This has been a year where many have felt hopelessly divided.
A heavy focus on differences divides us. It puts common ground out of our reach.
Discovering similarities unites us.
Unite does not mean uniform. Uniform means exactly the same as.
Unite means come together.
From my work in 53 countries, I feel very united with all of humankind.
That doesn’t mean I’m the “same as…” for there is no one the same as me.
We are each completely unique. There is not, there never has been, and never will be anyone exactly like you.
As Dr. Seuss once said, “There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
Yet, the similarities that unite our unique selves as humankind are tremendous, they are strong and endure beyond lost empires and civilizations.
We all like it when someone makes us laugh
Smiles make us smile
We love
We like friends
We like a good meal
We love being understood
We want people in our life we can trust
We don’t like being lonely
We don’t like losing people we love
We bleed when we’re cut
We are all trying
And so many more beautiful things that bring us to common ground.
Yesterday was our winter solstice, the darkest day of the year. Today we celebrate the return of the sun, the lengthening of the days.
And so it is with our spirits.
Darkness outside does not reflect the light in our hearts which burns ever brighter this time of year.
As we close out the year, we retreat to the open arms of those who love us, to recharge and regenerate ourselves.
We refresh and renew ourselves to create the rocket fuel for the hopes and dreams of the new year.
This is a magical time, the time to turn off the mind, open heart and soul and fill them with those invisible qualities, like love and affection, that nourish our life force and enable us to create the future.
This is a time when communication becomes communion, when hearts touch hearts with the intimacy of affection and understanding.
These very beautiful life-giving forces are vital to being causative. They lift us up off muddy ground and put the wind beneath our wings so we can take to the air.
I wish you a most magical of seasons. May your body, mind and spirit, may all that is inside you, be deeply nourished to a satisfied fullness.
May you experience great joy from the many simple things that only happen in the magic of this time.
May love surround you as we welcome back the sun.
May you have a brilliant year ending – shining bright.
The world is waiting to see the light you will bring in the new year…
Be the cause!