The One Tone
Resonance … you see this effect when striking a key on a piano and other strings vibrate along with it, yet others do not. You recognize those with whom you resonate. There is one tone with which all will vibrate, and that is loving-kindness. It matters not if those on [...]
One Big Web.
When I met Ingrid Honkala at an IANDS conference a few years ago, we held each other's gaze. "I know you," I said, a bit stunned by the feeling of intimate connection. "I know you, too," she said with a soft smile. Neither of us had ever heard of the [...]
Sharing the One Light
You have differences. You label them political, religious, personal. What is a difference but a contrasting perspective. If one is looking out a window to the west and the other is looking out an eastward facing window and reporting their view, how silly of either to proclaim that what the [...]
Navigating
Every moment is an opportunity. Imagine a map. You see many roads. At each intersection you can make a choice. “Do I turn here or not? Do I turn right or left?” Many times, you get on one highway and are afraid to take the turns that present themselves. One [...]
The Same but Different
You may have your differences, but you all grieve. You may not think alike, but you all love. You may look different, but you all bleed. You may have different ways of expressing yourselves, serving others, but you all suffer and rejoice. This is the human-soul combination. This is why [...]
Not a Matter of Believing
Trust. We cannot emphasize this enough. There is a greater intelligence guiding you that will guide you to fresh insights, answers to questions, comfort, and courage when needed if you will trust that it exists. This is not a matter of believing in God, believing in angels, and the like. [...]
Secure
Insecurity. The word means not feeling safe. For most of you, it means not feeling loved. “What will others think?” Why does it matter? Understand: you learned that others’ approval is all-important, starting with the parents. You learned to sing and dance to garner smiles, laughter, applause in its many [...]
Connections
Do you look for unity or separation? What is the first thing you see when you gaze upon another? The body, of course. You are seeing with the eyes. Now what do you do next? Do you try to determine if they are friend or foe? Welcome to human nature, [...]
Adventuring
You say, “My loved one has gone to Heaven.” Trust us, they have not literally gone anywhere. They are experiencing more of their true nature and yours now that they are no longer limited by the physical body. Consciousness expresses itself through them and through you. This is what connects [...]
Squinting
The light unleashed. Where would it go? Into every nook and cranny, like water flowing into every crevice, everywhere there is darkness, parched thirst for more goodness. You are this goodness. You are this flow, this abundance. If you are not aware of your abundant, flowing nature, step back. Observe [...]
Through, Around, or Over
Pay attention when things are not flowing. There is a reason. Are you accepting what life is offering you in this moment? It does not mean you have to like it or agree with it, but here it is. This is your present experience. This is your challenge and your [...]
Aware
Perhaps they know no other way. When those around you express anger, frustration, disappointment … honor that. These are human emotions and reactions to the challenging situations you face whilst in a human body. Until one truly realizes the soul lies beneath and beyond the human experience, suffering is part [...]
Finding Your Way
Hysterics are not necessary. They arise as part of the human nature … the programming that comes with the physical body. They are exacerbated by thoughts and focusing upon the drama. What if there were a way to remain at peace no matter what is happening? There is, dear friend. [...]
Indivisible
Look into the eyes of a loved one. How could such aliveness die? And yet, when one looks into the eyes of a lifeless body, it is stunningly apparent that “the life has gone out of their eyes.” And this is exactly what has occurred. The Spirit animating the vessel [...]
The Vessel
Yes, of course the body grows tired. It may feel drained, but it is also being recharged moment by moment. You are part of a cycle of outgoing energy and incoming energy. You see this cycle all around you. Be gentle with the body. When it is running low on energy, [...]
For the Fullness
Oneness makes no sense when all you see are twos and threes and us and we’s. “How can there only be one Mind from which all of this that I perceive is arising?” Do not the many waves on one ocean arise from the same body of water? Analogies are [...]
From Loss to Gain
One you held in your arms is no longer here. The arms feel quite empty. You shed many a tear. The absence causes incredible pain. You search for fulfillment, yet your efforts seem in vain. What to do when the heart hurts so bad? This is a level of pain that goes far beyond sad. The [...]
From the Top
What you need is what is given. Trust this. You may think you know best. Have you stopped to inquire of a higher awareness? How can someone at the bottom of a ladder see what needs to be fixed on the roof? Ask the One who already stands on the [...]
Outside, Inside
Do you feel like an outsider at times? Everyone else is doing one thing, thinking one way and you are different? Outside and inside are two sides of one coin. See with the eyes of wholeness. Outside, inside. Together they make up wholeness. You cannot have the inside without the [...]
Connecting
You wish to know happiness? Enjoy connection. You wish to know bliss? Set aside the smaller self. Focus not so much on “I” and seek out “we,” “us,” simply being a part of something greater. Connect, connect, connect … with apparently separate humans, animals, nature … it matters not. Connect [...]