Wednesday, June 22, 2011

To Chain a Soul

So you may ask, what does it mean to chain a soul? Do you picture someone in bondage, someone literally in chains?

No, it is not physical but on the spiritual realm. To chain a soul is to allow yourself to become totally vulnerable. Not quite to the point of surrender of the spirit, but to the level that you are no longer afraid to let someone look completely into your soul.

When the other person reaches that same level of vulnerability, the two of you have chained a soul. It is ironic, as we are all connected regardless of what we feel or believe. How bizarre that we spend so much time as a species evading each other, evading ourselves. What a farce!

To share a soul is the same as chaining a soul. I remember when the Cheyenne first taught me this. He placed his hand on my cheek and said that I would never be alone again. We were souls. It has taken me years to understand that lesson. Suffice to say, I understand it completely now.

I have chained many souls in my short life. Met many that when I exposed my vulnerable, raw underbelly...they did not flinch, did not run and did not judge...they loved me. They embraced me. They saw me...

How do you do this you say? Patrick was the greatest teacher of this. He made it into a game. I never knew this until after you died and I read your journal. You & I had been doing the same thing our entire lives and never knew it. We started it with what I call the smile game. Smile at someone, see if they will smile back. Say hello if they smile, and see if they will say hello back. Then ask for help, directions or anything...see if they respond. This is how we begin to connect...a smile, a handshake, a hello, an embrace...we are all in this together, so why not be happy dammit. LOL

Last night was a wonderful example of a soul I chained several years ago when I first moved to Arizona. Her name is Michelle and she is about to graduate as a nurse. She & I grew up in very similar households. She is a beautiful, creative and loving heart, we have the same heart. I feel her so deeply. We went to the movies, ate ice cream and went to dinner. When I presented her with a watch as her graduation gift, she cried. I told her I knew how hard it was to go to school as a single mom and give up everything. I had done it too. I told her that she is going to be an amazing RN. I told her I loved her, and I do.

Chain a soul, with someone...anyone. Don't live this life in your head, live in your heart and in the present. Love yourself, stop judging yourself...if you are judging everyone else, stop now. These are just barriers we put up to keep us from the heart, from each other...from love.