"One day it becomes a pearl"

I went to my power of now meeting. We did an exercise where we sat in silence. The first time was for five minutes and the second was for 10 minutes. I used to hate silence, at night when I was a child when the house was quiet, "he would come", my perpetrator would come to me. For years I could not be in a quiet place, or I would feel uncomfortable in silent moments of the conversation. But now, it is different, because I am different. I love silence and can sit in peace with my self. In the meeting the point of the exercise was to observe our inner voice, what it was saying and doing. I sat in silence for awhile noticing the back ground noise, the people in the group, and my mind was quiet. Than, I thought to my self "Alex has nice shoes", "look at that small chair", and then my mind took off thinking of my book, colors of the room, wondering how other people were doing. So the first exercise did not go too well. The second time we were told to try to stop the chatter in our head, each time and stay in the silence. I was in silence and present for a long time, then I got excited and thought to myself "I am doing it! yeah" and the thoughts came pouring in, I did not even realize it. Then I stopped got back to being present and 10 minutes went by so fast I could not believe it. It is crazy, we must be thinking every second of the day, how sad is that. It is like an oyster daily grinding away at that piece of sand and one day it becomes a pearl. I'm grinding!!!!
Lauren

"Being ready for a teacher"

I love Wayne Dyer's book "Inspiration, The Ultimate Calling". The last couple of chapters were my favorite. He talks about four ways to connecting with spirit, or inspiration. 1. Connection to feelings: which in his words I'm aligned with spirit, when I ask myself the honest response to "Does this (or will this) make me feel good. (God) 2. Connection to Nature: Everything in nature is in-spirit it is not spoiled by ego, nor can ever be. He says for example when a wild bird touches us, or a fish brushes up against us while swimming we should pay attention, that is a direct communication from our source of being. Messages to help us connect to spirit. 3. Connections to Events: that is there is no such thing is coincidences, everything happens for a reason, pay attention. 4. Connections with people: this is when we think about a person we haven't thought of in years and then they call out of the blue. We should definitely take note. Why are these important because teachers come in many forms, weather it is a feeling, in nature, a strange event or even a person. Let us learn from spirit and live a life in-spirit. OK, now am I getting to weird for you or what. Hey you never know, lets look beyond our eyes, past the ego you may be surprised at what you find.
Lauren

"How can we be anything less"

This is a Chinook blessing, which shows the Native American's relationship with nature and Great Spirit. I wanted to share this with you, I love it.

We call upon the earth, our planet home, with its beautiful depths and soaring heights,

its vitality and abundance of life, and together we ask that it:

Teach us, and show us the way.

We call upon the mountains, the Cascades and the Olympics,

the high green valleys and meadows filled with wild flowers,

the snows that never melt, the summits of intense silence, and we ask that they:

Teach us, and show us the way.

We call upon the waters that rim the earth, horizon to horizon,

that flow in our rivers and streams,

that fall upon our gardens and fields, and ask that they:

Teach us, and show us the way.

We call upon the land which grows our food,

the nurturing soil, the fertile fields,

the abundant gardens and orchards, and we ask that they:

Teach us, and show us the way.

We call upon the forests, the great trees reaching strongly to the sky

with earth in their roots and the heavens in their branches,

the fir and the pine and the cedar, and we ask them to:

Teach us, and show us the way.

We call upon the creatures of the fields and forests and the seas,

our brothers and sisters, the wolves and deer, the eagle and dove,

the great whales and the dolphin, the beautiful orca and salmon

who share our Northwest home, and we ask them to:

Teach us, and show us the way.

We call upon all those who have lived on this earth,

our ancestors, and our friends, who dreamed the best for future generations

and upon whose lives our lives are built,

and with thanksgiving, we call upon them to:

Teach us, and show us the way.

And lastly, we call upon all that we hold most sacred,

the presence and power of the Great Spirit of love

and truth which flows through all the universe . . . to be with us to:

Teach us, and show us the way.

