There is no balance anywhere today, the darkness seems to prevail, at least with regards to what I feel in those around me. This is why I have been seeking such inspirational mind clearing music…….to bring the light back into my own space. I have been quite overwhelmed by the suffocating darkness in others since the second shot has prevailed here.
I was reminded by a video I found the other day, to just say thank you, have gratitude.
When I finished this video, I went outside and enjoyed the sunshine alone. I began to say thank you, amazed by the very long list I had. There is so much truth to what he says when he describes the energy around us changing if we focus on gratitude. How many of us forget to say thank you for the simple, yet amazing aspects of our lives. Every moment is a miracle of being if we choose to see it in this way. While I was in Ecuador, this was not a problem for me to understand. I saw it all around me everyday and was in a continual state of gratitude.
Here, now, it is not so easy because there is no balance in the world we collectively are creating. The many who have steered our voyage into torrential storms have done so from a place of fear, it is affecting us all despite those of us choosing otherwise. Those of us thinking our own individual, un-programed thoughts, are being swept into the slipstream of the uncontrolled fear of others. Quite frankly I am sick to death of this unsubstantiated fear controlling my life, my body and my well being. I’ve had enough!
This is where the beauty of such a simple thing as saying thank you comes in. One does not have to look far to find a reason to say “Thank you”. As if to show me I was on the right path, a gopher came up to me when I got home from my run the other day. At first as he/she ran around the corner of the building next door to head under my stairs, she hesitated upon seeing me. But a moment later, after thinking about her next move, small paw in the air ready to change direction, she decided I was ok. She hopped over to me, standing in front of me giving her greetings. I was so touched by this show of strength and courage, I could only smile, my heart filling with gratitude.
So many despise this beautiful animal, seeing only the destructive behaviour. Yet over the years, as with all living beings, including humans, I have learned if we can find the goodness in them, their behaviour can seem less destructive. Perhaps it is just that we can become more accepting of what we do not understand because of the realization we do not see the whole picture when we begin to fall into the habit of judging the behaviour of another. To see only one aspect of someone’s life gives very limited understanding, yet we often pass judgement anyway, something I have worked very hard at changing in myself. My own unbelievable story often reminds me others cannot understand what I have been through, cannot fathom the darkness I have faced everyday of my life just to get up and go out my door. Nor do they want to.
Saying “Thank you” changes our focus, changes the energy around us and gives us more to say thank you for. It is a wonderful circle to be in, so much more satisfying than the one which tells us our life is difficult, our problems are many and nothing good ever happens. This is simply not true if you understand that each day is a gift and each moment has the potential to present you with something special, something to be grateful for.
The gopher was a reminder of how one can trust in positive outcomes, if we choose to get past our patterned fear response. In the end, the gopher chose to accept I could be trusted not to hurt it……this takes courage, to choose a different response to that which we normally would. The important thing is to try everyday to look at our problems from a different angle than our normal patterned way of thinking. This is how we can change ourselves, then change our world. To be led by the nose, not have individual insightful ideas, is the life of a robot. I would rather not be inspired by someone else’s projections, because the only way to find the truth is by trusting the voice of light inside our soul. One must remove the clutter first, getting to a place of silence in order to let go of the fear however. Start by saying “Thank you”!