How is it, why is it, that life seems so challenging these days? Why is life so much more complicated than ever before? Or that, as we expand in consciousness, there are many more challenges that confront us. Does it not seem there should be less?

There are two things that fascinate me these days: spirituality and politics. I hardly ever watch TV,  but I will listen to political commentary (including the comedians) or my favorite spiritual teachers like Eckhart Tolle, Esther Hicks, Barbara Brodsky, and Jack Kornfield every day. I notice “that never the twain shall meet.” That being said, I see that Marianne Williamson has brought spirituality and politics together better than anyone.

It is fascinating to me that the more we open consciously to our own abilities to be aware of what is out there in the world, the more we need to be aware of what we have inside. We really do have choices. Are we going to fight, or are we going to surrender? If I decide to fight, I am more likely to suffer. If I say: “this is wrong, and that is horrifying,” I may be right, but I may lose my balance in the process and despair of it ever getting better.

I choose to understand this: it is getting worse and it is also getting better. To reach our own “peaceful presence,” we need to accept the challenges of the world and of our own lives. Growing and opening to consciousness is also accepting what is without judgment and then doing our best to be loving in any and every situation in small ways to change the world. Being the love that we are is the way through the mess we have created and the only way I know that works.

Whether we remember it or not, we are loved beyond our own understanding of love, beyond belief that we are deserving, beyond our ability to accept that we are divine beings. So today, I practice acceptance!

Welcome to all the amazing activities and opportunities at Interfaith. You will find information on our website, interfaithspirit.org, and elsewhere in the newsletter. We will not do it alone; together, we change the world.

Blessings for your journey,   Annie