Christmas
You're the One
In a world and in a season where we are
often focused on accumulating more of everything, I
have been in wonder about the number one. One little
word that contains so much power.
In almost every era there has been one remarkable human being who forever changed
the world. Each of these people no doubt had one opportunity to make one decision
that went directly to the place inside that held the one highest truth of that
person.
It takes one note to start a song, one smile to change a day, and one "I'm
truly sorry," to stop a fight. You can eradicate darkness with one tiny
flame from a candle. You can overcome hate with one act of love. It takes one
smile to begin a friendship or one kiss to start a lifetime together. One tree
no doubt started the forest and one breath, a life. It takes one word to start
each prayer or mantra.
In the din of chaos or confusion, it takes only one voice to return to wisdom.
It takes one act of righteousness or courage to start a movement. It takes one
song to make you remember and one card to make you cry. It takes only one person
who cares to make you want to try harder and only one who loves you to make you
want to stay on the planet and play.
It can take one touch to show you care and one voice of hope to make it possible
to take the final step. One vote can change a nation and one moment of insight,
a reality. One truth can shatter illusion while one idea can create a vision.
A single notion can create an exploration. One question can begin a whole dialog
and one more new philosophy.
Though out our life we seek the one perfect beloved, the one right moment to
meet him or her and the one right song that says it all. We look for the one
space in which to be safe and the one career that will bring us satisfaction.
We long to fulfill the one purpose for which we came.
Sometimes it takes only one mentor, teacher, guru or one compassionate soul to
give us one glimpse of the truth that we are worthy enough, lovable enough and
able to make a difference in the world. It only takes one look at a new born
to know that some Divine Source exists in the Universe and only one kiss of puppy
breath to know that it is surely love. Most - no, not yet - but many of us finally
understand that there is only one us manifesting in a multitude of different
hues, countries, lifestyles and different forms. There is only one of us who
feels the heart break and heart beat of the earth - one human family, one precious,
fragile experiment.
There are a million scientific studies that prove it only takes one of us to
begin the ball rolling - to start the accumulation of morphic-resonance or mass
conscious energy required to positively change the world forever. So, perhaps
this Holiday, you and I could take one moment amidst wrapping all those packages
and offering Holiday toasts to say one prayer of thanks, to speak one word of
peace on behalf of the earth and do one act of good will toward another. Perhaps
we could choose to take that one step toward a family member or friend, make
that one decision that brings greater unity or creates one moment that evokes
healing. And, take one moment to go outside and thank whatever you perceive the
Universal Energy to be.
Arizona Together
December 2001
Dr. Dina Evan
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