Merry Christmas. Ho. Ho. Ho?

I want to wish you a peaceful, happy, love-filled, joyous Christmas. Yet, I am reluctant to send this wish and have struggled with the concept for weeks now.

What of those millions of people who have no hope of a merry, peaceful love filled Christmas? Those with no food, home, loved ones and/or suffer in war.

And there are many of us who well know the hurt of being separated from loved ones (sometimes in the same room). Or of pain, anger, addictions, mental/physical health, and death separating our families. All this good wishing only intensifies the pain.

I feel this with my brother whom I haven’t seen in years although we live within 20 minutes of each other. Why am I writing this depressing Christmas message? Underneath all there is a message of hope.

Two nights ago, a powerful dream about my brother spoke to me. As is my practice, I wrote the dream in my journal and listened for the message. (Click here to read more about my process and guidance from dreams.) Within the dream our love was severed in this world, with much loss and grief. At the dream’s end, before my brother was forever gone, we shared a hug of profound love.

The love we shared was deep and abiding - regardless of painful life separation. On the surface it may seem we are hopelessly estranged from those we love but my dream showed me that love’s bond was unbroken.

I felt a small comfort knowing - that beneath the surface of life’s turmoil - a deep, unbreakable, love connects us all.

An eternal, unconditional love…A true beacon of Christmas Spirit.