DIVE BENEATH THE SURFACE

In a world consumed by surface distractions, there’s a call to go deeper—to turn away from the noise and seek what truly matters. Beneath the superficial layers of life lies a depth that offers real freedom, wisdom, and peace. This journey inward begins with self-honesty and a willingness to see ourselves clearly.

So often, we are shaped by unconscious patterns—ways of thinking, feeling, and acting that have been ingrained since childhood. These patterns once served us as survival mechanisms, but as we grow, they can become prisons, keeping us stuck in old ways of being. Recognizing these patterns is a powerful first step toward breaking free. It’s about seeing the strategies we developed in response to pain or discomfort and realizing they are no longer needed.

Our culture often glorifies the external—success, achievement, and validation—while ignoring the richness of the inner world. This focus on the outer creates a fragmented, transactional way of living, where true wholeness is elusive. The solution is not found in more surface distractions but in a willingness to dive inward, to face ourselves with courage and tenderness.

Going within is not about grand gestures; it’s about soft, incremental steps. It’s about being honest with ourselves—acknowledging where we’ve been avoiding pain or truth and gently turning toward it. This kind of courage is not about force but about vulnerability. It’s the quiet strength of choosing to meet life as it is, rather than as we wish it to be.

When we commit to this inner exploration, something profound begins to happen. The deeper we go, the more we connect with our authentic essence. This connection radiates outward, transforming not only our inner world but also how we interact with others. Depth becomes our foundation, and from this place, we can meet life with integrity, compassion, and presence.

The invitation is simple but profound: go deeper. Beneath the noise and chaos of the outer world lies the gold of your being. It’s waiting for you to discover it.

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When your imperfections
Are known as perfect
And your wounds
Have become doorways
To a love greater
Than any wounding
Separation has been healed.

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There is a kind of beauty
In your soul
That longs to
Be brought into the world.

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Reassess your life
And see it as a mythic journey
Where even failure, wounding and heartbreak
Are seen as valuable 
For your soul's evolution.

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If sorrow arrives
Welcome it with grace
If joy should bubble up
Welcome it with open arms
If the past with all its woes
Should visit you
Greet it with a smile
And a warm embrace
Everything that comes 
Wants love
Only you can offer that.

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Each day the divine returns
Having never been anywhere
With the same invitation
To remember something
More true about ourselves
Than the incessant waves
Of thought and emotion

Each day we have the choice
How we respond
To that invitation.

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Jesus was one
Who transcended his time
And rose above the mayhem
And tribalism
He lived from his eternal nature
As love and awareness
This is the teaching, to seek
To do the same.

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You cannot carry
A bag of grievances
And a bag of freedom
At the same time
You can only carry
One bag.

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The call of the soul is simple
To know yourself ever deeper
To go beyond the superficial ego
And all its strategies
To see what drives you
What foundations the self is built on
And in seeing
To know the awareness
In which the self forms
Which is unconditional love.

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Empty your heart of grievance
Let it be filled with the divine
Eventually that love
Will pour out everywhere
Like an unstoppable spring.

I/we wish you many blessings always. Thank you for reading my outpouring over the year. Happy Christmas.