Yesterday I found out wasn’t just me. I talked to my colleagues and they were wore out, my sistars, they were wore out. Even my puppy was acting tired. It’s was just draining.

The weather ain’t help at all. Started out gloomy as ever, began to hail and eventually turned into snow. Talk about keeping a girl in the bed, all I wanted was a blanket, cup of tea and fuzzy socks, with minimal human contact. That weather seconded my motion!

A retreat and some studying happened. I worked my day job and got off early (on time) and spent my down time was studying the story of Oya. She kinda tapped me on my shoulder Tuesday night with a powerful gush of wind when I thought about transformation. It was too timely not to be Spirit so I listened.

I’ve mentioned before i practice spirituality, i glean from the stories of all traditional religions but the practices tied to my ancestors just hit differently. Especially those of Divine Femininity, in ATR’s women aren’t only powerful by being a wife or mother. THEY EXIST. Have story lines of their own that have them as warriors and leaders too! However, regrettably, because we live in a patriarchal society the female Orisha that get the most attention are still women that perpetuate sexism. The sensuality of Oshún, maternal nature of Yemaya.

NOT OYA!!!!

Sis a boss! She getting money! She is strong! She isn’t sitting pretty, she fights side by side with her lover! She isn’t a mother, but she is nurturing. She falls in love but moves on when it no longer serves and most importantly takes something from every relationship to make her more powerful.

Oya is high value and she knows it!!

I needed to hear her story to help me get through. The universe made me heavy so that I would sit and hear. I watched my Pele report and he spoke to not losing our connection with spirit, or beliefs nor practices. I had once started to learn of Oya and was scared off. Her energy is strong and I’m not initiated or anything, I only know what I learn and what Spirit reveals, I know better than going too far without a covering. (Thank you Wellness community for covering me now)

During the time I was learning I was in a huge transition and the people around me blamed my practices so I just stopped. Little did I know that her story would uplift me like someone is uplifted by the story of David. The stories we hand down are there to be inspiration when we can’t see what’s next. We have to hold tight to them or we will fall off into a drift. It’s like that story was the “Make it make sense” moment for me and had I not paid attention to the wind I would have missed it again.

I lost a lot of time and momentum being pulled away from believing how I believe and living true to me. But it’s ok. It was for a reason, now I’m certain of my path and no one will ever turn me around again. Oya’s story showed me that even in heartbreak you can get better.

Yes a lot of time has been lost but I’ve always learned when I listen.

I’m listening.