It is a hot, muggy day, and because of this I am looking forward to my walk in the cooling woods even more than usual. As soon as I enter, I once again feel the weight of responsibility drop from my shoulders and the strength from Mother Earth seep into my body. 

On this particular route through the woods, I pass two benches, beautifully situated to take in the grandeur and stillness of the verdant surroundings. Usually I stop at one of them and sit in sacred silence until my body, just knowing it is time to move, gets up and moves.

We live in a deeply unconscious world. That’s because, while there are always exceptions to the rule, in large measure what we internalize as human beings becomes our reality.

This reality, shared by enough individuals, is perpetuated in the form of a system. The system in turn defines us, so that we become caught in a vicious cycle. This is true of every culture on Earth. In the grip of a culture’s mindset, we don’t recognize how unfree we are.   

If we truly understand that “love is all there is,” we will also have to agree that this primary, immutable law must set in motion subset laws that emanate from it.

Pure love sees nothing that is not love; therefore, it sees nothing that needs forgiveness.  Forgiveness then must flow from love as surely as water from a stream.

The concept of forgiveness is based on the need to be forgiven for doing some thing “wrong” or “bad.” So flowing from the law of love must also be the law of correction.

I would like to introduce to you, one of our newest authors, Dr. Shefali Tsabery who graciously agreed to write this inspirational guest blog.  In 2010, Namaste Publishing will release a book by Dr. Shefali Tsabary, A Call to Conscious Parenting. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy and benefit from her insights.

We each enter the parenting journey with visions of what it will be. For the most part, these visions are egoic fantasies.