Listen to Suzanne narrate this month's newsletter. Click the image above.

As our world darkens with political corruption and physical trauma to so many people in our midst and across the planet, the immediate response can be denial (it won’t happen in my world), to freeze and shrink (it is happening in my world and I am helpless to do anything about it), or to run away (into addictions, distractions, or physically to leave.)

Or, as in Minneapolis, to mobilize, to put your love into action by standing up for your community and your neighbors, no matter their skin color or ethnicity; so much that you are willing to lay your life on the line by taking these steps that have integrity and love in the face of darkness and evil.

This is the energy of love in action.

For many of us this means gathering in community for prayer and hands on healing.

For others, it is gathering clothes and food and providing shelter for those in need. Or caring for the children so others may go out and protest.

Then there are those that protest and take to the streets - peacefully showing up, witnessing and standing firmly so that the cruelty will end.

While for many, it is being active politically to change the deception, greed, corruption and power-hungry evil we now see at the top of our system at this moment.

Now, more than ever, we need to be cultivating the power and energy of love and healing in whatever way is ours to do.

What does this look like?

Cultivate strong community and feed it.Take time to nurture connections here. Reach out. Gather and share resources. Take actions together that move you or nurture you all. Sing together. Walk together. Speak up together.

Double down on loving those you care formostdeeply.Reach out, listen, and connect. I spent an hour talking with a younger family member the other day as they shared their dark view of future possibilities for the world. I simply listened and let it all pour out – we both felt closer, more deeply connected when they were done. And the love and hope was flowing between and around us again.

Reconnect and focus on your self-care practicesthat truly nurture you, that may have fallen by the wayside with all the chaos and uncertainty and disruptions. These practices are vital for returning to your center and standing tall. Spend more time on them if needed.

In this moment in time, we are all being pushed to our limits – and a choice is being offered.

Do you take the time to return to your center and regularly rest there until your inner energy reservoirs have refilled?

Do you stand rooted in integrity – feeling the earth beneath you, feeding you?

Will you step into the love that makes up your soul?

Will you fully choose whatever is yours to do?