DEAR FRIENDS -- I recently received a wise and heartfelt response to one of my blogs , titled " Confessions of a Spiritual Rockstar " . As is frequently the case , a reader’s insightful comment elicited a thoughtful reply of my own . The issue at hand was spiritual awakening -- both my own and our big family of humanity’s . Here is that exchange , which I hope will lift your spirit and raise your faith in the future ! TERESA WROTE: "Kudos for your Clarity!!!! I am afraid this universal awakening you prophesy is going to come with many trials and tribulations, my friend. The majority are throwing the baby out with the bath and denying any form of higher consciousness--when the pendulum swings.... It will take a while to end up back in the center, I’m afraid. But to you, I say I am refreshed and revived after reading this . There must be hope ! Peace NOW ! Teresa " . THEN I REPLIED: "HEY TERESA-- Bryan Eden here , getting back to you (finally !) about the wise , beautiful and heartfelt comment you left on my blogsite . I think you are right -- there will be many trials and tribulations for us to go through -- as individuals struggling to open our own hearts , and collectively as the human race -- before our shining future of joy and love is realized . My sense is that it will be a few hundred years before the family of man is well-established in overall peace and prosperity . But in the grand scheme of things that’s a very short time -- just think , the American Revolution occurred just 233 years ago . And those people might not understand our technology , but they would understand our hearts and our struggles very well . I deeply believe that the great future in store for humanity will be brought about on the very intimate battlefields of individual human hearts . When enough people have turned within , faced their anger and fear and pain , and learned the lessons of letting those things go -- the natural happiness , love and creativity of people will become the dominant force on earth . Therefore i tell people that the most powerful thing you can do for humanity is to heal the darkness INSIDE yourself with courage and love . And that the peace and happiness you achieve for yourself will naturally spread out to others . This is the way the world’s positive energy will grow until love and peace are the rule rather than the exception ! THERE’S A BETTER DAY COMING -- for ourselves as individuals and for this crazy family we call humanity . Keep doing your work on the inside , encourage others to do the same , and BELIEVE ! LOVE AND LIGHT ARE STRONG AND GETTING STRONGER ! LOVE AND PEACE NOW ! Bryan Eden "