Brahma Kumaris Vancouver

05/15/2026

Growing around grief 🤍⏺️⚪️
We often hear, when we are grieving, that it will get easier over time, that we will forget more, and the grief will grow less and less. Sometimes, that may feel like a betrayal of the one we lost, or what we are grieving for, and we may resist. This can lead to an inability to ‘let go’ and get back to living.
A better way to understand grief changing over time is to think of an oyster with a tiny grit of sand. The oyster finds it very difficult but cannot just diminish the sand or eject it outright. So the oyster begins to coat it with a smooth coating to minimise the pain. Eventually that tiny grain of sand will be the size of a small sphere, coated with glorious smooth pearlescence. The oyster has “grown around its suffering”.
It can be a relief to think in this way, because our grief of losing what we have lost does not diminish, we and our life just grow around it, almost like an embrace.
Blessings 🙏

05/15/2026

"When you're sure of what you're looking at, look harder." Richard Powers

When my lens for viewing the world becomes fixed, I miss the subtle shifts and changes that abound around me. The drama of life is always moving. It is natural for my energy to be moving. Even when I am still, I am radiating energy outwards into the world. When I sit in meditation I become aware of the profound stillness within me. At the same time, I can access the huge energy resource that IS me. Dancing with stillness and movement is the life of a modern day mystic. Today let me enjoy the movement in life's drama.

photo Dave Poore

05/15/2026

05/15/2026

Not every moment needs an explanation.
Not every situation needs resistance.
Some things are meant to be accepted, understood with time, and gracefully released.

The moment I stop asking “Why is this happening?”
my mind becomes lighter, calmer, and more peaceful.

05/14/2026

Not everything you see is the full story. 💭

Social media shows highlights, not the behind-the-scenes. Smiles can be real—but they can also be curated, filtered, and carefully chosen. What looks like constant happiness is often just a moment, not the whole truth.

Don’t compare your real life to someone else’s highlight reel. Stay grounded in your own journey, your own growth, and what’s real for you.

Because true happiness isn’t something you post… it’s something you live. ✨

05/14/2026

Patience is not just waiting—
it is trusting.
Trusting that even when nothing seems to change,
something deep within you is healing.
You don’t have to rush the process.
You don’t have to control every step.
Just stay steady…
and let life unfold in your favour.
The darkness doesn’t stay forever—
it quietly clears
when you choose trust over fear.

05/13/2026

Life isn’t about holding on to everything… and it’s not about letting everything go. 💭

It’s about balance—the quiet strength to know what to keep, and the wisdom to release what no longer serves you. Just like these stones, everything stays steady when it’s aligned, not forced.

Trust the process. Find your balance. And let life flow the way it’s meant to. ✨

05/13/2026

A single moment of soul-conscious awareness can bring more clarity than hours lost in noise and distraction.

When the mind becomes still, the inner light naturally guides every thought, word, and action. ✨🕊️

05/13/2026

Happiness is not something the world gives you later…
it is something your soul creates when it chooses peace, gratitude and positivity today.

A happy soul becomes lighter, stronger and more beautiful from within.
That is why joy is not just an emotion—
it is nourishment for the soul. ✨