At the heart of existence, beyond the realm of time and form, there is a profound truth: we are all One.
All that we see, touch, and feel, all is woven from the same sacred thread. This thread is Love…..pure, unconditional, and eternal. It is the creative force of the universe, the soul of all things.
When we carry pain…..whether it is the weight of old wounds, unspoken grief, or the ache of longing….it is easy to think that in releasing it, means casting it onto others, often the people our hearts are most open to, for it is those we most love that mirror the deepest aspect of pain within.
We project our hurt onto those around us, believing that by dumping the burden, we will be freed.
But here lies a deeper, spiritual truth: to harm another, to pass on our pain, is to harm the very web of life itself. In reality, there is no “other,” no separation between us and the world we inhabit.
Every soul is a reflection of the sacred, every life form is an extension of the same Love that flows through our own being. To inflict suffering upon another is to wound ourselves, for we are not apart from one another, but part of the same sacred whole.
When we project our pain outward, we are simply adding to the collective sorrow that binds us all together in this human journey.
True healing does not come from casting away our suffering, but from surrendering it to the sacred Light of Love that resides within. It comes from looking inward, facing the shadows of our pain, and offering them up to the eternal Love that is always present, always embracing.
In this surrender, we dissolve the illusion of separation and reconnect with the Source from which we all come.
When we heal ourselves in this way, we do not simply relieve our own suffering; we contribute to the healing of the world. As we heal our hearts, the hearts of those around us are healed.
The collective pain of humanity lightens, and the sacred flow of Love, unimpeded, restores the world.
In the end, the more we align ourselves with the force of Love, the more we realize that we never need to cast our pain outward.
The pain, when surrendered in grace, transforms into the very light that can heal all things…..within us, and in the world. And this, dear soul, is the way of Love: to heal ourselves is to heal the world.
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