Amen.Fun

Music is healing. This song speaks to us at Amen.Fun…

“There’s a place in your heart and I know that it is love… Though it’s plain to see this world is heavenly. Be God’s glow!”

– Heal the World by Michael Jackson

We are all in need of some healing! While self care is crucial, we all need love and healthy attachment. You can make a huge impact with a small gesture, but the key is putting your full attention and genuine love into the moment.  Here are some examples of how you can heal the world around you today:

1. Lend an ear…. just listen without judgement (easier said than done) when you are able to hold space for another beautiful human being. Trust that what they are saying is true for them. Only give advice when they ask for it.

2. Give a long, meaningful hug… an embrace! Touch is vital to our health (it feels especially good when you hug with your hearts pressing against each other). We have allowed fear to keep us more isolated than ever before. Just make sure you have permission before going in for the squeeze 🙂

3. Rub a friend’s shoulders or offer them an impromptu massage. Most of us carry stress in our shoulders, neck, and back, so as long as they feel comfortable with your touch, you’re pretty much guaranteed to make a positive impact!

4. Cook someone a meal and bring it to them (especially when they are sick, hurting, grieving, or postpartum). Getting up to chop and stir or even pop something in the oven may sound easy, but when our energy is low and when we are in pain and also when stress is high, we tend to stop caring for ourselves. We can’t be our best when we lack nutrition (and/or sleep). Going grocery shopping for someone alone could make a major impact in their trajectory!

All of these suggestions come from our personal experience. When we were first dealing with our recent tragic loss, we craved touch, someone to talk to, and healthy nourishing food. With so much sudden responsibility, stress, and emotions, it was difficult to care for ourselves.

For some reason, few people came to the call of action. Many expressed a desire to help, and we are so grateful for the outpouring of support from the community in our time of need! We especially appreciated the generous donations that helped us make the final arrangements possible!! Still we felt so alone and felt that we had unmet needs. Just someone physically coming over to visit would have meant the world to us.

We serve the community regularly. We needed the community to serve us. God/the universe always provides us with what we need, and we pray that these words are not perceived as a complaint. We are trying to provide insight as to how we can truly help each other in meaningful ways.

Often times when everyone thinks everyone else is doing something, nobody winds up doing it. Or one person who can see the unmet need winds up doing it all themselves. We invite you to serve others when you have space in your heads and your hearts and to serve mindfully and with integrity. Be the change you want to see in the world!

We just want to thank the one person who saw our unmet needs in our time of grief and gave ALL of the space in their head and heart to serve us. This person is so humble, so we will keep their name private, but anyone who knows us personally has seen the beautiful transformation we are making. We could have survived without this person’s impact, but with it we are finding our emotional balance rather quickly. People are in awe of our resilience… we want you to feel as empowered, emotionally resilient, and unconditionally loved as we do. Thank you to all that serve others from the heart!!

Peace is possible!