{"id":7246,"date":"2022-09-09T02:22:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/?p=7246"},"modified":"2022-08-28T07:34:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T14:34:02","slug":"i-want-to-be-a-warrior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/coaching\/2022\/09\/09\/i-want-to-be-a-warrior\/","title":{"rendered":"I want to be a warrior."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My friend and mentor, Lisa Kaplin<\/a>, posted this poem from Jeff Foster on her blog<\/a> recently. It’s powerfully inspiring, and describes beautifully the consciousness to which I aspire, and that I wish for all living beings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wish to be this type of warrior.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

How I Became A Warrior<\/em>
by Jeff Foster<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Once,\nI ran from fear\nso fear controlled me.\nUntil I learned to hold fear\nlike a newborn.\nListen to it,\nbut not give in.\nHonour it,\nbut not worship it.\nFear could not stop me\nanymore.\nI walked with courage\ninto the storm.\nI still have fear,\nbut it does not have me.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Once,
I was ashamed of who I was.
I invited shame into my heart.
I let it burn.
It told me, \"I am only trying
to protect your vulnerability.\"
I thanked shame dearly,
and stepped into life anyway,
unashamed,
with shame as a lover.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Once,
I had great sadness
buried deep inside.
I invited it to come out and play.
I wept oceans.
My tear ducts ran dry.
And I found joy right there.
Right at the core of my sorrow.
It was heartbreak that taught
me how to love.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Once,
I had anxiety.
A mind that wouldn't stop.
Thoughts that wouldn't be silent.
So I stopped trying to
silence them.
And I dropped out of the mind,
and into the Earth.
Into the mud.
Where I was held strong
like a tree,
unshakeable,
safe.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Once,
anger burned in the depths.
I called anger into the light
of myself.
I felt its shocking power.
I let my heart pound
and my blood boil.
Listened to it,
finally.
And it screamed,
\"Respect yourself fiercely now!\"
\"Speak your truth with passion!\"
\"Say no when you mean no!\"
\"Walk your path with courage!\"
\"Let no one speak for you!\"
Anger became an honest friend.
A truthful guide.
A beautiful wild child.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Once,
loneliness cut deep.
I tried to distract
and numb myself.
Ran to people and places
and things.
Even pretended I was \"happy.\"
But soon I could not run anymore.
And I tumbled into the heart
of loneliness.
And I died and was reborn
into an exquisite solitude
and stillness that connected me
to all things.
So I was not lonely,
but alone with All Life.
My heart One with all other hearts.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Once,\nI ran from difficult feelings.\nNow, they are my advisors,\nconfidants, friends,\nand they all have a home in me,\nand they all belong\nand have dignity.\nI am sensitive, soft, fragile,\nmy arms wrapped around\nall my inner children.\nAnd in my sensitivity, power.\nIn my fragility,\nan unshakeable presence.\nIn the depths of my wounds,\nin what I had named \u201cdarkness,\u201d\nI found a blazing Light\nthat guides me now in battle.\nI became a warrior\nwhen I turned towards myself.\nAnd started listening.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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