We Are All One

Despite being a deeply spiritual person, I am not a supporter of organized religion. As a child I went to church regularly but growing up in Northern Ireland during the 70’s and 80’s, I loved the ritual but not the hyprocrisy. I enjoyed the sense of community but not the implicit separation from other communities my faith seemed to demand. Communities which, as I got older I realized, looked, sounded and suffered very much like mine.

Whist the ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland have ceased, it seems this message of separation and distrust of those who worship differently is more manifest in the world than ever. Why is it that around man's drive to understand the eternal questions of "Who are we?" and "Where do we come from?" that we so often learn to find difference and choose separation?

The new higher vibrational energy coming through at the moment is very much focused on the fundamental concept that “We are all One.” It calls for a spirituality beyond the confines of man’s designs and structures and his need to separate, judge and set himself apart. It asks him to replace fear with trust.  Replace his continual search for power, with a meaningful search for connection. It invites each and every one of us to make connection with the “Source” on a personal and profound level. It also asks that we understand and honour our connection with all other people, regardless of their faith, race or political persuasion.  Quite simply “We are all one.”

Anticipate Tomorrow

A while ago I had a lovely little client who was in her first year at primary school. When we finished up I asked her what she had on at school the next day. She looked at me as if I was mad, so I offered some suggestions – maybe she had reading, or numbers or sport. Again she looked at me in bemusement before saying, “Oh I don’t know. Every day is a surprise to me!”

Now maybe her teacher who spends hours planning her lessons would not have been overly impressed to hear that, but I thought what a wonderful way to live. 

For most of us life is so complicated that a lot of time is spent continually devising and revising our ‘to do’ lists. As we race around, checking off kids’ activities, completing work lists and meeting partner’s needs surely the last thing we need is to be surprised by something un-planned for.

But what if our lives are so over- agenda ridden that we are missing the subtle and gentle nudges of the universe to respond to its energy. Imagine what life would feel like if we waited with anticipation to see what tomorrow brings rather than dread that we won’t get through the workload. What if every so often we let a day surprise us?

Once when my daughter was about 10 she and I set off for a road trip without any plans as to where we were heading or where we would sleep that night. She was flabbergasted at first and took a while to relax but then she announced, “We must be on an adventure.”  Surprise, adventure, anticipation – we don't have to leave them behind in childhood.