I AM The Universe

After a series of events, I've been drawn to write on this topic.
The only logical explanation is that Bob Marley was on to something - One Love!

About 6 months ago, I came across a video of Jim Carrey talking about his spiritual awakening. It was a little difficult to get past all of the characters he's played in movies and take him seriously but he seemed sincere so I kept listening. What I wasn't expecting was to hear such a profound statement from such an unlikely whack-job celebrity (and I use 'whack-job' in the most loving way possible - I do love his work).

"[I realized] I was no longer a fragment of the Universe, I was the Universe." ~Jim Carrey~

I am not a fragment of the Universe, I AM the Universe. Woah! I swear I thought my brain was going to explode from the magnitude of this statement. It threw me off my chair.

I've repeated it often to myself, ESPECIALLY when I start to feel "too human," when I start to get caught up in all the drama and bs of everyday life, and when I just need a reminder that I'm just a spiritual being having a human experience.

I thought I really understood it, until this happened...

[dun, dun, duuuuhn]

About a week ago, a mentor of mine told me about this video. Jill, a brain scientist suffered a stroke, and got to experience the "I am the Universe" experience first-hand. This video really hits it home... really.

Her speech rhythm was distracting for me, but if you can get past that, it's worth the 18-minutes of your time. Check it out: