Strands of  Power
by Margaret Lembo

    Being of Italian ancestry, my family and friends always did everything with great passion. We really felt to the depth of our being. If we had anger, we expressed it and sometimes quite loudly. If we cried from sorrow, often it was so deep, that those outside of our "culture" might perceive it as being dramatic. I believe that it is better to live life with passion and vigor and be criticized or judged, than to stop shining our light out of fear of being judged. Therefore, I have come to recognize that I want to return to my center, my sacred legacy, my heritage and my connection with my ancestors.
Sometimes the return to the center is retreat or non-action. Non-action can be very powerful.
    This is much like the energy of the spider. The spider sits in her web and waits for her food to come to her. She doesn't need to leave her web. Yet she does take care of her web. Spider weaves her web so it is beautiful and strong. She repairs any broken strands in her web and untangles the web when necessary. However, she waits in her web for her nourishment to come to her. In remembering the lessons of Spider, we recapture the essence of feminine power. This feminine power is an energy which has nothing to do with gender. It is an energy within each and every man or woman.    
    We are made up of energy. Our energy is made up of strands of power. If a strand becomes weakened or broken, it is up to us to repair our own energy. We can not look outside ourselves and expect someone else to make it better. We may ask for help or assistance, yet the bottom line is that we must do the work ourselves for that strand to be truly repaired. These strands also link us to all our memories, people and places we have experienced as well as all our relations.
    It is time to truly recognize our personal power. It is time to recognize the love that we are and always have been. It is time to just plain wake up! Once we realize what is good and what is not good for us, including people, places, habits and thought forms, then we must do something about it. Remember, sometimes doing something may include non-action or retreat.

Blessings and Love,