Hear, Hear. But really; considering the heavy programming that has captured the minds of most Americans, do you really think people have a clue how to be the change we need to see in the world?
We the People hold all the power but most people just go along with the mainstream narrative. I think most people would like to take their power back as citizens but don't know how to. Like Dorothy and the Ruby slippers we need to be taught thow to use that power. This is why wayshowers like you and Bobby Kennedy Jr and other great minds in our time are so vital to our transformational shift that's coming. The leaders must be visionary healers who are awake and see the big picture to serve as a bridge between worlds ~ the old paradigm and the new. As ABRAHAM says,"There is never a crowd on the leading edge."
Indeed, Marianne is a Wayshower! Martha, a great word to describe her. And I think she's the best candidate since Bobby--I drove from my newspaper office through tears on my way home that day in 1968! So it's significant to support Marianne's voice in whatever surroundings she embeds--she's providing a great foundation of insights to help all realize a new, better path for sentient beings.
I recognize JFK and Bobby Kennedy to be true ones who cared about the well-being of the people of this country ( especially the poor the way
Bobby Kennedy did after his heart opening
Poverty Tour
which set in motion his going to bat for black people the way he did which won their trust) -- Both
JFK and Bobby saw through the corruption and were not about to go along with the program. It was JFK himself who said "There's another government behind this government running the government."
If Bobby Kennedy had not been assassinated there's no question he would've won the nomination and the presidency. I was a young teenager and I got up early that Saturday morning and took the bus down Fifth Avenue to Saint Patrick's Cathedral where Bobby was lying in state to pay my respects.
It was a deep and holy moment in my young life.
In
my comment above I was referring to Bobby Kennedy Jr who carries on their Vision and desire for Healing and Peace and freedom from tyranny in our country.
Marianne, your words are golden--nothing to dispute! When I go into situations these days, I remember your quick reminder: "Holy instant." Plus, the only way we can all live with true integrity, as you do so well, is to show up!
I have also adopted Brene Brown's three important words as my motto (even mantra) for every social setting: "Courage over comfort." I think those who are from privilege (many reading this Substack now) must come out of their comfort zones even more to help others because the majority of humanity struggles to survive.
I've always thought our spiritual purpose in being on Earth is to help others thrive instead of casting them aside as burdensome. So all of us, together, can manifest the glorious change you are seeking for all! You made a great post today, Marianne. Now we must find the best avenues to realize the dream. Kind regards, Joan
Marianne, I am a 70 year old retired businessman, registered nurse, educator and child advocate, and most importantly of
All...a first time grandfather of my beloved 2 year old granddaughter.
And I am Extremely Concerned over what is unfolding in this country.
There is NOTHING Good unfolding in America Right Now.
But that is a discussion for another day soon.
Right Now Marianne, you are wrestling with the decision of whether to revisit and participate once more, in an endeavor which you have twice before decided to halt. Once, four years ago, and just recently, 2 weeks ago.
It seems to me that all the noble quotes in the world only serve myself, when I am seeking to convince others. They have never been the reason and purpose for why I have chosen to do something, or to make the difficult choice. That impetus has Always Come from Within.
Perhaps envisioning Who You See Yourself as BEING - going forward in these later chapters of your life, may more clearly shed needed light on How to Best get there.
Because by Seeing your Purpose First...you then may more clearly determine How THAT Purpose will Best be Served.
Be well, and Thank you for your courage and your compassion.
So well said, Michael... I am 74 and resonate with what you say. Thank you. Blessings on discerning that Being and Purpose! Blessings on your 2 year old grandchild. May we change the world for the better!
Harper, my granddaughter has caused me to reassess Everything in Life.
She is a most remarkable being.
And I KNOW that Harper and many of her brothers and sisters and peers are going to Change EVERYTHING.
The future is Always immensely Bright when I am in her world.
I lost my best Friend and my Life companion of 45 blessed years... just five years ago.
