Wellness, and absolutely everything, is within us, and we are connected to it all. This means that we are not separate from anyone or anything, but we are connected. You might have heard the term oneness, meaning unified or referring to wholeness. Not one of us has the same interpretation of an experience that someone else does. I have 7 siblings and although we have had similar experiences, we interpreted these based on varying factors. Our age, emotional and mental acuity at the time of the experience, our own feelings, which all played a part in the way we interpreted our world around us. We then took these interpretations and they became patterns of reactions and actions in our lives that takes what seems a lifetime to change. Whether we accept it or not, discriminatory factors such as biases regarding race, gender, sexual orientation, intellectual capacity, money, looks, marital status, and so much more, run so deep within us, that we are often not even aware they are there. There are many who fight for equality, dignity, and respect for everyone. But can we win by fighting, or are the words of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., words that we should inscribe in our hearts? ‘Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.‘

Is this not a better way to bring about change? I believe it is.