Wednesday Wisdom

Seed tomorrow with wise peacemaking today!

The increase of conflict, hate, and war is overwhelming to more than a few of us. In the middle of feeling powerless, impotent, and helpless I attempt to remember the small, yet powerful part each of us plays in any hope of a cosmic shift.

It’s not like we don’t have others ways to live together on Earth, because we do. How can we expect world peace when we consistently battle with family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and for some, strangers, turning others into enemies?

Collective shifts aren’t impossible; they’re the stuff that history is made of.  ~ Marianne Williamson

A civilization heals itself much like an individual does. First, we need to be honest about that which dwells in our hearts. When feeling powerless in changing the world, start by changing ourselves.

I continue to remind myself that it doesn’t take the majority of a system to change for it to slant in another direction. So, we need to ask: What can be done today to be a part of the tipping point?

Life is calling . . .  Today’s the day!

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Wednesday Wisdom

Seed tomorrow with wise transformation today!

In the midst of discontent and dysfunction, showing up as the intentional destruction of communities, people, culture, and honor in the Ukraine, Easter contemplation and prayer call me to, once again, drown myself spiritual writings, including in the Course of Miracles. To understand the text with depth, Marianne Williamson offers some translations:

 . . . we can’t save the world from its insanity when we’re holding onto it ourselves.

The world is a reflection of who we have been. The world of the future will reflect who we choose to become. We ourselves, each of us, must become the change, and that is the resurrection.

We must be willing to be reborn into another, higher version of ourselves, in order to pull off the miracle of planetary transformation.

Look around and you might agree with me . . . we are in desperate need of a planetary miracle.

Jesus wasn’t putting on some macabre show for the world to witness; he was changing the molecular structure of the universe. He was opening up possibilities for change not only for himself but for all the world. Even those of us who do not relate to his story as Christians, can relate to the metaphysical power of the resurrection and to its transformative effect upon our lives. Any one person breaking the hold of darkness paves the way for everyone to break the hold of darkness.

Life is calling . . .  Today’s the day!

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Wednesday Wisdom

Seed tomorrow with wise use of yourself today!

This being Easter week, many are coming to the end of their Lent resolutions and preparing for personal rebirth. I wish I knew who wrote this, so I could give credit. It gives me fodder for reflection and holds me accountable for progression:

Use your voice for kindness, your ears for compassion, your hands for charity, your mind for truth, and your heart for love.

Happy Easter to those who hold the holy day sacred; blessed continual personal transformation to all.

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Wednesday Wisdom

Seed tomorrow with wise change today!

Like many of you, I experience a plethora of emotions as I watch Ukrainian President Zelensky and citizens, just like you and me, fighting for the democracy they’ve worked so hard to build after decades of corruption and abuse, and to keep and protect the land itself that they love.

Too often, way too often, I feel despair, with no optimism in their attempted victory. Then, I think of my relatives in the country who are experiencing the devastation first hand and breathe in Margaret Mead’s words to grab onto at least a shred of hope:

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.  

There is no promise of triumph nor assurance of resolution; however, with enough support and assistance, I pray for victory against autocracy, a return to freedom for people desiring a better life, and the eventual success of a sustainable democracy for people fighting so hard to design it.

Life is calling . . .  Today’s the day!

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