My challenge Right Now is finding a way for Harper and her wonderful parents to Thrive while life all around us is shifting and crumbling - Most Necessary, yet uncertain and unsettling.
Michael, It is so, so heartening to hear that Harper lifts your Spirit and your Vision for the world. Yes, yes, yes….may the children brings us gifts and inspire us all to create that better world! ( I was at one point a Montessori directress for 2 1/2 -6 year old children and always loved what Dr Montessori espoused for them). They are such a light; reminding us of our own - bringing smiles and joy to our days! But such a challenge we have before us. It really calls us to go inward. I hear you.
Such a blessing to have had 45 wonderful years with a best friend and soulmate! I am sorry for your loss and hope you feel stronger and stronger every day in finding your way! 🙏🏻🦋💕
Nothing except millions of people who yearn for better. All we need to realize is the power we have if we simply set aside our petty differences and unite. Which I, quite frankly, think is inevitable. Got Faith? Got joy? Got love?
Once again Marianne, your eloquent words speak to and resonate with the inner core of my BEing! And your determination, commitment and pure gutsy you continue to put forth doing your own part in this battle for God, freedom, our country, humanity and the world inspires the hell out of me. Thank you, thank you, thank you. With your help over the years, I no longer serve the mind and now think with my heart where love resides - the greatest force in the universe.
Amazing, how just about everything has already been thought and done and written at some time in some form. Strangely comforting, too; the spiral in motion, offering new chances and higher levels of understanding, so we can try again. Thank you so much for sharing your journey.
Thank you, Marianne, for this profoundly motivational piece. It is so important that we all remember daily that - if we are not part of the problem - we are part of the solution. 🙏🌍❤️
“Well, big news: you’ll never feel ready to be your highest best self because of a voice in all our minds telling us we have no right to be. Yet make no mistake about it: that voice is the same thing holding back - and destroying - not only you, but our species and our planet. It is the inner darkness that’s reflected in our outer world.”
If we think of ourselves as a crummy sinners, we climb over each other. If we're sacred creatures we want to take care of the world and each other. One thing is to exhort people to be good, and it's another to tune them into coming from goodness. It's only 100 years since science showed us we are one humanity all evolving together, and not in a fixed universe on a dead rock for us to use. Humanity hasn't caught up with the implication of this as a miraculous process where everything is sacred -- no big god but all of us are godly. Pick up on the idea we need a new creation story here: "Delivering the Universe Story/Getting Serious About Changing the World": https://suzannetaylor.substack.com/p/delivering-the-universe-story.
Indeed! LIke coaching football players not to fumble has been shown to make them fumble more often; whereas coaching them to protect the ball reduces turnovers. Positive framing brings positive results.
Dear Marianne, THANK YOU so much for your wise words that encapsulate so much! You are a wonderful inspiration - calling each of us to follow our highest selves. Thank you for continuing to speak out! I have passed on your words to those precious to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Blessings in all that you do! May Love and Truth and Justice prevail!
Hear, Hear. But really; considering the heavy programming that has captured the minds of most Americans, do you really think people have a clue how to be the change we need to see in the world?
We the People hold all the power but most people just go along with the mainstream narrative. I think most people would like to take their power back as citizens but don't know how to. Like Dorothy and the Ruby slippers we need to be taught thow to use that power. This is why wayshowers like you and Bobby Kennedy Jr and other great minds in our time are so vital to our transformational shift that's coming. The leaders must be visionary healers who are awake and see the big picture to serve as a bridge between worlds ~ the old paradigm and the new. As ABRAHAM says,"There is never a crowd on the leading edge."
Indeed, Marianne is a Wayshower! Martha, a great word to describe her. And I think she's the best candidate since Bobby--I drove from my newspaper office through tears on my way home that day in 1968! So it's significant to support Marianne's voice in whatever surroundings she embeds--she's providing a great foundation of insights to help all realize a new, better path for sentient beings.
