... If it’s not about love, then it’s about fear. If it appears as anger, it is really fear. Jealousy is fear. Resentment? Fear. Hatred---Fear. Anything that is not an expression of love is fear, and fear is not of God.”

I had the privilege and honor of calling Thomas June my FeatherTouch healing partner last year, and most of our clients frequently heard Tom make those statements about fear. He tried to help them understand that all illness and pain, physical or emotional, stemmed from fear.

Less than two weeks before his passing, Tom and I discussed his possible trip to Burma. I cringed a little, and he said, “What? Do you have a bad feeling about it?” I said I thought I might, and he responded with , “Hmmm….that sounds exciting---a real adventure. Now for sure I have to go”.

Tom knew no fear. If it crept in, he recognized it for what it was, and refused to give in to the illusion. He did what was necessary to take on whatever challenge he was presented with, and to rise above it. Years ago, in his teaching career, Tom taught in some of the most challenging school districts in the inner city. He won the respect of his students there, based on his fearlessness, and his wisdom in any given situation.

He didn’t allow fear to intimidate or silence him if he believed verbalizing his thoughts could make a difference. Often, he risked being disapproved of by education administrators, stating his position, no matter the politics in the system he was employed in. At the same time however, he also allowed his humility to silence him if he believed speaking up was strictly an ego need, and unlikely to inspire change. Unlike most of us, he had the ability to discern the difference.

And when teachers were advised to back off and have no physical contact with their students for fear of being accused of inappropriate behavior, Tom June devised a technique of healing his students by holding the palm of their hand between his thumb and middle finger, until headaches, depression, and pain were lifted.

I remember being at last year’s Mind, Body, Soul Expo with Tom and as we were leaving, a former student ran across the parking lot calling, ‘Mr. June, Mr. June!’, until he stopped and then hugged her. When he introduced us, she smiled through tears and said, “This man saved my life”.

Shortly before his passing, he was saddened at the thought that even with all of the healing work he was doing, there were so many more people who remained sick and hurting.As he rose above fear all of his life, I believe Tom June considered what the other side of life offered in opportunities to heal, that on June 27, 2005, he decided, “That sounds exciting---a real adventure. Now for sure I have to go.”