Hope Johnson's Wisdom Dialogues

Hope Johnson
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An exploration of what causes the perception of separation and how to undo its cause. Hope "listens" energetically for what the participants are ready and willing to hear and she articulates that wisdom to the group in a casual, conversational style.Hope teaches no particular philosophy or conceptual system. She shares timeless wisdom and encourages the mind to resolve the conceptual world and restore sanity. To learn more about Hope and her offerings, visit https://HopeJohnson.org.

  1. 1H AGO

    How Relationship Reveals The Self We Hide | Wisdom Dialogues @ HPP, Hawaii | February 2, 2026

    Send a text You can feel it when it happens: the tiny flinch, the breath you forget to take, the story you tell so you won’t have to say the truth. That’s the moment the pattern takes the wheel. We dig into those moments and show how relationships—romantic, friends, family, even money—are perfect mirrors for the strategies we use to get love, avoid fear, and perform for approval. When we learn to see the play as it happens, the hook loses power and connection gets simple again. We talk about the two self-images that run the show—the curated self and the hidden “unlovable” one—and how fear keeps us bargaining with reality. From “platonic” arrangements laced with sexual charge to hoping someone will change if we stay quiet, we unpack the games we play and replace them with congruent boundaries that don’t make anyone wrong. Along the way we bring in Vipassana-style attention, ACIM’s clear direction, and the practice of forgiveness as pattern recognition rather than moral accounting. This conversation moves from the personal to the cultural: why mass media and spiritual small talk often keep us distracted, and how joy—not performance—becomes the compass for dancing, sex, work, and creativity. We share stories about stabilizing the field when emotions surge, choosing presence over strategy, and trusting that love sustains what serves. When you stop pretending you don’t know who you are, certainty returns—and every contraction becomes an opening. If you’re ready to drop mind games, name what’s real, and let relationships be a playground for truth, press play. If this resonates, subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review to help more listeners find the show. What pattern are you ready to stop feeding today? Support the show 🕊️ Go deeper with me Book a 1:1 Session 🌸 Give and Support my Ministry: Donate 📙 Read, Watch, or Listen Substack

    1h 54m

  2. 1D AGO

    You Already Have What You Seek | Wisdom Dialogues @ Lea's in Kapoho | February 2, 2026

    Send a text What if the joy you’re chasing is already here, waiting beneath a few stubborn stories and a shallow breath? We explore how desire isn’t the enemy but a faithful pointer to your one true longing and how relaxing into an even, present breath can unravel fear, scarcity, and the urge to hustle for worth. From airports to dinner tables, comedy riffs to sticky relationship missteps, we follow the real-time ways the unwatched mind scripts our lives and how simple honesty brings patterns into the light without shaming anyone. We get practical about the big myths: aging as inevitability, sickness as purification, money as salvation. Instead of fighting the body or gaming the markets, we return to first principles: perception is projection, love is the only stable currency, and the body’s highest function is to extend it. You’ll hear vivid stories on sex and self-image, why giving intimacy as a favor helps no one, and how to stop outsourcing your peace to people, prices, or timelines. We also reframe collective obsessions conspiracies, crashes, chaos as entertainment unless we decide to make them real. The throughline is radical agency without blame. Notice the breath. Name inefficiency as a miscreative thought. Ask better questions: How is it that love always chooses me? Let guidance land now, where it can actually help. As gratitude replaces grievance, relationships relax, and life gets lighter not because conditions behave, but because you stop demanding they deliver what you already have. If you’re ready to retire the story that you must earn your place and start living from quiet sufficiency, this one’s for you. If this resonated, follow the show, share it with a friend who’s ready to drop the chase, and leave a review telling us the one belief you’re ready to release. Support the show 🕊️ Go deeper with me Book a 1:1 Session 🌸 Give and Support my Ministry: Donate 📙 Read, Watch, or Listen Substack

    1h 45m

  3. 3D AGO

    Direct to God | ACIM Deep Dive — Chapter 3, Section I Paragraph 6 (Sentences 1–4) + Footnotes 11 & 12 ! January 21, 2026

    Send a text Ready for a pivot that changes how you relate to God, Jesus, and your own mind? We unpack why A Course in Miracles starts by training perception before speaking directly about God—and how that protects us from turning the divine into another ego defense. We explore the counterintuitive teaching that awe belongs to revelation alone, not to teachers, and why equality with Jesus is the necessary ground for learning rather than a flattering slogan. Together we clarify Jesus’ precise role in the atonement: coordinating, not replacing your choice; performing miracles indiscriminately because there’s no personal investment to distort them; and holding the template of a healed mind within perception. We contrast this with our role—to accept the atonement for ourselves and extend it—so miracles flow as natural, involuntary expressions of remembered innocence. You’ll hear how ACIM reframes projection into true extension, how refusing hierarchy keeps power inside where it belongs, and how guidance becomes simple when we stop making differences real. We also draw a sharp line between therapeutic reframing and genuine undoing. Psychology can reorganize the story; ACIM dissolves the premise. That shift shows up in daily choices: listening over strategizing, inclusion over grievance, efficiency over struggle. Along the way we place the atonement outside of time, note the many minds that have demonstrated it, and keep God beyond perception while welcoming help within it. If you’ve ever felt torn between worship and skepticism, this conversation threads the needle: gratitude without idolatry, rigor without rigidity, and a practice you can use now—accept guiltlessness for everyone, often and without exception. Subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway so we can keep exploring the Course with clarity and heart. Support the show 🕊️ Go deeper with me Book a 1:1 Session 🌸 Give and Support my Ministry: Donate 📙 Read, Watch, or Listen Substack

