Mood:  hug me

I shall be reading this today at my fathers funeral.

Rachael xxx

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

an excerpt from chapter 27

You would know the secret of death.

But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life?

The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil the mystery of light.

If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life.

For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.

In the depth of your hopes and desires lies your silent knowledge of the beyond;

And like seeds dreaming beneath the snow your heart dreams of spring.

Trust the dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.

For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun?

And what is to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?

Only when you drink form the river of silence shall you indeed sing.

And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.

And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.

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"Hope is the dream of a soul awake." ~ proverb

Dear Peace-makers and Friends,

Today we invite you to pause for a moment and reflect on the Power of Hope.

Hope is one of the 12 Noble Powers^(R) all human beings possess. Hope is a fundamental virtue found in every world religion, alongside love and faith. It is the seed of possibility that stokes our imaginations and sustains our visions for Peace.

What is this force called Hope, and what is it for?

Essentially, Hope is a way of navigating the future, a means for transcending the darkness and limitation of the present day. Hope is not born for that which is easy or certain. It knows there are challenges and a price to pay. Hope is tough and audacious and often unreasonable. Hope dares to believe despite what it sees.

Hope for the future is a life force in itself. Physicians and caregivers affirm that hope can make the difference between who recovers and who doesn't, who lives and who dies.

Whether you are dealing with a serious illness, facing a financial challenge or living in conditions that make life difficult to bear, hope can be the difference between surviving and thriving or succumbing to fear and pain. You may feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and nearly ready to give up. Yet, with hope and even a small chance for improvement, you can summons the strength to rise up and carry on.

As we enter this season of Peace and Thanks-Giving, may you nurture this capacity for hope within yourself:

• Visualize your desired outcomes;
• Read stories of triumph and courage;
• Spend time with resilient people;
• Take one action to improve your life TODAY.

You can also be a source of hope for others by reaching out in your community and by choosing gifts that make a difference for it's creator as well as it's receiver. These exchanges of hope represent a world of opportunity and dignity to women and families in need. It is one of the simplest and nicest ways we have found to make Peace the way we live, and a reason we give.

Wishing you Peace, Hope and Love everyday,

Kimberly King & Brent Bisson
And The Peace Company Team www.ThePeaceCompany.com

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Mood:  a-ok

Life is a Gift

Gill Edwards

In recent years, a tumultuous period of change in my personal life slowly led to a profound shift in consciousness.* I came to understand what unconditional love really means. I began to live from that cosmology, and see how it can transform our lives. And I still feel like a butterfly which has emerged from a dark cocoon, fluttering my brightly coloured wings in a warm summer garden.

Our cosmology is the foundation stone of our lives – personally and globally. It shapes our personal relationships, our mental and physical health, and our sociopolitical systems. In Life is a Gift, I explore three worldviews which govern our lives: namely that life is a trial, life is an accident, or life is a gift. I've been battling with these inner cosmologies for decades – and seeing them mirrored in other people – while aiming to live from the only cosmology which supports our health and well-being, loving relationships and world peace, which is seeing life as a gift.

Love vs judgment
When you see life as a trial – a view promoted by patriarchal religion and much New Age philosophy – you believe that the purpose of life is to ‘perfect' yourself. That you are here to prove yourself worthy (often through self-sacrifice), to learn lessons and to grow. And if something bad happens, you're being tested, have bad karma or somehow ‘messed up' as a reality-creator. The underlying message is that there is something wrong with you (or the world) that needs to be fixed. This cosmology is based upon judgment, or conditional love. It means that your priority becomes being good and perfect in the eyes of others. Or expecting others to be good in your eyes. You develop an inner critic who keeps you (and others) in check. You are vulnerable to workaholism, codependency and other addictions. You feel guilt-ridden or insecure – or at best, self-righteous – and inner peace is almost impossible.

My training as a clinical psychologist encouraged me to focus on what is ‘bad or wrong' – faulty dynamics, personal issues and traumas, or dysfunctional systems – and to seek growth and change. In other words, to see life as a trial. But while we blame, criticise or point a finger at what we see as wrong or inadequate – however well-intentioned we are – we are stuck in judgment. We're at the same level of consciousness as those who invade countries and drop bombs, who invariably see themselves as ‘in the right'. We are not seeing through the eyes of Love.

Make your heart sing
When your cosmology reflects a Universe based upon unconditional love – when you see life as a gift – it is a powerful tool for liberation. It beckons you through a sunlit gateway into a new and expansive world. You deeply know that your goodness and worthiness are never in question, and that this is a planet of free will. This means there are no right or wrong choices. And that the purpose of life is not growth – or even world service – but joy. Then you choose whatever makes your heart sing and spirit dance.

I believe that this age of awakening is primarily about shifting towards unconditional love. This means reclaiming our power and responsibility as co-creators. It means realising that your happiness and inner peace never depend upon what happens ‘out there' – since that is conditional love. You have to change how you feel from the inside out. Once you really ‘get' this, you are much nicer to be around. You are more loving, appreciative, inspiring and joyful. You see solutions rather than problems. You think like the Universe. Then what happens ‘out there' changes. What is more, you naturally make a loving contribution to the planet.

Life is an eternal journey
Seeing life as a gift also means knowing that the Universe/God is forever evolving. Life is an eternal journey, so we can never reach our destination. The world will never be perfect, or it would become a stagnant pond. We will always have new dreams to reach for, and fresh challenges to face. And that is perfect in itself. Contrasting experiences are essential in an evolving Universe – even when they seem dark and troubling – and are helping us to fulfil our personal and global dreams. In a loving Universe, everything is always unfolding perfectly.

Earlier this year, I was sitting at the foot of Mount Sinai – where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments – in a state of incredible joy and bliss, when I heard an inner voice speak: ‘Two thousand years ago, Jesus came with a message of unconditional love – but few were ready to hear it. Humanity is now ready to receive that message. As a wayshower for this new era, you will now be offered Ten Invitations to humanity as an alternative to the Ten Commandments – invitations based upon a spirituality of unconditional love, which restores the divine feminine. This period marks the dawning of a new heaven and a new earth.'** Afterwards I was in such rapture that I felt like an angelic being. As I returned home to the Lake District with the Ten Invitations, that extraordinary joy stayed with me, along with a thrilling sense of anticipation for what lies ahead – for me, for you and for our world.

Posted by angel-healing at 12:22 PM BST

Updated: Thursday, 6 September 2007 1:00 PM BST

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