6th Generation Shaman Bearclaw

10/03/2026

What is Metacognition and 𝔀𝓱𝔂 𝓲𝓽 𝓶𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓶𝔂 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂🦋

Metacognition is the ability to become aware of your own thinking and to ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ guide it.
ⵊɴ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍs, ɪᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ.

Most people live inside their thoughts without noticing them.

Metacognition allows you to step outside your thoughts and observe them, question them, and direct them.

Instead of your mind running automatically, ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴅʀɪᴠɪɴɢ ɪᴛ.

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕋𝕨𝕠 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕟 ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕄𝕖𝕥𝕒𝕔𝕠𝕘𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟

𝟙. 𝕄𝕖𝕥𝕒𝕔𝕠𝕘𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝔸𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤
This is noticing what your mind is doing.
You begin to observe things like:
• What you are thinking
• How you are interpreting situations
• Your emotional reactions
• Your mental habits and patterns
• The beliefs that are influencing your decisions
For example:
Without metacognition:
“I’m terrible at this.”
With metacognition:
“I notice I’m having the thought that I’m terrible at this.”
That small shift creates psychological space.
You are no longer trapped inside the thought.

𝟚. 𝕄𝕖𝕥𝕒𝕔𝕠𝕘𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 ℝ𝕖𝕘𝕦𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟
This is directing and adjusting your thinking intentionally.
It involves:
• Questioning your assumptions
• Choosing how you respond to thoughts
• Changing strategies when something is not working
• Managing emotions and reactions
Example:
Instead of reacting automatically:
“This will never work.”
You pause and ask:
• Is this actually true?
• What evidence supports it?
• What other interpretation exists?
• What would a wiser version of me think?
You move from reactive thinking to intentional thinking.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁
Metacognition is considered one of the most powerful mental skills humans possess.
It affects nearly every area of life.

𝟭. 𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
People without metacognition often believe every thought they have.
This leads to:
• Anxiety spirals
• Catastrophic thinking
• Overreacting emotionally
• Feeling controlled by emotions
Metacognition allows you to say:
“This is a thought, not a fact.”
That simple awareness creates calm and control.

𝟮. 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀
Many behaviours are automatic.
Examples:
• Overgiving
• People pleasing
• Self sabotage
• Negative self talk
• Avoidance
• Perfectionism
Metacognition allows you to see the pattern happening while it is happening.
Once you see a pattern clearly, you can interrupt it.
Without awareness, patterns repeat indefinitely.

𝟯. 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴
Most decisions are driven by unconscious bias, emotion, or habit.
Metacognition allows you to ask:
• What is influencing my decision?
• Am I reacting emotionally or rationally?
• What outcome do I actually want?
• Am I repeating an old pattern?
This leads to more conscious choices.

𝟰. 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
Metacognition dramatically improves learning.
People with strong metacognition ask:
• Do I actually understand this?
• What part is confusing?
• What strategy would help me understand better?
Instead of memorising blindly, they monitor their understanding.
This is why strong learners often reflect on their learning process.

𝟱. 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵
Metacognition is the foundation of self awareness.
Without it, people often:
• Blame external situations
• Repeat the same mistakes
• Remain stuck in emotional reactions
With metacognition, you start asking deeper questions:
• Why did I react that way?
• What belief was activated?
• What need was underneath that reaction?
This creates personal evolution.
Signs Someone Has Strong Metacognition
They:
• Notice their thoughts instead of being ruled by them
• Reflect on their reactions
• Question their assumptions
• Adjust behaviour when something is not working
• Learn from mistakes quickly
• Take responsibility for their thinking
These people tend to be emotionally intelligent and adaptable.

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙏𝙤 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙.

1. 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
Start noticing your thoughts during the day.
Ask yourself:
• What am I thinking right now?
• What emotion is this thought creating?
• Is this thought helpful?
You are building awareness of the mind.

2. 𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙨
When a thought appears, label it.
Examples:
• Catastrophising
• Self criticism
• Mind reading
• Worst case scenario thinking
• Perfectionism
Labelling thoughts weakens their power.
Instead of being swept away, you recognise the pattern.

3. 𝘼𝙨𝙠 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨
Metacognition grows through questioning.
Useful questions include:
• What assumption am I making?
• What evidence supports this thought?
• What else could be true?
• What would a calmer version of me think?
These questions shift your brain from reactive mode to reflective mode.

