RESIST FEAR! August 2018

"Choose to do more than just exist; choose to live."
Steve Maraboli

Fear...............Resistance...............

These two states have been the repetitive nature of my meditation these last few months. There is so much Fear and so much Resistance out there. It is to the extent that I believe most (if not all) of us are caught up in a collective numbness. Who wants to live in a constant state of not knowing what is going to show up next? Who wants to be in that space where one simply doesn't know what new emotional malice we will step into?

Hence, my meditations have felt like an inner minefield of... well... Fear and Resistance. A mess of distraction, worry, and irritation. Feeling as if my breath is caught in my chest. Doing the 'when is this going to be over' wiggle and dance. Hell. Pure hell. It all just sucks. Why even bother? So much easier to switch on back to the numb setting....

Until....

that inner voice says "be still"

Then the magic happens. Seemingly out of nowhere the inner eye opens up to be revealed. Instead of wandering lost in a labyrinth of worry, a field is revealed. A space of limitless possibilities. Clarity: fresh and clean. It's in these moments when life is fun again, and I can move forward. It's in these moments when I can see clearly. I remember that this will pass and I have the power to create change.

I have the power to choose.

We have to have courage to step through this maze of confusion. When we choose to move into a realm of new possibilities, all the walls of fear and resistance begin to crumble into dust. Psychologist Carl Jung once said, "What you resist not only persists, but it will grow in size."

Be brave enough to move beyond popular habits of numbness and keeping your head in the sand. Attempt to be an individual. One who maintains their humanity. Do not simply choose to numb out and be like every other lamb to the slaughter of tweets, ignorance and manipulation. Remember your personal integrity and dignity. Be a human BEing.

Let's all be brave enough to refuse to have our spirit broken in the chaos of fear and resistance. Let's make a point to remind each other what we desire for each other, our children, and our wold.

Let's create and maintain some new goals.

Let's all step forward together to BE the change we want to see in the world.

Let's empower each other to:
BE supportive
BE hopeful
BE aware
BE awake
BE heard
and most importantly,
BE LOVEd
It all starts with one.
It all starts with you.
LOVE your way
Create a beautiful day
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