Those poems are beautiful and touching. So meaningful.
My heart broke for Joe during the debate when he said, “My son, my son, my son”. He was being berated about Hunter and was trying to get out a sentence, under terrible distraction and attack and with such pain.
All our prayers and spirit love are helping him, though, without a doubt.
May EVERYONE currently battling covid be surrounded by love and healing light. May those worried about being exposed to Covid find peace, good health and know they are held in love and healing light. May those worried about loved ones, our nation and her leaders know that they too are loved and being head in light.
Our country needs so much healing and love right now. May all feel that beautiful energy. May everyone in the world feel that loving and healing energy.
May we all feel the love of a host of angels right now. We are never alone.
Tonight at 5 pacific/8 eastern I am holding the Circle of Light meditation. The link is in the event in the side bar. Come! Soothe your soul, sending loving kindness to your self, your loved ones and all who need it. Get healing from the Circle, send light to our democracy. Click here and scroll down for the link. https://www.jeannemayell.com/event/circle-of-light-mondays/
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I am pretty sure everyone on this site will like this video, and other video's on this site.
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Sustainable Human
posted an episode of Personal Growth & Transformation
I'm one of those fossils who still gets an actual paper newspaper in the mornings. There was a column there today which I felt had a valuable message.
Most everyone here is empathic to one degree or another in the sense that we can detect the emotions of others. But do we go farther, and try to understand the source of these emotions? Doing so could do wonders to heal the divisions amongst humanity. The column was the health column by Drs. Oz and Roizen. One of the most pertinent statements is the following:
"The secret ingredient in happiness, health, community, achievement, heck — even in a good meal — is care. You can't have quality without care. And you can't have real care without empathy. That's the ability to not just sympathize but to actually see a situation or circumstance from another's point of view — to get what they get, see what they see and understand what they feel from their perspective, even when it disagrees with yours."
To do as the good doctors advise, it is necessary to move from feeling the emotions via one's right brain to analyzing the "why" of those emotions with the left brain, then move those "whys" back to the right brain to feel WHY the feelings are as they are. Only then can we truly "get it". Only then can we truly empathize in a deeper way. Note that we don't have to agree with a person to "get it". But until we "get it" we can never hope to bridge the gap between us.
I live in a bright blue neighborhood in a blue county in a swing state. I love my neighborhood but it is a political echo chamber. However, the county is surrounded by red. Thus I do encounter many people with opinions different from mine. I "code switch" a lot. This can be done without compromising values. Expressing empathy for someone's feelings and then -- if appropriate-- diplomatically and gently disagreeing, can help to heal divisions and elevate consciousness (at least in a small way)-- or so I like to believe. But one CANNOT do this diplomatically until one understands where the other person is coming from.
This starts with empathy that is not only emotional, but also intellectual. Our brains have two halves-- let's engage both. They can work symbiotically.
Here is a link to the entire piece by Oz and Roizen: (The link is from a paper in Texas- not where I live- but just the first online version I found):
I'm going to try to make it to the meditation tomorrow; I really need it. Today was awful in terms of feeling like I'm not moving forward in life because of the way my body has failed me plus my continued social isolation. Even the smallest things deliver intense emotional pain or just hollowness; seeing someone ride a bike, or jogging, or walking and talking with a group of friends (while masked). These are all things I can't do or just have trouble doing. I understand that today is the first day of Mercury retrograde, and that is probably heightening my emotional pain. And my longing and sense of loss is part of my healing process; it's a way for me to start calling back capacities from other timelines and lifetimes. Despite this knowledge, the process is still really, really hard, more so because it's always attended by the thought "What if I'm wrong? What if all I have ahead of me is linear decline?"
@coyote I don’t know how you feel and I wish I could help you. I’ll start by saying you are loved and are so vital, even if you don’t feel that way. You are. If you can please don’t let the doubts creep in. I’m going to pray for you right now and I know that many here will send you their love and light. We are here for you. Peace and love to you. ❤️☮️
It sounds like you are grieving Coyote. Maybe today was a grieving day, or maybe a week of grieving has begun and maybe yes, it is connected to how our planets are alined, or maybe not. Who really knows?
It makes total sense that seeing someone riding a bicycle would cause you emotional pain. Same thing with having a conversation with masks on. it must be challenging at best right now That totally and completely sucks.
How frustrating that Covid makes everything you are dealing with more difficult. It is not fair that you are faced with challenges that few will ever know. It is not fair that you are doing so at such a young age and with such a bright and inquisitive mind. A mind that yearns to break free of physical impediments and explore the world in the way you long to do so.
You have every right to grieve Coyote.
The only words I have to offer are these.
Always know you are loved here. You are family, by choice. Not because you are a blood relative, but because we have gotten to know you. Your mind, your observations, your fears, your kindness, your insight, your courage, your determination, your vision, your strength, and all of the characteristics that make up the beautiful person of Coyote, whom we love so much. You have taught us lessons no one else could teach to us. You have made us better individuals.
We may not understand all of your feelings because we have not walked in your shoes, yet there is much we can and want to do with you. We can grieve with you in your sorrow. We can rise with you as your climb mountains and hold you in love as you as you face your fears. We will loudly shout with joy as you celebrate special moments and encourage you as you walk whatever path you travel in life. There is not a person in this community whom you haven't touched, whom you haven't impacted. You have opened your spirit to us all.
When your soul is in pain, we are too. We feel your pain tonight.
Trusting us enough to allow us to see the remarkable young man that you have become is a blessing. Feel our love wrap around you as a warm blanket of care and comfort as we also bless you in return.
You are not alone. We stand with you, always dear friend Coyote.