We cannot build a sustainable future on the foundation of today’s civilization.
~Dr. Bruce Lipton, cell biologist and author of “The Biology of Belief” and “Spontaneous Evolution”
Whew! We are living in an incredibly intense and tumultuous time. So much is changing. So many emotions are swirling around us. It can be challenging to know what is ours and what we are picking up from the collective.
Today I have been feeling such grief for all of the people who are being impacted by our current U.S. political situation, as well as everything that is happening around the globe. Vulnerable people are feeling so much fear and pain. I found myself going deeply into shared grief. It was not about thinking or evaluating things but rather my heart empathizing and caring with my sisters and brothers around the planet, as well as the earth herself.
How do we navigate such difficult times? I am feeling my way through it like everyone else. If I can quiet my mind, I hear my heart’s wisdom and that guides me. One step at a time, one breath at a time.
We want a future where people and all parts of creation thrive and live in harmony. Let’s hold that vision in our hearts and minds. Each of us has a part to play in creating it. Let’s join hands and hold each other in our hearts as we move forward
Love and blessings, Mary
From Gaia, January 24, 2017
Dear ones, beloved of my heart,
The old is dying, the new is being born. You see the destruction and dismantling of the current systems and structures. Those in power will not relinquish what they have without a fight. Yet relinquish it, they will. For the power of love is rising and will not be stopped.
The strength of the divine feminine has been submerged, stifled and subjugated. You can see it in the countless ways the earth has been pillaged and turned into products, leaving desolation in its wake. This is reflected in the way people, plants, animals and all of creation has been treated. The sacred worth of all beings has been ignored and forgotten.
Things are reaching a climax, a pinnacle, an ending. The current path is reaching its completion. A collective cry of ‘no more!’ is rising. This is creating space for the New.
What is the New? It is all voices being heard and valued, the worth of each part of creation being honored and protected. It is harmony, peace, love and safety.
I know that it feels elusive right now, perhaps like a distant dream that is unreachable. I know the earth is awash in sadness, pain and unspeakable grief. Yet beneath the surface, new growth is emerging, small, green shoots of hope and strength and power that will sweep across the land until all that is left is love, only love, always love, love overflowing. Hold a space for this love, even when your heart is breaking and you are so very, very weary. Know that you are held in this love, pressed close to the heart of your Earth Mother who tenderly nurtures you and wipes away each tear you cry. You are loved, dear ones, you are loved.
I am Gaia, your Earth Mother, your friend
Messages from Gaia 
Encouraging and beautiful as usual Mary. The positive changes we desire and hope for will come, our challenge is to hold a place of quiet certitude that it is so. With the crumbling of the old, with seeming losses, it isn’t easy. Our strength and faith will make it possible for the needing shifting while those previously silent or resentful find their voice, Thank you and much love
As always, Bonnie, I am so grateful for your encouraging words and spirit. It is so needed in these times when the light and dark are so present. Thank you!!!