
Better understanding of my role as a wombman/Queen/Mother/Wife
How to cleanse and protect the womb
Yoga practices
How to chanell my creative energies
Being more intuned with my spiritual self
L Star
What I Hope to Learn from Sacred Woman!!
LOVE LIFE LAVA!!!
I Know Im Late , Just got my book yesterday, but I just wanted to share. This book is very informative and I am so exited to go deeper and learn a lot more! Here are a few of my goals or what I Hope to learn from sacred woman:
1) On this journey I would like to gain a better understanding of my wombmanhood / my divinity or spirituality as a woman.
2)I would like to learn to use my divinity to have a positive impact on every aspect of my life. My Career, talents/natural gifts/ my creativity, my relationship, my children, my relatioship.
3)I would like to make life changing decisions (for the better) in my relationships and stick by them.
4) I would really like to learn more about and live a very healthy lifestyle.
5)I would like to clense my mind, body, and soul, and maintain this new atmosphere.
6)I would like to apply the spiritual practices and insight to finding a deaper spiritual connection with my father Haile Selassie I on my journey to newness.
7) I would like to increase my knowledge greatly in the History AFraka/ my roots, where I come from!!! I would like to increase my knowledge in Biblical things, and other sources of wisdom, and spiritual insight.
It is so good to be able to share this with you all.
LAVA!!!!
To become a Sacred Wombyn
It is my prayer that the teachings & spiritual discipline within Queen Afua's Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind, and Spirit will awaken Omega within I & the sistren within this book circle on ymib so InI may become Sacred Wombyn.
"Divine Queen, with your lotus status reinstated, you will walk the earth as fully realized Sacred Woman in contact with your inner heavenly realms. Once again it will be as it was in the beginning, when you were fully empowered. Invigorated with the memory of who you were then and who you are now, you have even greater dynamic potential because of the purity of your strong cultural and spiritual lineage.
Even with all the wists and turns of our lives always remember that Sacred Woman was our beginning. Sacred womanness is our home. Living as a Sacred Woman is our destiny. Everything in life works in a circle. All things come from the womb. The Sacred Spirit dwells in a Sacred Woman and she will forever rise.
Let's begin."
What to Learn?
Mawiyah Kai EL-Jamah Bomani
Just to keep more in tune with holistic wellness.
I juice and use a lot of raw meal ideas but I could do more.
I fast monthly for seven days but during this time I could channel that energy more into a spiritual zone of internal healing. (The Queen could help with that)
To expand my garden with more healing herbs.
Ways to introduce and share what I know and learn with my Mother and Sister.
To emphasize to the women I know and love the importance of womb wellness and its potential to heal the whole internal and external trials and tribs.
As a child of Obatala I need to learn to not be passive while maintaining a cool head. When it comes to love, I need to impart the knowledge gained to those who may not want to hear it but in a way that combines respect and sincere compassion for their fears.
Goal to follow through with what I speak
Peace and Blessings to All
1. Live in a way knowing that each day is Judgment Day.
I need to get on up in the mornings and rise on/with the sun. I should stop making excuses for not getting on up and moving.
2. Imma read, comprehend, decipher, reflect, and allow myself to be guided by the laws of Maat. the Declaration of Innocence and Negative Confessions, yeah, maybe I will feel better if I start doing this at sunrise, imma give it a try. Man, online its several translations of the laws of Maat. Which one do I adopt? Hmmmm, more reading and studying is required. I like the many translations though. Something to think about.
3. Familiarize myself with plants, herbs, flowers, spices as well as essential oils for healing. Start planning a new locale for my herb garden, read more about the native species of plants in my area, continue to experiment with spices and include the usage of essential oils.
4. Get back to yoga. I’ve been stagnate too long, its time to be flexible. Maybe if I get in the routine of doing this, my bones won’t crack as much and my energy will go up. I dunno but imma try. I’ve been saying I want to be more active. Yeah, I like to walk but I love dancing, and moving my body certain ways, I’m sure the addition of yoga will heighten my moves.
5. Express myself through art and writing. I am my worst crtic, I’m not boasting or anything but when I want to, I can draw and paint really well. I’ve noticed when the moon is in Virgo and Cancer, my mood is artistic. I write all the time in my journal and sometimes I do short stories; just always downing myself because of education and punctuation. I gotta stop with the negativity. Well these are my goals.
What I hope to learn and achieve
I pray for healing! Healing of the body, mind and soul. I pray that the wellness of all three will synchronize and that they will all feel free/happy/healthy at the same time. I cannot remember the last time that this was the case. People always tell me you have a strong mind, if I were in your shoes I would have....... (fill in some negative suggestion that they would do to self if they were in my condition) This statement pains me everytime I hear it. Really do people think my life is so awful that they would take those measures just not to end up like me? When they say you have a strong mind do they want to end the sentence with unlike your weak body? Is that how people see me? I want this to change not only in other peoples eyes but also in my own eyes. How blessed I would be if I could see myself throught the eyes of my beloved, who sees me as a strong, beautiful, righteous empress, a lioness that protects her cubs and den with all her might.
My goals:
1) take care of my own body as well as I take care of my sons. I've noticed that as soon as my energy levels drops I take the lil energy I have left and give it all to my sons, dh and household. Wich leaves me drained without any extra source to tap into for healing myself. From this day forward I come first no matter what. By taking care of myself first I will have more energy to give away.
2) Give thanks and praise and treat it with the importance that it deserves. I have noticed that praying has become a "hasty" chore in my household. We pray morning and evenings and before every meal but it is more like reciting the words than reflecting on them and truly connecting with the Most High.
3) Stop pushing away people and invite new people into my life. I have held a large springcleaning in my friendcircle in the last 10 yrs and went from more than 50 girlfriends to 3. 3 friends that love me and cherish me that take care of my family when I am sick as if it were there own. That cry and laugh with me and that don't get upset when I once again have to cancel an appointment due to illness. This large springcleaning was definately needed because those "friends" where draining my energy and downtalking my dh constantly not because he is a a**hole or a terrible husband/father or because he disrespected them but because he was white!!!
Now I feel that I am taking things a bit too far and I don't open up to new people that are seeking for friendship or just a good talk. I tend to freeze and excuse myself I think I know why, I am afraid of being judged for my illness and for my choice in partner. Wich makes me judgemental because I have no idea how those people think I just project my fears and insecurities and judge.
4) Make sure my eldest son and I don't grow apart. I sense that he is pulling away from me and I know that this all has to do with pre-teens and taking steps to maturity. The less he needs me to nurture him and take care of him the less he seems to communicate with me. I will find some shared intrest and expand on that. Maybe we can take musiclessons together or read the same books and have book discussions I will talk to him and see what he would like to do. His bond with his father is getting stronger because they have computer programming and designing games as common intrest.
5) My mission is still the same: To be a virtuous woman (Proverbs 31:10-31 ) I know that sacred woman will help me to achieve this. I know I am on the right path I have seem chances for the better and for that I am grateful.
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