What’s Going On?!

Things look a little crazy out in the world right now, so I am going to speak about it so we can hopefully start to make sense of it and know our place in it. There are many different levels to what is happening, but only one way we can make sense of it for us individually, and use it for the purpose it is meant for. This is a big part of what is going on in the world right now, we’re re-discovering our Self. Let’s look at how that is.

Judging, labeling, telling untruths, dividing, trying to control with force, making enemies; causing mistrust, anxiety, and fear. Does this all sound familiar? Is this not what is going on in the world right now? The struggle, fight and division that is happening in the United States is a perfect example of how the egoic, thinking mind works. Is it just a coincidence? No, it is not. What we are witnessing is a battle. A battle between division and unification, freedom and enslavement, right vs wrong, good vs bad- with both sides claiming they are on the right side. This is the battle that goes on inside of each one of us between our ego and our higher Self. We are seeing that battle being played out on the global screen for all, to not just see, but partake in. Because we are a part of it. Because we are evolving.

How on earth is this evolution?!

I have been meditating for a very long time. When I was new to silent meditation, I would find that a negative, even violent thought would come into my mind just as I was getting into the state of stillness and the thoughts were subsiding. Over time I came to realize that this was the egoic, thinking mind, fighting to remain in control. The ego dies in the present moment, and this was its last hurrah. It’s big push to try to stop me from ignoring it, and keep me from coming into the present and into the higher dimension of consciousness.

Is this what is going on out in the world right now? Is this the egoic part of humanity- in the form of an orange man, rising up to try and remain in control? It seems the left brain (ego) has been given far too much power, and its like the ego truly is controlling things right now. But we must look deeper into the workings of humanity to understand what is truly happening. I say this because the physical world we live in is but symbols of truth, not absolute truth. Underlying all the ‘noise’ of the physical world, is a unified field of intelligent energy that we are all, not just connected to, but immersed in, are one with.

The symbol of the outer, physical world seems quite obvious. We are fighting an insane orange man who wants to take over the world! But knowing that we are spiritual beings and that the outer world is but a reflection of what is going on inside of us, we must then ask ourselves, What is this? – Not, ‘How do we kill him off!’ So, how do we deal with it? Why is this happening, and …and is it by design?!

I could tell you that mankinds greatest times of unification have been in times of threat and travesty that brought groups and countries, together, and it is true. That probably isn’t what you want to hear right now though, and I’m here to share that maybe we don’t have to experience a catastrophic event to unify us this time. There is a way to bring us back together in a way that doesn’t involve going down the rabbit hole of negativity, to the point where we are hating and fighting each other. This shift is the opportunity we are being presented with right now. It is the new dimension that we are being called into.

How do we answer the call?

We live in a world of polarities; without dark we could not know light; without pain we could not know pleasure, without up there would not be down. If you play the game of life always choosing one side over the other, your life will be erratic, painful and will be an emotional roller coaster of fearfully trying to control things. Unfortunately this is the way so many people live their lives. When we stay in that centred / inwardly connected open space where our higher dimension of consciousness resides, and we don’t go into judgement and labeling, things work out. Knowing that  the ‘positive’ and the  ‘negative’ are in truth, a part of the same movement that makes up energy. That we are in fact, one unified whole.

In not choosing a side, we stay inwardly connected to that which connects everything to everything else. The all and the everything. Bringing this dimension of consciousness into our life will make our life smoother, richer, more fun and fulfilling. And, as the microcosm, so that macrocosm. The same harmonic energy that balances our life, is what gets sent out and has the same effect on the world; raising the energy of our society, thus, helping us to move through this transition faster and easier.

Our energy affects people. If you don’t already know this the book: Excuse me your life is waiting by Lynn Grabhorn would be good for you to read. How you feel, the energy you’re emitting, matters. When we take responsibility for how we feel, we get to discover- and experience, our place in the world- and understand our power. One candle lit lights another. Opening our hearts and letting our light out isn’t just for us. This is Life itself calling us forth to be the fulness of who we are. In opening our hearts we are connecting with a higher aspect of our Self, and allowing it to come through us. This dimension is above the level of the conditioned, thinking mind, or ego. It is based in unity, trust, harmony and fulfillment, because at our essence, this is the truth about us.

Does this mean we don’t take any action? Not at all. It means that we take connected action; that comes out of that inner space. We raise our energy and do what is in front of us. We do what we are compelled, prompted, to do. We may feel compelled to take action, we may feel we need to stop and stay out of the fray. We are all different and came here to do different things and to express our gifts and talents in our own uniquely natural way. You do not need to seek and search, you just need to stop, feel, listen, and allow.

When we heal ourselves, we heal the world ~ Mark Nepo

When you open that space in you and allow your higher Self to come through, you have the Universe at your back. This opening of space, or presence within you, is in harmony, is secure, is abundant. Therefore, coming through you, it is your harmony, is your security, is your abundance- and will reveal itself as such in your life by simply allowing it to come through your consciousness. It naturally elevates us to the state of peace because we are connected to and letting The Whole, work through us. Things will work out because this is the One Life that harmonizes everything with everything else. This is the ‘peace that surpasses understanding’ that The Book talks about. This is power, real power, because it is in alignment with the capital L Life.

While we may not be able to effectively talk about it or share it outwardly, we can share it wherever we are at, with whatever we are doing, whoever we are with. This is the way to make our life the life we came here to live, and we helping humanity to evolve in the process. It is all one movement that starts within you. This dimension of our consciousness is the next stage of our evolution. The state of being with Life, where we allow Life to lead. Where, through grace, things naturally work out for the highest and best for all.

As twisted as it may seem, maybe what is happening in the world is Life working- perfectly. Calling us to access and let out this higher part of ourselves so that we might experience our higher knowing- and expose the false idea of separation that is trying to scare us into believing it is real. This takes strength and it takes courage. The strength to follow those inner nudges and keep your heart space open in times of apparent chaos and negativity. And the courage to take action- or not take action, on your inner knowing, and put the expression of that inner life above the outer worlds manipulations of division.

Bring this higher dimension, the open space with you, into everything you do and whoever you are with. When you stay connected within yourself, whatever needs to happen will happen, and what needs to be done will be done. You will be in the state of trust from which life flows certainly, bringing out more of who we really are. One Love United. It just doesn’t always look that way.

Much love my friends.

Dane

An Extraordinary Life