There is never a sick person coming before me to be healed, only a whole person coming to be recognized.
– Emma Curtis Hopkins
Dear Friends and Family:
As I expressed on Sunday, we have come to expect a “Status Quo” in our spiritual community. We tend to know what to wear, who we will see, what the topics will be, what songs will be played, and when treatment will happen… everything!
We miss so much of the beauty and growth that occurs when we move outside of our “normal” and step into the beyond. We have a vibrant and diverse community capable of presenting various topics, ideas, and things that we could share and things that might be considered “inappropriate.”
We forget that when we have these “taboo” topics in a spiritual community, we isolate those for whom these topics are at the forefront of their lives. Sex, Marginalization, Trauma, Abuse, Disabilities, Ableism, Addiction, Shame, Chronic Illness, Mental Health, Consent, Racism, Poverty, Food Insecurity, and Politics… we are all impacted by one or more of these human experiences.
We all deserve to be heard and recognized. So, we must be willing to embrace the wholeness of humanity, including those things we would rather ignore, especially in a spiritual community. Oneness equals wholeness, and therefore, no topic is taboo!