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Pamela Hale
This is not political. Watching the DNC brought tears to my eyes many times, because it is an example of what it feels like to have joy return after a dark night. I am a Democrat. But even if you support Trump, you might agree that these last years of divisiveness have led us all to be mired in darkness, anger and pessimism. We have longed for joy, hope and optimism. About our country, yes, and also about our own nature as humans.
Joy is an energy. Every emotion is. And everything is energy. Physics as well as metaphysics tells us we are energetic beings. Made of particles that came from waves and will return to waves. Energy cannot be destroyed — just changed.
As energetic beings, we emit an electromagnetic field. Research done by HeartMath and the Institute of Applied Meditation on the Heart (IAM Heart) show that our hearts emit energy that expands beyond our bodies. That’s why we can feel “bad vibes” or “good vibes” from different people. And they can feel it from us.
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“Good vibes” are the most powerful communication. Don’t you remember the “presence” of a speaker much more than what they say? The emotions we feel in the heart have a direct influence over our wellbeing. So joy and love and hope truly win over negativity.
I can think of two recent events where joy and hope visited us. One is the DNC, and the other is the Olympics. Who could not get excited about Simone Biles’ comeback? Comeback stories give us hope. And as Michelle Obama promised us, “Hope is making a comeback.” We are hungry and thirsty for hope. People of both parties long for it.
Who could not be moved by Olympic teams marching into the arena representing their counties and illustrating how people from all countries are actually one? We are hungry for unity, the recognition that we are all one people. This recognition is the only path to peace and to saving the planet.
As a spiritual life coach and student at IAM Heart, I consider the quest for joy and hope and love a spiritual quest. Not a religious quest, but a spiritual one. Many pundits, politicians and indigenous elders have referred to this time as a crisis of spirit.
We have the ability to create a culture of the heart. We can change. This is a larger task than either politics or athletics can solve. But every effort in that direction is a victory. Bringing joy, hope, loving kindness and optimism back to us as a nation will be like bringing rain to the desert. Friend and musician songwriter Kate Wallace put it best in her song, Dry as the Desert, which you can hear on Spotify.
May the culture of the heart become a reality in our lifetimes. And may you have joy this very day.
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Pamela Hale as been an energy healer and life coach since 2001, and is now a writer and artist living north of Tucson with her husband, mediator Jon Trachta. She is a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She can be reached at pam@ThroughADifferentLens.com.
