A Universal Meditation of Empowerment for the Children of the World  

Thank you, ancestors, for gifting out children

with the courage to embrace the beauty within themselves.

Comfort the souls of the motherless.

Heal the hearts of the fatherless.

Help them to realize their natural gifts upon this planet,

and to remain encouraged through the storm.

Whisper into their ears words of love when they cannot love themselves.

Soothe them with your healing embrace when they are lonely and without hope.

Be the sacred medicine that brings them out of the lingering darkness.

Inspire them to see the possibilities of a new world.

Guide them to take active roles in the preservation of its body.

May they always have nourishing food to satisfy their hunger,

and a warm place to lay their restless bodies.

May they always have the attention of a listening ear,

to hear the truth pouring from their hearts.

Give them the confidence to feel safe,

and to be who they truly are.

Thank you for assisting these smalls seeds,

in the realization of themselves.

They are humanity’s compass.

The time is now,

and the people must follow.

Planting the Seed ( A Short Story )

Have you ever looked into the eyes of a seed right before it has made up its mind to grow? If you did, oh the wonders you would see. It takes great courage to expand and to change the understanding of what you are. The seed must come to the realization that it is safe to grow and that it can trust in its own power to do so. It all starts with a dream. Some seeds dream of the warmth of sunlight, while others dream of bearing fruit. Some want to feel the breath of release whispering softly upon their skin as they awaken to the light, and others just want a moment to be brilliantly seen before they wither away into the darkness. 

Seeds are implanted all over the world, just like the luminous stars which manifest within the body of our vast universe. They are of every shape and color. In the lush landscape of the rainforest, you will find them. They dwell within the deepest oceans and live alone in the harsh dry sands of our deserts. These seeds rest within the cracks of all that is broken and unseen, and regardless of these conditions, they dare to dream. These seeds are the gifts of a loving Earth that encourage us to stop for a moment and to gaze in wonder at all that could be.

There is no way to know where a seed might land. It all depends on the dream of the seed. Once, there was a seed that was implanted upon the vessel of a slave ship. This seed would not be nourished by the safety of the land, nor would it truly feel the embrace of the sunlight or the rain. There are those that would say that without all these elements, it would be impossible for such a seed to grow. You see, this seed had a dream of growing just like all the other seeds, and it knew that one day that dream would be actualized. The only difference between this seed and so many others is that instead of relying on the help of external resources to aid it, it chose to trust in its own internal resources to survive. It dreamt that it would be able to harness the power to nurture and sustain itself. It understood that it would stand alone in this manifestation and that it must find the courage and the will to grow regardless of these poor conditions. This seed trusted in the warmth of its own light and the nourishment of its own design. It believed in the true essence of itself so much that it knew it could thrive in any form or environment. This was the dream of a small, courageous, and powerful seed. It is a dream which continues to grow, and it has been honored, explored, and fully realized.