How Daily Soul Streams Came Into Being: A Journey Into Living As Peace
- Dorry Aben
- May 26
- 4 min read
In a world that often feels loud, chaotic, and divided, the longing for peace—real, grounded, embodied peace—can feel both urgent and distant. Like many of you, I have watched the world unravel in ways that feel overwhelming and disheartening. But a couple of years ago, this observation became deeply personal when I formed close connections with people living through war.
Until then, conflict had been something I saw on the news, discussed in passing, or heard about from a distance. But when it touches people you care about, war ceases to be a concept—it becomes heartbreakingly real. In that moment, I began asking a question that has since shaped everything I do:
How can I contribute to creating a world of peace—not just wish for it, but live it?
From Helplessness to Heart-Led Action
At first, I felt powerless. What could one person possibly do in the face of global warfare, division, and suffering? I’m not a politician, a diplomat, or a global influencer. But in the silence that followed the question, a quiet answer emerged:
Be the peace you wish to see.
This wasn’t about pretending to be peaceful or projecting an image of calm to appear enlightened or unaffected. It was about something far deeper and more vulnerable: becoming a space of authentic peace by embracing everything within myself that felt like the opposite of peace.
What I’ve discovered through this inner work is that peace is not a state you reach; it is the field we all share beneath the noise. It’s our natural frequency—our baseline. When we begin to dissolve the inner walls of resistance and fear, we don’t “achieve” peace—we return to it.
The Birth of Soul Streams
That quiet revelation became the seed for what are now known as Daily Soul Streams—gentle, sacred gatherings offered each day to anyone willing to show up for themselves, just as they are.
These sessions weren’t born from a strategic idea or a marketing plan. They came from the raw, tender need to respond to the world not with despair, but with presence. They came from a recognition that if I could cultivate inner safety, softness, and spaciousness—then perhaps I could offer that to others, too.
I envisioned a space where:
People didn’t need to fix themselves before being welcome.
Peace wasn’t taught, but remembered.
Our raw humanity could coexist with our divine essence.
All emotions were allowed, held, and lovingly witnessed.
The Soul Streams are that space.
Inner Peace as Global Contribution
One of the most humbling and empowering truths I’ve come to know is this: every inner shift we make is a contribution to the collective. You matter. Your presence, your love, your courage to be with yourself authentically—it all ripples out.
We often underestimate the power of the unseen. But everything is vibrational. When you choose softness over judgment, presence over avoidance, or self-compassion over shame, you shift the field around you. That’s not spiritual fluff—it’s energetic reality.
You become a broadcaster of peace. And when enough of us live from this place, the world cannot help but change.
What Happens When We Show Up
Over time, people began to join me in these daily sessions. Many came in weary. Stressed. Grieving. Anxious. Others came curious, or skeptical, or quietly hopeful. And something extraordinary began to unfold.
I watched people:
Move from survival to sovereignty.
Shift from anxiety into presence.
Turn fear into love.
Recognize their pain not as a weakness, but as a doorway to wisdom.
Begin to live from an internal sense of freedom, even when their outer circumstances hadn’t changed.
None of this was about bypassing the hard stuff. In fact, it was the opposite. It was about showing up with our full humanity and saying: Even here, I choose love. Even here, I am worthy of peace.
And the transformation wasn’t loud. It was subtle, deep, and lasting—because it came from within.
Returning to What’s Always Been There
When I say that peace is our natural state, I don’t mean it in a poetic way. I mean that beneath the layers of fear, conditioning, trauma, and noise—there is a stable, steady current of presence that holds us all.
Peace is not the absence of conflict. It’s the ability to remain connected to your essence even in conflict. It’s the ability to stay anchored when everything else feels like it’s falling apart.
The less I resisted what was arising in me—the grief, the anger, the fear—the more access I had to that stable current. I started to become a mirror for others to see the same peace within themselves. And that’s what the Soul Streams offer, day by day: a mirror, a permission slip, and a loving container for remembering.
A Call to Embody Peace
If you’ve read this far, something in you is likely already resonating with this field of peace. Maybe you’ve been searching for it outside yourself. Or maybe you’ve had glimpses of it and want to live more fully from that space. Wherever you are on your journey, I want you to know this:
You are not separate from the peace you seek.
You are not too broken, too late, or too far gone. Peace is your birthright. Freedom is available to you even now. And you don’t need to be “healed enough” to begin. You just need to be willing to meet yourself honestly, with love.
That’s all Soul Streams are: a space to meet yourself honestly. And in doing so, to remember that you were never lost.
Why I Show Up Every Day
I don’t offer these streams because I have all the answers. I offer them because I believe in the power of consistent, loving presence. I believe in what happens when we stop performing and start being. I believe that a peaceful world will never come from policies alone, but from people who choose peace inside themselves—over and over again.
I’ve committed to living this peace. To letting it shape my actions, my work, my relationships, and my worldview. And I’m endlessly humbled by the way this commitment continues to open doors, soften edges, and bring people home to themselves.
If your heart feels called to join me—to sit in this space, breathe in this peace, and slowly, gently reclaim your own inner sanctuary—I welcome you. Not because you need fixing, but because you deserve to feel how deeply loved you are.
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