The Foundation of Every Thought is Love
In Hope Johnson's latest Wisdom Dialogue from Ajijic, Mexico, she explores a profound concept: every thought we have originates from love, even when it appears otherwise. This foundational understanding shifts how we perceive our experiences, especially challenging ones.
Facing Difficulties Through Love
When difficulties arise in our lives—whether betrayal in relationships, financial struggles, or perceived attacks—we typically respond by trying to protect ourselves from similar pain. However, this protective mechanism actually blocks the natural reinterpretation that would otherwise occur.
By allowing experiences to be reinterpreted by Spirit instead of taking them personally, we open ourselves to seeing beyond illusion.
Letting Go of Fearful Interpretations
Hope shares a personal example about fearing her husband might cheat on her. Rather than feeding this fear, she asked for a different interpretation and received clarity through a dream: such an event wouldn't be threatening but merely directional—an indication that a particular form of relating had fulfilled its purpose.
This shift released the strain in their relationship because she no longer burdened her husband with a special function of meeting her expectations.
Understanding Special Functions
Special functions represent a key concept in Hope's teaching. When we assign someone a special function—expecting them to behave a certain way for our benefit—we create conflict. This often appears vividly in parent-child relationships where parents impose expectations that children internalize as performance demands.
Our true function is not fulfilling others’ expectations, but the forgiveness of illusions.
Releasing the Past
The past has no power over us because, in truth, there is no past. All trauma is being projected now. This understanding liberates us from using past experiences as justification for current pain.
The reinterpretation needed happens in the present moment—seeing our experiences through the Holy Spirit's perspective rather than the ego's distorted lens.
The Holy Instant
The holy instant—a moment of perfect clarity where illusions dissolve—is constantly available to us. It emerges when we recognize the contrast between the Holy Spirit's voice and the ego's voice, choosing the former.
In this instant, we experience joy and peace beyond worldly understanding. Hope describes it as "the ecstasy" that surpasses even sensory pleasures, which are merely symbols of divine connection.
Perfect Orchestration of Experiences
A recurring theme throughout the dialogue is the perfect orchestration of all experiences. Hope illustrates this through a story about ordering wooden therapy blocks in Mexico. Despite apparent setbacks with the woodworker, she maintained that nothing could go wrong—and indeed, the situation resolved perfectly through unexpected connections.
This demonstrates how remaining open rather than controlling outcomes allows divine orchestration to work through us.
The Mind’s Creative Power
Hope emphasizes that our mind is all-powerful, creating our perceptions including bodily experiences. When we believe external factors like food affect our bodies, we strengthen that perception.
The key is recognizing that our body is a projection of thought, not subject to past events or external substances.
This doesn’t mean recklessly challenging physical limitations but gently bringing misperceptions to truth.
Healing Financial Conflicts
The dialogue concludes with Hope's personal story about financial conflicts in her marriage. Rather than trying to control her spending habits at the behavioral level, she addressed the fearful thought beneath them—that she was threatening her family's security.
By choosing love over fear and seeing herself as perfectly innocent, the external manifestations naturally balanced.
A Reminder of Perfect Orchestration
This wisdom dialogue reminds us that all experiences are opportunities to bring illusions to truth. Nothing ever truly goes wrong; everything is orchestrated perfectly for our awakening. The holy instant awaits us in every moment, offering peace deeper than we've known before.
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