    2h 2m

  4. FEB 16

    Thought Watching | Wisdom Dialogues @ Lake Whatcom, WA | January 18, 2026

    Send a text Ever feel like your mind is running a loop you didn’t sign up for—catastrophizing, chasing intensity, or quietly agreeing with stories about scarcity and safety? We pull that thread all the way through: from thought to feeling to perception, showing how unwatched narratives put the body at the center and keep peace just out of reach. The turn begins when we watch a thought and admit its meaninglessness; sensation softens, drama drops, and action becomes simple again. We share how to ask one grounding question—Is this helpful?—and let it guide everything from self-care routines to tough conversations. You’ll hear why giving is receiving, how extending love where it feels least appropriate rewires your energy in real time, and why empathy needs to be handed to compassion, not fear. We explore “no victims” without bypassing service, and how recognizing shared authorship restores dignity and strength. Cause and effect return to their rightful home in the mind, and with that, pain, tension, and scarcity lose their script. Labels and early conditioning get a reframing: naming isn’t the issue, separation is. Forgiveness becomes a live practice of seeing that everything perceived is what we are not, so we can rest in what knows. Entertainment, news, and even dark symbols can serve awakening when we stop consenting to distraction and use the nervous system’s reactions as cues to return to quiet. Relationships shift from special to holy as we drop transactions and remember our shared interest in peace. Throughout, we keep the tone light and practical—turning small talk into joining, replacing “trying” with presence, and letting helpful action arise on its own. If you’re ready to stop fueling the ego’s roller coaster and discover the steady ease underneath, press play. Then share your takeaway, subscribe for more Wisdom Dialogues, and leave a review so others can find the show. What loop will you watch and release today? Support the show 🕊️ Go deeper with me Book a 1:1 Session 🌸 Give and Support my Ministry: Donate 📙 Read, Watch, or Listen Substack

    1h 57m

  5. JAN 29

    Body As A Device, Mind As Cause | A Course In Miracles Deep Dive | Chapter 3 · Section I · Paragraph 4 · Sentence 4 to Paragraph 5, Sentence 3 | January 14, 2025

    Send a text Ever notice how quickly we blame our bodies for our feelings? We dig into A Course in Miracles’ bold reminder that mind is cause and the body is a neutral device for learning and communication. By returning cause to thought, we dissolve the exhausting loop where symptoms, circumstances, and biographies get treated as the source of fear. That shift doesn’t deny care; it frees care from panic and restores gentle responsibility: honest noticing, clear choosing, and willingness to let correction happen. From there, we tackle a subtle trap: awe. When admiration becomes awe among equals, hierarchy sneaks in. Pedestals feel inspiring at first, then quietly breed dependency, over-caring, and fear of loss. We share simple tells—monitoring someone’s state, feeling responsible for their peace, or shrinking around their perceived power—and offer a clean replacement: recognition. Equal worth, shared mind, steady respect, genuine gratitude. This clears space for guidance to lead without specialness distorting the bond. We also re-anchor awe where it belongs: with the Creator. Properly placed, awe doesn’t make us small; it confirms safety, source, and real power. Misplaced, it confuses awesome with fearful and keeps us braced against the very love that heals. Through stories, practical examples, and ACIM references, we show how to stop using the body as a defense, how to meet sensations as mirrors instead of meanings, and how to let miracles arise when defenses fall away. The result is less rumination, fewer bodily narratives, and more ease in everyday choices. If this conversation sparked clarity, subscribe, share with a friend who loves ACIM, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway. Your notes help others find the show and join the practice. Support the show 🕊️ Go deeper with me Book a 1:1 Session 🌸 Give and Support my Ministry: Donate 📙 Read, Watch, or Listen Substack

