Lift and separate….remember the old bra commercial? However, when it comes to life lessons, I figure “lift and separate” is only good for boobs.

Realizing our connection with each other and to other wondrous life forms lifts our hearts and increases joy. Sharing with family, friends, neighbors and co-workers actually has a healing effect on us. So does interacting with animals. Petting the cat, playing with the dog, riding horses, not to mention swimming with the dolphins is all powerfully therapeutic.

I used to take our pot-bellied pig, Eli, to work with me when I worked at a Psychiatric facility. He was a little miracle worker, lifting spirits and making connections with those who were otherwise locked into their own dark worlds.

Obviously lifting and connecting is natural to our being. Lifting our consciousness above the ego level brings unity, peace and joy. It allows us to be in the natural flow.

Personal ego aligns with fear. It requires separation to thrive. To feel right, it must see someone or something else, separate from itself, as wrong. To feel superior, it must find someone/something that is inferior. This sense of separation is a “duality” lifestyle such as: Peace/war, love/hate, praise/blame, win/lose. The personal ego would have us continuously worried about or fighting to be loved, receive praise, be the winner, but ultimately feeling disconnected and not at peace.

Lifting our awareness to the Oneness of life aligns us with Truth. The very essence of our being is Truth, Divine Wisdom. Aligning with our true being is illuminating, inspiring and unifying. Coming together in a heightened sense of Love and community is the peace we seek.