As a mom who endured a school shooting along with all three of my kids who were in high school at the time (Chardon High, 2/27/12) I have lots of words swirling in my mom heart. The horror and devastation our family and community experienced cannot be described with written language. It's a caustic dread we all feel in our bones. And I still have my kids with me...three other families from Chardon don't get to say that.

Part of my effort to make a difference going forward was starting this passion project called Peaceful Change Begins With Me Because, friends, the buck stops inside each of our Souls. WE ARE THE CHANGE. Each and every one of us.

The division, corruption, greed, power over, manipulation, mind control, etc., ad nauseam is an outside reflection of an inside distortion of the collective consciousness. When we change how we see ourselves and how we view our brothers and sisters and this beautiful earth, the reality we experience outside changes. As within, so without.

WE MUST BELIEVE IN THE LOVE WE ARE MADE OF and THE LOVE THAT IS IMBUED IN ALL THINGS as the starting point of change.

To dehumanize each other because of our 'differences' or because we 'don't understand' one another is a self-defeating prophecy because of Oneness. As @robertedwardgrant says, "we will continue to manifest what we judge until we stop judging what we manifest."

Let's manifest the REAL experience of LOVE and UNITY instead of the illusion of FEAR and SEPARATION. Let's manifest cooperation instead of competition. Let's manifest response-ability instead of blame and denial which is pure EGO based and Shadow protective thinking.

Einstein told us we cannot solve a problem from the same level of consciousness that created it. Let's rise above this stinking thinking that tears us apart and elevate our consciousness to what can bring us together so we can all experience a world of peace, love, and abundance. It's up to each of us. I blame myself and no one else. Which is why I obsess about becoming a better me every moment of every day.

TOGETHER WE RISE. Divided we destroy ourselves. Our children deserve so much more...we all do. We were made to LOVE. Period.

I dare everyone to believe that at your essence, you are LOVE. And so is EVERYONE else. See how reality changes.

In the meantime, may we remember to "forgive them for they know not what they do" as Jesus taught. No one in their right mind, rooted in their LOVE identity, conscious of who they are, and aware of Oneness would live a life of evil and destruction. It's not possible.

Let’s show those who are asleep what LOVE looks like. LOVE wins. LOVE already won.

be LOVE, be Light, be the change