Don't you see, everything that God creates is beautiful and perfect how can we be anything less. Lauren

"living a life In-Spirit"

Monday was an incredible day for me. The sky was so clear and blue. The colors of the trees are starting to change for fall. Fall is my favorite time of year. All the colors, and the light from the sun is different, it seems more vibrant to me. I am in a good space, a space between the self and God, where everything flows. I guess you can say right at this moment I am at a higher state, it is where the ego can not exist. I want to write about "being", it is difficult to be present all the time. But today I realized that trying to be present was hard for me. I kept going in and out of the ego's mind and being present. I discovered that we have a choice every moment, and that co-exists with being in the now. By being present it is easier to choose how to react in the next moment. For example, we can choose to send love to the person at work that drives us crazy, instead of judging them, we can choose to take a step back when everyone around us is running around stressed out, and not let it consume us. If I can remember that I have a choice in my reaction to every situation, than I am the only one to blame if I have a bad day. I can not blame anyone else, or have the right to judge them. I choose to live in-spirit. What does that mean? It means I am trying to live in a higher vibration of energy which consist of love, joy, peace and laughter. The low vibrations of energy such is anger, hate, blame, and discontent only attracts exactly that. If you hate, that is what you attract. It is simply the law of attraction. If you want love in your life, be that and choose to give that to others. It is simple really surround them in white light and let be who they are. Do not judge them, they are only in pain, so send them love and peace. The more you are present the more you are in-spirit, the more you are in-spirit the more you are present. I have been avoiding talking about this subject, the part about "being in- spirit, I guess out of fear, but I am letting it all out, because I see God everywhere, I see beauty and I see awe. I know this is not the conventional way of looking at things, but everything that I will talk about has brought me to an incredible place. I am sharing from my heart and at this very moment I am in-spirit.
Lauren

"People are interesting"

I hope everyone had a glorious weekend. It was pouring rain on Sunday, so my husband and I watched the Borne Identity Trilogy and hung out in our pajamas. It was awesome! I watched a show the other day and one of the characters said" there are two types of people, one of having and the other of being." He went on to explain the "having" people live their lives acquiring things, while the "being" people live for the experiences and sharing with others. I thought that was great. I honestly believe it is true. The question is can you be both? I think you can but there is one more dominant then the other. I definitely live for the experiences, but the most important "things" in my life, well, I wouldn't exactly call them things are my pets. But then again my relationship with them is an experience. This is very interesting to me. The character finished the conversation by saying that in 1960 public storage's did not exist and now there are 2.35 billion square footage of self storage units in the United States. (I had my husband look up the info from the program) Can you believe it. Life and people are so interesting. I find myself instead of judging them being in awe of how interesting and different we are. Or maybe that is just a polite way to judge. Who knows?
Lauren

"Brighten up your day"

Today is Friday! I know that makes a lot of people happy. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. Let's do something a little special this weekend, shall we. A while ago I wrote about random acts of kindness. Let do that again, spread some joy to our fellow human beings. Some times I get free coupons for a item at the grocery store and I give it to another costumer and it doesn't cost me anything. Buy someone a cup of coffee, or when you think something positive about someone else tell them even if they are strangers. If you like their earrings, tell them, if you like the shirt they are wearing, let them know. You will see them light up, and it is a great opener for a conversation. Or you can do something easy like smile to a homeless person, most people turn away. Be creative, keep it simple, or go for it. Not only will it make the other person happy it will brighten up your day as well. Have fun, and dance in the rain!
Lauren

"Sounds easy"

I gave my first speech last night at Toastmasters. Everyone had good things to say, but I was unhappy with it. The first speech is always about the person's life. Sounds easy, but I was nervous. I did not say what I wanted to say and did not stick to my notes. Every time I would look at my notes I did not know where I was, and I did not want to stand there looking at them. The reason why I am doing Toastmaster is to help improve on my workshops for women. I am starting up my workshops again in January. So, now the question is am I being in my head and beating myself up, or am I honest with myself that I need improvement. Maybe a little of both.
I asked the group if I would be allowed to practice my presentations that I will be doing in my workshops and they gave me the OK. I am noticing the rambling in my head, "but there are men there", "they wouldn't get it" "what are you doing!" "you will make an ass out of yourself." I am so sick of that voice in my head, always putting me down. That is not me, and I know that. I am so glad I am aware of it, and not letting it take over my life. Here's to not letting the ego's mind get in the way of our lives.
Lauren

"What will I be today?"

