And Now For Something Completely Different

I have something burning deep within that needs to be said. So here goes:

All the divisive issues in the world form a sticky web, and unless we begin to see this as a collective, no amount of protest, bill-passing, or incarceration will free us from this gummy trap. We continue to be asked to pick a side, to align with the "right" side of history. We're being told that this is a war, and maybe it is. My true nature certainly feels at war with who conditioning and society are asking me to be. Perhaps if there is a "side" to choose, it’s the side that embodies our truest selves.

However, I am not speaking to one particular side here because the web, like any web, must be built from one side to the other. The harder we fight and struggle within the web, the stronger it becomes.

It is time for something completely different. A fierce and cleansing love that resides deep within us all is asking to rise up so that we may gather together, free of sides and free of fear.

The love I am describing knows nothing of finger-pointing or divisions; it understands that staying divided only keeps us small and alone.

This love recognizes that division perpetuates a cycle of "us vs. them," a cycle that has been ingrained in the grooves of our existence for centuries and has kept us playing small. We are at a crossroads as love asks us to walk down a different path and do things differently this time.

Imagine the power we could create if we joined hands (literally and figuratively) and radiated a warrior light out into the world, then back into our sacred hearts. What if, instead of screaming, blaming, and taking our anger to the streets, we gathered there from all sides with one purpose: to deliver the most powerful love in existence? This love could dissolve the sticky web in an instant.

For many of us, this moment feels like the end. I say this—for anyone reading these words and for myself—what feels like the end could very well be the beginning of a new way of being. A new way that empowers us to become the truest versions of our beautiful selves, embodying the understanding that we are far more powerful than we believe ourselves to be.