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.