DO YOU SEE YOUR SHADOW?



               “In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.”                          — Barack Obama

Did the Groundhog see his shadow yesterday? He certainly did, so according to myth, that means six extra weeks of winter. Groundhog's day got it's official start on February 2, 1887 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, deriving from a Pennsylvania Dutch superstition about predicting the weather. In Germany the same tradition was started using a badger, and in Hungary it was a Bear. The shadow in this instance meant something not to our liking, more cold snow.

We as individuals have a shadow side. Sometimes in comes from hiding things we're not fond of instead of addressing them. When we address them we admit that they are there, and it is easier to face them and do something about changing they ways we deal with them. What can we do keep bullies from having free reign over us? These "bullies" are things that keep us separate when we should be dealing with positive ways to include all life, human, plant and animal  based, as well as our environment. Dealing with the shadows move us forward to a world that works for all.

My shadow wants to become involved with other like-minded individuals who want their voices to be heard, to step out of complacency and into positive action. I see my shadow and want to immerse it in sunlight, to step from darkness into the Light.

"We have looked at the ways in which you could influence  your external world through deliberate, conscious effort. We learned how you could get yourself motivated and influence others through conscious communication. Now that you have tuned yourself up into a more sophisticated being, you'll find that you have other powers at your disposal that require a lot less effort."                                Carolyn Reynolds,      --Spiritual Fitness

How do you get involved in the things you want to see changed. Mahatma Gandhi says, "Be the change you wish to see." Perhaps it starts with a small group of people brainstorming ideas, then choosing something to move forward with. It might be providing food, shelter, or prayers for those in need. Maybe it means writing letters to congressmen and women, could you do it in a group? Go out for coffee? Now is not the time to complain, it is a time be the change.

Love and Light,

Rev Sandy Smith



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Anonymous said…
Doubt might be considered the shadow of faith...It is okay to doubt...without light there can be no shadows. Courage is not without fear...it is love that proceeds in spite of fear. random thoughts this afternoon...blessings
February 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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