I am discovering that in sharing ones' story, which often stems from adversity and the wisdom gleaned from the experience, a persons' light filled essence is revealed.  This is a true gift to behold. To share our truth with another, requires a willingness to be seen in an exquisite, mutual vulnerability. This is where our humanity mingles with the divine. Where we risk speaking of things that are meaningful…to allow space for all that needs to be expressed, released and healed.

I am surprised by the moments when my heart suddenly closes in on itself triggered by fear and ancient hurts. A reversal of thought resurrects hope carried on the current of every loving thought. To share in a common light hearted laugh or a willingness to go deep within another’s grief, we find the courage to greet ourselves.

I seek forgiveness from every person I have ever met, for the protective shell that I have donned, for the hurts I have blindly caused but see more clearly now, for the need of forgiveness that is the door to healing of every human heart, for I know we are meant for so much more.

I am learning that your story is not so different from my own and that our separateness is only an illusion. Our thoughts, the stories we tell ourselves become our beliefs but are not necessarily true and are often distorted perceptions.  We can choose a new story and a new way of being that blesses others and eases the immense, unnecessary suffering in our world.

I see that kindness is a most precious gift; one that is sorely needed, for we are surely all wounded healers; one to another. The problems of this world seem so complicated but the answer to every problem is extraordinarily simple; to give and receive even the smallest of kind gestures has the power to change the self-destructive trajectory of our world.

I understand that every thought I think creates war or peace. I choose my thoughts, I can choose anew in every moment.

Lord, let us choose peace.

 Shalom ~ Namaste ~ Shanti ~ Mir ~ Aloha ~ Anyoung Haseyo ~ Paz ~ Paix ~ Pace ~ Peace

Liz Sorensen Wessel

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