“The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.”

-- Barbara Kingsolver

Although we live in a time of great awakening and transformation, often it appears those around us are anything but waking up. This is an illusion. Awakening has many different faces. Just before we awake is often the time we resist it the most. We want to hit that cosmic snooze button again.

With our hearts, we can recognize the many faces and modes of awakening. We can choose to not buy into the illusion that discourages us. Each of us is organically awakening. Though the moments just before fully waking up may be the time we fight it the most, it doesn’t change the fact that we are waking up.

A dried-up flower bulb appears like no beauty will bloom from it. In the early stages of pregnancy, a woman does not look like she is growing life. But, the creation inside her at that very moment is awe-inspiring and huge on a scale we can barely comprehend.

Even in the midst of pain, apathy, and despair, there are still seeds of hope and promise of new life. Our hearts can help us see what is really going on and not just what appears to be on the surface.

~ Tommasina Lash

“When I despair, I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and, for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of this. Always.”

-- Mohandas Gandhi

Tommasina’s words were inspired by Julia Ward Howe’s Mothers Day Proclamation. Mothers of Heart calls forth Peace from a place of courage, compassion, and action. Visit the Mothers of Heart site.