Another day has gone by. It was better than I expected, but I wasn't as happy as usual. I feel like I am fighting a cold. So in other words I was not very inspirational yesterday. But, because it is another day, now I can start over and be what I want to be for today. Today I will be inspiration & patience! Is it that easy to choose what we want to be? Can we say today I will be........., and make that happen? I think so. I think we have the power to be whatever we want to be. We just have to stop getting in the way of ourselves. I was so in my head yesterday, I ruin a perfectly good day. I am giving my first speech tonight at "Toastmasters". The topic is ourselves and my title is "my journey to self discovery". I will talk about my journey up to now. It is funny I talk about searching outside myself and ultimately finding all the answers in me. But what does that really mean. We here it all the time. For me it just mean acceptance of one's self, and knowing that you are perfect the way you are. Perfections does not necessarily mean thin, beautiful and rich. It is finding the beauty in everything, once you can do that then you are truly free from discontent.
Lauren

"Lets see if I can."

Well guys, I can't seem to get out of my head. I feel hopeless, and defeated. I mean I know I won't give up on my dream, but at this moment I just want to hide out in my room and not worry about a damn thing. I have been running the same recording in my head "it is not fair!" over and over again. Doubting everything that I am. I can't seem to get out. It is weird, for the past 6 months is has been getting easier, but not these past few days. My body is aligned with my head, just like on my bike ride. I hate when this happens. I have to go and be happy and energetic with my residents in a few minutes. Damn! Who knows maybe they can help me get out of my funk. What do you do when this happens to you? Does it ruin your week? Can you get out of it quickly? Lets see if I can. Boy, I hope so, or else this will be a long week.
Lauren

"It could have been a wonderful bike ride."

I went on a bike ride on Sunday. It started raining in the morning and I thought my husband said it will be raining until around 11:00 am. So I was happy with the excuse for not bike riding because I had to be somewhere around noon. So I was working on the table of contents and copyright page of my book. Then he said "Are you done yet, the rain stopped lets go bike riding." I was not in the mood, and started complaining and being totally in "ego mode" then he gave me some other news that his car was stalling and had to be looked at. I thought "oh no!, more money to throw away" So, now I am really racing in my head. I had the most miserable bike ride ever, not only did it seem like it lasted forever, it was like my body did not want to work. No matter how hard I tried to push myself, I had no energy, it was way more difficult than before. I was in my head the whole time and it effected everything. I finally said to myself, "that is enough! we are not having a pity party, so stop it!" But by then it was too late, my body was aligned with the ego, and when I finally was getting out of it, the bike ride was over. What a waste of energy, time and what could of been a wonderful bike ride. Just a another example of how the ego took over and I lost myself. Well, not next time!
Lauren

"It is a miracle!"

It has been a crazy day. I worked today and we had our annual Western Day Event. I was the host and we had over 150 people. We had a big Bar-B-Q, raffles, and line dancer came to preform. It was awesome. I love seeing people happy and together as one. We worked together and everything flowed, people were smiling, families were laughing. Now that is a wonderful thing. Have you notice the energy when large groups of people are happy and experiencing the same magic. It really is amazing. I remember going to see Bet Milder with my cousin, and I felt so connected and so alive. Every one at that moment was in this perfect place of awe. It is a wonderful feeling. So, for this to happen at a work place is a miracle. YEAH! Wouldn't it be wonderful to have that feeling in the work place. Why can't we? Is it possible? To tell you the truth I am usually very optimistic, but I don't know if it can be done. Prove me wrong people, please prove me wrong and show me that a work place can be a place where people are in great mood, with plenty of laughter. I will make that a wish for everyone!
Lauren

"The Power of Now"

I have been trying to figure out what to write about because I did not want to bore you with me working on being present and in the now. But that is my life at the present moment so I decided to stay true to me and my experiences. I have been going to power of now meetings. It is a group of people who are working on being present and in the moment. It is a wonderful group we talk about our experiences, and we have a leader that motivates us with ideas to keep us in the moment. I know I have talked about this before many times, but I really haven't gone in detail. You know when you are driving from point A to point B, and the next thing you know you are have arrived and you have know idea how you got there. It is as if you were not awake at all. We live life like that from day to day. Being present allows us to connect to who we really are, our true selves. Our ego thinks it is in charge and pretty much will rule our lives if we let it. Our ego's mind complains about everything, judges, lies, and is constantly putting us down and others. That is not who we are. One of our new members of the power of now group explained it well. She said we are a drop of water in the ocean. We are separate and yet one. But the ego is the one that thinks we are separate, the truth is we are not. So, I struggle from day to day to catch my self being in my head, and am working toward living in a life of peace. It is working but it takes time and patience. You know how I don't like that patience thing, so I guess I learning that too.
Lauren

