A young woman with her head down and a determined stance pushes a double stroller through a rumpled Ukrainian city. She has a backpack on and is towing a suitcase with her other hand. The twins look to be about three years old (the same age as my grandkids) and tears fill my eyes. How terrifying it must be to flee from home while your husband is engaged in defending your country, I think to myself. How can the news of the day be depicting a possible scenario where another world war is possible?
Spiritual people, I deeply respect, are saying that this time period is one where old paradigms of duality consciousness are being shifted into a future of unity awareness. But do we really need pandemics and wars to wake us up? I do believe our levels of compassion are being intensified and there is an outpouring of love for all involved. I know fear based thinking isn’t helpful, so I meditate and pray that the light from which we came spreads to everyone. May those who think violence is an answer to any problem be healed in their minds and hearts!
The spiritual path I follow comes from the book, A Course in Miracles. It contains 365 lessons that train our minds to overcome ego thoughts, and aims to return us to the love consciousness that we were created to be. One of my favorite lessons is number 97 ~ I Am Spirit.
In this lesson, it teaches us to remember who we really are, and to choose peace, especially if we are tempted toward any fear-based actions such as condemnation and vengeance. It tells us that ‘each time you practice, awareness is brought a little nearer at least, sometimes a thousand years or more are saved.’ When we ask for help to remember who we really are ~ this gift to our Creator will be ‘multiplied a thousandfold and tens of thousands more. And when it is returned to you, it will surpass in might the little gift you gave as much as does the radiance of the sun outshine the tiny gleam a firefly makes an uncertain moment and goes out. The steady brilliance of this light remains and leads you out of darkness.’
I look at all the times it seemed easier for me to choose my own petty warlike thoughts instead of forgiveness and peace, and I have a deep understanding of the dedication it takes to hold the light and peace during these trying times. I decide to double my efforts to surrender all fearful thoughts and choose love at all moments.
With an image of fireflies still with me from my daily lesson, I decide to open the Akashic Records of Firefly to see if they have insight for us. Here is what they had to say:
All life is created from the One Bright Light. We flash a reminder, but like you, it takes effort and knowledge to keep the brightness continuously lit. Burn away all lower energies to be transmuted back into light. Don’t dim your spirits with woe. Be willing to be steady in the light or we might just blink by as a reminder. We love you. Know that all of life is from the same beloved Creator. As you spread your light, the benefits fill the world with joy! Light is power and truth. We see it in your eyes.
May Ukrainian and Russian people be bathed in the love and light that is our true Spirit. May all souls feel healed, protected and nurtured in the Divine Grace of our Mother Father God! May peace on Earth as it is in Heaven be here for us all.
Pen Augustin is author of Waves of Light and The Priestess Tale series. Pen loves to give messages about how we can heal ourselves and bring balance to our beloved planet. Living near the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan, she enjoys spending time in nature and communing with the local wildlife.