As for many awakening people around the globe, I find Christmas can be a challenging time full of paradoxes. So when I came to write this year's Openhand Christmas Message I found myself a little overwhelmed by the possibilities. As always when this happens, I go deeper into stillness and await for the right thing to arise. It didn't take long before the word "Imagine" popped into my consciousness. At first I thought I should imagine the ideal Christmas but then synchronistically I was guided to John Lennon's song imagine.

As I watched the video I was deeply moved by it; his words eloquently encapsulate how I feel, so I'll just leave our message for this year to the meastro... http://www.openhandweb.org/node/1975/play
(if the link doesn't work, simply cut and paste into your browser)

And here are the lyrics...

"Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one"

Simply breath taking!

Wherever you are and whatever you are doing, may it be filled with inner peace!

Chris
Openhand Foundation
unfolding into light
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