4. 𝙋𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜
The space between stimulus and reaction is where metacognition lives.
Before responding to something emotional, pause and ask:
• What is actually happening here?
• What am I feeling?
• What response would serve me best?
This interrupts automatic reactions.

5. 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨
Reflection strengthens metacognition.
At the end of the day ask:
• What did I do well today?
• Where did I react automatically?
• What could I do differently next time?
This builds awareness of patterns.

6. 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨
Mindfulness practices train the brain to observe thoughts without reacting.
Over time you become better at noticing:
• mental stories
• emotional triggers
• unconscious habits
This strengthens the observer part of the mind.

𝗔 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗼 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒆𝒓 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔, 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔.

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑂𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑟
𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑒𝑟．

𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒．
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘁.

🦋A Pᴏᴡᴇʀꜰᴜʟ Rᴇᴀʟɪsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ🦋

Many people believe:
“My thoughts are me.”

Mᴇᴛᴀᴄᴏɢɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟs sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴅᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ.
You are ɴᴏᴛ your thoughts.
Yᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇɴᴇss ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴇ, ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.

𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓈𝒽𝒾𝒻𝓉 𝒾𝓈 ℴ𝓃ℯ ℴ𝒻 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝒻ℴ𝓊𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓉𝒾ℴ𝓃𝓈 ℴ𝒻 ℯ𝓂ℴ𝓉𝒾ℴ𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝒾𝓃𝓉ℯ𝓁𝓁𝒾𝑔ℯ𝓃𝒸ℯ， 𝓅𝓈𝓎𝒸𝒽ℴ𝓁ℴ𝑔𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓁 𝒻𝓇ℯℯ𝒹ℴ𝓂， 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒸ℴ𝓃𝓈𝒸𝒾ℴ𝓊𝓈 𝓁𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔

𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓪𝔀𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓼𝓮𝓽 𝓶𝓮 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓮 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓶𝓪𝓷𝔂 𝓸𝓯 𝓶𝔂 𝓹𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓷𝓼. 𝓣𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓱𝓸𝔀 𝓘 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓭 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓯𝓵𝓲𝓹𝓹𝓮𝓭 𝓶𝔂 𝓼𝓬𝓻𝓲𝓹𝓽𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓸𝓵𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓷𝓼.

🐛(image: Me after the stroke)🦋

09/03/2026

Spirit gave me this song today in answer to my question to them

“ How do I explain who I am?“

I love them so much.

Here's the song with lyrics ❤️

Before the World Named You – A Love Letter is a soul-stirring affirmation for anyone who’s ever been made to question their worth. It’s a reminder that befor...

09/03/2026

There was a time in my life when I was struggling with being me and i was afraid to admit that I could speak to spirit… and communicate with animals.

Not because I doubted it.

But because I was afraid of being judged, ridiculed and ostracized or cut out of my family and community. I lived in a small town!!

That fear didn’t appear overnight.
It came from years of being bullied as a child and teenager.
Years of being misunderstood even by family.
Years of feeling like being myself somehow made me strange, different… unacceptable.

So somewhere along the way I started to believe that being “normal” meant hiding the parts of who I really was.

And hiding yourself slowly becomes exhausting and it swallows up every ounce of joy in you.

Thankfully, over the years something shifted in me.

I reached a point where I realised something simple but powerful:

I would rather be happy in myself than accepted.

And happiness meant being fully, unapologetically myself. My Whole self.

No more shrinking.
No more pretending.
No more hiding the parts of me that make me who I am.

The funny thing is…

The more real I became, the more my people started to find me.

People who understood.
People who resonated.
People who didn’t want me to be normal — they wanted me to be real.

And they’re still finding me.

Now there is no fear where there once was.

Instead there is pride.

I’m proud of my weirdness.
Proud of my uniqueness.
Proud of the path Im travelling.

I’ve earned my stripes in this life…
So I wear them proudly and openly.

I have zero interest in fitting into any box created by anyone else.

And now through my work I help others do the same. Discover and Embrace your authenticity.

Because the world doesn’t need more people trying to fit in.

It needs people brave enough to be exactly who they are.

