My Roar

We may all of us from time to time feel like we are walking alone along our lonely roads, as we feel the world close in around us. We may feel there is no place left to run except to inside one’s own self.

But when we join with other hearts who are also searching, we find we are no longer walking a lonely path, because others are walking alongside us in unity, sharing their love. We then find we are not alone in our feelings, because others are also feeling exactly what we are feeling. We then join with other  heart centred beings, and find we are far from alone. It is then our united voices suddenly become heard.

When our roars and our thoughts unite, we suddenly become stronger, we no longer feel so alone as we overcome our difficulties. We then become like Lions.

I truly believe that in the majority of hearts lies love. I see it in various events that once in a while trigger our human hearts to speak out. And when we allow our hearts to rule instead of our heads, I see hope for the future. We perhaps see a world who on the surface appear to be indifferent and uncaring who have become numbed to the killing machines of the world, because killing has become part of their normal every day experiences.

But that comes from Seeing the world from our various perspectives. We in the western world who are witnessing changes on the global scales through our communication devices see the world through a different pair of eyes to those of lets say, the indigenous tribes. And yet our own life styles are now encroaching in on those indigenous tribes, whose day to day living is now being threatened through our greed.  As oceans become polluted, fish die, habits are destroyed. Deforestation is devouring land, while water levels rise and animal extinctions are on the increase. We are all held within Natures Balance and each action has a reaction. 

We call this progress, as our technological gadgets bring communication of world events ever closer. It seems that in such a short space of time we have managed to turn our world upside down as we have had our hand in so much destruction. Because we all like our ‘Things’ and creature comforts. 

So,  as those who read here regularly know, I retreated into my own space, and I re-read again the pages from a book my daughter had gifted me after her returning from South Africa and a visit to Global White Lion Protection Trust  and as I stared into the picture on the cover and upon the Tarot Deck of Cards  she also gifted me as I stared into the eyes of a Lion.  I just had to paint him as the words of wisdom from its Author Linda Tucker stuck a chord within me from the book The Lion Hearted Leadership™ The 13 Laws  I recommend reading. 

It is no coincidence that throughout time Lions have been chosen as Symbol Totems of strength, courage and bravery. You will see their images on Flags, Crests and buildings. Lions have been part of our various cultures for thousands of years, from Egypt to Greece. From Asia to Africa.

Kings have been named with the heart of Lions.  Even many Popes have taken the name of Leo. You will even find Lions prominent  in the USA as I discovered through researching that even the statue of Ulysses S. Grant Memorial in Washington D.C. is flanked by four Lions.

You may remember the Lion Cecil who was hunted down and killed and how his death sparked not only outrage, but how so many around the world so quickly united their hearts, bringing the worlds attention to Guns and their various uses, and the plight of lions who we are in real danger of extinction.

As Linda Tucker explains in her book this was also an event timed to perfection by the Star calendar dates in the constellations in Astrology. The White Lions the Star Children bringing us together in one voice.  What we do to Nature, are we not also doing to ourselves? And are not the Lions warning us through their own threat of extinction, that of our own future extinction?

But the Lion’s symbol reminds us all we are stronger than we think. Recently I withdrew back into my den, to gather inner strength. For sometimes we feel we are alone in our empathy, feeling helpless and alone on our pathway, thinking with all the love in the world it is not going to change the destructive path mankind seems to heading as we pollute our planet, cut down our trees, pollute our oceans and rivers, and kill species to the point of extinction. Not content with all of that, we are also polluting our minds!

And yet, we have also seen how tragic events have united people who once thought themselves alone. They have united their voices to stand up speaking their speak, as they overcome their fear.  We have seen the powerful fall, as Unity, Truth and Justice prevail. The most powerful tool we have is to unite in love.

You dear friends and followers have the greatest weapons at your disposal, you deploy it all the time with your own compassion and love. You share if often with me here, with your love and encouraging comments. This tool it is not a weapon cast in metal, but your mettle will be tested, time and time again.  This weapon we each hold, is the Power of Love. We have to reach inwards to our hearts, we have the weaponry to destroy the sickness that is sweeping the world. The sickness of indifference and not caring. The weapon is our Hearts.

Because if we do not start to care and live from our hearts instead of our heads, by turning a blind eye, we then all become guilty as if we were pulling the triggers, and if we were cutting down habitats and polluting oceans with mountains of plastic. We have to look within and begin to change our ways too. It all comes back to changing our selves.

Some may think we are too far down the rabbit hole to return.  I don’t believe this to be case, I’ve seen it in the passion of our younger generations eyes. I’ve seen their strength of their determination. I’ve seen them in their unity as they pull together. I see them speaking out and taking action while speaking out as they see the state of our world needs to change, from guns, to equality, racism and abuse to climate change and pollution.  I am inspired because these young hearts are our future world. They are now finding the courage to speak their speak.

Sometimes it takes tragedy and chaotic times to instigate change. Is it not time we dug deep into our own hearts, to seek out our own courage, and not be afraid to speak out. To not fear change, for change is evolution in the making. But not at the cost of lives or our environment. We need to build community spirit, not keep them living in fear.

At times we need to roar out our outrange at injustice, inequality, abuse and cruelty to Humans and our Animal Kingdom.

But we also need to have the courage to take those first steps as we put our own house in order and look closely at our own judgments our own prejudges as we reflect upon our own faults. To look at our own habits that as consumers we too contribute to our plastic environment that is polluting our oceans and planet.

Nature finds her balance, regenerating and adapting to change, isn’t it time we too found our balance and reconnected with our hearts?

My finished Lion Painted in Acrylics.