Through her illness, she taught me "The Art Of SelfNess”

Hola Hola, in this series of intimate emails, I'm stripping down and being vulnerable and I feel the story is an important one to be told.

Soleil Sundays -She is Why I guide us into Honoring our Light Within

Soleil was my everything. As a child I always wanted my own doggie to call my own. We owned parakeets from Panama instead.  My Madrina /Godmother Lorna taught me the love of a doggie in Puerto Rico. They were her best friends. We used to take Bebe (One of Lorna's doggies) to the beach with us and she used to sing when we asked her to. But my parents said no to pups. 

Finally at the age of 21, my landlord gave me the go and I had the opportunity to get my own puppy. I visited many and learned about all the puppy mills out there and the greed of humans. It was so eye opening.

I was intent on finding my best companion. 

I met Soleil and her siblings and she insisted on me choosing her. She chose me. I learned they usually do the choosing.

Soleil went with me everywhere, even to the beaches in Puerto Rico. She had so much energy. Papi would call her the "little muscle". She taught me to be free and to love freely and to be my best self. We created so many beautiful memories together and I am so grateful. 

When Soleil was 2.5 I adopted Opal Luna. This was a big lesson. 2 complete Opposites. And there were many times I wish I didn't keep Opal, bc she had fear instilled in her and later she attacked Soleil. I will share more when I share about Lunar Lunes. 

What I learned was releasing and trying again, and again, and again. I learned staying open to possibilities. I learned that I can't fix it all. I learned sadness, fear of failure. I learned it was okay to let go. I learned again to hope.

When they met Chris, they said they would go anywhere and everywhere with him. That he was golden. They chose him for me. Or as Soleil  would say, "Chris and I shared many many moons together."

When Victoria was 2, at the ageof 13 Soleil became very ill. She spent many times at the vet and she shared her observations. Soleil observed all the light beings giving away their personal energies to save others. She taught me "The Art of Selfness."

She shared with me this Great Lesson: Too much self sacrifice diminishes our light. It strips our wills and drains our energy. Giving is important,but giving too much is dangerous. Tending to our personal flame within helps us to maintain our innerspirit and peace. Soleil was the essence of healthy love. A love that can love others, but can always love herself. She taught me to tend to my fire so that I can be the bright light I am today.

During the time of illness, a friend, Malaika, did a Reiki Session on me. She said she could see a woman with grey flowing hair talking to me about her sky kitchen. She also kept seeing dragonflies (as they are one of my animals). When it was time, we met our vet at Annie Wilkerson Park to release her into the Sun. Upon arrival, we were greeted by a woman with Grey hair, Margie,(I knew her, but didn't know she was the one to help in the process). When she greeted me,the Winds moved her hair and she was wearing dragonfly earings.

As we waited for the Vet, she talked to us about all the birds in her sky kitchen.

The anticipation was excruciating. I learned the anticipation of death, is worse than death itself. 

She breathed her last breath, I was a mess of course and then turned to the Sun. It was the most beautiful image of the sky I every saw. For months after, I could stare directly into the Sun. I later learned from my Animal Communicator, Kristine, that Soleil travelled on a comet back to the Sun. It was later called Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2. The day she passed her comet was actually closest ever recorded to the Sun and the day we learned her sickness was my birthday the year prior. It was closest to the Earth that day.

With the essence of Soleil “Sun” Day, I look at the stories of all of my lives with Soleil. Not just this one but the many many others. It is a day of honoring for us and our path that I teach on this special day. Our past lead us to now. Our fires within should never dwindle and we should never give our Powers over to others. Imagine if the Sun handed it's power over to something or someone other than the Sun.

~ Maktub

ClaudiaWould you or do you hand your Powers over, more than what you think?Next, I will share how Opal Luna taught me to Own my Power.