Dear ones, this month I honor my sweetheart by sharing something he wrote:
I hope this letter finds you well and surrounded by things that bring you joy. I wanted to take a moment to reflect on something profound you asked: What’s the greatest power that love has?
To me, the greatest power of love is its ability to transform. It’s truly remarkable how love can reach into every corner of life and change it for the better. Let me share some thoughts on this.
First, love has the power to heal. Whether it’s emotional scars or even physical pain, love creates a space of safety and belonging. Then there’s love’s incredible ability to unify. It bridges divides, bringing people together no matter how different they may seem. Love fosters understanding and reminds us of our shared humanity, creating harmony where once there might have been conflict.
Love also empowers us in ways nothing else can. It gives us courage, resilience, and the strength to face challenges head-on. When you know you’re loved—or when you love deeply—it feels like there’s nothing you can’t overcome. And let’s not forget how inspiring love can be! It’s the force behind so many acts of kindness, creativity, and vision. Love inspires us to build, nurture, and protect, shaping a better world one act at a time.
But perhaps the most beautiful gift of love is its ability to illuminate. It reveals deeper truths about ourselves and the universe, connecting us to something greater. Love shows us how everything is intertwined, how we’re all part of a bigger, divine essence. In the end, love is the essence of life itself. It binds us together, helps us evolve, and lifts us higher. It’s a force that transforms, and I believe that’s its greatest gift.
Wishing you all the love and light the world has to offer.
Warmly, David
“There is nothing to fear but fear itself.” –FDR
“the peace that surpasses all understanding.”
The spiritual essence of The Work lies in its capacity to bring us back to a state of grace, where fear no longer defines us. Jesus’ assurance, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you,” becomes our lived reality when we turn around the fearful thoughts that separate us from this divine gift. Each turnaround allows us to see life through the eyes of love rather than fear. In this sacred practice, we discover that fear, when met with inquiry and faith, becomes a doorway to deeper spiritual growth, leading us into the freedom and trust that Jesus promised.
Once I was so attached to the belief that I needed love and approval from someone else, it took me 3 years in a relationship with a guy who regularly found fault with me, to finish The Work that set me free. When I was critisized I cried, and then I did a worksheet. Each time I felt freer, and more aware of the low self-esteem I had lived with most of my life. I grew to love myself, to accept and approve of myself. That guy was there to teach me by pushing my buttons, which sent me into self-inquiry. I left him finally, with love in my heart.
ps: It wasn't long before I found myself with someone who never faults me, and we've lived together in harmony for 9 years so far. Smile.
Lately I've been reading "Revelations", the last book of the Bible, and "Earth Changes", Edgar Cayce's explanations while in trance. Both books are helping me to understand what is happening in the world today. Some changes in the geography of the Earth are gradual, and natural, while others are caused by human disregard for our planet home. These are gathering strength and are obvious in weather extremes, famines, flooding, and disruptions among the animal and plant kingdoms. Also, there are greater extremes in politics, bad actors in power, confusion, fear, and destructive ideologies.
Everything boils down to cause and effect, the universal law. Along with all the "mess", there are enlightened causes, global determination to clean up the planet, wonderful advances toward humanitarian solutions and equality, etc. There was a song in the 60's, (can't remember who) that went "Last night I had the strangest dream, I ever dreamed before. I dreamed the world all agreed to put an end to war."
A reminder from the Christ to each of us to "Love God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself."
Who am I?
That is what I desperately wanted to know in 1972 as I was meditating on a sofa in a friend's home on Long Island, NY. Suddenly there was nothing but bright white light, everywhere, infinite. No "I", just the Light. Then I had a thought...and there was a "me" again. The thought was, "Do I have to come back?" But of course, with the thought I was back. But since then I've always known who I am (and who you are.) Still with plenty to learn and karma to balance out, but always knowing who we are.
Thinking about forgiveness: the key to happiness, extremely important in our awakening process. A huge help to me is The Work of Byron Katie. As I fill out the Judge-Your-Neighbor worksheet about someone I think has hurt me, all my beliefs about that person pour out in six statements that I can work on. When I question those beliefs (ask 4 questions & turn it around) several truths surface to show me a kinder way.
I've also found it very helpful to contemplate what I might have done in past lives. Like, maybe I was male warrior who felt entitled to beat or rape women, maybe in front of their children. My soul knows what I need to experience in this life to balance, or to fully understand past karma. And forgiving a person in this lifetime means also forgiving that person I once was in a past life.
How do I know I'm arguing with reality? First I notice the feeling; if it's negative, like fear, anger, sorrow, etc. then I ask myself what am I thinking? Actually thoughts create the emotion, but the feeling is like an alarm clock that yells, “Wake up!” The thoughts that argue with reality are the “shoulds and shouldn'ts” like “He should___. She shouldn't___. They should___. I shouldn't.” See statement 3 on the worksheet. When I believe these thoughts, I cause my own unhappiness, and I may need to do a worksheet to get free from that.
I am reminded that “Is is, and all the rest is story.” There is one universal law—the law of cause and effect. If you believe in reincarnation, then you understand that karma is that same law at play in human lives. Rather than arguing with reality, and judging ourselves and others, we can balance our karma with forgiveness and love. Then, with a clear mind, we do what is ours to do to contribute toward a more just and peaceful world.
As Edgar Cayce in trance often counseled, “Do what your hands find to do today.”
