Every experience in life is a doorway through which to connect with your Soul. Step through and receive your message.
Breathe deeply, center yourself, and choose the door that beckons you.
Masiandia, “You love with such depth of innocence, and your love lasts forever. This love persists even when you don’t want it to—even when you cannot forgive yourself or others, even when you cling to the hurt and refuse to let go. You would not need to forgive if your love were not so pure and fragile; you would be unaffected. But the pain of betrayal, abandonment, and neglect runs too deep to release without resolve—without offering what only you can give: forgiveness.”
“Now is the time to forgive the unforgivable, to make peace with the past so your presence can be lived fully. Forgiveness is not about accepting what others have done or what you have been part of—it is about releasing yourself from the conditioned beliefs of right and wrong that bind you. True forgiveness arrives when your perception of good and bad dissolves, when you finally stand at peace with what is.”
I love how Rumi captures this truth so perfectly, how he says everything the guidance is pointing to in a single breath: “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” This is the essence of forgiveness—not a place of moral accounting, but that open field where all our stories of right and wrong fall away. It is where we finally lay down the weight of who was at fault, and meet each other and ourselves in the spaciousness of what is. This is the peace that waits beyond every narrative we’ve held about ourselves, others, and the past.
Masiandia, “You can dream for a very long time. But when you are moored to your familiar perception of reality, nothing changes. Conversely, you can get on your horse and ride in the direction it is going. This takes willingness, determination and, above all, desire. Desire is your guide. When you are in touch with your longing, there is no attachment, no holding onto anything⎯ there is only freedom.”
Whatever you desire, now is a good time to believe in it. Whatever your dream is, live a little of it now. If you want adventure, take a risk. You want love, love yourself and spread your joy to others. If you want success, take your fear by the hand. If you want comfort and clarity, let go of control.
There comes a moment when longing is no longer something you contemplate, but something you move with. It asks for courage, for a willingness to step beyond the edges of what feels known and safe. It is not reckless—it is alive. It is the part of you that knows there is more, and refuses to remain confined by what has been.
Rumi speaks to this crossing with unmistakable clarity: “Your way begins on the other side. Become the sky. Take an axe to the prison wall. Escape. Walk out like someone suddenly born into color. Do it now.”
Masiandia, “When you try to make logical sense out of emotions, you inevitably control your feelings and the feelings of others because you’re not listening. You are rationalizing and therefore judging the emotional expression. Emotions need time to linger in the irrational, the space and time where all you do is bring presence to the moment.
“It’s essential that emotions be free to flow through you. Express your feelings, dear one, even if they don’t make sense. Express your anger, frustration, dislike and hurt like a child without believing it is wrong. Restraint is not a child’s responsibility; the adult must acquire the knowledge and skill to listen and hold space for the innocent needs buried deep in reaction, confusion and pain.
“We’re not suggesting that you become unhinged and completely out of control with your reactions. We’re recommending quite the opposite. We’re asking you to listen to your emotions, tune into your experience, and be the friend who is compassionate towards you and the people in your life.”
Photographs by Vern Minard and Unsplash
Photo Montage by Linda L Nardelli
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