I recognize JFK and Bobby Kennedy to be true ones who cared about the well-being of the people of this country ( especially the poor the way
Bobby Kennedy did after his heart opening
Poverty Tour
which set in motion his going to bat for black people the way he did which won their trust) -- Both
JFK and Bobby saw through the corruption and were not about to go along with the program. It was JFK himself who said "There's another government behind this government running the government."
If Bobby Kennedy had not been assassinated there's no question he would've won the nomination and the presidency. I was a young teenager and I got up early that Saturday morning and took the bus down Fifth Avenue to Saint Patrick's Cathedral where Bobby was lying in state to pay my respects.
It was a deep and holy moment in my young life.
In
my comment above I was referring to Bobby Kennedy Jr who carries on their Vision and desire for Healing and Peace and freedom from tyranny in our country.
Marianne, your words are golden--nothing to dispute! When I go into situations these days, I remember your quick reminder: "Holy instant." Plus, the only way we can all live with true integrity, as you do so well, is to show up!
I have also adopted Brene Brown's three important words as my motto (even mantra) for every social setting: "Courage over comfort." I think those who are from privilege (many reading this Substack now) must come out of their comfort zones even more to help others because the majority of humanity struggles to survive.
I've always thought our spiritual purpose in being on Earth is to help others thrive instead of casting them aside as burdensome. So all of us, together, can manifest the glorious change you are seeking for all! You made a great post today, Marianne. Now we must find the best avenues to realize the dream. Kind regards, Joan
Your thoughts and actions, Marianne, inspire me to be a better person. Yes, Your efforts should be sung out into the world!!!
Thank you Marianne! Once again your words give me hope. 🙏
Marianne, I am a 70 year old retired businessman, registered nurse, educator and child advocate, and most importantly of
All...a first time grandfather of my beloved 2 year old granddaughter.
And I am Extremely Concerned over what is unfolding in this country.
There is NOTHING Good unfolding in America Right Now.
But that is a discussion for another day soon.
Right Now Marianne, you are wrestling with the decision of whether to revisit and participate once more, in an endeavor which you have twice before decided to halt. Once, four years ago, and just recently, 2 weeks ago.
It seems to me that all the noble quotes in the world only serve myself, when I am seeking to convince others. They have never been the reason and purpose for why I have chosen to do something, or to make the difficult choice. That impetus has Always Come from Within.
Perhaps envisioning Who You See Yourself as BEING - going forward in these later chapters of your life, may more clearly shed needed light on How to Best get there.
Because by Seeing your Purpose First...you then may more clearly determine How THAT Purpose will Best be Served.
Be well, and Thank you for your courage and your compassion.
So well said, Michael... I am 74 and resonate with what you say. Thank you. Blessings on discerning that Being and Purpose! Blessings on your 2 year old grandchild. May we change the world for the better!
Thank you so much, Kathleen.
In truth, I am struggling in my own life with similar difficult choices.
In my seeking to provide some insight and clarity to Marianne and others, I am better able to provide it to myself.
Funny the way that works!
Blessings to you Kathleen.
Always a pleasure to meet a kindred spirit.
Truly! Thank you, kindred spirit. Always such a blessing to meet wonderful soulful people here. It lifts my vibration, too! 💕🙏🏻
Kathleen,
Harper, my granddaughter has caused me to reassess Everything in Life.
She is a most remarkable being.
And I KNOW that Harper and many of her brothers and sisters and peers are going to Change EVERYTHING.
The future is Always immensely Bright when I am in her world.
I lost my best Friend and my Life companion of 45 blessed years... just five years ago.
My challenge Right Now is finding a way for Harper and her wonderful parents to Thrive while life all around us is shifting and crumbling - Most Necessary, yet uncertain and unsettling.
I pray and meditate a lot.
