“Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels,
simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing
energy.” -Sai Baba
It is 2-something in
the morning and I can't sleep. I keep waking—tossing from one side of the
bed to the other, opening my eyes and then shutting them tight—as if there is some
way to squeeze these horrific images from my mind. As if there is some way to un-know what I know. Pictures of terrified
tiny ones and their parents, in the midst of unspeakable tragedy.
Those in the wrong place at the wrong time—which, thank God, my children,
my babies, my precious ones, were not.
My mind tries to
understand, to make some sense. But I see that this isn't the part that
can make sense of such horror—this loud part that seems to want only to lie
down, head on the ground, and declare it all meaningless, to declare it all an enormous, unsolvable mess. This is the part that sees only tragedy, that feels
only a dark, powerless shakiness.
I know that I must
quiet this part, this noise, and drop to that still place where ugly stories
cannot live. I know this is my, this is all of our, point of power.
I see that we must hold hands and drop deep, deep into the depths of this
still, breathing, light-filled, embracing place together.
This body is too small
to hold it all
ancient stories—yours and mine
deep, deep wells
of tangled ache. The light
so very tired
of being pressed down, kept in
condensed.
Let's gather it up, this burning orb
of brightness
let it breathe, let it breathe
in our open palm. Until it warms away
the you
the me—the every thing
until there is only wordless river
of calm—lulling
lulling us
awake
We must allow this
river of calm, this burning orb of brightness to breathe in our open palm—no
hold back, no more hesitation. There is too much unthinkable tragedy, too many
places where the light, the love has been shut out. We cannot wait any
longer to burn away this you, this me—these stories, this mind that separates,
that divides and subtracts and kills and condemns—that sucks and squeezes the
breath out of love.
In the face of so
much tragedy, we cannot, we must not, allow fear or hate or more separation to
devour us. We cannot fuel the fear with more fear.
What can we do in the
face of such unthinkable tragedy?
Drop the unthinkable
stories.
Come to this very
moment with a love so big, so all-encompassing big, all else burns away.
Come with our hearts wide, wide open.
Come HERE NOW.
Breathe the deepest,
kindest, softest, most gentle breath.
Pray. Ask for
guidance.
Hold your little ones, your loved ones--every person & being on the planet--ever so close.
Give freely.
Hold your little ones, your loved ones--every person & being on the planet--ever so close.
Give freely.
Join hands, lean in
closer, look each other in the eyes--allow this blazing inferno of LOVE to burn, burn brighter than it ever
has before.
Wrap, embrace,
encircle this precious, hurting world in a giant halo of love.
Love is our point of
power. Love is our superpower.
What can we do in the
face of such unthinkable tragedy?
Love
Love
Love
Yes... This is what my soul needed to hear. Thank you, Julia.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for your words-
ReplyDeletelove is the only truth...
ReplyDeleteeverything else is illusion.
xoxoxo
Thank you dear friend. This has reached me to my core. I love you.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, dear Julia, for this beautiful post. It truly helped me to stop trying to make sense of it all, and just return to the center of it all, which is love. Thank you, friend, for your heart and voice.
ReplyDeleteI was up with you at 2, my friend. Today still, my words are few, but I just wanted to say thank you for your words. Thank you for reminding love, love, love...
ReplyDeleteIt's such a comfort to have all you beauties here with me. Thank you, always, for your precious warmth and love.
ReplyDeleteHealing hugs all around....
Sweet Julia,
ReplyDeleteThank you for this beautiful remedy for the hopelessness of grief. You’re light is shining here within me. I love that we share the same light…love…hope.
Our divinity united.
Love <3
Thank you so much. I am just now reading this but I wish I would have read it much, much sooner. Your words tapped right into the root of how I was feeling those first few days. Our minds want so badly to make sense of things.....but this just didn't make any kind of sense and I was unable to find any solace of any kind.It's all still here but the light is beginning to make it's way through slowly. Thank you again for your soothing words. I love you Julia.
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