Today marks the beginning of the 5th year of these Friday Food for Thoughts. I am overflowing with gratitude for all the support, kind words and encouragement you all have sent my way.
To thank you amazing readers, I am offering my Power of Gratitude Journal for just $5.00 (the lowest Amazon would let me put the print version.) Ebooks are not a great option for journals, though I have several I have enjoyed.
If you prefer something you can print out yourself, please feel free to drop me a note and in celebration of this fifth year beginning, I will send you a free pdf version of the journal that you can print yourself (It is not quite 100 pages.)
This weekend marks the Summer Solstice, and as another gift of my gratitude for all you readers out there, I offer you this Solstice Prayer, for the longest day, when the Light reaches its fullest glory…
Great Spirit, God/Goddess, Creator of All That Is, on this Solstice Day I celebrate the sacred Light in all of its divine radiance. On this longest day of Light, I stand in witness of your magnificent presence flowing through every leaf, every flower, and every walking, flying, swimming, and slithering soul on this Earth.
I am grateful for the trees and the rocks, the water and the wind, for farms and grasslands, and for the mountains and deserts. As the sun reaches its highest point in the heavens, I can feel within me the pulse of life at its most vibrant, the earth drinking deeply of its golden warmth encouraging seeds to burst forth, rivers to run wide, and the cornstalks to reach for the sky.
All creation sings in harmonious celebration of this longest day. I remember that even as the shadows will now begin to lengthen once again, your Light burns within me, undimmed by the turning of seasons, unbroken by the cycles of time remembered and time yet to come.
Grant me the wisdom Oh Lord, to carry this Light forward, to re-kindle the fires of hope in darkened hearts, and to nurture growth where the inner and outer landscapes may be barren. I want to be a beacon of your Divine love when the world grows dim and remind those who listen, that even as the days grow shorter and the nights expand, there is a harvest ahead, dreams to be dreamed, and stars to be stared at in a moonless sky.
May this time of greatest light be a reminder that even as the radiance now begins to recede towards rest, hope always rises and love always prevails. Blessed be this day of greatest Light, a celebration and a reminder that I am a child of both the Light and Shadow, forever held in Oneness with All That Is as I find peace in the brightness of this sacred day.
In gratitude for the Light that never truly leaves me, I say Aho, and so it is.
May you have a blessed Solstice Day, one and all.
Please enjoy my Free “Meditation for Centering” MP3
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Vicki Dobbs is a bold and adventurous warrior walking a path of heart to manifest spirituality in everyday lives. She opens existential gateways for individuals to face their challenges and embrace these tests as the great teachers that they are.
Her goal is to see everyone walk in beauty and balance every day of their lives empowered by the voice of their own authentic truth.
Through Wisdom Evolution and Sacred Wisdom Workshops, Vicki creates opportunities for others to make deep personal changes through experiential classes, ceremony, sacred art and story. She endeavors to inspire others to create their lives intentionally. Vicki is an Inspirator of everyday awareness, an Instigator of spontaneous stories and a Connoisseur of Creativity. Gratitude and grace sprinkled with humility and humor are the medicine she brings to the world.
As an Elder, Teacher and Entrepreneur, Spiritual Coach, Ordained Minister and Crafter of Sacred Art and Tools, Vicki perceives life’s journey as an ever-upward spiraling ascension of the human spirit leading her to wisdom, wholeness and authenticity.
Her experience includes being trained in the Harner Method of Shamanic Counseling and the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition of Cross Cultural Shamanism. She is a Graduate Teacher and Mentor with the Lynn Andrews Center For Sacred Arts and Training and has been the Administrator and Writers Guide for Writing Spirit, the School.
Vicki is also an Artist of the Spirit Certified Spiritual and Energetic Life Coach, a Graduate Mentor in the AoS program and a founding member of HeatherAsh Amara’s Warrior Goddess Leadership Team and Facilitator of the Warrior Heart Practice.
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