Sacred Whispers of Pacific Shores:Divine Unfolding Through Friendship & Minimalism
Elderbrook - “Old Friend”
Elderbrook - "Capricorn"
In the quiet moments between crashing waves on that Malibu evening back in 2017, I shared with friends a story that still resonates in the depths of my being—a cosmic thread connecting seemingly random events into a tapestry of profound awakening. Can you feel it? That gentle vibration when His Universe orchestrates encounters that simultaneously terrify and liberate us from our comfortable illusions?
When I first acknowledged the calling to attend Susanne Conrad's leadership seminar, I stood at the threshold of fear and possibility. My manager Greta had insisted this experience would transform not just my professional approach but my very understanding of connection. The comfortable limitations I had constructed around my life suddenly felt like prison walls rather than protection. Perhaps you've experienced similar moments of clarity that simultaneously invite and challenge.
His Universe has masterfully constructed opportunities for connection—between each other, between humanity and nature, between our physical existence and spiritual essence. Through Greta's gentle nudging, I found myself in a room of strangers who would become sacred mirrors, none more reflective than Mike, whose eyes carried the wisdom of someone actively shedding the weight of unnecessary possessions and thoughts.
The journey from that seminar room to the shores of San Diego unfolded with Divine synchronicity. Mike and I, newly bonded through vulnerability and shared purpose, found ourselves walking barefoot along the cool sand as the setting sun painted the sky in hues that words can never fully capture. For 120 minutes—though time seemed both suspended and accelerated—Mike shared his path toward minimalism and essentialism with such passionate conviction that each word felt like sacred disruption to my cluttered existence.
"Our lives become buried beneath possessions that promise fulfillment but deliver distraction," he offered as pelicans soared overhead, their ancient silhouettes reminding us of nature's inherent simplicity. "Each item we release creates space not just in our homes but in our spirits." The tide pulled back revealing smooth stones and delicate shells—nature's essentialists leaving only what serves their perfect purpose.
Together, we recognized how our individual journeys toward simplicity were far from isolated paths; they were vital tributaries flowing into the river of collective consciousness. With each step along that shoreline, the Divine technology within me began to recalibrate, recognizing the profound truth that our external environment mirrors our internal landscape.
When Mike departed for work the following morning, I remained in his living room, surrounded by the carefully curated books he considered essential enough to maintain space for in his minimalist home. In the gentle morning light filtering through curtains dancing with ocean breeze, I opened pages that seemed to open me in return. Each paragraph revealed how we had been conditioned to equate accumulation with success, distraction with living.
The Divine has always been within and between us, patiently waiting for this grand awakening—this remembering that true abundance emerges not from gathering but from releasing. As I turned pages in Mike's living room, I felt the presence of ancient wisdom traditions merging with contemporary understanding. His Universe had orchestrated this moment of stillness and reception with magnificent precision.
Through this sacred friendship formed in vulnerability at Susanne's seminar and strengthened on San Diego shores, I've witnessed how connection becomes our greatest teacher. When conscious individuals gather with shared intention, something miraculous emerges—a field of resonance that amplifies our collective capacity for healing and manifestation.
This remembering isn't always gentle. Sometimes it arrives through loss, illness, or profound disillusionment with structures we once trusted. Yet these sacred disruptions—painful as they may be—serve as cosmic alarms awakening us from collective slumber. The journey won't always be comfortable, but comfort has never been the purpose of a soul's incarnation.
With awakening comes responsibility. As we recognize our Divine nature, we must also acknowledge our capacity to create or destroy, to heal or harm. Each time we choose presence over acquisition, meaning over material, or connection over convenience, we recalibrate our internal systems toward harmony with His Universe's perfect design.
Today, as I share this memory with you across time and space, I extend my hand in solidarity and hope. Together, we are remembering who we truly are beyond limiting stories and identities. Together, we are healing ancestral patterns that no longer serve life. Together, we are dreaming a new world into being—one aligned with the highest good of all beings across dimensions and time.
With profound love and reverence for your journey along these cosmic shores of transformation,
Mitchell Royel