This Week’s Quotation:
“What do we dish out? Is it the quality and the expression of divine being? If it is, as we have noted, that is our fulfillment, and whether something is added to us or not because of that expression is beside the point. We don’t need it. If it comes, we are graceful receivers, yes; we rejoice. But the things that come back to us out of the environment are not required to give us a sense of meaning. We have the meaning when we express it.”
—Martin Cecil, The Third Sacred School, July 26, 1970
Bringing Meaning to Challenging Times
Inspirational Speaker, Spiritual Coach & Attunement Practitioner
I have been sitting with this line from Martin Cecil for the past few days:
“We have the meaning when we express it.”
The more I contemplate it, the more it feels like a direct challenge to the modern world. We live in a time overflowing with information and chaos. We can read spiritual books, attend workshops, listen to podcasts, and gather endless insights. Yet knowledge alone does not transform or comfort us.
Meaning is not found in the knowledge we acquire.
Meaning is found in what we embody.
I was reminded of a story I recently stumbled upon about Mechelle Turvey from Western Australia. In 2022, only one month after the passing of her husband, her 15-year-old son, Cassius, was brutally attacked while walking home from school—he died ten days later from his injuries. The tragedy sparked grief and outrage across Australia, with vigils and rallies drawing thousands of people.
What moved me was not simply the tragedy itself, but Mechelle’s response to it. In the midst of unimaginable grief, she publicly called for calm, nonviolence, and compassion. Rather than allowing pain to harden into bitterness, she chose to become an advocate for victims of crime and their families. Today, she helps train police recruits to respond with greater empathy and care for those experiencing trauma.
Reading her story, I found myself deeply honoring the wisdom and love she brings to the world—the meaning that she brought to tragedy.
For me, this is what Martin was pointing to. Divine qualities are not proven by what we profess. They are revealed by what we express.
Love becomes real when it is lived. Compassion becomes real when it is offered. Wisdom becomes real when it guides our response to life’s most difficult moments.
The world does not need more people who know about love. It needs more people willing to embody it.
Will you join me in bringing meaning in these challenging times?
What Is Attunement?
Attunement is a consciousness practice and an energy medicine practice that leads to personal spiritual regeneration.
Thank you, Sece, for inviting me/us to join you in bringing meaning to today’s substantial challenges. The story you shared is a shining example of that. And, yes, I too commit to being and expressing love and meaning in this troubled world.
Thank you, Sece, for emphasizing that meaning and fulfillment come from what we give into life rather than what comes back to us. I love the way Martin describes it: the things that come back to us out of the environment are not required to give us a sense of meaning. We have the meaning when we express it. And as Uranda put it: Let love radiate without concern for results.