Hope Johnson's Wisdom Dialogues

Defenseless Joy | Wisdom Dialogues @ Bullhead City | November 15, 2025


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Ever notice how a tiny flicker of defensiveness can take over a whole room? We start with a simple family Bible study and follow that thread into the heart of spiritual practice: dropping the need to be right, relaxing the body, and letting forgiveness do what debate can’t. From there, we unpack projection with clear, grounded examples—approval seeking with a parent, the urge to “save” someone at our own expense, even a playful moment with a thermometer reporting whatever the mind expects.

I share why true guidance arrives when we stop striving and start relaxing, and how “spiritual family” isn’t a club but a felt alignment that lifts everyone involved. We look at sickness and pain as symbols without causes in the world, and we reframe prayer: not “send peace over there,” but “help me see truly right here.” When we withdraw causes from the world, fear loosens its roots. Miracles become involuntary recognitions that none of the story’s content is ultimately true, and actions flow naturally—sometimes offering help, sometimes setting clean boundaries—without guilt or self-sacrifice.

We also wade into charged territory—politics, punishment, even the question of forgiving the unforgivable—to show how judgment boomerangs as self-attack. “Turn the other cheek” becomes a demonstration of invulnerability, not submission. The throughline is authorship: you’re not at the mercy of events; you’re meeting your own projection and choosing again. That choice is simple and immediate: defend the illusion, or rest in the love that never left. If you’re ready to trade striving for serenity, pity for joyful giving, and argument for true communion, this conversation offers a practical path back to peace.

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