What in your life do you deeply love? What do you hate and how does the hating take up all the room? This is what my personal story is about.

The Spider and The Dragonfly.

(My fable of wisdom/timelessness of the human condition.)

The Fable Begins

I am resting on my bed at the cottage, almost asleep when I feel the gentle touch of something very, very tiny and light as a feather as it gently touches me as it runs over me. It is light as a feather and ever so gentle. I am fine until I realize it is a spider. I scream. A blood curdling scream. I jump up and do a little dance to make sure the spider is not still on me. My heart races and I am full of terror.

The next day as I kayak, two gigantic dragonflies land on my hand. My heart is lifted, gently I grab my camera with my other hand and take a picture of this majestic creature that I am in awe of.

The Spider. I feel terror at the site of it (hate, evil). I would do almost anything to not be touched by him. I avoid certain places if I think a spider might be there.

The Dragonfly. It is truly majestic. The dragonfly is a sign of evolution. I delight when a dragonfly lands on my hand. I draw my eyes closer to catch every detail of this magnificent creature.

You now know the roles and rules that these creatures play in my life. I hate/fear the spider and I love/am in awe of the dragonfly. Neither one did me any harm, it is just how I feel.

THE TRUTH After I realized the touch of the spider and the dragonfly were very similar, both were natural, healthy but my reaction was so different. I hate and I love. They are both just creatures. I make the choice to hate or love. I then did a blessing for this. This is also known as the Forgiveness Ceremony. I blessed the spider so I would stop the hate/fear in my life. How wonderful is that?

As always if I can be of service at Gentle Bear Healing…

Kath