Sustaining Presence during the Dark Times

The New Era offers us the opportunity to call for joy to be our basic state of being. We are deeply supported in this request by the evolution toward Light that we are experiencing. This state of joy does not eliminate times of challenge, frustration, and impatience, nor does it erase all fear, anger, and grief. Despite the exuberance we can feel in this moment, we are still living in the illusion of separateness, and that causes pain. The question we address in this Musing is how to face dark times in a way that preserves the underlying state of joy, and ultimately contributes to the expansion of consciousness in ourselves and in our world.