01/26/2026
Below is an email that I sent out today to my subscribers. Sharing here in the hope that it is helpful.
Beloveds,
I felt the urge to send you a little Love note and check in to see how your Heart is doing.
There is so much going on, coming at us from many different angles that it is challenging to stay present with an open Heart. I want to remind you that you are not alone.
When there is so much to overwhelm it is essential that we take breaks. Our nervous systems, our Hearts, require this. I’m not suggesting that we put our head in the sand or ignore what is happening around us. I’m saying that we need to pay attention to our well-being if we want to make a change. It is too easy to get burnt out. And so, like the Geese who fly in a V-formation, we need to trust that as we take a rest, others will step forward. And then after we catch our breath, when we are more resourced, we can step back in and allow others to take their break. No one is meant to carry this all on their own. [And yes, I’m well aware that in this moment there are some who do not have the luxury of taking a break. We rest and breathe, so that we can continue to show up for them.]
While you catch your breath, be sure to fill up on some beauty. I know the news is filled with horrors; however, that is only one part of reality. There’s beauty, there’s joy, there’s kindness, there’s magic all over if we are willing to see it. Spend time with loved ones. Dance, sing, create art, laugh, play, and of course, spend time with our Nature kin. This is what fills us up and helps us continue on through the hard, heart-breaking moments.
If you find yourself grieving, then grieve: cry, howl, keen, again create art. Grief transforms the pain and creates a new way. Whatever you do, let the emotions move through, we do not need to hold this, let them be seeds of transformation.
Allow yourself to be held by Earth, ki is always there supporting us. Lay down and give yourself over to gravity. Or perhaps hold yourself, gently rocking, and sing or hum. Align your spine with a Tree and let ki, help you stand, finding your center, while your roots intermingle.
Breathe however it feels good to you: extend your exhale; pause in between inhale and exhale; inhale for a count of 5, exhale for a count of 5; . . . As you breathe, remember that each breath is a gift. Feel the Plants sharing their Love with us through their exhale of oxygen. Know that this gift is even older than the Trees. Over 2 billion years ago, our Cyanobacteria ancestors began to transform our Planet into a place that we can live and breathe by turning photons of Light into food. That’s a long line of Ancestors who have given their lives allowing us to be here today.
Lyn Margulis and Dorion Sagan wrote, “We come from symbiotic microbes, from nucleated specialized cells, from wormlike and lungfishlike animals, from reptiles and insectivores, prosimians and anthropoid apes —from form upon form. At no time in the past since the first life began did our lineage or the system itself ever die.” We can rest in this lineage. And know that symbiosis is at the core of our being. We know how to work together, how to create a world that benefits one another. We know how to thrive in challenging environments.
People of the Heart are the way of the future. Someday I will write more about this. For now, know that it is essential that we choose Love with all of our actions. Love is the great transformer, the ultimate healer. Love can include anger and even rage especially when there is injustice. Love recognizes the inherent sacredness of all Beings. Love calls out unjust actions, while holding the Soul of the perpetrators in Love, reminding them that they too are Beings of Love.
We are seeing evil take form. There was a time in my life that I did not believe in evil. However, I have witnessed and interacted with evil in my healing practice. What I have come to understand is that evil is the result of choosing harm (usually by violating another’s free will) over and over and over until the path back to Love feels insurmountable. The truth is that the path to Love is always there, though we may need help to see it.
It may be tempting to slip into hate. I beg you to keep your Heart open and soft. If you are finding yourself wanting to slide into hate or wanting to cause harm, that is a large neon sign that you need a break. Pause and resource yourself. Hate is easy, but Love is stronger Love is the greatest force there is.
When you can, as often as you can, hold the vision of a loving world, the world your Heart knows is possible, the world we are creating. There will be times when you may think this is impossible or that we should settle for something less. This vision is what propels us forward. When you are able to, spend time focusing on your Heart. Feel Love pouring out of your Heart and bathing you. Allow this bubble of Love to get larger, filling the room you are in, then larger, surrounding the building you are in, and larger, surrounding your community, and getting larger and larger until the bubble of Love surrounds the whole Earth. If you like you can direct this energy of Love to people you know are struggling (including those who are causing harm). Simply allow them to be held in this Love.
If you find yourself struggling in the overwhelm, please ask for help. Vulnerability builds community, removing separation and shame. One of the powerful moments of this time (of all challenging moments in history) are the strangers who are stepping forward to support their neighbors, thus forming communities of Love and support.
As always, we need to take our broken Hearts to Nature. The Plants (and other kin) are willing to support us. There are so many wonderful helpers and I’ve written about a number of them before. Some of my favorites for overwhelming times are Rose, Yarrow, Hawthorn, White Pine, Oak, Tulsi, Redwood, Reishi, and Ashwaganda. Honestly, there are so many others.
May you find the support that you need to navigate the challenges. And may you know that you are Love(d).
From my Heart to yours,
Jen Frey
