The term guardian seems subliminally commanding. It reminds me of guardians on the verge of a magic Forest looking over the concealed worlds, looking, with their eyes, more than the common ones do. More than fantasy and folklore, being a spiritual guardian means defending, serving, and standing up and acting even when there is no one looking at you.
What is being a spirit guard? We are permitted to put the dragons and magic out of sight and inspect real life. Kind of, all people already possess a spirit guardian within. The things that they teach are not mere book stories; they provide us with an outline of how to be courageous.
Guardianship Begins Within
The first lesson of a guardian spirit is simple: before you can protect something that’s ahead of you, you need to protect first what’s within you.
It is listening to your inner voice. It is learning to tune out the noise and listen to yourself. It is standing up for your values when it’s simpler to blend in. Courage does not always don armor, it sometimes shows itself in silence, self-respect, or in walking away from that which doesn’t feed your soul.
To defend your inner world is to defend whatever else you must defend.
Courage Is Not the Absence of Fear
The world loves to celebrate energetic courage, charging into the unknown, battling overwhelming odds. But spirit guardians’ courage will be unobtrusive instead. It is the choice to attempt once more when one has failed. It is being kind when it would be easier to be rage-filled. It is getting up each morning out of bed and appearing, even when you feel unseen.
Real guardianship does not require fearlessness. All it requires is that we do not allow fear to choose our path. Spirit guardians are fearless because they know fear and proceed despite it.
You Don’t Have to Be Big to Be Brave
A guardian spirit is not defined by strength, size, or power. The bravest spirits are the smallest ones, the children who battle for their friends, gentle voices that speak the truth, the gentle hands that heal the shattered pieces of others.
Courage resides in the mundane moments. In speaking the truth. In proceeding. In refusing to go along when everyone else is going along. Courage is not the loud cry. It is the silent choice.
To Guard Is to Care
A spirit guardian does not defend against a fight or with high walls. Rather, they love and love willingly.
They protect emotions, memories, stories and dreams. They can notice the invisible cords which interconnect everyone and take care of what is important. In some places it is a forest. In some cases it can be a family. At other times it is the flare of the hope in the eyes of another.
All Acts of Guardianship Contribute to World-shaping
To change the world, you do not have to wear a cloak or drive a wand. When you defend someone who is being overlooked, you defend. By speaking against what is wrong, even although it is unpopular, you protect. By opting not to judge, but rather be empathetic, you safeguard the spirit of a fairer and kinder world.
Spirit guardians are not book characters only. They are real. They are you. They are the children who watch over their siblings. They are the grown–ups who come to school early. They are the artists who speak the truth. They are the quiet warriors who fight to preserve beauty in a world that sometimes does not know how to see.
The Spirit Part Matters
It’s not about watching over others, about watching over the unseen. Intuition. Wonder. The spark of faith. The part of you that still dreams, still imagines, still believes that light will conquer darkness.
In a world that sometimes speeds right by the intangibles, spirit guides preserve them. They remind you in hushed tones that magic is still out there. That kindness is still out there. That there’s more to life than what you’re seeing.
Conclusion
The Unspoken Woods by Aubree Zeissler is a request in the frantic modern world to stop and recollect the silent strength of authority, faith, and internal fortitude. The book delivers more than the adventure through its good-natured magic and powerful themes the book illuminates in us not only the courage we always have.
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