October 31, 2022

We Are All Connected

20 minutes

When I am seeking inspiration or answers, I will sometimes let myself be guided to a book and, after taking a deep breath and focusing on what I'm searching for, open the book "randomly" to find a message for me or some inspiration for an article that I am writing..

As I did this, just now, I was led to the book Healing for the Age of Enlightenment by Stanley Burroughs. The page I opened to had this message:

"There is but one body and but one spirit. We are all an extension, or expression, of the Divine. We are all connected together with cords visible only through the spiritual sight. What affects one, affects the whole world and all its people. What we do to ourselves, we do to others. What we do to others, we do to ourselves."

This is why our words and thoughts are so important. What we emit into the world is picked up by others and it affects them as well. So if we go around spewing anger and judgment, that is what we are "feeding" others and their energy is affected. When we emit love, support, compassion, and understanding, this is what others receive and experience in our presence.

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About The Author

Marie T. Russell is the founder of InnerSelf Magazine (founded 1985). She also produced and hosted a weekly South Florida radio broadcast, Inner Power, from 1992-1995 which focused on themes such as self-esteem, personal growth, and well-being. Her articles focus on transformation and reconnecting with our own inner source of joy and creativity.

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