Art by Jon Marro
“On this day, the Autumn Equinox, we are in perfect balance between light and dark. As we straddle this threshold time, you may be experiencing both an expanded sense of self alongside some painful contractions into a familiar darkness. It may help to remember that sometimes we are plummeted into our darkest depths precisely because we have elevated our ceilings on Love. Our demons appear most ferociously when they feel threatened by a new attitude. So please consider your contractions are actually validations of where you are bravely digging into your own substrate to unearth those limiting patterns and, in releasing them, revealing a greater capacity for belonging and joy.” Keep going, Toko-pa
Art by Kelly Louise Judd
Source of post ~ Dreamwork with Toko-pa
“Immersed in what some call “consensus reality,” one’s very sanity comes into question for believing the principles of interbeing. We are permitted to entertain them as a kind of spiritual philosophy, but when we start making choices from them, when we start living them even ten percent, people begin to question our sanity. We may even question our own. Alongside the self-doubt comes a profound feeling of alienation. Just this morning I heard ten seconds of a news segment on immigration reform. An image sprang to mind of a vast apparatus of fences, checkpoints, ID cards, paperwork, interviews, borders, security zones, and official “status,” and I thought, “Wait a minute – isn’t it obvious that Earth belongs to everyone and to no one, and that there should be no borders? Isn’t it hypocritical to make life unlivable somewhere through economic and political policies, and then to prevent people from leaving that place?” The two sides of the debate don’t even mention that viewpoint, so far outside the bounds of respectable thought it lies. The same is true of practically every issue of public controversy. Isn’t it insane to think that I am right and everyone else is wrong? In a way, it is insane – insofar as sanity is a socially constructed category that serves the maintenance of dominant narratives and power structures. If so, it is time to be insane together! It is time to violate consensus reality.” ~ Charles Eisenstein — The More Beautiful World our Hearts Know is Possible
A shot from the Climate March in NYC yesterday. Beautiful to see the people of this country standing together to help protect the Planet.
Photo: Michael Polard
Bob Blackley’s birthday is a good day for his neighbors in Winston-Salem, NC. Every year on his birthday, for the last 3 years, Bob has stood on a street corner handing out money to strangers. The first year, it was $700, then $750, and now $800. That’s a $5 bill for 160 people. Bob doesn’t care who the people are, or what they plan to do with the money. He says, “Anything they want, if it puts a smile on their face, it’s theirs.”
“There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.”
~ Khalil Gibran
“If we can invoke Peace and then offer it to somebody else, we will see how Peace expands from one to two persons, and gradually to the world at large.” ~ Sri Chinmoy
Happy International Day of Peace!
“If I can’t dance to it, it’s not my revolution.” ~ Emma Goldman
Photo taken during the mass protests in Turkey.
This 6 minute video tells the story of the Bishnois people, a peaceful nature loving community and the earliest known people to practice non violence in protection of the Earth.
Thanks to Films for Action for this post.
“As long as we are persistent in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.” ~ Denis Waitley
Art by Sam Nagel
“Never assume that you have attained Truth. Don’t make any claim to knowledge. Form no conclusion or evaluation concerning Truth. The minute you do, your downfall is assured. Whenever you imagine you know something, you cease being open to the living exploration. You have closed a door and cut off the oxygen to the breathing Truth.” ~Mooji
Under The Blue Door 