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When Living Itself Becomes the Friend


Let Only Truth Remain

The willingness to see illusion without defense

As we cross the threshold of a new year, 2026 arrives with an invitation to discover living itself as the Friend.

This is the container we enter together — a sanctuary of Being — where intimacy with life is restored, not as a means to an end, and not as a battle to be won, but as the very ground we are standing on.

"When Living Itself Becomes the Friend" unfolds over the year as a three-part journey. Here, truth is not treated as an idea or belief, but as what becomes available when we are honest, when we stop fighting ourselves, and when we meet life as it is. Each part names a distinct movement, allowing its focus to settle naturally over time.

Let Only Truth Remain opens our journey as a three-month exploration, inviting radical honesty and the courage to see how we deceive ourselves — without defense. Each gathering deepens the same inquiry, allowing truth to reveal itself through your lived experience rather than effort.

This first movement is followed by The Grace of Clarity (May 23, Jun 20, Jul 18), where we stop being in conflict  with ourselves and allow truth to meet us — not by striving, but through surrender. 

The year concludes with Life as the Perfect Answer (Sep 5, Oct 10, Nov 7), the realization that life is not in the way, but is the way — that everything we meet is in service of the freedom we have asked for.

Each movement is held through monthly Saturday gatherings, three hours each, creating a steady and spacious container for meditation, self-inquiry, and conversations grounded in deep honesty.

We begin the year with Let Only Truth Remain -- an invitation to stand still. Here, illusion is met without defense. What is not true no longer holds when we are willing to see what is actually here, especially when it costs us our comfort.

This is the burning away, not by fire, but by light — the light of awareness itself — where only truth remains; not because it conquered anything, but because nothing false can survive being seen.

Registration remains open for Let Only Truth Remain:

March 28

The meetings will be recorded and available for one week following. Your registration is your agreement to be recorded.

Registration Fee - $120

Registration Instructions

Please register by sending payment using one of the options below. When using PayPal or Venmo, click on the link below, then select Friends & Family and include a note indicating March 28.

Payment Options:

Paypal: lindafloan72@gmail.com

Venmo: @Linda-Floan

Zelle: 7078893510

Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link along with reminder emails prior to each gathering.

For any questions, please contact Linda at 707-889-3510

Cancellation Policy: Registration fee is non-refundable.

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