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Empathic woman
Those who believe in spirituality in the purest form understands that empathic persons are continuously in a battle to find peace.
By Trisha Jean5 years ago in Longevity
The Owl’s Rebirth
The Owl’s Rebirth: Feathered Pearls of Inner Wisdom The girl looked up towards the sound of the beating of wings in the air overhead. She could quite clearly hear the beating pounding through her body like the pulse of the blood flowing through her veins. Just like she knew the pulsing vermillion belonged within her being, she found a deep and indelible knowing that the owl was here for her. The cinnamon and grey flecked wings came to a rest aside its body in stillness as the owl observed her with an inspecting gaze from its perch on the outcropping of boulders and tumbled rocks upon which it had alighted after its descent from the æther from whence it came. The timeless wisdom in the owl’s eyes as they pierced her own seemed to challenge her concept of self to her very marrow. A dare arose in those dark depths as the owl lifted off and dove into the dark cave beyond the outcropping, taunting her to follow it into the abyss. “What will you find if you follow me, girl? What is it you seek? Can you see through the fear into the glory? Is this a mission of potency or are you too weak?” The shiver in her flesh and lump in her throat belied the girl’s hauteur as she slowly rose to her feet from her repose on the mossy and rotting log of a fallen weeping willow and intrepidly placed one foot in front of the other as the raptor led her into the belly of the earth. “Follow me if you dare,” said the swish of her wings, “into the darkness and the truth it shall bring. The clarity untarnished and lies unwed, amidst delusions and illusions you keep in your head!” The thunderous echoes of the girl’s timorousness disrupt the filamentous whispers of a brazen soul calling for her assent to accompany the bird on its quest into the dim, unlit cavernous sanctuary. As she ventures further into the blackness the mists slither damply on the walls seeming to close in upon her. “How did I get here?” the thought rose unbidden, from somewhere unseen, always there, yet hidden in the daylight of ordinary monotonous anticipation yet secluded in the entrapments, attachments, and pain. A reclusive, intimate awareness of the yearning inquiry of existence… A whimpering cry from the owl startles the ingènue from the eerie midsts of her reflections. The anguished sound pulling her from her inward gaze as compassion floods and bewilders her. Why this kinship of known tribulation with the barn owl and the empathy flooding her as it were her own distress call reverberating in the chasm? The sensation of misty tears well in her eyes as she looks for the snowy white heart-shaped countenance of the feathered one and sees her gazing back at the girl from the shores of an underground lake of clear waters lit with an ethereal evanescence. The waters call her, beckoning her, tempting her and mocking her. “Submerge yourself, precious one. I am the terror you seek! You stand there swaying and weak on your feet, although the warrior is inside of these waters, oh yes, she is beneath! Tremble you may, oh if you must, for your own soul you seek to know before you are dust and so in you must wade and under you must go in order that you may emerge renewed emitting your own glow. For the light is inside as it has always been, owl’s wisdom is your own inner kin.” Hollowly walking with the owl’s talons cutting into her very flesh from its roost on her shoulder into the pool of her subaqueous transformation the codes of self-knowledge soak into her submersed form and bioluminescence radiates from the girl enveloping the entire cavern and beaming out into the glade she had been languishing in on the willow when her kin first flew in. As the light slowly fades she walks out of the water’s luminosity in a gentle way sacredly humbled and overflowing with grace, having confronted the terror of the unknown and hitherto unloved self, deep underneath the waters and having merged with the pearls of feathered wisdom and become one with it, kin now residing within, she stands tall and regal as she walks out of the cave without looking back presenting her rebirth to mother earth and the creatures of her forests and the stars anchored in the firmament above. Now at one with all in existence and knowing herself inalienably, gratitude filling all her works and all she touched from that day forward for knowledge of divinity is as such and this is the of the way that these things should be. She looks into the night-clad sky and says “Yes, and it begins with me.”
By Orion Zii5 years ago in Longevity
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF KNEE JOINT SWELLING AND INFLAMMATION?
