Those opinions we carry around?

They’re costing us more than we realize.

I used to be FULL of opinions. About everything. Politics, people, proper ways to load dishwashers – you name it, I had a stance. And I’d defend those opinions like they were precious jewels.

Then Spirit hit me with this truth bomb: every opinion is a judgment, and every judgment is a block to love.

Ooof.

I realized my opinions weren’t precious jewels – they were heavy rocks in my backpack, weighing me down, keeping me feeling separate from my brothers and sisters, blocking my peace.

Here’s what happens when we’re attached to opinions: we anchor our consciousness in lack, attack, limitation and separation. “I’m right, you’re wrong.” “This is good, that’s bad.” “They should, they shouldn’t.” Each opinion builds a little wall between us and the Love that is our true identity.

But Jennifer, you might say, shouldn’t we stand for something? Of course!
But there’s a difference between living from truth and defending opinions.

Truth doesn’t need defending. It just IS. Love doesn’t argue. It just loves.

I used to have strong opinions about how people should live their lives.

Now? I’m too busy working on my own healing to manage everyone else’s journey. What a relief!

Try this experiment: for one day, notice every opinion that crosses your mind. Don’t judge them (that’s just another opinion!), just notice. “That driver should…” Opinion. “She shouldn’t wear…” Opinion. “The world needs…” Opinion.

Then ask yourself: What if I didn’t need to be right about this? What if I could just… let it be?

You know what you can have instead of opinions? Curiosity. Wonder. Compassion. “I wonder why they chose that.” “How interesting that they see it differently.” “What must their experience be?”

When I released my death grip on opinions, miracles happened.

My relationships healed because I stopped needing to be right. Anxiety decreased because I wasn’t constantly defending my positions. Peace increased because I wasn’t at war with what IS.

Our opinions are expensive.
They cost us connection, peace, and presence.
They keep us arguing with reality instead of dancing with it.

What if, just for today, you traded being right for being happy? What if you valued peace over positions?

Your opinions aren’t who you are. You’re so much vaster than any stance you could take.

Let them go. Travel light. Choose love.

FREE Forgiveness Workshop this Saturday, Sept 27   I used to think forgiveness was about letting people off the hook. I was SO wrong.

I was carrying grudges like trophies, proving how wronged I’d been. Meanwhile, I was exhausted, broke, and wondering why my spiritual practice wasn’t ‘working.’

Then I discovered: Forgiveness isn’t about them. It’s about freeing YOURSELF from the prison you didn’t even know you were in. Every grievance is a block to your abundance.

This Saturday, I’m sharing the exact forgiveness practice that dissolved years of resentment in minutes. Not theory—actual tools you’ll use right there in the workshop.

It’s completely FREE because I believe everyone deserves this Freedom. We’re doing this together.

Your Peace is waiting on the other side of forgiveness.  Click here to register now, and please share with friends!

LATEST ACIM PODCAST EPISODE: my topic is The Cure for Loneliness.The epidemic of loneliness that affects so many of us on the awakening path can be seen in a new light. Drawing from ACIM Chapter 11, I explain how our spiritual exhaustion comes not from relationships or circumstances but from thoughts that cut us off from love’s restorative flow. I share how we often isolate to avoid triggering judgments in social situations, only to find ourselves alone with the “dark companions” of fear and shame – but there’s a solution: surrender to Holy Spirit and join with mighty companions in authentic spiritual community where real transformation happens through our shared willingness to heal.