Breathe deeply, and express your emotions.  Spirit speaks symbolically.

We are now in the midst of a global pandemic.

Yes, Covid but one that is deeper than that. For months I have been thinking about all the souls who have been affected by this virus, and the pain and panic of not being able to breathe.

And now George Floyd, the innocent beautiful man brutally murdered with a knee cruelly placed on his neck, pleading for his life, "I can't breathe".

And Eric Garner before him, arrested and killed by police, pleading, "I can't breathe".

They were killed by a virus much more widespread than covid - it was hatred and racism.

Barack Obama said today he received a letter from a man which stated, "The 'knee on the neck' is a metaphor for how the system so cavalierly holds black folks down, ignoring the cries for help. People don't care. Truly tragic."

And there is Mother Earth and her inhabitants. We have plastic choking our oceans. Trees, which are the lungs of the planet, are being burned and cut down carelessly.

Spirit is speaking to us through these events.

We are a world so caught up in numbing our feelings, being productive, and trapped in the convenience of ignoring what's happening in the world because we have been too busy.

Now the world is in a standstill and an uproar simultaneously.

We are forced to feel our feelings, and confront our shadows.

We are simultaneously still and agitated to action.

You might feel helpless, scared, and confused, but guaranteed you don't feel like the same person you did a few weeks ago.

Now what?

To begin with, you must FEEL your feelings, and heal them.

You must breathe to heal yourself, and by doing so the planet.

And you must SPEAK.

• How have you oppressed yourself by allowing others to silence you?
• How have you allowed your need to please others to keep you from speaking your truth?
• How have you hidden your power and your TRUTH so you can protect other people's feelings?

If we want to heal the oppression of the world, you must first release yourself from your own oppression.

We've been initiated in an inevitable change.

It's time to step into your full power even if it makes others uncomfortable.

Speak up. Be yourself. And say what's in your heart.

You will feel liberated. Do it for yourself. And do it for those who don't have a voice.

Your words matter. Stand up, speak out.

~ Kari