Michael, It is so, so heartening to hear that Harper lifts your Spirit and your Vision for the world. Yes, yes, yes….may the children brings us gifts and inspire us all to create that better world! ( I was at one point a Montessori directress for 2 1/2 -6 year old children and always loved what Dr Montessori espoused for them). They are such a light; reminding us of our own - bringing smiles and joy to our days! But such a challenge we have before us. It really calls us to go inward. I hear you.
Such a blessing to have had 45 wonderful years with a best friend and soulmate! I am sorry for your loss and hope you feel stronger and stronger every day in finding your way! 🙏🏻🦋💕
I would love to talk much more with you, Kathleen.
I team taught with my wife for 5 years in preschools across this country.
My wife previously had taught public school for 20 years and preschool for 15.
I was a Psychiatrc Pediatric Registered Nurse for quite some years.
Together we pooled our training, knowledge and experience and we team taught in preschool.
I have never felt so fulfilled in my life.
Nothing except millions of people who yearn for better. All we need to realize is the power we have if we simply set aside our petty differences and unite. Which I, quite frankly, think is inevitable. Got Faith? Got joy? Got love?
Absolute perfection
Once again Marianne, your eloquent words speak to and resonate with the inner core of my BEing! And your determination, commitment and pure gutsy you continue to put forth doing your own part in this battle for God, freedom, our country, humanity and the world inspires the hell out of me. Thank you, thank you, thank you. With your help over the years, I no longer serve the mind and now think with my heart where love resides - the greatest force in the universe.
Amazing, how just about everything has already been thought and done and written at some time in some form. Strangely comforting, too; the spiral in motion, offering new chances and higher levels of understanding, so we can try again. Thank you so much for sharing your journey.
Thank you, Marianne, for this profoundly motivational piece. It is so important that we all remember daily that - if we are not part of the problem - we are part of the solution. 🙏🌍❤️
...PS And it is not the world we must seek to change , monitoring our inner self is the name of the game
Tyranny is the ego.
The govt is a collective ego.
And the fear mindset is overcome instantly and effortlessly in the NOW.
Do not believe this task is hard , there is no degree in difficulty miracles.
All right action comes from Being( in the right mind which is not the egomind with its fear pre occupation)
Peace and Love to all here that are being the Love they want to see in the world.
“Well, big news: you’ll never feel ready to be your highest best self because of a voice in all our minds telling us we have no right to be. Yet make no mistake about it: that voice is the same thing holding back - and destroying - not only you, but our species and our planet. It is the inner darkness that’s reflected in our outer world.”
-Transform! (not so easy)
Inspiring profound words, Marianne. Makes me weep, then to take action.
If we think of ourselves as a crummy sinners, we climb over each other. If we're sacred creatures we want to take care of the world and each other. One thing is to exhort people to be good, and it's another to tune them into coming from goodness. It's only 100 years since science showed us we are one humanity all evolving together, and not in a fixed universe on a dead rock for us to use. Humanity hasn't caught up with the implication of this as a miraculous process where everything is sacred -- no big god but all of us are godly. Pick up on the idea we need a new creation story here: "Delivering the Universe Story/Getting Serious About Changing the World": https://suzannetaylor.substack.com/p/delivering-the-universe-story.
Indeed! LIke coaching football players not to fumble has been shown to make them fumble more often; whereas coaching them to protect the ball reduces turnovers. Positive framing brings positive results.
THANKS, KATHLEEN, FOR LIKING MY COMMENT. GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL THOSE YOU LOVE FOREVER. BE STILL AND BE YOU. NEVER GIVE UP HOPE.
Thanks, Stephen! I am truly touched! May your kind blessing come back to bless you a thousand fold! 🦋💕
Dear Marianne, THANK YOU so much for your wise words that encapsulate so much! You are a wonderful inspiration - calling each of us to follow our highest selves. Thank you for continuing to speak out! I have passed on your words to those precious to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Blessings in all that you do! May Love and Truth and Justice prevail!