LET’S LOVE
LOVE YOUR BODY, MIND, AND SOUL.
LOVE THE WORLD.
Trump serves as the impetus for change. Gives us all the push we needed to create something new and better. Shows us where we're headed if we don't change. It's getting people triggered, angry and energized. We just have to channel that triggered anger into the driving force for new creation and cohesion with our fellow anger sharers. Fellow non-complacent, unhappy citizens of this world. We became way too passive, way too spoiled and inactive. Because while things weren't good, we still enjoyed our American luxuries and life still went on. Things were fine. We still had our fancy phones and comfort foods and other indulgences. We became complacent and lazy. We forgot about what life should be about. We lost our passion and zest for life, and just fell into the comforting lull of technology and numbness. We separated from the problems in the world, lived our boring safe lives in our bubble. But now our basic safety, our rights, and just plain human decency are being challenged and we are slowly being shaken from our slumber. We are being called to wake up, throw off the blankets of our glazed passivity and show up in the world with our purposes ignited and our passions reinvigorated. Trump is simply a reflection of what was already here. He has not invented or created anything new. All of his opinions, his actions and behavior are all what have already been present in the world, they are just now being projected on the big screen for everyone to see. Greed is not new for us. Money and power are still the top driving forces for how we function, and yes, at the expense of human lives and our own health. These are all mentalities the average person has on a daily basis. We see it running in our simple, daily lives, but we're so used to it, it's become a perverted form of normalcy. It took this big spectacle of putting it all right where we could see it- in loud, blatant uninhibited expression- for us to really see it and start to care again. To finally make us say NO. Trump isn't an evil machine. He is a human being like the rest of us. He is actually just a scared, sad little boy in a grown man's body. He learned a lot of poor behaviors and tactics as a means to get the love and attention we all desire. What if we could see it for the reality that it is, instead of feeding into the very dynamic that he is calling us into? What if we stopped playing his game by giving him so much attention (even if it's negative attention), and instead accept and send him compassion, instead of angry thoughts and energy? What if we just saw him as our sad, scary grandpa with crazy opinions? Yes, this scary grandpa is taking major actions with a widespread impact, as the leader of the free world. But that's what it is right now. Continuing to fight against this fact will not change it. We don't realize it, but the way we perceive a person and how we treat them actually affects them and their behavior. So if there is any chance for him to grow and change through his presidency, we will have to stop beating him down with our insults and allow him the opportunity to live up to a new version of himself. If we hold in our minds the possibility that he could morph into something different and more positive, the version of a person and president we would like to see, then he would actually have the chance of doing so. If we just keep him in a box with our judgments of who he is continuously, he will not be able to break free from this narrow vision we hold of him. And worse, he could end up doing more damage as a reaction to all the negativity thrown his way. We don't see it, but being seen by the entire world holds an immense power. We focus on the power he holds over us, but we forget about the immense power we hold over him. Our view of who he is matters, as does the energy we project in his direction. It is not a one-sided relationship. He does not just do things for us and to us. We are also affecting him and the choices he makes. The same way it may appear a mother just takes care of a child in one direction, the child also affects and changes the mother. The child is teaching her how to be a mother, and the child tests and challenges her with everything that the child does. So too do we affect and change the president with everything we think, say and do. Imagine if a child was aware of his behavior and was able to forgive the mother's mistakes and reassure her it was okay every time she took a new step as a mother, failing sometimes as she learned the ropes. This doesn't mean we sit quietly and excuse any behavior. We can and should still voice our opinions about what behaviors we feel are inappropriate. But we can also stop the needless ridicule and chatter of negativity, and instead replace it with more compassionate understanding. And most importantly, we can replace it with our ideas and actions for change towards what we would like to see in the world. We can take all the energy we're spending on negativity towards our president, and use it for creating something better.
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NOT a judge
4/23/2017 09:17:25 pm
Very good- out with judgement in with compassion :)
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Michaela Clara
5/10/2017 04:35:38 am
Yes, exactly!
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MICHAELA CLARA I'm here to share what I've learned through my journey of self exploration-traveling around the outer world and within the inner world-learning about how to live a healthy life, in alignment with the body, heart and soul. Every day I'm discovering how to live more in health, connection and truth. Through joy, passion & self love, creating the life I want, and sharing this love with others. Join me for the ride! Read More |