misplaced mama

If everything in life was right Then we would never have to fight So if we never used the brain Then only carcass would remain If man had never used his hands Then he could never understand The joys of making this and that Like winning money from the slot

Forget about stupidity Discover your ability Develop your creativity Cultivate humility To brave the stormy weather Oh my brothers And heed my foolish words

You see the more you give to life Is the more you’re gonna get from life So go on and give Don’t count the cost And the less you give to life Is the less you’re gonna get from life So save your dough And your soul might be lost

If every man should be the boss There’d be no one to groom the horse Mechanics none to fix the car No humble man to spread the tar If every man should be on top Now tell me what the hell could stop Top heavy from a fatal drop Extinct would be the mortal crop

It’s time we learned to be satisfied Curtail resources running wild Too much have you, get rid of some There are too many who have none Oh my brother, help them to face the stormy weather And heed these foolish words I tell you

Chorus

You got to give if you got To those who have not You got to give if you got To those who have not Not asking you to swap You gotta give to get You gotta give if you got Oh you gotta give if you got To those who have not You got to give to get

a beautiful early reggae tune by Bob Andy. Listening to it has set the mood for the night. Try to find it and give it a try. So sweet.

Being asked to help create and be part of a marriage ceremony is like being asked to witness the birth of child. It is beyond flattery and it bursts the word joy. It is a gift of love. It is an honor.

Tonight one of my muses, guardian angels, healers, SISTER, and friend asked me to be part of a trio to marry her to her man. Her man who is one of my muses, guardian angels, healers, BROTHER friend. And it just so happens that the two of them met and fell in love at OUR wedding over 3 years ago.

I bawled for a few minutes when she asked me to join our friends who I like to call Aimless and Fairysister to create a soul unification ceremony with them. Then I shook with chills. And then I envisioned her in a dress, simple and soft. His hands holding hers and their smiling lips quivering together. The quiet chanting of friends, gentle beats on a drum, the bubbling of a river, the crackle of a fire, the faint chime of a bell. Because these two are such heavenly creatures, I feel like I am being asked to bind the mother goddess with her horned god.

Place: a spot by the river which resembles The Shire in the pulsing Ojai Valley, CA When: The Day of the Breakthrough Celebration (according to the Mayan Calander). This is the day to help bring forth the Feminine energy to heal the rift and seperation that occured over 5000 years ago. It is a day where the Earth will have the chance to open up to oneness. A shift perhaps. Why: Love. It’s all there is.

I am still in blissful shock. I love them so much but had no idea they loved me that much back. They are remarkable people, tall, beautiful, bold, artists. Plus they live my dream of having 5 goats as pets and share land with a coop full o chickens.

I am inspired by this moment. I want to honor them and serve them and surround and help them to connect with that space that lives deep in their hearts that is divine.

Anyone out there conducted a ceremony? If you did, what did you do? Between the 3 of us I am sure we will create sacred space for them to shine in, but I am interested in anyone elses experiences.

peace.