Unity or Division

Our task here is to BE LOVE.  In easy times, bringing the best version of ourselves to every situation can be, at times, challenging.  During times of conflict and chaos, it is ESSENTIAL.  Amazing growth is possible now due to this challenge.  So, let’s take a quick look at the political scene in the USA right now.

Whenever you hear a person in power working to “other” some group with less political power, take note and be aware.  People of color, immigrants, laborers, women, LGBTQ community, Muslims… all of these groups have less political power in this country than the ruling class of the wealthy.

Division is a tool of autocrats, racists, authoritarians and dictators, and the saddest thing is to realize that human beings are quite vulnerable to this tactic.  There is a reason many authoritarians work to undermine education and fight against critical thinking: Our UNITY is our strength.Continue reading

The Universe As One

I love to think of the whole universe together as one eternal fact.

I love to think that everything is alive; that crystallization is itself a step toward joy.

I love to think that when a bud bursts into blossom: it feels a thrill.

I love to have the universe full of feeling and full of joy, and not full of simple dead, inert matter, managed by an old bachelor for all eternity.

~ Robert Green Ingersoll

If You Feel Lost….

“If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong.” ~ Masaru Emoto