Unclothed

I have a very natural and deep desire to explore the unseen, to dive beneath the surface and explore the mystery that lives there. I'll tell you a story that might give this deeper meaning... I live in Western Colorado and have from 6 months on, but I was born in Chicago, Illinois. My mom grew up in Chicago and most of her family lives there. When my grandmothers health began to decline, my mom, dad, brother, sister and me, although still in moms belly, moved to Chicago to help care for my grandmother. This is how I came to be born in Chicago. The land of our birth was held very sacred by our ancestors. It was believed to be our true mother, something we can learn from that gives direction to our life. And so for me this is the land beneath and surrounding the rather large city of Chicago. There is a great deal of water surrounding Chicago, the leading sources of water being Lake Michigan, groundwater aquifers, and the Fox and Kankakee Rivers. So combined with being a Pisces (water sign) it's no surprise that I love to swim and play in the ocean, lakes, rivers, any type of water will do. One thing though, is that I am a bit cautious around large bodies of water and don't usually venture out too too far. Anyway, I began the journey of exploring my birth land. I learned a lot just by reading about it but I also took time to sit and contemplate, even meditate on the land to see what I could learn from it. In one meditation in particular I was drawn to the very large body of water that is Lake Michigan. My natural instinct was to swim out to the middle of the lake, dive down and swim to the bottom. On the bottom of the lake there was a very large and beautiful green emerald. This emerald felt like the part of me that is wisdom. After spending some time absorbing all that I could from the emerald I sensed that I was meant to bring it to the surface. As this happened I could feel that I liked being in the deep more than I liked being on the surface. What it revealed was a deeper understanding of who I am. My work is to dive deep into the lake of my being, here I find and connect to what is the gem, my heart and wisdom center. It is coming to the surface that allows me to share what I have learned, and although this feeds my soul tremendously is not necessarily the easiest part of the journey for me. Because to share fully is to allow myself to be seen. And so it is naked and vulnerable that I share with you Unclothed.