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250 Years: the 4th of July

7/4/2026

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MY HOPE ON THE 4th OF JULY

My hope is that on this day when many people will be celebrating, these prompts will inspire thoughts of healing. Maybe you’ll even take a moment to send some love and comfort and healing to America, to its people, to our beautiful planet.


(1) ​Picture America as a living entity, with its own aura and energy fields. What parts do you feel are in need of healing? How can you, as a part of this whole, contribute to this healing process?

(2) Take a moment to imagine an America surrounded by light and infused with the highest vibrations of love and peace. Moving forward, how can you align yourself & your life to support this vision with your own energy and light?

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There's been so much information, revelation, and disclosure over the past few years. How has what you've learned changed the way you see America—and your own path?​


MY OWN PATH & RESPONSE

This is what I'm thinking about as I arrive at the day for celebrating 250 years and this 4th of July.

I choose to believe that humans are good but often - maybe always - are influenced by personal trauma, generational trauma, collective programming and collective trauma, evil ones, misguided loyalty (to people they love and/or admire) and dysregulated nervous systems.

The path I'm walking includes keeping that in mind when I am faced with feeling horrified, outraged, disheartened, saddened or disappointed, and am longing to go home. I want to hold it close just like I do the mission that brought me here.

But I said I'd be talking about what I'm working on this month, and that means that while it's on the path, I am not yet at the end. No arrival gate yet.

So I ask the divine to remind me to send healing and hope that my heart will hear the reminder.

See you next time!

Love, Jeanine


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Tamara link
7/4/2026 02:44:02 am

Jeanine, to your point number 1, I think therein lies the problem, the USA is not an entity... So what I wish for your country is for people to come together and find common ground. Happy Independence Day!

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Jeanine Byers link
7/4/2026 02:23:49 pm

True! But I do believe that visualization and prayer can change things, and thinking about the country as something that can be affected by something like prayer helps motivate me to do it.

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Daniela Pescuma link
7/4/2026 10:37:15 am

I love the writing prompts, Jeanine! I think that the whole world needs more awareness and a feeling of wanting to do good - to other people, to other countries, well, starting with the closest people they can do good to. God bless the USA and its people, and the whole world too. 🙏🏻

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Jeanine Byers link
7/4/2026 02:26:21 pm

Thanks. I so agree, Dani!! And I pray that along with you.

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Barbara link
7/4/2026 12:42:08 pm

As a Canadian looking in from outside the U.S., I found your reflections both moving and hopeful. The political climate there has felt heartbreaking to watch, not only for Americans but for many of us around the world who are feeling the ripple effects as well. I love your reminder that healing begins with how we choose to see and respond to one another, even when we feel worried, saddened, or overwhelmed.

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Jeanine Byers link
7/4/2026 02:28:21 pm

Oh, I appreciate that, Barbara!! And you know, I sometimes can feel he support from those in other places, who are concerned about us.

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Martha link
7/4/2026 03:45:47 pm

Happy 250th anniversary for the USA! I may not see it in my lifetime but I hope and pray that we can get back to our roots where everyone worked together and helped each other. Wouldn't that be a dream come true!

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Jeanine Byers link
7/4/2026 07:11:42 pm

Everyone working together and helping each other is exactly my dream, too! Happy 250th to you, too.

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Kebba Buckley Button link
7/4/2026 06:40:38 pm

Jeanine, I also pray for our country, as well as for the Planet. What happens in the USA doesn't just stay in the USA. New terrible standards have been set for lies and coverups dressed as truth, for cruelty dressed as righteous immigration policy, and for coddling of the ultrawealthy dressed as progress. Prayer is powerful, especially daily practice. I pray that God will roll back the damage of the T administration and the damage brought by the insatiable oligarchs. I pray that God will restore the US to a buoyant democracy, having raised up fresh moderate leadership. I pray that God will usher in a new era for humanity without any of the warmongering and general cruelty that humans have been so talented at. I pray thanks for God's blessings on the Nice People and for God sending reparative energy to the others. I pray God nurtures and raises up the Broken People. So there you go-- some of my truth. Thanks for being the caring person you are, Jeanine.

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Jeanine Byers link
7/4/2026 07:14:09 pm

Amen!! I could feel the energy of your prayer and I lifted up my hands and prayed it right along with you as I read it. Thank you, Kebba, for your kind words and for your own heart for our country!

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