Be Real Magazine - Sun Goddess



in issue eight Scintillations Surf’s Up A Right to the Left Hooray Soleil The Power of Letting Go Fuzzy Alien Antennae Storms and Silence Incredible Shrinking Woman Apologizing to Mandy Sex in the Outback Dream Interpretation Moody Girl Younger Self Single (again) photography Meditation Single Sunflower Porch Park Feet Smith Doors Subway Guy poetry Courage Fear Change Revelations My Illusion artwork Dancing Star Girl Noire Nude on the Side websites we love contributors workshops Play With Your Words Writing Workshop Magic Money Write or Photograph For Be Real Magazine take me back To The Cover To The Contents Page in every issue What Do You Think? Subscribe To Be Real future issues Issue Nine: Humor Issue Ten: Free Write all issues	Soleil was a beautiful baby girl sun. Even as an infant, she sure knew how to shine. And shine she did. She shined brightly for all in the galaxy to see. All day long, she played with the plants and animals. They loved to see her sparkle. She loved to caress their backs with her radiant, warm sunbeams. When night dropped his curtain, she slept deeply. A happy and confident little star, Soleil shared all her gifts and talents. She sprinkled the oceans with confetti light. She heated the earth to pop plants open. She smiled through rain clouds to create rainbows. All was sunny in her kingdom. All was sunny with her friends and family. One day, completely out of nowhere, two big, loud, bully planets slammed right into Soleil. They scared her and pushed her. They called her names, like “Little Miss Goody Two Shoes” and “Miss Silly Sunshine.” Soleil hated being called names and felt devastated. Afraid the bully planets would harm her, she ran away. She hid behind some rain clouds and sobbed and sobbed. No one could help her. They didn’t know where to find her. The bully planets succeeded at intimidating Soleil. It delighted them to see her stop shining. In the dark, they could now do many bad things. They trampled on the beautiful plants and beat up the animals. They left a big mess everywhere they went. No one could see them, except Soleil who could see everything from her hiding place. She saw her friends start to die. They missed her warm, radiant sunshine. The flowers drooped. The animals shriveled up and struggled to move. Soleil hated seeing anyone in pain, especially her friends. She ignored her fears and came out of hiding when she saw the animals begin to lose their hair and teeth. Instead of sobbing like a crybaby, she acted like a big girl. She rescued the plants and animals by radiating brighter than ever before. She shined from North Pole to South Pole and from the mountaintops to the bottom of the oceans. She thought about how much she loved her friends. It helped her beam more brightly. Her loving sunshine healed her friends. The plants perked up. The animals laughed. Her friends were happy and healthy again. Soleil smiled and shined more intensely. Never before had she sparkled so brightly. Soleil’s sunshine infuriated the bully planets. How dare she shine? They yelled, “Sugar Pie Sunshine” and “Miss Stupid Sunshine.” She was so focused on helping her friends that she didn’t hear these names. “Hooray Soleil, Hooray Soleil, Hooray Soleil” cheered the plants and animals. The bully planets could see that Soleil was no longer intimidated. How dare the plants and animals cheer for Soleil? They became so angry they threw stones at Soleil’s head. She didn’t notice these stones. They flew through her and right past her. “Hooray Soleil, Hooray Soleil, Hooray Soleil” screamed the plants and animals. The bully planets couldn’t stop Soleil from shining. That frustrated the bully planets because they always got their way. The bully planets became so angry they threw sticks. Soleil didn’t notice these sticks. They flew through her and right past her. “Hooray Soleil, Hooray Soleil, Hooray Soleil” boomed the plants and animals. “We’ll teach that goody-two shoes a lesson” said the bully planets. “You asked for it Soleil.” They threw huge boulders. Soleil didn’t notice these huge boulders. They flew through her and right past her. “Hooray Soleil, Hooray Soleil, Hooray Soleil” howled the plants and animals. Exhausted from throwing stones, sticks and boulders, the bully planets ran away. They were afraid to look weak and tired. Soleil was invincible and it terrified them. They had no way to control her. Their weapons went right through her, without her even flinching. The animals and plants shouted, HOORAY SOLEIL! HOORAY SOLEIL! HOORAY SOLEIL! Soleil smiled shyly. She blushed as she let out a gleeful giggle. Later that night, Soleil was too excited to fall asleep. She tossed and turned as she relived the day’s highlights. She consoled herself with many loving thoughts. I can protect myself and friends from any bully planets. I am a sun goddess. I can shine, no matter what. When sticks and stones are being thrown, I’ll still shine on my throne. With that happy thought, she sighed and fell asleep. Moral: The moral of the story is we shine when we focus on loving our friends, not fearing our enemies. Our focus makes us powerful and invincible.






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