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November/December 2006 Spirituality
Recognizing the Spiritual Bear

by Toni Elizabeth Sar'h Petrinovich, Ph.D.

Toni Elizabeth Sar'h Petrinovich

Most people have heard the phrase If it had been a bear, it would have bitten me when they discover something they are looking for is right in front of them. Colloquially, it usually means that the person is embarrassed that they did not notice that the object of their desire, their search, was so easy to find yet was not seen.

In this time of transition on Earth with the ubiquitous articles, conversations and workshops focusing on ascension, lightworkers and spiritual transformation, it is possible to wonder if these desired attributes might not fit into the category of the bear? Are they truly characteristics that must be yearned for, searched for and, hopefully, ultimately attained? Or are they truly so embedded within humanity's consciousness that they are closer than our hands and feet?

Look into the heart of the bear: What do you wish to experience in this life that is the secret, haunting dream of your heart? If there were no limitations of time, money or endurance, what would you do or be?

Your answer is the key to your own transformation. The hidden meaning of each of our lives is buried within the very coding of our DNA. The cells of our bodies are witness to the daily discounting of their design. They submit to the electromagnetic current produced by the mind as each person goes about the tasks of surviving. They fall victim to the mass consciousness belief systems of limitation, fear of lack, distrust of the utter yearning that each innately possesses.

The media touts all too many solutions to this common issue. True joy can, of course, be found in the newest car, the sweetest tasting snack or the perfection of a sunny vacation. These messages are so profuse that the subtle voice of the heart is silenced under the din of their arrival.

What would happen if you sat silently, if only for 15 minutes a day, and followed the rhythm of your breath? What feelings would surface? What unbidden thoughts would find themselves floating into your awareness once the screaming voice of the necessity of the moment was quiet?

The numbness that has taken possession of humankind can only be relieved by an acceptance, albeit a surrender, to the promptings of the feelings that lie dormant within the body's cells. Nature does not allow a circumstance to exist without an accompanying response to the situation. So long as humankind lives within the sightless realm of mass confusion and hypnotism, Earth's environment will provide all of the clues to the awakening that is inherent within the mind.

Are you ready to see yourself? Only you can answer that question - and the answer is so close that if it were a bear, it would bite you. Like the bear, you may be living in hibernation during the long winter of your life. When will you come out of the cave?

Toni Elizabeth Sar'h Petrinovich, Ph.D. is author of The Call - Awakening the Angelic Human. She lives, works and plays in the beautiful San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington state. Toni is owner of Sacred Spaces, an integrated healing center, specializing in self-actualization and divine integration of the individual and the essential self. Visit www.sacredspaceswa.com.