Facing this new world…..
We are all facing the question of what is next. I hear from my clients the overwhelm, fear, anger and also the sense of imaging a new world. So, the question to ask your heart maybe “how do I support creating a new world that works for everyone”? Who do I choose to be in this creation of a new world?
As I was reading the other day from the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying I came upon this saying. It was not first time I read it. When I gave trainings it was one I always included…
“Autobiography in Five Chapters”
1.) I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost…I am hopeless. It isn’t my fault. It takes me forever to get out. Take the time to ask yourself how many times have I done this? Where do I still do this? This represent our unconscious self.
2.) I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don’t see it. I fall in again. I can’t believe I am in the same place. But it isn’t my fault. It still takes a long time to get out. Where do I still have habitual patterns? Where am I unwilling to be accountable for my actions? When and where do I still blame?
3.) I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it is there. I still fall in…it’s a habit. My eyes are open I know where I am. It is my fault. I get out immediately. Could this be the awakening that many are experiencing now?
4.) I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it. Could it be our eyes are now open to the street we have been walking down for years that traps us?
5.) I walk down another street. Choice to do it differently!
We are all in this boat together. What you do impacts me and what I do impacts you, there is no escaping this anymore. We live in the same “field”.
So the question could be “which street will I choose to walk on?”
My prayer is that the street we each walk on is one of the opened heart. One that is filled with compassion for each other. One that embraces peace. A street that reminds me to put the swords down and find another way.
That takes the courage of the heart. As I have sat in my own heart for years I realize for many that this takes a commitment. I had to go through the layers of it being closed as that was intelligence working through me. I did not have the skills (how to) when I was young. Did anyone ever teach you how to stay open? Did anyone ever teach you that there was an Intelligence in you that could Handle it?
I have heard through many Elders, now is the time to open our hearts fully. Will you join in.
If you don’t know how to do this, I would love to support you on the journey into your own heart. It is not enough to know, now it is the time to know how!
Much love,