"We can learn from others"

I believe that we can learn about ourselves through others. I call it "the mirror effect". We can learn a lot about ourselves from the company we keep. For example: if your boyfriend is abusive and belligerent to you, that may "mirror" that you were taught to be a victim and has a low self-esteem. If your friends are well adjusted and confident, then whether you realize it or not you are too. This is a good way to learn about ourselves to see if there is anything we want to work on. I do this often. One person who drove me crazy was a women who had so much energy and never listen. Then one day someone said she is just like you, I was upset but realized, oh my God, it was true. I did not like seeing myself in a "mirror", so I still have a lot of energy but now I take time to really listen. So when someone shows up in your life and pushes your buttons, take a few minutes and see what you can learn. It may mean that at that moment you are being judgmental, or that person reminds you of someone from your past. It can also be positive if you admire someone for being creative, there is a good chance you are too, in ways you don't realize. Check it out, have fun with it, and let me know what happen.

Louis Armstrong Lyrics, What a Wonderful World Lyrics >>

Louis Armstrong Lyrics, What a Wonderful World Lyrics >>:
"I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

The colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shakin' hands, sayin' 'How do you do?'
They're really saying 'I love you'

I hear babies cryin', I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world

Oh yeah!"

"Lets start thriving, shall we"

I want talk about "surviving" vs. "thriving". I believe that society teaches us to merely survive. They say basically get a job, get married and have children. Now, don't get me wrong that sounds like a great little life. However, we don't live in a society that teaches us to thrive. Not one teacher I ever met asked me "what is you passion?" They only taught us English, Math, etc. the basics for survival. I mean, look at organizations for helping people, like WEAVE, or drug and alcohol programs, again, survival, get out, get clean, get a job. You tell me, do you know of any high school or programs that takes it to the next level and teach people to thrive. So, now the question is what would the world look like if we were all thriving. We would have jobs that we love, because the people that ran the organizations would have been taught differently, they would know how important the work place needed to be for their employee. We would follow are passions because the teachers at school would help us find our strengths and help them flourish. We would have organizations that would help victims (which would be less of by the way) and show them all the possibilities there are in the world. It is never to late to change. Even if it is baby steps. Lets start thriving, shall we.

Lauren

"I Don't Just Want to Survive, I Want to Thrive!"

Hello world!!!! I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. I have started the publishing process on my book, and working on a press release. Scary and exciting at the same time. And, of course I am observing the voice in my head, boy it is in full throttle. I am just laughing at my self and all the nonsense it is saying. Lauren, no body will like it. You think you can write but the teachers were right and you can't. People will know your darkest secrets, are you STUPID OR WHAT!!!!! And it goes on and on. But I have to take the chance. There is no such thing as failure as long as you 1. learn from the experience and 2. never give up. I hope I have the stamina on the never give up part. I mean, the chapters I have shared so far are nothing compared to whats coming. My next chapter is about my molest, and It is a scary thing to broad cast to the world. Ok, now I am in my head again. I have to remind my self why I wanted to do this in the first place. We are not alone out there, and even though we all have had different experience, we know what it feels like to be sad, hopeless, scared, angry, and we know what laughter and joy is. So, in that perspective we are similar. The only way to face what is ahead is to go"through it", unless you choose to avoid it. I rather go "through" and get it over with. Every time I try to avoid something it ends up crashing down all around me. So, I believe that in sharing my experience I can inspire others that they to can face their pain and not just survive in this world but thrive and to remind them that they are not alone.
Lauren

"It is all about the journey!"

"The only journey is the journey within."

Rainer Maria Rilke

"Yes, know thyself: it great concerns or small,

Be this thy care, for this, my friend, is all."

