A Shaman has in many ways met his own death; The death of his childhood ideas, death of his ego and self importance, death of his emotional surges that would drag him back and forth. The hunter has a personal relationship with death, not one of adversary but one of necessity and even sustenance. Walking with this understanding allows one to see beauty in every vision, every action, and every moment of one’s life. It is not about becoming perfect. Perfection is striving to be one better than your neighbor, to achieve status, to break a record. Perfection causes striving and since it is never attained, it leaves striver unfulfilled, unhappy and unsatisfied. But a life lived impeccably is filled with joy, with wonder and with satisfaction that every action, thought and word was very best effort one could make. This is core of loving yourself in highest and truest form.

A Shaman in his awareness of his mortality finds himself much more alert and aware, trying to drink in everything around him. Thus, he gains knowledge on a level not approached by others. This knowledge then hones his sense of awareness and he sees work of deeper energies on earth and studies them with excitement and a natural thirst for improvement. This in turn engenders even more honing of skills causing more awareness and so impeccability is naturally engendered not through pride or perfection but through awe and experiencing all that can be experienced in short time he has. This is true source of personal power and this power is only available by living an authentic life. The hunter chooses to bring sustenance to himself and his people by being very best hunter he can be. He is willing to accept any challenge he may encounter in that forest with skill, awareness and a sense of anticipation in success. Your life circumstance is forest for you. Stand in your forest with impeccability and you will find yourself surrounding with love and joy and adventure for every minute of your short time on this planet. Become all that you can be.

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And maybe compassion, wrapped up with a bow, a gentle enfolding so really I’d know what could and what couldn’t, what is and what ain’t. Just some understanding. (I won’t be a saint.)

It’s asking too much, now, to ask for world peace, but on my list it’s up there, that wars may soon cease. And justice, for children, that all may be fed, and wanted, and cuddled and tucked into bed.

The economy needs us, or so we’ve been told . . . spending our dollars in purchases bold . . . but still, in silence of this holy night, I know what I want most is not sold with bright lights. What I deeply need is to set aside fear, to let myself reach out in this coming year . . . to know with my heart whole world as my kin . . . that Love may be born, and Peace may begin.

© Maureen Killoran

Maureen Killoran is a Life Coach and Unitarian minister, with a passion for helping people connect their strengths with their vision. Maureen also offers individual and group coaching, tele-support communities, and publishes a free monthly e-zine, "Seeds of Change."