We are, each of us, a part of a greater whole. Often we are not aware of the energetic connection joining us to all things, considering ourselves, instead, separate and aloof. From time to time we get shocked back into the reality of our essential unity. It can take an entire lifetime to arrive at a point of realizing our interconnectedness, yet it is also possible, if we allow ourselves a space in time, for it to happen in an instant...

Coming to understand the power of our subconscious mind and how it affects our conscious life and sense of well-being can be a challenge. However, as parents it is a very interesting power to embrace and understand as we help our children establish happy lives. Here are some examples from my own life to help …

I remember seeing a story on the news a few years ago. A young boy had fallen into the gorilla habitat at a zoo. The fall apparently knocked him unconscious. His parents and a crowd gathered round watched, holding their breath as the female gorilla approached the child. To everyone’s amazement, rather than harming him as they feared, she picked him up tenderly, and took him into her living quarters where she tended him until the zoo keepers (with whom she was familiar) came to take him. Who among us watched that story without shedding just a few sweet tears? I wondered, if she hadn’t known and trusted the zoo keepers who came for the boy, would she fiercely have protected him? Did we anthropomorphize the gorilla, projecting human maternal qualities onto her? Or did we simply bear witness to Goodness, emerging in the animal kingdom? I think it was the latter. I think when we see Goodness, it moves us to the core of our being. Perhaps more than any other principle, it reminds us of who we are.

“Beloveds, When you listen for our voices and for the communications we place on your paths, you give us the opportunity to tell you once again how very much we love you. We are here to assist you on your way each moment of your lives. Each and every one of you has been walking …

“Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect”. – Ralph Waldo Emerson To me, being alive and vibrant at this time in history, at the end of the old and the beginning of a new century, is awe-inspiring. You may or may not have this same view as we move collectively …