If something in this resonates with you…
You might just be my people. 🐾

~Bearclaw

(image: my Luna and I communicating)

09/03/2026

✨ Spirit Guidance for Today ✨
Monday 9th March 2026 · UK

Today the Moon has moved further into the waning phase, gradually approaching the Last Quarter of the lunar cycle. The light of the Moon is softening now, symbolising a time of refinement, release, and deeper understanding following the powerful Full Moon earlier this month.

Cosmically, this phase encourages you to become more aware of where your energy is being invested. The days following a Full Moon often bring a quieter clarity. Situations that once felt emotionally intense may now appear with greater perspective.

Spiritually, this moment carries the medicine of conscious release. The waning Moon supports letting go of patterns, expectations, or habits that no longer align with the person you are becoming.

🦋Spirit Message🦋

Today invites you to create space within your life.

Not everything you carry is yours to keep.
Some responsibilities, emotions, and expectations may have simply been habits of survival.

The waning Moon gently asks you to notice what feels heavy.

What drains your energy?
What no longer feels aligned with your spirit?

Awareness is the first step toward freedom.

You do not need to force change today.
Simply recognising what is ready to be released begins the process.

The more space you create, the more clearly your inner guidance can be heard.

Trust the quiet wisdom of your spirit.

🌹Affirmation🌹

I release what no longer supports my growth.
Each breath creates space for clarity, balance, and peace.

🌟🌟🌟

🌿 Shamanic Ritual 🌿
Energy Clearing Ritual

1. Sit quietly with both feet touching the ground.
2. Take five slow breaths, allowing your shoulders to relax.
3. Imagine a soft silver light from the Moon surrounding your body.
4. As you exhale, imagine releasing any tension or heaviness into the earth.
5. Ask quietly
What energy or pattern am I ready to release today?
6. Notice the first feeling or thought that arises.
7. Place your hand on your heart and say softly
I release what no longer belongs to my path.

Sit quietly for a moment and allow your body to feel lighter.

🌟🌟🌟

🌺 Journal Prompt 🌺

What in my life currently feels heavy or draining?

What expectation or habit might I be ready to let go of?

How could creating more space in my life support my wellbeing?

08/03/2026

One woman speaking her truth has more power than she often realises.

Every time a woman shares her story…
her healing…
her courage…

she quietly opens a door for another woman who thought she was alone.

This is why story sharing matters.

Because somewhere out there is a woman sitting in silence thinking “maybe it’s just me.”

Until she hears another woman speak.

Then suddenly something shifts inside her.

Hope appears.
Courage grows.
And a new possibility is born.

Where I grew up in Southern Africa we were raised with the philosophy of 𝑈𝑏𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑢.

𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦.

It means our humanity is deeply connected to the humanity of eachothers.

No one rises alone.

One woman’s courage becomes another woman’s permission to stand.
One woman’s healing becomes another woman’s light.

This philosophy lives at the very core of who I am and the work I do through 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒘 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒆 which also reaches men too, because we all came from a woman so our beginnings all share womanhoods d so we are all connected.

Because when one woman remembers her power…
she doesn’t rise alone.

She lifts others with her.

𝘐 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦.

Today I want to honour something deeper.

𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑊𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛’𝑠 𝐷𝑎𝑦.

Every single one of us came into this world through a woman who was courageous enough to birth us.

So today we celebrate women.

The women who came before us.
The women walking beside us.
The women we too have birthed.
And the women we are becoming.

Let us honour our legacies.

The one we came from…
and the one we are now creating.

~Bearclaw

08/03/2026

✨ Spirit Guidance for the Week Ahead ✨
Week of 9th – 15th March 2026 · UK

As we move into this week, the Moon continues its journey through the waning phase, gradually approaching the Last Quarter. The energy of the previous Full Moon and lunar eclipse earlier this month is still settling, and this week carries a strong theme of integration, refinement, and conscious release.

Cosmically, this is a period where insights gained recently begin to turn into practical understanding. The waning Moon naturally supports letting go of emotional weight, clearing mental clutter, and creating space for the next lunar cycle that will begin later in the month.

Spiritually, this week carries the medicine of discernment and realignment. You may notice yourself naturally reassessing certain habits, commitments, or relationships. This is not about sudden change but about recognising what feels aligned with the direction your spirit is moving toward.

