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AVee. (Alexia)'s avatar

Lovely just lovely

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We need love. For ourselves, for others, for this world, so mired in violence and rage and hate. Love, to both give and receive. Love as feeling and as action. Love is light, the antidote to darkness that separates and harms.

Love is our essence and source; we are mentally healthiest when we feel love and live in alignment with it. We need love.

Dr Deborah Vinall's avatar

I'm so glad this spoke to you! <3 Thank you for reading & sharing.

Susan Marie Ward's avatar

Very nice! I especially liked your phrase, “a hopeful intention (or prayer) of wellness and happiness.” Thanks!

Dr Deborah Vinall's avatar

Thanks for reading! So glad it resonated with you.

John Rinaldo's avatar

Beautifully held. Love as antidote, light returning, kindness beginning within. This feels like exactly what the solstice — and our weary hearts — need.

Dr Deborah Vinall's avatar

Thank you, John. I hope your heart feels comfort, kindness, and love this week.

Beth O’Brien's avatar

Hi Deborah,

thank you for this meditation.

I felt a wonderful shift, especially toward someone in my life who created difficulty for me.

Enjoy your holiday!

Dr Deborah Vinall's avatar

Thank you for sharing this! I'm so happy to hear that. Happy holidays to you, too!

How We Get Through This's avatar

Thank you for the loving peace. May you and your family be filled with comfort in your grief, joy in your family traditions, and peace in the new year 🌲💜

Dr Deborah Vinall's avatar

Thank you this beautiful wish! May you, too, experience joy and peace.

Dr. Nicole Mirkin's avatar

Love as antidote feels especially true here—not as sentiment, but as a steady practice of returning to ourselves and each other. This feels grounding in the best way.

Dr Deborah Vinall's avatar

💗 "returning to ourselves and others" Yes!

Summer of Men's avatar

congrats on NPR!

Dr Deborah Vinall's avatar

Thank you! It was an honor to be invited!

Lynn J. Broderick's avatar

Wonderful post. Thank you! Will re-read again.

John Ferro's avatar

Thank you Deborah for this lovely reminder. I used to belong to a group (part of Professor Otto Schaefer’s MIT Presencing Institute). Ronelle Langley leads the group (centered on Mental Health). She ended all of our zoom meetings with this wonderful meditation. You have resurrected it from the cobwebs of my mind. Thank you. Happy and Healthy New Year Dr Vanill to you and yours!

John Ferro