Juvenal

"Insist on yourself. Never imitate."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."

Aristotle

"Your real influence is measured by your treatment of yourself."

A. Bronson Alcott

"If we all did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves."

Thomas Edison

Lauren

"Going with the flow of things"

I have had a great week. I feel at peace. It is a new feeling for me. I mean, I have felt peace within from time to time, especially in nature, but not at work or during my daily routine. I love it! I still have stuff going on in my head, that does not stop. Did you know that? The chatter in our head never really stops, it just becomes quieter as we find the inner peace. At least that's what people say. I did something crazy the other day, my husband and friend thought it was a mean thing to do. I did not think so, I just went with the flow of things. About a year ago as I was driving to Dos Coyotes, I heard a voice that said for me to turn right, and I felt as though I was lead to the cemetery, weird huh. I did not know why I was there and was complaining in my head how ridiculous this was. No one was there except for one lady sitting next to a grave, I went and talked with her telling her that I was lead here and did not know why. I came to find out that lady had just lost her 21 year old son named Jacob. I don't remember much what I said to her and went on my merry way. Never thought of her and her son again. One year later for about a week, every time I would drive by I thought of them, I even forgot their names and the next thing I knew their names just popped in my head. I had recently bought a beautiful butterfly pendent and wanted to do something special with it. It was still in my purse for two weeks. I wanted that pendant, it cost me $34 but some how, I was again led to the cemetery looking for Jacobs grave. I found it, and I actually left the pendant in a box for Jacob's mom. What was weird was just a week later was the anniversary of his death. I wrote to Tammy love Jacob. I felt strange about what I did, because of what my husband said, but later that day while hosing off the patio a butterfly was dancing right by me, literally at arms length, and I swore I heard a voice that said, "thank you", I know it sound weird, but I think it was Jacob, OK, so now you know, I am pretty nutty! I hope one day I run into Tammy and see her wearing that pendant, of course I would never tell her that it was me who put it on Jacob's grave, but I still hear that voice in my head "that was mean", so I hope she was happy and everything turned out well.
Lauren

"This is so cool!"

I am having a great week. My co-workers have been stressed running around the place, they have been moody, gossiping and I am still great. I am actually doing it, not letting outside drama get to me and ruin my day. I could never do that before, I would let them take my energy, and get just as stressed. How cool is that! Another thing that I have noticed is the two co-workers that I disliked, one who's was so hyper she drove me nuts, the other I perceived as a snooty, conceited bitch that look down on others, I have embraced both of them. I did this several weeks ago, and now it is actually working, I have accepted them and my first perceptions where wrong. Now, I laugh at the hyper one that has been so disruptive, and I join her and together we make the residents laugh. The other lady was more difficult, every time I knew she would be working, I thought to myself, oh no, there goes my day. Not true, I changed the way I looked at her, and looked past my perceptions, and now we laugh and we now support each other. It is so cool. This can work, we can make our work places enjoyable and a happier place. Just remember we don't know what is going on in the lives of others, and why they do the things they do, we relate to them only through our perceptions. The truth is most of the time our first perceptions are wrong.

Lauren

"Love the people that drive you crazy"

If anybody wants to ask any questions, or want me to talk about certain topics please feel free to ask. Everything I share with you is basically my point of view what I have learned in 43 years being on this planet. At one point in my life I did not believe in God, was angry at the world, and even hated being human. Now, I love people and have a close connection with God, with nature and with my self. Sometimes I think people have a misconception of "discovering" their selves. It is almost as if people think, when I am whole life will be perfect and I will always be happy. That is not the case. We still have to pay the bills, work, and have the normal stresses of life. The difference is how we handle them. Even though my life is different from my past and I am happier, I still struggle, that is life. I think that it will get easier as I practice what I preach. Remember the book "Eat, Pray, Love" the author was on Oprah, and the women in the audience amazed me, they actually thought if I can have what she has, my life would be perfect. One lady even went to Bali to do the exact same thing. Like I said before, it comes from within, and we have the opportunity to be happy and at peace right now, by changing the way we think about ourselves, others and the world around us. I know I keep writing about the same things, but it is so important. Love yourself, love the world and even love the people that drive you crazy. It works.
Lauren

"just a little something I wrote"

I had an incredible weekend. I was sitting at Dos Coyotes and wrote a little something. I just want to share it with you.

