{"id":1016,"date":"2011-07-18T22:14:59","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T02:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/blissblog\/?p=1016"},"modified":"2011-07-18T23:09:55","modified_gmt":"2011-07-19T03:09:55","slug":"cardinal-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2011\/07\/cardinal-knowledge.html","title":{"rendered":"Cardinal Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have long been aware of the messengers that come in all forms, including those of the animal world. At just the right time, in the midst of life inquiry, they have shown up.\u00a0 Winged, finned, scaled, furred…it matters not. Often when coming home from work in the twilight, what I call a ‘runny babbit’ (bunny rabbit:) has scooted across my lawn. The other day, two mourning doves were perched atop my roof. Adam (my son) remarked, “Oh, that’s Grandmom and Grandpop coming to visit us.”\u00a0 Of course, there are the butterflies that flit across my path when thoughts of my Mom come to mind. My sister Jan told me recently that in the midst of a ‘missing Mom moment’, a winged wonder crossed her path. She felt uplifted and then it meandered off.\u00a0 As I am writing this at o’dark thirty (actually 5:13 a.m.), I can hear the call of the mourning doves..maybe they are saying “What the heck are you doing up?\u00a0 Go back to sleep, woman!”\u00a0 Soon, I tell them…gotta get these words out while the Muse is speaking.<\/p>\n

Last week, as I was getting into my friend Ondreah’s car, I noticed a small, white folded piece of paper with the image of a bright red plumed cardinal. Hmm…never got a message from one of them before. I put it in my purse and then when I got home, looked up the meaning.\u00a0 According to<\/p>\n

www.linsdomain.com<\/a><\/p>\n

“Cardinal reminds us that no matter what time of the day or year it is,
\nthere is always the opportunity to recognize
\nthe importance of our life purpose.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If a Cardinal appears, it is time to pay attention
\nto your health and well-being.\u00a0
\nIt is also a time to listen to the feminine side,
\nthe aspects of creativity and intuition.\u00a0
\nCardinal people are in tune to the number 12.\u00a0
\nTwelve months or a year\u2019s time\u00a0is very important
\nto a Cardinal totem person.\u00a0
\nThey remind us to add \u201ccolor\u201d to our life and to remember that
\neverything you do is important.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Such a timely message for me (you too?) as I am coming to so strongly reinforce my life purpose. What am I here for?\u00a0 To love, serve and remember, are the words that come to mind. Remember what?\u00a0 That I am and you are, love incarnate and all we need do is shine it out. To allow that precious essence to overcome the fear and self limiting thoughts that plague us. To begin anew when in the midst of stuckness and stagnation. To focus on gratitude for what we do have, rather than pouting over what we don’t have. To bless each person and experience that comes our way. To see each challenge as opportunity to stretch and grow ourselves up. To honor where we came from, so that we sink our roots in, even as we spread our wings~<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/youtu.be\/41wffU0GN-c<\/a>\u00a0 Love, Serve and Remember by John Astin<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Why have you come to Earth?<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you remember?<\/span><\/p>\n

Why have you taken birth?<\/span><\/p>\n

To love, serve and remember.<\/span><\/p>\n

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