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Dec 31

Year End Wisdom 2026

by Sequoia Elisabeth

As 2026 is upon us, I feel it’s a good time to take inventory of life and share some insights to make our journey more enjoyable. First of all, there is no “my life or your life”, only life per a localized perspective. Until life flows from you, and not at you, things will be frustrating and painful. What I mean here is life has a tendency to feel like a competition with others always challenging your ideas and world view. I call this Ego and it is not nice. In fact it wants to kill you, mostly in small ways. By You, I mean the small you, the physical and conceptual you. It does this through behavior manipulation and emotions. Be not a slave to your thoughts! They are only yours when you claim them. Who you think you are will change over time and this makes it unreal. Anything which changes or is not permanent by definition is not real. The ego’s eyes are like looking through a kaleidoscope.

The real you is Spirit and has no body per se. We exists everywhere, always and this never changes. Love is all there is. By love, I mean unconditional love, not the ego’s conditional love. They are easy to differentiate once you understand this simple distinction. Now, think about your life and all the conditions or exceptions it has. Apply this to all your relationships, family, romantic, friends, and acquaintances. Remember this goes both ways, what conditions or exceptions are you extending to others? A forgiveness mindset is the only way to move beyond ego mind. Forgive everything and everyone who crosses your path knowing God needs no forgiveness because Spirit is loving innocence. Once this mindset becomes second nature and this can take a while, years in fact, we move into God mindset. Seeing everything and everyone as Great Spirit, God, or Angelic we become the Miracle we are. “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle” Albert Einstein.

If you need help with seeing the miracle, know it is love. Every loving act, intention, and expression is a miracle. My practice is appreciating all I see. I used to go on walks through the forest and set my mind to look for things which touched me as beautiful, interesting, and unique. Be careful with Specialness though as this is an ego trap. Specialness leads to exclusivity and thus is not Spirit. Remember what Einstein said!

The ugliness of this world tends to be a stumbling block for most of us. The goal is to see beyond it. Nothing in this ego world makes sense or has any meaning unless you make it so. The human mind makes “sense” of everything it sees, even if it is only a few spots on the wall suddenly becoming a face. Or a War becoming necessary for the “greater good”. War is never good in my mind because it focuses our energy on differences. What you focus on grows! If you see pain and suffering, then the more you see, the more it grows. Our focus literally makes it real to us. Thankfully, not real in the grand schema. See miracles! This gives power for them to grow.

This blog is short and probably hard to swallow, so for more explanation and insights check out https://onenessministry.info/. Read the free Ebooks. Take time to spend alone every day. It doesn’t need to be a long time. Breathe deep,…feel the Peace. See the Love in your life and all around you. Life is good, because Life is God.

Sequoia Elisabeth

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Dec 31

Finding Peace

by Sequoia Elisabeth

As a Spiritual Peacemaker it is my calling to help others find the Peace within and in so doing create Peace within me.  One of the best ways I have found to reach this space of Peace is meditation.  Many people find meditation difficult and this is because you do not fully understand what meditation is. 

First of all let us consider what Peace is.  Without dragging out the dictionary, think of Peace as the Spirit within you and all things.  It is a still, calm, quiet, serene place but can also be active, forceful, and dynamic.  Peace is quite simply the force of Great Spirit, Universal Consciousness or God.  We find it calming and comforting because this is our home, our natural state.  Finding Peace then would be like finding yourself!  

The wee hours of the morning are easiest to reach this space.  Why?  Because the rest of the ego world is sleeping and so the airwaves are calmer and with less disturbance.  Many people will rise at 4 or 5 am to do their daily meditation and while this does make the process easier it is certainly not required.  I would say if you are just starting the practice of daily meditation, creating the habit of rising early and doing the meditation in the private space of your room can be a great way to center yourself before the day begins.

Start by getting comfortable, but not so comfortable that you are prone to fall asleep.  It is of course ok to fall asleep, this is simply not the brain wave pattern we are shooting for.  This space is just above the sleep realm.  Relaxed and calm, but not out of it.  Focus on a central point and relax.  Breathe slowly and feel your breathe move in and out of your body.  Move your stomach and not so much your diaphragm.  The Buddhists call this belly breathing.  The seat of your soul is located in the middle of your belly just above the navel.   And the doorway into the soul is through the heart located just above the belly near the xyphoid in the center of your chest.  Focus your attention to these locations and feel the sensations.  Imagine Light beaming from within you and radiating out in all directions.  As you relax into this feeling, Peace reveals itself. 

Peace is always present as this is your essence.  If you feel anxious, nervous, painful, fidgety, or distressed this is the ego and the message is false.  The mind is in control here and the purpose of meditation is to release this control and fall back on your essence.  Thinking is not necessary and should be avoided.  A busy mind can be released with intention and practice.  Focus on observation and feeling the space within.  After a while you will be able to simply move into a place of peace at any time, with a simple intention.  If at first you are only in this place for a second, you have still found it and you should congratulate yourself.   Use this tool often and in any situation, it will serve you well.  May your New Year be filled with Joy, Love and Peace!  namaste’

🙂 Sequoia Elisabeth

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Dec 30

New Years Creation

by Sequoia Elisabeth

Now that we have glanced back over our year of 2009 it is time to gaze lovingly to 2010.  Again this is something that should occupy a few hours at most and when we record our thoughts on paper, in audio or video these prayers (all thoughts, words, actions are prayers) are given form.  Visualize your life and how you would like to experience it.  Think of the relationships that are important to you now and also imagine your ideal personal relationship.  Feel yourself in this relationship and imagine yourself engaged in whatever activity you desire.   Keep things ideal and at the same time honor thoughts that may arise which are undesirable by releasing them.  I thank unwanted thoughts for visiting and then shoo them out. 

This process of creative visualization is so powerful and if you would like to know more about it I recommend Shakti Gwain’s book “Creative Visualization” and although it is an older book the technique is centuries old.  Of course this process does not end after the New Year, but extends the year around.  This works with whatever you are creating, be it a job, love affair, happiness, prosperity, etc. 

When I came out 10 years ago I used this technique to manifest my dream.  I was in a period of my life where I was doing a lot of introspection and getting in tune with my inner feelings and desires.  What I realized was, I am a woman, why else would I be compelled to wear woman’s clothing and makeup?  The activities I enjoyed the most are associated with women in our society and I could see that my nature was feminine, even though I had learned to be masculine as so many woman have done to cope with a masculine world.  The thoughts and desires I had as a teenager proved to be right on and it was high time for me to start honoring them after 30 years of denial.

New Year’s is a great time to begin anew and that is one of its purposes.  We can begin anew any day of the year and we do, but let’s seize this opportunity this year to think thoughts that support us, to plan for manifesting our desires and pay attention to what brings us joy.  Let joy (deep inner satisfaction) be our guide on this Journey of Love 2010.  Remember also to live in the moment and not get caught up in the past or future, yes they exist but only to provide perspective for our Now.  Have a Blessed NOW, always and all ways.  😉 Sequoia Blessed

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