As I sit, I am fully present. The dance of life reveals itself.
I hear the background noise of the cars passing by,
A child's voice and innocence prevails.
The sky is so blue, crisp and clear,
The clouds drift by above the world below,
And of course my beloved wind Goddess conducts the symphony,
While the trees dance, dragonflies play, and the birds stop by to say hello.
The chatter of people fades in and out, I feel elated, I am a silent force, quiet,
Yet complete, one with all of this,
As I sit in wonder of it all, I am whole.
This is what being presents feel like.
"oh what a wonderful world"
Lauren

"How do you see the world?"

My book, "A touch on the Shoulder"is about a journey of self-discovery. While growing up I never fit in. I was always searching for a place to belong, asking the questions who am I? What is my purpose? Why am I here? I traveled the world, meet incredible people and had the adventure of a life time. But the answers to all the questions in my head did not come from searching outside myself, it came from within. I searched for over 35 years outside myself. I know you all heard this before that the answers lies within ourselves, but because we are human we have to discover that on our own. I have read inspiring books, went to incredible seminars, and meet wonderful insightful people, but YOU have all the answers already. The truth is it is a life time of discoveries. That is actually is not a bad thing, it is a wonderful thing. To be in a continual awe your whole life, even when your 80, now that is amazing. There is only one truth we come from God, we are perfect right now. So, you may ask than whats with all the questions and searching? Because God created each of us as an unique being to create a life of our choosing and some where along the line we forgot that. It doesn't matter if we choose to live a simple life of joy with our spouse, have a family, be an author, or be Oprah. As long as you are in awe of a flower when your 80 years old, you will be just fine. Because in that flower is a refection of you, actually how you see that flower is a reflection of you. How you see the world, the people around you is all a reflection of you. So if you see beauty in the world, that comes from within. How do I know this because for over 35 years I only saw a world of pain, suffering and despair. The world hasn't changed, I have, and now I see beauty, joy, excitement, and a little suffering when I am in my head. Hey, it is a work in progress. So, my friends how do you see the world?
Lauren

"What is a "pain body"?"

Do you ever get nervous in the pit of your stomach? Tolle, calls it the "pain body", this happens when you feel anxiety, sadness, anger, etc. and it manifests in the body, mine is in my stomach. Other people feel it in their heart, their head or where ever. I have been totally aware when it occurs. Most of the time I know what triggers it, sometimes I don't. But what is fascinating is when I know why it happens, the reasons are so absurd. Once I felt it because I say a certain person e-mailed me, and even before I read it, my stomach was in turmoil. By the way the e-mail was positive and fine. So what is up with that? Then one time I had no idea why I was in the"pain body", It got worse because I was trying to figure out the why? I noticed how we get our selves worked up for absolutely nothing. It amazes me what we do that to ourselves. I mean, I know we don't like to suffer, but we sure do it to ourselves over and over again. I am learning to observe the feeling in my stomach, get out of my head (which makes it worse) and then it just drifts away. It is pretty cool, when you can notice these things, catch them and make positive changes. I just need to 1. Be me, no matter what 2. Stay out of my head and judgments and 3. Accept others and send them love. I am trying on a daily basis to do this, not so easy, but I am getting better. Yeah!
Lauren

"What I wish for"

Every morning at 9:30 I lead the exercises for my residents. These are new exercises I made up with Rock N Roll music. What I love is the fact that for 30 min. I am so connected to these incredible human beings. We are one entity, together feeling happy and alive. The last song is "What a Wonderful World" and you can feel the energy in the room, of peace and love. When I look into their eyes I see beyond their bodies, I see them, their true selves, their soul full of love. And then after we clap and cheer the experience is gone. We are back as individuals going along the road of life with our normal routines. We still enjoy each others company when we play UNO, or bean bag toss, but it is not the same. For 30 minutes a day I know what it means to be a part of something big, being connected to something deeper than just any one person. This is who we truly are, not this body, or ego, but the true self. The true self of being a piece of God. So, when I continue to talk about being present and the ego's mind it is because it is so important. I wish everyone could truly see who they really are. Now that would be a wonderful world.
Lauren