This week encourages you to move with quiet awareness rather than urgency.

🦋Spirit Message🦋

This week invites you to honour what you have learned recently.

The clarity of the Full Moon illuminated truths that may still be unfolding within your awareness. Now your spirit is guiding you to gently shape your life around those insights.

You may feel called to simplify certain areas of your life.
You may notice a deeper desire for emotional balance and peace.

This is your intuition refining your path.

Not everything that once felt important will continue to feel aligned.
Allow yourself the freedom to release what no longer supports your wellbeing.

The waning Moon reminds you that wisdom often comes through reflection and gentle adjustment.

Trust that every small shift you make this week is guiding you closer to the life that truly resonates with your spirit.

🌟🌟🌟

🌹Affirmation for the Week🌹

I honour the wisdom that my experiences have brought me.
Each small adjustment I make brings greater alignment and peace.

🌟🌟🌟

🌿 Shamanic Ritual for the Week 🌿
Path Realignment Ritual

1. Find a quiet place where you can sit comfortably.
2. Place both feet firmly on the ground and close your eyes.
3. Take five slow breaths and allow your body to relax.
4. Imagine a path extending in front of you representing your life journey.
5. Ask your spirit quietly
What direction feels most aligned for me now?
6. Notice the first feeling, image, or word that arises.
7. Place your hand on your heart and say softly
I walk forward with awareness and trust.

Sit quietly for a moment and allow your body to absorb the sense of direction that arises.

🌟🌟🌟

🌺 Journal Prompt for the Week🌺

What insight from the past two weeks feels most important for my growth right now?

Where in my life do I feel ready to release unnecessary pressure or expectations?

What small change this week would bring greater balance and alignment to my daily life?

08/03/2026

✨ Spirit Guidance for Today ✨
Sunday 8th March 2026 · UK

Today the Moon moves deeper into the Waning Gibbous phase, continuing its gradual journey of release after the powerful Full Moon earlier in the week. During this part of the lunar cycle, the light of the Moon begins to soften, symbolising a time of digesting experiences, understanding lessons, and letting unnecessary tension dissolve.

Cosmically, the sky encourages gentle realignment. The emotional revelations from the past few days are beginning to settle, allowing you to see situations with greater calm and perspective. Planetary energies today support clarity through observation rather than action.

Spiritually, the Waning Gibbous carries the medicine of wisdom gathering. This is a time to listen carefully to your inner voice and to recognise how your recent experiences have shaped your understanding.

🦋Spirit Message🦋

Today invites you to pause and reflect on what your experiences have been teaching you.

Not every moment of transformation feels dramatic.
Often the deepest shifts happen quietly within.

You may find yourself noticing patterns that once went unseen.
You may feel a new understanding forming about what truly matters to you.

Allow this awareness to unfold gently.

The Moon’s softening light reminds you that wisdom grows when you take time to absorb the lessons of your journey.

Let today be a moment of quiet understanding.

Trust that your spirit already knows the direction that supports your wellbeing.

🌹Affirmation🌹

I honour the wisdom growing within me.
Each experience guides me toward deeper clarity and balance.

🌟🌟🌟

🌿 Shamanic Ritual🌿
Breath of Release Ritual

1. Sit comfortably with both feet touching the ground.
2. Close your eyes and take a slow breath in through your nose.
3. As you exhale, imagine releasing any tension from your body into the earth.
4. Repeat this slow breathing cycle five times.
5. Place one hand on your heart and one on your stomach.
6. Ask quietly
What is ready to soften or release in my life?
7. Imagine the waning moonlight gently dissolving any heaviness you have been carrying.

Sit quietly for a moment and allow your body to relax.

🌟🌟🌟

🌺Journal Prompt🌺

What emotional insight from the past week feels most meaningful to me now?

Where in my life do I feel ready to soften my expectations or release pressure?

How can I support my own peace and balance today?

08/03/2026

There was a time in my life when I quietly believed something was wrong with me.

That belief didn’t start in adulthood.
It began in childhood.

The child in me spent years wondering why she wasn’t chosen.
Why love sometimes felt uncertain.
Why belonging always seemed fragile.
Why rejection felt like a shadow that followed me wherever I went.

When abandonment happens in childhood, it writes stories inside you long before you are old enough to question them.

