I was asked this question by an beautiful soul regarding my last writing. And in receiving that question, I understood the need to clarify and explore it in greater depth. And so I have striven do so here.
Pulling away an old way to allow a new one is full of pain, shock and the failure of the means of the provision of needs. Food, medicine, water, shelter, natural systems - all of these enter states of risk when an entire Paradigm undergoes metamorphosis.
In these troubling times, sometimes its hard to know how to function in the world and stay open and present. With the oil and methane continuing to gush into the Gulf, where it is mixed with toxic dispersants, and cover-up efforts being as extensive as clean-up efforts, it’s becoming clear how much power corporations really have in our country.
Hey everyone maybe you could help me!{I'm going to keep it short and to-the-point}
Right now I'm sitting at the Omega Institute, a very conscious and spiritually inclined school that promotes awareness and diversity. As a volunteer I get to be a part of the community, live and eat for free and to take part in a multitude of lectures and classes. Its a pretty sweet deal!
There's been so much talk lately about the current time of change, the shifting paradigms, and the various "movements" that are working toward a better, more sustainable, more enlightened world. It's really exciting and uplifting to see this awareness spreading like wildfire across the globe! I don't run into anyone who says the system or the way things are right now is great.
Here is a piece of writing from Haida artist, poet, and writer Bill Reid that I read yesterday and really summed up several ideas that have been bouncing around inside my head:
"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders
