Miriam murmured: “Mute no more”.

Written by Sue Bayley

Miriam reflects on the Latin words: Educare, Educere and Educatum”. Some more simple terms are draw out, nourish, bring up, and lead forth. 

My memories of education are bittersweet. My love of learning shattered by bullies who loved to demote me by deameaning me, and who actually put my work into a shower, so that my creativity turned in paper mache. HOW does an embodied soul react to such a lesson. It didn’t seem that way at the time, yet looking back it gave me a sense of determination to ultimately not led them win, and in fact not to let the wider world dictate who I am, what my ethics are, who I spend time with, and my purpose in this lifetime.

In 2018, I created a painting entitled ‘Mute no more”, and I guess this is one subject that I tend to be an activist about, and an advocate alongside others who have yet to find the courage to speak from their authentic selves. My virtual “soap-box” tends to travel to destinations near and far. One such destination was Hawaii, where I completed my first Intentional Creativity Canvass and brought her in Hawaiian cloth home where she hangs in the stairwell. I spoke from my heart to 49 women from around the world, about how my mute child spoke to me via the paintbrush, and my intrinsic essence, light-filled appeared. Self -Awareness, and Self -Belief are steps towards Self-Mastery, and each step is like an initiation, where something gets removed, and something else replaces it, and in my first painting this was depicted as an “ out-moded skin” being shed, and a brighter version of myself emerging. 

Consequences and responsibilities arrive as does an over-whelming desire to serve others, as I have been served by others. Yet who am I here to serve?. Those that need to be witnessed; supported with strategies to become more resilient; those that need to find kinship, and to break patterns in their lives that no longer serve their best intentions. 

May love lead the way.

“There are times on our path when we have outgrown our old safety nets. Like a hermit crab that outgrows the little shell and needs to search for a larger home, we must endure a transition that can feel frightening, giving rise to many insecurities. We may feel that our life becomes chaotic, unpredictable, and that makes having trust quite difficult. Perhaps we have fears arising for our survival. Or perhaps we feel uncertainty and doubt about how things are going to unfold, even though we do mostly believe that everything will work out – somehow? Alana Fairchild – Mother Mary Oracle card – Our Lady of the Sacred Earth.

“May love lead the way.”