| At this time of monumental change on Earth, the | | | | to avoid feeling the pain. |
| challenges of life have become more accelerated, and | | | | Healing from despair and the loss of hope is a |
| there are a growing number of people who are | | | | process, and it generally does not happen overnight. |
| experiencing despair and a loss of hope. | | | | What is needed to sustain us during these times, is a |
| The activation of greater spiritual light on the Earth | | | | source of love that can be present with us |
| has created a shift of awareness and priorities within | | | | consistently through the turbulent ups and downs of |
| the collective consciousness of humanity, and has | | | | emotion that we are experiencing. |
| intensified the process of individual and global | | | | All of us are human and imperfect, and it may be |
| purification. This massive cleansing process is creating | | | | that our friends, family members or counselors are |
| great upheaval for so many people. | | | | not always able to always hold a consistent presence |
| As this process is becoming more accelerated on all | | | | of love for us during difficult times. Everyone on |
| levels, so are the challenges and transformations we | | | | Earth is being affected by the greater intensity of |
| may go through. We may encounter situations of | | | | spiritual light, and they are also in a healing process. It |
| challenge and difficulty that feel so extreme, that we | | | | is helpful if we can cultivate an inner connection with |
| do not know how we are going to get through them. | | | | spirit that can sustain us through good times and bad. |
| Whether it be the loss of a loved one, a sudden | | | | It is always a good idea to cultivate an inner |
| illness, living through a natural disaster, a sudden loss | | | | connection with spirit, for the divine source of all |
| of our income and livelihood, or any other number of | | | | love, light and life is available to us at all times to |
| painful situations, there are times When life becomes | | | | provide comfort, support and nurturance no matter |
| so challenging that we are overwhelmed with | | | | what else is going on in our lives. The stronger this |
| emotions of grief, anger, and despair. "Why did this | | | | connection with the divine becomes within us, the |
| happen to me?" we ask, and it may be that we | | | | more will be possible to receive in the way of |
| cannot feel any answer, or any sense of inner | | | | blessing, grace and healing. |
| comfort in the midst of our pain. | | | | When we are feeling overwhelmed with pain, despair, |
| At times like these, often our emotions are so | | | | or the loss of hope, it may not be possible for us to |
| intense that it is not possible to feel anything positive. | | | | extricate ourselves from the depths of emotion by |
| It is not possible to imagine living through until | | | | ourselves. In this situation, joining with others can be |
| tomorrow. It is not possible to believe we will ever | | | | of great benefit. Whether it be a support group, a |
| feel whole again. | | | | healing relationship, or a close friendship, being willing |
| What is needed at times like this, is the healing | | | | to ask for and receive help will activate and |
| presence of love. Love is the healer which can mend | | | | strengthen the presence of love in your own being |
| broken hearts and heal all wounds. Love is available at | | | | and within those who are available and willing to help. |
| all times from the divine, and also from within us and | | | | One of the most potent experiences of despair is |
| around us. Love is the very fabric of physically | | | | the way it feels endless, and intractable. It pervades |
| manifest life on Earth, and though most of us do not | | | | all our senses and creates a feeling of hopelessness. |
| yet perceive the presence of love in this way, it is | | | | Because it feels as though it will never end, we feel |
| growing stronger and is now more and more present | | | | there is no reason to go on. Despair can sit like a |
| in tangible ways in daily life. | | | | cloud in our body, our mind and our emotions. While |
| Love can come in many forms into our lives, in the | | | | we are in it, it feels as though there is nothing else. |
| comforting embrace of a friend or family member, in | | | | What happens through the presence of love, is that |
| the prayers and good wishes of even those we are | | | | the divine light that is a natural part of love, begins to |
| not personally connected with, or in the presence of | | | | dissolve the cloud of despair. It can happen slowly or |
| God that we may be able to feel in quiet times. Love | | | | quickly, but it does happen if you are able to find |
| can also be felt in the warmth of a relationship with a | | | | within yourself the willingness to reach out for love. |
| beloved animal friend, or by being in a pristine natural | | | | Love heals all, and transforms even the most intense |
| environment where you can feel the majesty and | | | | pain, if we can allow it. It is the path through despair, |
| grace of God's creation. | | | | and through love hope returns and can be felt in the |
| When we are in severe pain, often it is not possible | | | | heart, the mind and the body. We feel lighter, clearer, |
| to feel or respond to love right away. If more love | | | | more open and more alive. We can feel the new |
| comes our way, it may trigger a flood of our deeper | | | | arriving into our consciousness, bringing forth blessings |
| emotions, causing us to cry harder, or feel angrier or | | | | we never could imagine, the blessings that come |
| more despairing. We may try to isolate ourselves and | | | | from God's love. |
| hide from the pain, and hide from those who love us | | | | |