One of the secrets, 
One of the keys
One of the miracles
Is to let go of control. 
Or rather, to let go of the illusion of control. 
How can you as one soul
That is part of collective soul
That is part of Oneness, 
How can you rule the tides
Or the waves in the ocean
Or the tsunami even now building
In the depths of the ocean floor?
How can you rule the winds that 
Are gathering force even now? 
You cannot control, 
But you may certainly contribute. 
This is how all change happens. 

If there is no argument, 
There is harmony, which is stasis. 
If there is argument, there is 
Irritation, there is conflict and
Eventually, there is growth. 
Appreciate what conflict brings.
Notice it from all angles.
Stay in the conflict, 
With curiosity instead of anger. 
Let go of the idea that you 
Have the answers 
Or that you have it figured out 
Or that you are in control. 
Curiosity is a great friend
For souls on the path. 
Conflict is a way of learning
From another soul.
You can be angry, 
Or you can learn something.
What, indeed, will happen next? ​

A karmic crossing happens
When two souls meet on one road
And there is something that 
Must be resolved in this lifetime. 
The idea is to make progress
And to learn the soul lesson,
But progress is not a given. 
One or both souls may decide
To keep the karmic crossing static
And to wait until a future incarnation.
Just as you were hoping for freedom
The irritating soul shows up,
Or the lying soul or the needy soul,
And there you are with rocks on your path,
Wondering what to do this time. 
We say: the path continues 
To become more challenging 
Even as you become more free. 
This is not a problem.

When you start to climb the mountain
To expansion, what you first might 
Notice is a sense of relief
That you are leaving the old ways, 
The old restrictions behind. 
You are becoming free! 
And this will continue for a while
But it will not continue this way forever. 
As you keep going and learning
The path becomes steeper,
Even as you are met 
By various other souls who you have 
Karma with from other lifetimes.
As you meet them on the path, 
You can determine how it is you 
Will go forward this time. 

​When there are two forces 
That are opposing, 
It is because they have 
A different arrangement of particulate, 
Of which everything is.
When the particulate is in alignment
Then peace and harmony at that level 
Of consciousness will prevail. 
When the particulate is in discord:
If one is more active or faster than another, 
Or one is at a higher level of consciousness,
Then there will be discord or adjustment
As the two energy forces meet.
There may be a sudden skirmish
At the moment of meeting.
Yet, over time, higher vibration leads. 
Levity trumps gravity. 
Peace calms passion.
Calm trumps chaos. 
Light dissipates dark.

When you bring your awareness 
To what is, you can see what is real 
From the level of expansion 
That you have mastered. 
This is not hard. 
Relax and notice. 
What is real will be revealed to you.
This is not limited to the views
And projections of the worldly world, 
But a vast Universe of energy, spirit, form. 
You cannot affect anything
By thoughts or desires
Because everything changes in all moments.
Become aware of the infinite flux 
That is swirling around you even now. 
There is a great relief in knowing
That you cannot change things on your own. 
Oneness holds infinite possibilities
And you are part of this. 
You are not in control, 
But you can notice.