Tamed by a Bear: Coming Home to Nature-Spirit-Self by Priscilla Stuckey

Author:Priscilla Stuckey [Stuckey, Priscilla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: nature, Religion, animals, Philosophy and Spirituality, Biography & Autobiography, Personal Memoirs, Spirituality, Bears
ISBN: 9781619029866
Google: g-AREAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Catapult
Published: 2017-07-01T23:39:10.112520+00:00

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Once Tim and I had been initiated into the idea of moving, I was ready for it to happen—and right now, please. Enough already with this living in limbo! So in spite of the fact that our place hadn’t shown up yet, I began to get the feeling that we would move very soon. Maybe even later in August.

But I wondered: Was I hearing Bear or imposing my own timetable?

Bear responded, in his indirect and respectful way, “When one wishes strongly for something, it’s a signal to pay special attention to how the wishing can get in the way.” He went on, “You are beginning to feel a great need for the place to move to.” He advised that I relax a little more so that I could allow things to unfold. He reminded me of what I already knew: that looking at something with a more open mind—interested, not attached—would allow the guidance to be clear and sharp. Then he brought to mind again the image of the peaceful blue-lavender hills behind which the sun rose, and he suggested gently that I return to what I had been shown and not try to force anything. About that later-in-August date? “Keep checking in because things can change.”

I tried to relax and allow things to unfold. I really did. But even I knew I wasn’t doing a very good job.

So Bear tried again a few days later. He invited me to reflect on what I already knew about the open, neutral mind. I mentioned the difference between feeling driven to do something and feeling led to do it. “As you know,” Bear said, “it is possible that a feeling of being driven is also a feeling of being led. But when one feels driven, it is a better idea to slow down, ask again, and seek the neutral mind.” Bear emphasized the quiet, humble quality of the Helper’s guidance—not blazing, not blaring, not flashy. Humility was key to hearing that still, small voice.

Joy too would help one find the neutral mind. “You get there much faster through enjoyment than through pressure,” Bear said. “That is why we have needed so much attention on enjoyment, because the joyful mind is more in harmony with reality and therefore is by definition a more neutral mind.”

It was a startling thought, and this was not the first time Bear had said it. Joy as the neutral place ran counter to every so-called realistic way of seeing things that I had ever heard. Nevertheless, I was beginning to believe Bear’s view. Much harder to grasp was his implication: feeling relaxed and joyful about the upcoming changes would help me hear guidance about them more clearly.

As often happened, I didn’t take the cue.

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