I think it’s safe to say that most of us feel that something really big is happening in the world. Climate changes, geo-political reform, economic crisis and chaos, environmental instability. I like to think that more and more of us are paying attention.
So it gets me asking myself what this has to do with me and if there is something I can do about it, or even should.
Yes, I think that even I have an effect and yes, I think I should at the very least be conscious of how I affect at least my own immediate environment. Like when I think how out of control environmental issues seem to be, the very least I can do is take the few minutes of attention it takes to recycle whatever I can. That goes for clothes too. There are several second hand clothing shops in and around my community and I both contribute to them and buy from them.
Then there is the issue of how I can affect such immense events like the Japan earthquake and all the displaced people there. Well, this is a bit more of a stretch, I admit, but there is a Hawaiian concept call Ho’oponopono, which literally means “To Make Right”, in other words, to put things right and in order. It’s a traditional forgiveness method, but not only between two people. It’s more like between oneself and the parts of oneself that are affecting the world around us. So by tapping into the concept of being a responsible part of the whole, it helps me to see my part and role in it. I do have an effect on the world at large, just as it has an effect upon me.
What I do my best to do, sometimes with inconsistent success I admit, is to try to remember that each and every one of us is experiencing these shifts in one way or another. Not one of us is exempt. I do my best to meet people from this space, knowing that I can’t fully know the extent of whatever hardship they may be facing.
So let’s recap:
- Recycle – it’s the bare minimum we each can do
- Remember we each affect and have a part in what is manifesting outside of us
- Know that we cannot gauge another person’s experience and that he may be in great difficulty, so do your best to be out of judgement
Wishing us all days of tolerance, care and understanding,
Love and Blessings,
Rhonda Joy
Copyright Rhonda Joy Eagle, 2011
