The One Light Amongst Many Blog
This Too Shall Pass.
There is an old story about a king who asked his wisest advisors for a message that would be true in every circumstance. He wanted something that would comfort him in times of sorrow and humble him in times of triumph. After much thought, they presented him with a simple…
What Is Healing?
Have you ever wondered why some people are broken by pain… while others are transformed by it? Have you ever wondered… why some people carry a painful experience for a lifetime… while others emerge from the very same experience wiser, kinder, and stronger? Have you ever noticed… that healing is…
When a Person Says,
“I’ve got this.” And truly means it… They are making a commitment. Not a promise that life will be easy. Not a promise that nothing will go wrong. A commitment that whatever comes, they will remain present. They will carry the burden. They will face the uncertainty. They will stand when…
Many Parents Look At Their Own Struggles and Say:
“My child will never go through what I went through.” It comes from love. We want to protect those we care about. We want to remove obstacles, ease burdens, and provide opportunities we never had. But sometimes, in protecting a child from every challenge, we also prevent them from developing…
One Light Amongst Many
I cannot call out from amongst the trees asking to be heard, recognized, or understood if I am unwilling to listen when another voice answers. If I ask others to see me, then I must be willing to see them—not only those who look like me, think like me, believe…Expectations
What if we’ve been looking at one another through expectation instead of presence? The moment we meet someone, something often begins inside us. We imagine.We compare.We predict.We define. Without realizing it, we begin placing expectations upon another human being before we’ve truly met them. We expect them to complete us.To…Are You Seeing Them… or Your Expectations?
Entitlement Perhaps entitlement doesn’t begin with believing we deserve more. Perhaps it begins much earlier. The moment we expect another human being to become the person we’ve imagined. Without realizing it, we create expectations. We expect them to understand us.To comfort us.To agree with us.To complete us.To become who we…The Unseen Dad
There is a father you may never see. Not because he is absent. Because much of who he is exists beneath the surface. You do not see the thoughts that begin and end with his children. You do not see the moments when a memory suddenly appears and steals his…When Force Meets Force
When one person projects strength, dominance, and the promise of becoming a savior, that impression can move through people like a ripple across water. The ripple begins at one point, but it does not remain there. Fear carries it.Repetition strengthens it.Attention expands it. Before long, people may begin reflecting the…
Is Marriage the Committal of Two Wholes?
Many of us were taught that somewhere in the world there is another person who will complete us. Another half. Another piece. Someone who will fill what is missing within us. But what if that expectation is the very thing that creates so much suffering? If I enter a relationship…
I Am One Light Amongst Many
Hear me as my soul cries out to be brighter… And yet… I am only One Light Amongst Many. Feeling the weight of my perceptions… my inclinations… my conditioning… Has the systematic way I was brought up tinted the way I see truth itself? Have I spent so long looking…
Collaboration
What is collaboration? There was once a light that stood alone in a forest and called out into the darkness. For a time, there was only silence. Then another light appeared. And then another. And another. None came to lead. None came to follow. Each arrived carrying a different story,…
Is Marriage the Committal of Two Wholes?
Many of us were taught that somewhere in the world there is another person who will complete us. Another half. Another piece. Someone who will fill what is missing within us. But what if that expectation is the very thing that creates so much suffering? If I enter a relationship…
When Force Meets Force
When one person projects strength, dominance, and the promise of becoming a savior, that impression can move through people like a ripple across water. The ripple begins at one point, but it does not remain there. Fear carries it.Repetition strengthens it.Attention expands it. Before long, people may begin reflecting the…
The Unseen Dad
There is a father you may never see. Not because he is absent. Because much of who he is exists beneath the surface. You do not see the thoughts that begin and end with his children. You do not see the moments when a memory suddenly appears and steals his…
Are You Seeing Them… or Your Expectations?
Entitlement Perhaps entitlement doesn’t begin with believing we deserve more. Perhaps it begins much earlier. The moment we expect another human being to become the person we’ve imagined. Without realizing it, we create expectations. We expect them to understand us.To comfort us.To agree with us.To complete us.To become who we…
Expectations
What if we’ve been looking at one another through expectation instead of presence? The moment we meet someone, something often begins inside us. We imagine.We compare.We predict.We define. Without realizing it, we begin placing expectations upon another human being before we’ve truly met them. We expect them to complete us.To…
One Light Amongst Many
I cannot call out from amongst the trees asking to be heard, recognized, or understood if I am unwilling to listen when another voice answers. If I ask others to see me, then I must be willing to see them—not only those who look like me, think like me, believe…