Gratitude dear parents, grandparents and other ancestors for having made my way, immense gratitude for the immensity of your dreams that, somehow, are my reality today.
Ancestors Prayer – Bert Hellinger
The affective memory of my grandmother is strong, tender and happy.
Ana Cândida, paternal grandmother, was a lady with white hair, born in 1900 in the interior of São Paulo.
Hands-on cook. It made delicious breads, cakes and cookies, among other preparations.
The main ingredient used in “magic potions”, called food, was ancient wisdom.
His house was made of wood, a balcony decorated with roses and jasmines, a large yard, a vegetable garden, an orchard, a clay oven, a chicken coop and a huge jatobá tree, which could be seen from anywhere in the city, was always full of people. Neighbors, children, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, friends, exhaling the scents of fresh coffee, homemade bread and herbs.
Dona Ana Candida smelled like lavender. She welcomed everyone with warm hugs.
Dona Ana Candida smelled like lavender. She welcomed everyone with warm hugs.
We arrived from the capital, me and my family. I got out of the taxi running. I entered and headed towards the backyard. She was at the kitchen door. I shouted, "Grandma, I'm here!"
She took me in her arms, gave me a strong, warm and loving hug.
It felt like that hug lasted hours. At that moment I feel the same emotion.
When I'm tired or slightly sad I remember this scene. Everything is lighter and easier!
My grandmother had boundless generosity. She rarely kept the gifts she was given. She made a point of giving it to someone else. Her biggest lesson was detachment from material goods. She lived simply with the help of her older children.
He devoted time in the morning, at noon and at XNUMX pm, every day, to the practice of solitude. He vibrated love through feelings and thoughts to everyone he knew. His religion was his special gift of serving people without expecting anything in return.
Today, when I meditate, I use medicinal herbs, I observe the starry nights, I smell the wet earth after the rain, I drink peppermint tea and massage with oils, I remember her.
Wise old woman. She taught the true meaning of life. The value of a warm, cozy hug. From heart to heart!
He died at the age of one hundred and six, thirteen years ago.
Became an angel!!! Part of the woman I am, I owe it to her.
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She left beautiful memories, her behavior, loving discipline of connection with herself, welcoming everyone who approached her, spiritual strength, without complaints, despite the various challenges faced.
I wish my dear ancestors to receive all my love and gratitude!
Ancestral wisdoms honor ancestors as masters, recognizing their knowledge, practices, experiences, successes and challenges.
I observe in consultations, lectures and immersions how the memory of grandparents can help people to recognize their trajectory and life mission.
We are what we are today, because others came before us. They opened paths, doors, windows… we carry in our DNA a little of all of them, grandparents, great-grandparents, great-grandparents.
I often say that we need to recognize healthy inheritances and free ourselves from those that weigh, hurt. Put what is strong in our personal backpack and release what does not belong to us.
A Methodology 4A, developed by me and by Antonio Carlos Antunes, friend and partner, prioritizes the Master archetype, as the one who honors the past, extracts positive lessons, lets go of everything that no longer serves and goes on fully in life.
We can open the Master Archetype and to ancestral spirits through the balm of silence. Many spiritual traditions recognize that intimate guidance and transpersonal experiences surface during periods of silence. It allows us to achieve greater clarity, objectivity and discernment, qualities inherent in wisdom. Wherever we look for guidance (inwardly or outwardly), we will always be willing to learn and listen.
I Ching, the Book of Changes, tells us:
… for changes to succeed, we must be like a great tree that has taken root beside a river. This is necessarily balancing both stillness (rooted tree) and activity (flowing river), or stillness with movement.
Silence, mental and emotional stillness and honoring ancestors release our inner wisdom.
I leave some inspiring practices:
Dedicate a full day a month to being silent.
Take time to honor the richness of your roots and heritage. Use them as visual reminders of the “good, true and beautiful” aspects of your heritage.
Each month on your birth day, do something you've never done before.
Loving embrace!
