This year, I’ve had fun creating and connecting with you through YouTube Shorts. I wish you plenty of time in the New Year to focus on your creativity, your work, and your joy.
A bit about connecting with your angels and guides!
When I hear atheists argue, I actually like some of their points because of their intelligence and academic study. However, I do think they lack experience with the realm of consciousness outside of the physical form.
Over the years, I have loved studying archetypes from the writings Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Caroline Myss and others. My college students enjoy finding their particular archetypes through this quick online test. They often report enjoying the creativity and openness of this discussion more than the traditional discussions based on Myers Briggs, DISC, etc.
Throughout time, the archetypes that I’ve resonated most with are the Artist/Creative, Spiritual Seeker, Explorer, Eternal Child, Sacred Clown, Sage, Healer, and Alchemist/Magician. Obviously, with these archetypes, my life has been a wild ride. And, if I laugh “too much,” it is only because we all are moving at quick speeds through eternity. And, I have great compassion for myself and others on their rides.
When you have died and know the other side, you know the ending and the beginning. Only the middle is a surprise, but even then I get flashes of knowing. I find it challenging to take anything too seriously because I never forget my soul’s eternal knowing and permanent residence.
Here’s to joy in the middle and on the wild ride of your life!
I have had an enormous amount of fun creating uplifting, thought-provoking YouTube Shorts from the Limitless Love Online Summit I recently hosted with Shaun Lether through the Conscious Awakening Network.
Here are some of these YouTube Shorts from the guests that have resonated with people. You can find each of their full interviews on my YouTube channel.
Many people who follow me and reach out to me are sensitive, empathic individuals who feel the terrors and tragedies of this world deeply. They are people who want to make a difference. I made this video for those who feel that their efforts are not enough. They are. Keep working in the direction of light. Keep empowering those around you. Keep centering your messages around the potential for greater peace.
I know that it is difficult to stay informed when the news is intensely visual. I like to remind people that reading instead of viewing the news allows you to add your own critical thinking to what is written and also allows you to decide what direction to point your energy.
These complex problems cannot be solved in a day, but let’s think long-term solutions. If you are a therapist and decide to take more classes to help children with PTSD perhaps you are preparing yourself for the day when you can help a child leaving a war-torn environment. Perhaps, you are preparing yourself for a future volunteering opportunity to work with children who have been liberated from trafficking. If you are writing a children’s book, imagine that this book might remind a child of his or her resilience, goodness, and strength. Your efforts in the direction of healing and peace matter.
We cannot turn away from what this world is undergoing, and it will not diminish your life if you jump into the real work of this world. It will connect you at a deeper level to purpose and all that you want. You are capable of holding this world in your heart. Adding light to the darkness is our work. We don’t turn away from the darkness, we show up and offer kindness. We remind others that they can heal and that they have access to a flow of unconditional love.
I don’t always understand how spirit works, and I was shocked back in 1995 when Yitzhak Rabin’s spirit showed up and gave me a message. I wondered why a Prime Minister of Israel would take the time to communicate with me, someone who he didn’t know. Perhaps, I was simply there with him as he transitioned.
I went into meditation as soon as I heard he was assassinated followed him on his journey. This happened the first semester I was back at college after my near-death experience, and I was wide open and soaking up everything I could learn about the spiritual journey. Rabin’s spirit told me that working toward a peaceful world is very difficult work and requires the participation of the majority of people on the earth. Peace must spread in the hearts and minds of people before it is evident in the physical realm.
Any work we do to help others release trauma, judgment, pain and other triggers gives them space for peace. Any work we do to create more peace in our own lives gives us greater energy to help others find peace. We are all indeed connected, so when you do the hard work of this world in helping others, you benefit greatly from these efforts. Your soul knows its destiny is greater than the situations of your life.
If I know anything, I know that you are greatly blessed as you bless others, no matter your religion or background. No matter how much you have personally suffered, there is always someone who needs a hand to help them stand up again.
“Pessimists say that this is a dystopian science fiction nightmare, and that human beings divided into savage tribes will end up devouring one another, like in Cormac McCarthy’s terrifying novel The Road. Realists think that this will pass, as so many other catastrophes have passed throughout history, and we will have to deal with the long-term consequences. We, the optimists, believe that this is the shock needed to amend our course, a unique opportunity to make profound changes. We can’t continue in a civilization based on unbridled materialism, greed, and violence.” ― Isabel Allende
Nature is made of inevitable cycles of birth & death, creation & destruction. However, when you orient your focus on what you can create, you naturally focus less on destruction. Everything is not going to “get worse,” unless that is your focus. If you turn your attention primarily on collapsing systems in deep need of creative, uplifting ideas, there isn’t room for the magic of creation. Your physical existence is finite. Answers are infinite.
So, rest and relax. Open your mind to creativity. The power of your consciousness and the power of your higher self can direct energy, but you must decide what to direct into being. One act of kindness can shift an entire timeline. No matter how much has gone wrong, one kind deed matters in a sea of cruelty. That is the place where the miraculous can grow.
Near-death experiencers often bring back a message of love and unity, but humanity (and a lot of NDErs/Spiritual Teachers/Ministers) haven’t completely mastered the art of basic and consistent kindness. Can we expect greatness from the rest of society when those talking about love struggle to be loving?
I’ve talked about being gaslit, lied about, defamed, and abused/attacked by people desperate for a following in the spiritual community. I’m grateful that energy of attack isn’t within me. A clear mind and a heart that wishes success and happiness for everyone helps me sleep very well at night. But, I can work on not snapping back at a triggering comment on YouTube. I can remember that sarcasm isn’t everyone’s favorite dish. I can set boundaries with more grace. We can all work on creating from a place of kindness.
Healing is knowing yourself well enough to let the light shine through you and show up as your best self, even if others misunderstand you, even if every human being around you is triggered and ready for a fight. After deep meditations, you can walk out of fires into the most beautiful of seasons and creations.
Many strong souls set an intention to come into the world and see the light in the middle of great darkness and create something better. Believe that you are one of these souls!
“Whatever was still alive had reason for hope.” –Victor Frankl
Thanks to those of you who showed up for the Limitless Love Online Summit this Saturday, Dec. 2nd. I enjoyed seeing some familiar names in the webinar chat. I am very grateful for my co-host Shaun Lether and for the Conscious Awakening Network for hosting and streaming this event.
Here is the YouTube link for the event if you missed the event or want to check out specific speakers you did not hear.
Tricia Barker 