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Beyond Having: The Symphony of Being

by DW Green — January 15, 2025

When we experience ourselves as life rather than its owners, we begin to sense our deep connection to everything around us.

When We Stop Possessing Life and Begin Living It

We spend our lives talking about “my life” as if it were something we possess, something we could misplace or lose – like keys or a wallet. This simple phrase reveals a profound misunderstanding that shapes how we move through the world. What if, instead of having a life, we recognized that we are life itself? This shift isn’t just semantic – it’s revolutionary. When we stop clutching at existence like something we own and begin experiencing ourselves as expressions of life’s endless dance, everything changes.The shift is subtle at first. Perhaps it begins with a moment of complete presence – watching sunlight filter through leaves, feeling the rhythm of your breath, or being moved to tears by a strain of music. In these moments, the boundaries between “my life” and life itself begin to dissolve. The illusion of possession falls away, and what remains is pure being.The consequences of this recognition ripple outward. When we experience ourselves as life rather than its owners, we begin to sense our deep connection to everything around us. The stranger ...

by DW Green — December 31, 2024

The beauty of January lies in its promise of new possibilities.

There is a profound sense of newness as we begin another year. What once was is no more—such is the nature of life. It moves in a recurring cycle, ever-changing and always new. Moving forward requires us to learn the art of letting go, allowing ourselves to begin again.While newness brings excitement, it isn’t always easy to embrace. Accepting change often demands significant faith. Yet perhaps these very changes and fresh starts offer us an opportunity to see divine presence in unexpected places, even in territories we’ve never explored before.The beauty of January lies in its promise of new possibilities. Even amidst our daily routines, life presents itself anew, fresh with potential.

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by DW Green — November 20, 2024

By remaining fluid and adaptable like water, we can discover creative alternatives that feel natural and require less strain.

Just as water flows effortlessly around obstacles, never fighting against rocks but simply finding new pathways, we too can learn to navigate life’s challenges with graceful adaptability. When a stream encounters a boulder, it doesn’t waste energy trying to force its way through; instead, it naturally discovers the path of least resistance, continuing its journey unimpeded. Similarly, when we face obstacles in our work or relationships, forcing solutions often creates more tension and resistance. Instead, by remaining fluid and adaptable like water, we can discover creative alternatives that feel natural and require less strain.Like plants that instinctively grow toward sunlight without doubt or hesitation, we possess an innate wisdom for recognizing opportunities that nourish our growth. A seedling doesn’t question its path or waste energy growing in numerous directions – it simply extends toward the light through the most direct route available. When encountering obstacles, like a fallen log blocking sunlight, plants don’t force their way through but gradually adjust their growth pattern, bending and reaching until they find ...

by DW Green — November 13, 2024

What deeper connections might we recognize if we listened more carefully to our hearts?

Have you ever noticed how life’s deepest insights often come in the most ordinary moments? Recently, I experienced one of those unexpected revelations that reminded me how much we might miss when we rush through our days without truly listening to our hearts.What follows is a letter I wrote to dear friends after such a moment. I’m sharing it because I believe its message might resonate with many of you who are also discovering profound meanings in simple moments…Dear Ellen, Susan, and Julie,Last Friday, on my birthday, I was deeply touched by your wonderful greeting. As I wrote back to you Ellen, ‘It’s receiving these wonderful messages that makes life so special. I truly feel like we’re part of each other’s families, and I’m deeply grateful for each of you.’Later that evening, during something as ordinary as brushing my teeth, it dawned on me why I feel this sense of family connection so strongly – it’s unconditional love. Isn’t it amazing how life’s most profound realizations often come in these quiet, everyday moments when we truly listen to our hearts? This particular moment led me to reflect on my prayers about dedicating my life to uncondi...

by DW Green — November 7, 2024

Many of the things that upset us are a product of the imagination, not reality.

The author Raymond Chandler was describing most of us when he wrote in a letter to his publisher, “I never looked back, although I had many uneasy periods looking forward.” Thomas Jefferson once joked in a letter to John Adams, “How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened!” And Seneca would put it best: “There is nothing so certain in our fears that’s not yet more certain in the fact that most of what we dread comes to nothing.”Many of the things that upset us are a product of the imagination, not reality. Like dreams, they are vivid and realistic at the time but preposterous once we come out of it. In a dream, we never stop to think and say: “Does this make any sense?” No, we go along with it. The same goes with our flights of anger or fear or other extreme emotions.Getting upset is like continuing the dream while you’re awake. The thing that provoked you wasn’t real—but your reaction to it was. And so from the fake comes real consequences. Which is why you need to wake up right now instead of creating nightmare.