With a little help from my friends

“Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.”–Hafiz

Happy Tuesday, beloveds! Thought I’d pop in today to share a couple things, all of which involve beautiful connections.

The first is a message from Taz who reminded me this morning that who I am–who we all are–is far greater than we think. She wanted me to know that each of us is WAY MORE wise, kind and joined together than we could ever imagine.

Our bodies which occupy…oh, I don’t know?…99 percent of our attention?…are temporary tools we have the privilege of using for a short while. Sorta like a hammer. But we should never forget they’re not the whole tool box.

I also want to give props to all of you who email me the most amazing things—from pictures of hedgehog feather dusters to amazing manifestation stories to praise for my words that sometimes make me blush, but always remind me why I write and why it’s so important to use our given “tools” to shine for the divine.  

Yesterday, a filmmaker I met through Mike Dooley sent me an inspiring video of an otter who, after getting the attention of a human who was able to rescue his trapped mate, swam back to him and presented him with a thank you gift of a rock. An otter gave a human a tangible thank you gift!!!!! Maybe I can figure out how to share that here.

The last connection I want to highlight is a couple friends who are throwing a big party/concert/love fest for the Taz Grout 222 Foundation. It’s on September 22 at Unity Village outside Kansas City. If any of you are in the area (or if you feel like driving/flying/hot air ballooning in), please join us. I’ll be presenting along with Karen Drucker and Greg Tamblyn. They’ll be singing. I’ll just be dancing and celebrating and sharing a few thoughts on inner guidance and spacious aliveness.

Karen Drucker, whose music and words embolden us to forever embrace the wonders of life, is giving a retreat the weekend before so why not come for the whole three days?  You can get more info here.

Greg Tamblyn, who might be the funniest singer alive (he’s also profound as Gandhi), is hosting a couple trips to Ireland. I keep trying to sign up, but they book up so fast that a couple years ago when four friends and I intended to go we ended up with a band we’d never ever heard of, but absolutely LOVED. Grace is funny that way.  There’s more info here.

So that’s it for today, except for this final thought: You are part of an inscrutable love that’s all-encompassing and more real and vast than you’ll ever know while swinging the hammer.   

#222 Forever!

Pam Grout is the author of 20 books including E-Squared, E-Cubed, Thank & Grow Rich and her latest book, The Course in Miracles Experiment: A Starter Kit for Rewiring Your Mind (And Therefore Your World).