When I was raising my children, I used this illustration. I hold my children in an open palm, not a clinched fist. Why? Because I knew I only had guardianship over them, not ownership. They were their own unique being, individuals. This is true for life. Each moment is an experience, not a summation, not the total of essence. When we grasp this and really know it within, there is a liberation that arises that unites and does not divide. It sees past the argument or differing perspective.
I don't know all the answers or even the questions, but I know this deep within….know Your truth, live Your truth, be empowered, liberated and find bliss.
The truth is what is within you, of which you are certain. It is not because someone said so, or that you must believe or perish…but what you know to be true. This is often found through self-discovery. Quieting the mind and listening to the still voice. Finding the place between thoughts and residing there periodically. It can be discovered by journaling your inner most thoughts. If you find your self far from a peaceful, harmonious state, then it will take some currency to discover your truth: time. Be diligent in the task; you will come to know it. It is in everyone of us, our birthright. The time invested is worth it, because it leads to freedom and bliss. I say bliss is: Beautiful Living in Selected Scenarios.
How are those beautiful scenarios selected?
Simply as this: by your choice, your conscious being.
Living your truth is empowering. You then are not without a rudder or course, you know the fundamental, the principles. Empowerment leads to liberty, because you then will not be held captive by other's motives, opinions, or entanglements. Understanding our birthright, what happens in our minds, in our thoughts, is what rules our lives. This is the fundamental principle.
My friends, be kind in your interactions. Your one peaceable act and intentional love can be the truth that another needs in that very moment. 
Julia
Julia Parsell is a Certified Holistic Health Counselor with an emphasis on the intersection of science and the sacred. She writes from experiences and transformative understandings that have led her to an authentic and peaceful life. She goes by these names: wife, daughter, grandmother, mother, sister, aunt, niece, cousin, and friend. As home educator of her three children, she also developed/ran cafes, and maintained various leadership roles within her community. Her greatest desire is to encourage others to live life fully. Her passions are family, art creation, writing, and trail blazing. She is happily married in Western North Carolina.
