posted April 17, 2005 10:47 AM         

When a woman in one African tribe knows she is
pregnant, she goes out into the wilderness with a few
friends and together they pray and meditate until they
hear the song of the child. They recognize that every
soul has its own vibration that expresses its unique
flavor and purpose.

When the women attune to the song, they sing it out
loud. Then they return to the tribe and teach it to
everyone else.

And when children are born into the village, the
community gathers and sings their song, one unique
melody for each unique child. Later, when children
begin their education, the village gathers and chants
each child's song. They sing again when each child
passes into the initiation of adulthood, and at the
time of marriage.

Finally, when the soul is about to pass from this
world, the family and friends gather at the bedside,
as they did at birth, and they sing the person to the
next life.

In the African tribe there is one other occasion upon
which the Villagers sing to the child: If at any time
during a person's life, he or she commits a crime or
aberrant social act, that individual is called to
stand in the center of a circle formed by all members
of the tribe. And once again the villagers chant the
child's song.

The tribe recognizes that the proper correction for
antisocial behavior is not punishment, but love and
the remembrance of identity. When you recognize your
own song, you have no desire or need to do anything
that would hurt another.

A friend is someone who knows your song and sings it
to you when you have forgotten it. Those who love you
are not fooled by the mistakes you have made or the
dark images you hold about yourself. They remember
your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when
you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty;
and your purpose when you are confused.

You may not have grown up in an African tribe that
sings your song to you at crucial life transitions,
but life is always reminding you when you are in tune
with yourself and when you are not. When you feel
good, what you are doing matches your song, and when
you feel awful, it doesn't.

In the end, we shall all recognize our song, and we
shall sing it well. You may feel a little wobbly at
that moment, but so have all the great singers. Just
keep singing and you'll find your way home.

I think I can hear your song, all of them, even now…

With love,

posted April 17, 2005 06:24 PM         

Solane Star

posted April 18, 2005 12:10 PM         

Bless you!!! My Heart Sings A Song with you!!!

Solane Star

A friend is someone who knows your song and sings it
to you when you have forgotten it. Those who love you
are not fooled by the mistakes you have made or the
dark images you hold about yourself. They remember
your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when
you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty;
and your purpose when you are confused.