We are experiencing a “birth quake” on planet earth. Do you feel it? It is intense! We felt it coming. Here is an excerpt from my 2017 book Living From the Center Within: Co-Creating Who You Are Becoming.
“So, what is shifting here and now? Are we giving birth to new life? There are dynamic changes occurring in our communities, institutions and families. We are collectively shifting within our hearts, minds, beliefs, and paradigms. We seem to be on the brink of another radical shift in our human life form. Each person has a choice: to focus on what is disintegrating or what is emerging. Depending on your perspective, it can appear to be an ending or a beginning.
The process is similar to the birth of a baby. Recently, my grandson was born. After months of incremental change, drastic changes began for him just before birth. If my viewpoint were from inside of the womb, I’d see his birth as a nurturing environment disappearing; pressure and violent movements disturbing him; and light invading his safe, dark space. Death would seem imminent. Of course, my perspective was from the outside. I was experiencing joyful anticipation with my son, his wife and our family, knowing he would be completely nourished, loved and cared for in a radically changed environment.
Think of this transformation on the planet as a “birth quake.” It is a time of ending one era and beginning another. How you perceive this experience will impact how you feel about it. If you view the changes from where we have been, like the birth of a baby from inside the womb, all you see is how things used to be and how they are being destroyed or replaced by new ways.
As I contemplate the transformation we are undergoing, an image of a spiral arises. Human beings have been traveling on a spiral of time through space. We are moving around the bend of a long gradual ascent, whipping around the outer edge of a sharp curve, which will move us towards another long gradual ascent at a higher level. Poised on the outside edge, we are choosing: we may hurl ourselves off the edge, or we may turn direction and remain evolving on the path of the spiral. Humanity is at a choice point of intense possibilities and opportunities, a transition that creates conditions for new perspectives and capacities to emerge.
Focusing on how things used to be may cause suffering or despair. Do you only look backwards? Do you choose to long for the days when some people felt secure knowing they could likely work at the same company for their entire careers and feel assured they would have a pension in retirement? Do you resent the constant stream of news on war, hate crimes, and violence? Do you dwell on the negative feelings and fear?
Focusing on the future and rejecting the past is also limiting. To rebel and revolt against what has been can be destructive and does not promote positive change and expanding awareness. Do you complain about what is wrong and give your time and attention to being in opposition to what is occurring? Do you discard the wisdom of past teachings and established norms and culture?
Another option is to decide to open the lens of perception and embrace change, transcending and including as we move into higher levels of complexity. Rather than causing a sense of constriction you may notice your worldview expanding. In addition, this perspective increases the likelihood of feeling ease, calmness and clarity. Do you embrace opportunities to learn about new ideas and cultures? Do you continue developing your gifts and talents and seek new challenges? Do you apply your passions and expertise in service to new solutions?” – Pages 20-21
We can only transcend the constricting structures of the old era in community. YOU are Co-Creating Who You Are Becoming!
Find your tribe. Be visible. Trust the process. Be kind. We are in this together. All of us!
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