Whats in a name?

Do you know what your name means? Have you given it any thought as to what it means to have that name?

I used to hate my name and to be honest using my given name still bothers me. Its one of those names that you think a cheerleader would have. Now that would be fine if I was a cheerleader type, but Im not. Im one of those people who would have been rightly named Gertrude or Helga. Something that sounded strong and old.

The name given me means "beloved". All I have to say about that is EW.......UNLESS you put it with my whole name. My name was given to me by my sister when I was born. She was given a list by my mother and she chose my name from its sound. My sister was all of 14 when she did this so you can imagine what she chose right?

A couple of years ago I was doing a study on names and how important they are in shaping a future. Naming a child is one of the most important things someone can do. Thats what they thought in the days of old and I believe it today.
My brothers name means "Honoring God, the noble one from the oak grove" He has become a very zealous Christian and holds his head so high most of the time I can cound his nose hairs.
My mothers name meand "Bright one pledged of the ocean" Now anyone who knew anything about my mother knew she had a love of the ocean and light like a beacon when she was near it. Even when she was land locked she painted ocean scenes and longed to have as much yellow and blue in her life as possible. Her very soul yearned for the ocean.

I have written some in this blog on the kinds of things I do. Yes I am a spiritual person. I talk to trees and animals and spirit travel at will. I am very opinionated and yet I try to be peaceful about my opinions and view others opinions as learning tools and often study guides. Its fair to say that what you see is what you get. I am an artistic person who loves music and dance with a passion. I have never settled my mind on one thing for very long so I tend to be a free thinking person.I also am very complicated on matters that mean the most to me. I know some of you know my real name but I bet you never knew its meaning.

I am "Beloved renowned warrior from the oak grove"

For those of you who know anything about the path I am on, it is very plain to see that my future from birth was handed to me on a silver platter.....by a 14 year old girl who suffers brain damage.

I challenge you to look up the meaning of your full name. You might find something out about yourself you never knew...and then again, I can bet theres something about it you have always known.