A Love Letter to My Soul Family

I don’t know you yet in this life, but I love you. You see, I couldn’t sleep this evening and I decided to meditate instead. As I did so, I imagined the vivid sunset that I experienced a few days ago, and my depleted heart was restored by that image. I was reminded that Nature brings me back to my center when I am open to receive her. Always, I’ve been brought back to inner peace when I am able to look past the chaos and simply contemplate the beauty all around me.

It’s not always easy, I know.

I know.

Tonight, however, as I felt my spirit expand with the beauty of that remembered sunset, I found myself flooded with gratitude for having been given this brief gift. I thought, “I wish that others who are suffering right now could experience this with me.” Immediately, I was compelled to write this letter for just one person, maybe a handful, who might need this moment of stability.

There are times when the world feels like it’s overrun by greed, violence and apathy. Maybe, for just a moment, you feel alone in your empathy, as if you are only one of a few who can see the ugliness and destruction. Know this: you are not alone. Those who inflict suffering upon others want you to feel isolated, hopeless, and defeated. If you are feeling alone right now, and stumbled upon this message, know that this is the hand reaching for you in the darkness to tell you that you are not alone. You and all of your efforts are cherished and appreciated. You are seen for all of the hope that you put into the world simply by existing.

Imagine that we sit across a simple table with a cup of tea in our hands and connection in our hearts.

If you can, close your eyes, take a deep breath and then blow out some of that grief and tension with your entire breath. Eject it from your body and know that, in that quiet space, I am sending you a seed of light for you to accept into your wearied heart if you so wish.

Perhaps we are miles away. Perhaps continents and languages and time zones lie between us. Know that the distance is of no importance. Imagine that I smile into your eyes as I remind you that where love resides, there is no division.

May you hear the whispers of my hope for you and sense the love of my heart that is tenderly embedded within that seed of light. May you feel a little less alone, a little less helpless, and a little more loved while you sit in this space with me.

For this brief, shimmering moment in time, I am with you. You are with me. We are soul family.