Tigger, I'm revelling in your comments about the constricted square and the two canoes. I have an image of having one foot in one canoe and the other in a second canoe, trying to straddle both, and falling flat on my face into the water. So not possible! Trinity, yes straight roads are such a drag! Straight jackets, really!

It's always about the feelings, ain't it?! Thank you for that reminder, Open. When I first read your articles on OH back in 2013, I was always drawn to your comments around being awesomely okay with whatever shows up: no judgment, no resistance. At the time, I wondered how that was possible. Now three years later, I have a growing sense and feeling inside that one can indeed stand and witness horrendous cruelty and still find the light beyond it and at the core of others. Because that is our true essence. It feels more and more that I can be completely brokenhearted, tears streaming down, and yet still feel compassion and love for all the broken souls.

Trinity, several years ago you said to me that the One is in everything but is not those things. And that we get whatever we need to remember who we truly are. That feels truer and truer everyday. Being present in everything beyond judgment identity. Everything and nothing.

Talking about burning through our impurities, I have been invited to speak at a local group about transformation as in the phoenix rising from the ashes. I plan to talk about Openhand's nine step process and my journey with embracing and refining these steps. I would like to include a link to the nine steps on this forum so if you can point me in the best direction, I would appreciate it!

Much Love,

Cathy