So, there I am walking by the school, and I've just asked the Universe for a message regarding creating a better dynamic in my relationship. I see a tiny slip of paper on the ground, and here is what I found:
For those of you who don't know the Disney Princesses, this is Sleeping Beauty.
I felt a little, well, insulted. What was the universe trying to tell me? Grow up? Then I thought about the story, and realized that it's all about WAKING UP!
To recap: A young girl is seperated from her home because of a curse of a wicked, jealous fairy. Hoping to keep her from the fate in store for her, her parents send her to live an isolated life in the forest. Circumstances call her back to the palace, where she lives out the curse by pricking her finger on a spinning wheel spindal and falling asleep. The entire castle falls asleep, and a thorn bush grows up around the castle keeping everyone outside of it firmly out. A prince battles his way through the thorns, fights a dragon, and finally arrives at the princesses side where she is awakened by his kiss.
This story is ours in so many ways.
We are taught to seperate ourselves from others, that people are dangerous at worst and compitition at best. We are not given the tools we need to explore our interconnectedness. We are, instead, given advice and guidence based on fear.
With that kind of information, our heart (our castle) becomes cold. We explore the rooms looking for . . .something, but finding instead the Karmic Wheel that locks us into our false life. Taking the wheel seriously, believing that there is no escape, that the wheel is the way things ARE (our curse) we fall deeply asleep. The thorns that grow around our heart are the justifications we give for all our unhappiness and isolation.
It takes a lot of work and understanding to heal from all this negative training, to find a way through our defenses, and do battle with our unconscious reactions. But once we find our true selves; when we finally learn our importance in the scheme of things and have an idea of our value, we are then ready to connect to life in a more fulfilling and satisfying way. We are finally ready to love.
Love,
Kristine
