Darkness and Light

In the mailbox this rainy Monday morning…

There is the darkness ...but there is also a witnessing presence observing the darkness. There is also light and the same witnessing presence observing the light. Darkness, light, presence, observer. All One. Not two.

What we also cannot do is think we are alone. What we cannot do is lose faith. What we cannot do is give in or give up. There is so much at stake. Our minds, our hearts, our loved ones, our families, our hope, our wildly authentic lives. They’re all at stake. So, as this (new) week arrives, may your beautiful mind and tender heart lift you above the noise and the hate. May you quiet yourself and allow the beauty your mind can envision to be your guide moving forward. May the love in your heart that you were born with keep your faith in the possibilities of humanity. – Maria Shriver