Mark opened our conversation with a meditation around grounding and connecting. (The meditation starts at 2mins and ends at 9mins)

Valerie shared that during the meditation she received clarity around how we need to rise above and as we connect to the powerful Source energy it is so important to remain grounded in the here and now and observe and remain open to all that is happening on a personal level and on a collective.  In this allowing we are able to learn and grow and  express it out into the world that becomes beneficial for all.  Bringing to mind an Aboriginal proverb –

“We are all visitors in this time, this place.

We are just passing through,

Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love … and then we return home.”

Cindy reminded us of the planetary shifts and how these shifts can affect us all, it is important not to move into the drama that presents itself in our families, friends, community and the world but to bring our focus back within.  We are privileged to be experiencing this incarnation and all are learning big lessons and notice how our human species is reacting to the lessons and we need to focus on the GOD within all of us and as we do we then can bring this vibration down and ground it in our way of being in the world.  As we examine the differences around we need to view all sides and work with compassion and empathy, love without judgement, with Mark emphasising that the Course in Miracles teaches we are here to perform miracles.

Jen contributed to conversation around the fact that there is always light and dark and as humans we continue to face the challenge of co-existing and that the conversations that are emerging  presently are important and we need to hold our equilibrium and perspective.  Discussions flowed as Cindy raised a conversation that she had over the past few days around her focus on South Africa, noting we have it all here and our foreign policy should change and how we should only use people in positions within our own country.  She was reminded that she was repeating Donald Trumps ideas for America.  Alex raised the difficulty that has arisen in the world how government policies have created a trend which is that of Internal fighting and then there is no need to weaponise against other nations as they benefit from the left and right factions in their own countries that keep them in power.  Noting that Trump is a symptom of something that has happened before and that his Presidency has created some good change and possibly Biden would take the world back to the status quo and all would  bury our heads in the sand instead of focusing on what has been learnt in last four years and possibly allow for a different system to arise, as the system that has existed is broken.

Jen moved conversation to discuss how the eruptions in the world comparing it to a raging fire on the earth which then allows to new shoots to spring forth from the charred land.

Cindy referred to the world pandemic as a raging fire and we need to focus on the opportunities and get excited that this will bring forth change and new growth.

Mark reminded us as how generations have been told not discuss politics or religion and yet these conversations may be difficult but important to have as not all conflict needs to be viewed as negative and as we have them new ways can be found.  Noted as a new arising.

Jen ended our discussion relating a story from Australia around a tree that had been used by indigenous people for decades and was in the way of new development and was cut down.  The young son of an indigenous women collected the seeds from this tree and all the children will plant these seeds and a new generation will see them grow.

As we connect to the new seeds with JOY we will see the new growth.