Accept Power of Flow as a Ruby Gift

We were all born with our own set of ruby slippers. No worrying about a house from Kansas crashing our party. While the Wicked Witch of the East may have perished in the classic tale, we can guard our ruby slippers from folks like her sister, the Wicked Witch of the West. She may have not known it at the time, but no one can steal another’s ruby reds. Or, our creative intuition. Each of us has the power and we never need to be afraid of its strength. It is only a question of if we are aware of our ruby reds and how we use them.

Sometimes Our Ruby Reds Get Misplaced

Sometimes we allow others to bully us or sully our gifts. We begin to second guess ourselves. No worrying about a sentence in a castle’s dungeon awaiting our fate. At those time we need to remember the truth: We have had the power all along. The ruby reds guide us effortlessly down our own yellow brick roads. We just need to become aware. Sure we can run with a fun crowd. They might yearn for what most people want: a home, an education, emotional intimacy, and courage. All those things and more can be found when we travel within to find the answers.

They Must Be Very Powerful…

We can connect with our very own intuition by journaling daily, walking daily, or sitting very quietly for the guidance. It bubbles up just as surely as Glinda appears in her bubblegum pink cloud to soothe Dorothy’s fears. And don’t we all have those fears. And they can be many. We aren’t accepted by others when we use our gifts. Or, we aren’t educated enough, sensitive enough, or courageous enough to make an impact. Yet, once we take the power of intuition and shift into the flow, we are exceedingly powerful. And we need to protect that sense of power from others who are not connected into the own.

Or She Wouldn’t Want Them So Badly

People can try to intimidate us. Or demean us. Or frighten us into thinking that we are indeed powerless. We know the secret and it is one that Louise Hay, author of “You Can Heal Your Life” teaches: “The only point of power is in the present moment.” And such it is with Dorothy. She runs all over Oz, meets new friends, becomes air bound with the flying monkeys, and finally defeats the Witch of the West. She reduces a Wizard into a mere mortal. But after she misses her ride, Glinda finally sets her on the path to home.

You’ve Had the Power All Along

After all of her experiences, capers, and angst, Glinda reveals the power of intention to Dorothy. And click-click-click, Her own words take her out of the dream and back into her tornado-busted bedroom in Kansas. She places herself in the center of her own rescue mission. And we can, too, because we know that our creative flow can lead each of us home.

Your Turn

Anything can stand in for ruby slippers. A comfy pair of well-worn sneakers. A favorite mug to sip tea from when writing. Any prop will do. Use it when settling in to write in your journal. Because, as Dorothy reminds us at the sepia-splashed ending: “There’s no place like home!”

Here’s to Growing YOUR Flow,

Marisa