    2h 1m

  6. JAN 28

    From Tolerance to Truth | Wisdom Dialogues @ Lake Whatcom, WA | January 11, 2026

    Send a text What if “being loving” has nothing to do with endurance—and everything to do with clarity? We dig into the sneaky ways tolerance masquerades as compassion, how that keeps cycles of disrespect alive, and why admitting “I had an experience of cruelty” is the key that unlocks genuine forgiveness. This isn’t about blame or shame. It’s about seeing the belief beneath the pattern—often the idea that love must be proven through sacrifice—and letting it dissolve. We share raw, human stories from marriage, friendship, family, and work, including how the empath–narcissist loop shows up far beyond romance. You’ll hear how grief, when allowed without justification, becomes a clean wave that clears fantasy and restores lightness. We explore Course in Miracles principles in a grounded way: “What I thought happened never happened” as protection for the mind, not a bypass. From there, we look at the “unwatched mind,” the habits that recreate the same dynamic with different faces, and how to collapse a pattern so it doesn’t require perpetual forgiveness. Expect practical shifts: recognizing calls for love versus tolerating harm, setting boundaries that reduce guilt for everyone, and dropping the ego’s equation of love with endurance. We question media-fueled sides and the conditioning that keeps us divided, returning instead to presence, trust, and the relief of not controlling outcomes. When we stop performing worthiness and start honoring the signals in our body, relationships change form naturally—sometimes deepening, sometimes ending—always moving toward more honesty and ease. If this resonates, follow along for ACIM deep dives, fresh writings, and bonus audios. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs stronger boundaries, and leave a review with one insight you’re taking into your relationships. Support the show 🕊️ Go deeper with me Book a 1:1 Session 🌸 Give and Support my Ministry: Donate 📙 Read, Watch, or Listen Substack

    2h 5m

  7. JAN 14

    What Causes Strain | A Course in Miracles Deep Dive @ Lake Whatcom, WA | January 7, 2026

    Send a text Summary of Cameo 14 & Cameo 9, Chapter 3, Part I, Paragraph 4, Sentence 2 & 3 | Summary of Key Points in Chapters 1 and 2 A tiny, unwatched fear can hijack a whole day. We trace ACIM’s chain of miscreation from its first faint flicker—what Jesus calls a “will-o’-the-wisp”—through strain, irritation, self-protection, and the cascade of missed guidance that follows. Using vivid stories (a botched cab ride, a cold doorway, even cat-and-meat drama), we show how events are irrelevant; the real lesson is how the mind slides from fear to reaction when it isn’t watched. We lay down seven foundations that make everything else click: miracles are shifts in perception, not outcomes; cause and effect live in the mind; fear is self-generated; the body is neutral; guidance replaces control; circular miracles differ from corrective ones; and a unified will ends the sense of coercion. From relationships to sickness, we examine how level confusion turns bodies into causes and life into negotiation. Then we flip it: when the mind pauses and pardons, time shortens, efficiency appears, and action becomes light and clear for everyone involved. Along the way, we unpack a jarring but useful ACIM phrase—“mental retardation” as a defense—not to label people, but to name the tendency to feign confusion to avoid responsibility. The cure is simple willingness: study what matters, watch the first hint of strain, offer pardon, and let guidance carry you. If you’re ready to stop wasting time with urgency and start saving time with miracles, this conversation will give you language, tools, and lived examples to practice today. If this resonated, subscribe, share with a friend who studies ACIM, and leave a review so more seekers can find the show. Your notes and questions shape future deep dives—join us and add your voice. Support the show 🕊️ Go deeper with me Book a 1:1 Session 🌸 Give and Support my Ministry: Donate 📙 Read, Watch, or Listen Substack

    1h 55m

  8. JAN 13

    Grief, Fantasy, And Letting Go | Wisdom Dialogues | January 4, 2026

    Send a text Grief doesn’t start with a story—it starts as a feeling that we rush to explain. From three quiet days of no notifications to a New Year’s dance-floor synchronicity, we unpack how loss, sweetness, envy, and scarcity rise first, and how the mind stitches them to convenient narratives. When we flip that script and simply watch, patterns surface on their own: resistance to being seen, the tug of fantasy, the fear of not-enough. The relief isn’t in fixing feelings—it’s in relaxed, honest attention. We go deep on relationships as living mirrors. Instead of making a confession to the person we think caused our pain, we explore a gentler path: stop, look, listen. Choose who you’re looking with—ego or Spirit—and let the next step reveal itself. Money becomes a neutral symbol, not a verdict. Scarcity loosens when trust grows. Timelines and choices feel less linear and more like threads you can stop gripping. And yes, we talk sex: why fantasy numbs presence, how grasping narrows awareness, and how real connection expands when we drop performance and return to the senses. Annoyance, “robotic” moments, missed strokes—all become invitations to laugh, breathe, and reconnect. This isn’t bypass. It’s practical forgiveness that you can use anywhere: at a coffee shop when the machine breaks, in bed when the mind chases an outcome, or when envy whispers that someone else got the life you wanted. We share the “succubus” dynamic that often hijacks fresh openings, and how remembering a single purpose—letting Spirit repurpose everything—keeps you anchored. The takeaway is simple and bold: every upset is a doorway. Relax, notice, forgive, and let joy return. If this lands, subscribe, share with a friend who needs it, and leave a review telling us which pattern you’re ready to retire. Support the show 🕊️ Go deeper with me Book a 1:1 Session 🌸 Give and Support my Ministry: Donate 📙 Read, Watch, or Listen Substack

    1h 55m
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An exploration of what causes the perception of separation and how to undo its cause. Hope "listens" energetically for what the participants are ready and willing to hear and she articulates that wisdom to the group in a casual, conversational style.Hope teaches no particular philosophy or conceptual system. She shares timeless wisdom and encourages the mind to resolve the conceptual world and restore sanity. To learn more about Hope and her offerings, visit https://HopeJohnson.org.

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  • Creator
    Hope Johnson
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    441
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Hope Johnson's Wisdom Dialogues
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