The moment you are aware of a negative thought, your willingness to feel it shines a light upon it. Since it has no real structure and no real ability to affect anything, it dissolves. You don't need to fear the power of thoughts. It is your own belief in thoughts that gives them power. Rather … Continue reading Shine →

Emotions are energy in motion. Negative emotions are trapped energy. That's why they don't feel good. Building on a metaphor from a previous post, holding on to negative emotions is like holding onto a bird that wants to fly free. Your freedom lies in your ability to recognize your emotional response, take a moment to … Continue reading Dismantle the wall →

Anything used in the service of building and reinforcing the separate self can also be used in the service of the return to Wholeness. When you feel an expansive emotion, your hands are open to receive and to give. Inspiration can flow through you to others. When you feel a contracted emotion, you are holding … Continue reading Opening your hands →

Taking a moment to appreciate this format of blogging, which allows me to keep a journal online yet make it immediately available to others. I'm always tickled when I see someone has ended up here. Feeling that joy of creating and sharing gives me appreciation for my fellow bloggers. I love seeing how the creative … Continue reading Blogging with friends →

You react from fear, but you respond from Love. The more you notice fear operating in your life, the more chances you have to notice your willingness to release it. The more you notice your willingness to release fear, the more you respond rather than react. A beautiful thing happens when you respond from Love. … Continue reading Allowing personalities the space to transform →

I address "you" in this post. When I do that, I'm taking dictation from the inner voice about something I am learning. A bubble is floating up to the surface. It contains healing. In any situation in which you feel strife, within yourself, between you and another, there is an opportunity for healing. It's possible … Continue reading Bubbles →

I don't fix anything. That which is already fixed, the only fixed and stable thing--Love--is the only fixer. The fixing comes through me when I get out of the way. I notice. I allow. I notice fear arising. I notice how any negative emotion is another form of fear. I notice a temptation to attach … Continue reading I don’t fix anything →

When I release into the now moment, I drop my identity. I drop your identity, too. I drop all sense of obligation and demand, so this leaves both of us free. It leaves me free to see the strength in you, the light in you, and when I see this in you I see this … Continue reading The now moment →

As I mentioned in a previous post, I find that public spaces are very intense for me, but today I had a breakthrough, inspired by someone who was filled with joy at seeing the joy in others. I'm finishing my Christmas shopping still. As I entered the mall today, I was guided through a meditation … Continue reading Giving and receiving meditation →

If I can't hear and feel and smell and taste the quiet luminosity of the gem within you, then I'm the one being loud.   If you are reading the Love’s Beginning book, here is the next post: 6.2 Conversations