Stories like
I am not enough.
People leave.
Love has to be earned.

So you grow up trying to become everything for everyone.

You become strong.
Capable.
Helpful.
The one who holds everything together.

But underneath that strength there is often a tired heart still asking the same question that child once asked.

Why wasn’t I enough?

Part of healing begins when you realise something powerful.

It was never about your worth.

But undoing those old stories takes courage.

It takes persistence when familiar patterns try to pull you back.
Determination to face truths you once avoided.
Commitment to yourself even when the process feels uncomfortable.

And discipline.

The discipline to keep doing the inner work instead of running from it.

That kind of healing isn’t soft.

Sometimes it’s a little feral.

Not destructive.

But brave enough to stop obeying the old story.
Brave enough to face the pain you once buried.
Brave enough to choose a different life than the one your wounds were trying to create.

And when you do that work, something profound begins to happen.

The abandoned child inside you stops feeling abandoned.
The rejected parts of you begin to feel seen.
And the person you become is no longer defined by what happened to you.

Sometimes healing asks you to become a little feral.

Feral enough to reclaim your life.
Feral enough to choose yourself.
Feral enough to finally become whole again.

Sometimes the most powerful healing begins the moment you stop running from yourself.

That kind of inner work is exactly what inspired the creation of The First Passage of the BearClaw Lineage.

It’s the place where people begin the same kind of honest inner work that changed my own life.

And if this story touched something inside you, it may simply be because a part of you is ready too.

(image: me at I year old)

08/03/2026

It's 1:45am and spirit are repeating part of a quote to me. they keep repeating “there is a field. I'll meet you there. so, let's take a look at this quote...

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.”
~ Rumi

Let's explore the possible meanings:-

1). These judgments are created by the ego and conditioning. They keep people trapped in conflict, defensiveness, and separation.

Rumi’s “field” represents a space beyond the ego’s need to divide the world.

It is the place where people meet each other as souls rather than identities.

In that space there is:
• no competition
• no blame
• no need to prove anything

Only presence.

2). Many mystics interpret this line as describing awakening beyond duality.

Most of human life is lived inside polarities:
• success and failure
• light and dark
• right and wrong
• self and other

But spiritual awakening reveals something deeper.

There is a level of consciousness where all opposites belong to the same whole.

In that field:
• judgment softens
• identity loosens
• the mind quiets
• the soul rests

It is the place where true meeting happens.

Not mind to mind.

But soul to soul.

🌟🌟🌟

𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖 𝙢𝙞𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙧𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨:- 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 “𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙” 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙨. 𝙞𝙩𝘀 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛. 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛. 𝗡𝗼 𝗲𝗴𝗼 𝗕𝗦

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭:- Rumi actually wrote this poem during a time of deep grief and spiritual transformation.

🦋 Which bit of this post speaks to you? Let’s explore...

3). My take on the meaning of this beautiful quote:-

The ego lives in a world of judgment.

It is constantly deciding what is right and what is wrong.
Who is good and who is bad.
Who deserves love and who deserves blame.

The ego survives through separation.
It creates sides.
It creates conflict.
It needs to be right.

But the soul does not live in that world.

The soul does not measure life through judgment or comparison.
The soul understands that human beings are learning, healing, growing and remembering who they are.

So when Rumi says,

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.”

he is speaking about a place beyond the voice of the ego.

The field is the space of the soul.

It is the place where we stop trying to win, prove, defend, or justify.
It is where we lay down the armour of our identities.

In that field there is no enemy.

There are only souls having human experiences.

When two people meet there, they are not meeting as roles, wounds, or stories.There aren't two people. There is only one... YOU

YOU are meeting yourself heart, soul. Zero ego input.

And in that place, words become unnecessary, because truth is no longer argued.

It is simply felt.

🦋 I invite you to lay down your ego armour and comment something from your soul.

-𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀
- 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀
- 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲
-𝗚𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻
-𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄
-𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿
-𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴
-𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗽 👇

🦋 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲. 𝗠𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗴𝗼. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗴𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁. 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝘁. 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼-𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗴𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲, 𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆

07/03/2026

Proud moments that remind me why I do this work especially on challenging days xx

07/03/2026

Proud moments that remind me why I do this work especially on challenging days xx