Uncertain and interesting are these times. I am an empath who works in an essential business.
Each day there are new policies and procedures enacted to keep the customers and workers safe. We are protected from the tangible while the intangible emotions continue to bombard us. Lately the battering of emotions has intensified leaving me overwhelmed most days.
Everywhere I turn I see a lot of hope and compassion heaped upon an unstable foundation of fear. Some seem to be intellectualizing the current situation in ways that gloss over the suffering of so many while focusing on the anticipated good that will come sometime in the unknown future. I have also read my share of fear-driven posts from people who are finding it difficult to navigate the choppy waters of change.
I find myself wondering, Is there a middle point? A place where we live in the real while addressing the issues as community while building and sharing a collection hope. I’d like to believe so. And, if this place exists, where it is to be found?
We are a people who tend to be stuck in our heads. We make sense of the most incomprehensible things because that is what makes us feel safe. If we can analyze it, draw a conclusion, and find a solution, then everything is okay, right? Maybe, maybe not.
I believe that this approach fails to take into account the uncertainty of the world and the fact that we are not islands. Our being okay as individuals or even segments of the population doesn’t mean that, for others, the world stops its descent into chaos. Unless we take into account that we are community, then any solution will not encompass everyone. Now more than ever we need to act from the stance of #inthistogether. We must act upon the knowing that our actions — simple and complex — impact the actions of others.
What can we do? I have learned that life is to be experienced through our entire being. Living in this way, we gain awareness with our body, mind, spirit, and heart of the richness of information presenting in each moment. Being stuck in our head might offer a certain consolation, but it cuts us off from not only community but also from our self.
Absorbing any information with the four aspects of our being (body, mind, spirit, and heart), we gain a clearer understanding of circumstances and how they impact not only us but others. We use components of our understanding — including the compost — to nourish our plot of land. This plot is not an island garden; it is part of a greater community garden.
What are the little and big ways that we impact others? Stop living in your head and get in touch with how others are being impacted by the uncertainty. Say thank you, offer a compliment, listen intently. As your sphere of influence widens, so does your ability to impact others and the world. Share resources in a blog, facilitate community discussions, connect with others to change policy at local, state, and national levels. Give as you are able from each aspect of your being — physically, mentally, emotionally, and spirituality.
Now is not the time to be stuck in our heads intellectualizing our selves into the illusion of hope. Now is the time to open our self to understanding — how we are impacted and how others are changed by this unfolding. Now is the time to act in ways that spark personal and communal revolutions. These are revolutions fed by an awareness that we are in this together and will only survive if all have the tools necessary to cultivate our plot and help others cultivate theirs in the community garden.
Vanessa F. Hurst, ms, is an Intuitive, Coach, Catalyst, who uses mindfulness practices and intuition tools to create strategies for personal and relationship transformation. She is a professional speaker & author who weaves inner wisdom into all she touches. Her books are available @ www.wildefyrpress.com. Contact Vanessa (vanessa@intentandaction.com) for life coaching, intuitive consultations, keynotes, and programs.
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