It’s not enough to just talk about Oneness. We need to actually live Oneness. To build bridges across partisan divides by connecting with other people without regard to ANY perceived division.
To that end, I suggest you adopt any or all of the following daily practices:
- Practice Kindness and Self-Kindness—Do a “random act of kindness or senseless act of beauty,” every day. Maybe even several times a day. Likewise, identify what Self-Kindness means to you, and do it!
- Practice Connection—For example, strike up a brief conversation with a stranger in a checkout line. Compliment someone about something (but be authentic and appropriate). Smile at a stranger. Wave to a neighbor as you drive by. Get creative!
- Practice Compassion—“Hate the sin, love the sinner.” Those who are espousing or perpetrating acts of violence are acting out of anger—a secondary emotion usually based on a primary emotion like feelings of loneliness, powerlessness, or especially fear. Not a fun place to be. So have Compassion: say a prayer for them or send Light to them. Remember that they also have a spark of the Divine within them—a soul—and are part of Oneness.
- Practice sending out positive energy—Counteract all the negative energy out there by doing something that brings you joy, something that feeds your soul.
Consider printing out the list (link to pdf file below), posting it someplace you’ll see it at the start of your day, and choose a practice to implement that day. Every day. And/or share it on your FaceBook page, email it to family and friends, print and post it on the bulletin board at work, in your favorite coffee shop, or wherever.
Make a difference.
Do something today!
Printable pdf file:
Your Path to Oneness 