Knee joint swelling and inflammation can occur due to various factors, some of which can be looked after at home while others require medical intervention. Mild to moderate knee swelling can be usually treated at home with a Knee Therapy Wrap while a persistently swollen and painful knee joint should receive immediate medical attention.
By Jitoo Gopal5 years ago in Longevity
Who Qualifies for Hospice Care
Hospice care has a vital role to play at the late stage of a patient’s life who is suffering from a terminal illness. The patient and their family will get to benefit from the services and support hospice care provides. By identifying when a patient is eligible for hospice early on, there is a higher likelihood that the patient and their families will avoid from getting hospice care too late and benefit from what this end-of-life care has to offer.
By Felix Garcia5 years ago in Longevity
Busting Some Myths that Keep People from Meditating.. Top Story - February 2021.
While the benefits of meditation are no longer doubted, and the practice is becoming more and more mainstream, many people still believe that it’s not for them.
By Hilda Carroll5 years ago in Longevity
The Ups and Downs Of HIPAA
Brief Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography Literature Review for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
By Katey Ryerson5 years ago in Longevity
Renowned Lyme Doctor in Mt. Kisco Discusses Limitations of Medical Treatment and Insurance Complications
Photo by Chris Booth Whether you have Lyme Disease or not, most know that treating the affliction can be far more complex than simply administering 21 days of antibiotics. But resistance to the medical intervention of the tick-born illness doesn’t always represent the most elusive aspect of overcoming this problematic and chronic disease, according to Dr. Daniel Cameron.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Longevity
So, You Collect Tarot Decks?
If you belong to online communities of Tarot or oracle card readers, you see a lot of people who collect divination decks. It seems that some have a new deck or four coming in the mail weekly. Readers who have been reading cards for only a year or so may have one-hundred decks. Why? It’s hard to say what motivates collectors to accumulate what they collect. There are as many reasons as there are collectors. However, before stockpiling decks you may want to consider what motivates your collecting and how these decks serve you.
By Ladybug Tarot5 years ago in Longevity
What I Want You To Know About My Life Allergic To Cold
What do you mean "allergic to cold"? I have a condition called Cold Urticaria, meaning I get an urticarial rash (hives) on exposure to cold, as well as other symptoms such as breathing difficulties, pain, and itching. There are lots of theories as to what causes Cold Urticaria, but nothing concrete, and nothing baring a cure.
By Max Fisher5 years ago in Longevity
It started with a sore throat..
My voice had always been very strong. As a singer, it was one of my most powerful tools. I had been singing since I was about three years old and nothing gave me more joy than to open my mouth and belt out those high notes long and pure. I sang in church, I sang on YouTube, I sang on apps on my phone, I sang randomly in person; it's just who I was. Everyone who knew me likely knew me because of my voice. It was the one thing I had that was unique about me because it was so versatile and dynamic. There is no one who sounds like me and whenever anyone heard my voice, they knew it was Megan.
By Meg Thee Tiger5 years ago in Longevity
The NDIS is Even More Flexible Now- Here's all you Need to Know About It
We all know how NDIS has been working to improve people's lives having disabilities in Australia by providing NDIS funding to achieve their goals. Recently, NDIS has made some changes in its rules.
By Access Foundation5 years ago in Longevity
Why I'm Breaking Up With My Vocal 'Stats' Page
Short answer: It was driving me crazy. Long answer: It's a bit more complicated. I have suffered from mild anxiety for as long as I can remember, particularly when confronted with new and unknown situations. My palms get sweaty, my heart starts racing and my mind goes into hyper mode, turning over the finest detail of every circumstance to the point that even if it was initially positive, it appears sucky. Always one for self-awareness, I've drummed up some strategies to combat this over my 22 years of life. I go to bed really early. Phone's off by 8PM. I don't check emails until after I've gone through the motions of meditating, preparing breakfast for myself and washing my face in the morning. I journal. I do yoga. I've deleted Reddit and limit the amount of time I spend on social media. As far as coping mechanisms go, these actions have helped me to manage (if not totally cure) my anxiety in the past.
By Laquesha Bailey5 years ago in Longevity