“Believing in a friendly universe is the life jacket that keeps us from sinking into a sea of despair.”—Dwyane Johnson
I’ve about decided that the reason Taz, my cosmic board president, and I started the 222 Foundation is so that I, a mere mortal who still gets swept away by the world’s seeming divisions and polarities, will be yearly reminded of the gazillion people who are out there hatching beautiful ideas of kindness, generosity and creativity.
Yes, our board just reviewed all pitches for the 2026 award that will be announced, as is our custom, on February 22.
And wow! There is a powerful undercurrent of awakening that’s happening beneath the surface, a tsunami of love counteracting the old, unraveling story.
To name just a few: there’s a group in Detroit starting an old growth Giant Sequoia forest, a couple doctors who have turned their backyard into affordable housing, a studio that gives immigrant kids the chance to record their own music, a filmmaker whose documentary of the Hadzabe people in Tanzania’s Yaeda Valley demonstrates the beauty of regeneration and contentment and, yes, endless possibilities,
As one of the Hadzabe leaders said, “Everything I need, I find in my land.”
That’s the secret to everything—knowing that everything we need is always available, right here, right now.
Or as another application reflected, “We never really got kicked out of the garden.”
If we believe we were kicked out (as our society teaches us) we become fearful, our nervous systems get jacked up and we begin defending. We begin fighting. We completely forget who we really are. We settle for a degraded image of ourselves and what we’re capable of.
Ken Wilber once called today’s humans, “flatlanders” because they don’t know the depths of the field to which they are connected. Instead, they see a flimsy, illusory reality dished up by people who, because they don’t know who they are, feel fearful and needful of hoarding, protecting, exploiting.
But that story will never hold in the long run. Mainly because it is NOT true. Any system based on lies is inherently weak.
That’s why Gandhi was able to use his superpower –- what he called ahimsa – to radically alter the course of history.
There is a dynamic life force in each of us. It connects us to all things. It can change all things.
That’s why upgrading consciousness is the mission of the Taz Grout 222 Foundation. We aim to remind humanity of who they are in truth—lovers, creators, beholders of beauty.
Let’s together speak a radically new story, a beautiful, truthful story into existence.
#222 Forever!
Pam Grout is the author of 22 books including E-Squared, Thank & Grow Rich , The Course in Miracles Experiment: A Starter Kit for Rewiring Your Mind (And Therefore Your World)and her latest, The Ego’s Playbook.
19 Responses
Thank you Pam for always showing up at the most opportune time. 🙏🤗
It is always my supreme pleasure.
Thank you. Pam
I respect you.
Sincerely
Marianne
Thank you, Marianne!
“We never really got kicked out of the garden.” Is just what I needed to remind me what is True. Thank you, Pam!❤️
Dear Pam. You shine because you encourage us to shine; and when we shine, we inspire “others” to shine; and when “others” shine, they inspire even more to shine; and…and…and. The goodness of it, All in All, is Love in action.
Wishing you the most wonderful day possible!
So applicable and helpful. Blessing you and all the world🙏❤️😇
I love the positivity of this put into action —- and that Dwayne Johnson quote !!!!!
Yes! Wonderful! Amen! Thank you for reminding us there’s a dynamic life force in all of us that connects us to everything and can change everything. That’s so exciting and empowering- we are not helpless: we have access to ’The Force’ within at all times, and no matter how things appear, we can ‘speak a new reality into existence’ and therefore do not need to be afraid. Life can be as good, beautiful, fair, peaceful and delightful as each of us believes it can be. Yeah! Love ya Pam! 😍💜🥳💖💃💛🙏🏼
Wow! You have some fantastic candidates for your 222 grant. How uplifting to see the limitless possibilities for good.
I just received your new book, and am really enjoying it. John looks forward to me finishing it so he can read it.
Have an amazingly awesome evening!
xox
Thanks for sharing- it was like reading what it is like to put on the news channels in our world’s beautiful future now.
Feels good doesn’t it… our true nature reflected in so many people.. you too Pam. Thank you
Thank you Pam and Taz for the tsunami of love that you have created and I am so grateful to be swept away with it. I see 222 all over the place and it brings me joy every time.❤️Also I have been playing one of your gratitude games from thank and grow rich with my gratitude buddy most days for several years now and it has been truly amazing 👏 Thanks for sharing, much appreciated.
I love you, Pam!
Here here, Pam! All perfectly said! And please let me know the outcome of the “group in Detroit starting an old growth Giant Sequoia forest” – I would LOVE to know more as I am a huge lover of trees and live just an hour away!
Here’s to creating more beauty from our garden!
Much Love,
Karen
Pam thank you you for finding your purpose in upgrading the worlds’ consciousness (with Taz)💖
Gandhi’s movement was called “satyagraha”: the force of truth and love. 💜💯🥰
Thank you= dearest. I am astonished every moment by the Grace that is surrounding me and bestowing love upon me .
Thank you for this great reminder to look Up and not down‼️
Hi, Pam–
Thought you might want to highlight this. I thought of you when reading about it:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/walk-for-peace-concludes-as-buddhist-monks-arrive-in-washington-after-15-week-trek