Messages from Gaia

Work is love made visible.
~from “The Prophet” by Kahlil Gibran

Today my part of Iowa is covered in a beautiful blanket of white. My nephew who lives with me scooped a lot of it but I helped. I enjoy being out in the snow now that I am retired. My focus is not on getting to work and I can do things like shovel snow at my own pace.

For some reason, as I was shoveling snow, I thought of the passage on work from The Prophet. He says ‘you work that you may keep pace with the earth and the soul of the earth’. I wondered about how many people see work in this way.

Then I started thinking about nature. I cannot imagine nature seeing what they do as drudgery or unpleasant tasks. I have never seen the Deva of Snow but sometimes I can picture her in my mind and she is a beautiful snow princess with a gorgeous white dress.

Dorothy MacLean of “The Findhorn Garden” says that nature does their ‘work’ with joy and enthusiasm! They are swirls of energy, working in perfect concert with the Divine. May we all join in the dance of life with them

Blessings, Mary

From Gaia
2 2 2011

My darling and beloved ones,

Indeed nature is joy-filled! There is room for nothing else!! Whether it is snow falling or a tree growing or a bird singing, all of nature is absolutely and totally focused on the joy of what they are doing. How hard it is for nature beings to imagine how humans can be so gloomy and weighed down by burdens rather than enjoy all that they do. Children have this gift of joy and wonder but it is so often lost during childhood.

When I say that nature can be your teacher, this is part of what I am talking about and what I want to share at this time. The lessons are not difficult. Watch a squirrel climbing a tree or an oak swaying in the wind. They are simply being in the moment, doing what is natural to them. You can do this, too!

Think of someone you know who truly loves the work they do. No doubt they had to make choices and sometimes those choices were difficult for them, in all likelihood. But something deep inside of them was reaching for the light. Like a sprouting seed, they pushed through the barriers and darkness and found the light where they could grow into their purpose and their fulfillment.

This opportunity is not limited to just some. It is available to everyone! But so few choose this path. True, the choices may not seem easy and there is often the risk of the unknown. But ask one of these happy people if it was worth it and you know the answer before they speak. Yes! The joy is worth the bumps and bruises. And when they find the flow, barriers disappear and the current carries them to places of great beauty and deep satisfaction.

If your heart is nudging you to take ‘the road less traveled’, listen! Ask for the help you need. You don’t have to dive in all at once-although that would be one way to do it. Take one step and then another and you will be amazed at where the path will lead you.

Know that you have many helpers in the Unseen realm, just waiting to be invited to help and assist. You are loved, my darlings. You are loved beyond measure.

I am Gaia, your Earth Mother, your friend