Hey,
Welcome to a hint of hope.
You've likely heard the saying,
Nothing new under the sun.
As in whatever is happening right now has likely happened before in one form or another.
To that,
I say yes and yes,
The world has experienced love and chaos,
Suffering and hope throughout all of time.
But I think one big difference right now is the scale of it.
How huge it all feels and how in our faces it all is.
For thousands of years,
We lived life as quickly as our feet or our horse's feet could manage.
While we may be heard about what was going on elsewhere,
What we knew,
What we were intimately familiar with were the ups and downs of our family or our tribe,
Our village.
Now in the very palms of our hands,
We have the capability to see what is happening on the other side of the world as it is happening.
It is,
As the movie title says,
Everything,
Everywhere,
All at once.
Is it any wonder we feel overwhelmed,
Despair?
It's so much.
That's why it's crucial to be here right now.
And this isn't just some wise platitude.
This is a survival strategy.
You know how electric systems can short circuit if there's too much current flowing through?
There are literally breaker boxes that flip switches to shut it all down before real damage happens.
And that's what we are trying to prevent right here,
Right now,
By letting the outside world be just for the time being and going in and settling down.
This doesn't mean you don't do or you don't care.
It means you are a holy,
Living,
Breathing human being in a world on fire.
To be here,
To survive,
Be,
To settle,
Be here,
To bring yourself back into balance,
To ready yourself for what is out there,
Be,
Breathe,
Here,
In,
This,
Now.
Breathe in,
Breathe in,
Let your shoulders drop,
Let your body return to center,
Breathe in,
Breathe out,
And be ready.
And then get back out there where you can live,
Light,
And shine.
