I have been observing a lot of changes going on all around me. The world is shifting, people are waking up or doubling down to protect or cling to their dysfunction. Change is in the air and for some, this has been a much-needed shift, like a breath of fresh air. Many others are in fear, overwhelmed, scared and angry because they have issues in themselves they have not faced. The ones in fear often blame or participate in the divisiveness in our country. The upside is people often freak out before they let go and allow themselves to grow in healthy ways. Some will go down fighting, like clinging to the Titanic as it goes down rather than getting into the life raft. It's all about choice. We create our lives by how we perceive things. I've really seen this clearly over the past year. There are folks that have resources, they live comfortably, they want for nothing and yet they participate in anger and hatred referring to politics and act as if our country is fractured. People are fractured, our country is going to adjust and rebalance but it's people that need to heal and grow. We need to be the change we seek in this world and it starts with us. Yelling at the tv, blaming one party or the other, and hating each other is old energy and keeps people stuck in fear and in the past. It's time for us to shake off the old paradigms and embrace stepping into a new universe. If each one of us chose each day to emulate and be a role model of the behaviors we want to see in others and in our politicians and leaders, then we literally are shifting the world around us. We can change our world since each of us affects all of those we touch both in our personal lives and whomever we interact with in any capacity. Yes, we instigate change both when we are kind and when we are feisty. Speaking up is healthy when it's done in a respectful way to promote communication and awareness. However, most people want to be heard and they just aren't listening. You have to be able to tune in to those around us to promote growth versus dictating, yelling, berating, and judging others. Observe where you are at, don't judge it. Are you happy, adjusted, and grateful? Are you angry, anxious, agitated, or edgy? Do you cycle between some or all of those? Just observe, then you can start to look at what is underlying how you are feeling and start to say the affirmation, "I choose to be the highest and best version of myself every day." This prayer or affirmation helps jog the psyche into releasing and becoming more aware of those old, outdated beliefs that are holding you back from being the best version of yourself. You might find a lot of emotion, sadness, anger, and fears bubble out. Observe and move through it. I'm shocked at what comes out of me when I'm detoxing old stuff, but heck, it's mine to release and it's a lot more work to live with buried pain than it is to feel it and detox it. Like any detox, it's a painful process at times but it's also liberating and opens you up to incredible emotional and personal growth. Look at your life, the quality of your relationships, your overall perspective of life (are you in gratitude, or do you complain every day) and realize that you are the change the world needs. Each one of us has incredible power to affect this world positively as well as negatively. Before you throw stones at all of those people letting you down, take a hard and honest look at yourself and how others might perceive your behavior. Introspection helps us become more understanding about other people's shortcomings since once you look honestly at your own blind spots, we tend to be more understanding about other people's pain. Make no mistake, people act in ways that reflect their pain and their joy. Some emanate more pain and anger, others act sweet yet are passive-aggressive and do not know themselves while others bring pure happiness wherever they go. We are all a work in progress, so wherever you are in your growth cycle is okay, just allow yourself to evolve and to shift into the highest and best version of yourself. Namaste.
