Shift.
  • Blog
  • #30DayVibe
  • Vibe Guide
  • Hello!
  • Shift Shop
  • Blog
  • #30DayVibe
  • Vibe Guide
  • Hello!
  • Shift Shop
Move your mind, Move your body, Move your soul.

Shift.

We Are The Ones

4/11/2020

0 Comments

 
The phrase "We are the ones we have been waiting for" springs into my mind on an almost daily basis.

For many years, whether it was related to my job or my relationships, it seemed that I was often looking for someone to tell me what to do, to tell me what I'm good at, to tell me what job to take, what man to want, what emotion to feel. I was looking for someone to save me.

Before the virus (which now feels like it's own timeframe like Before Christ or Before Internet), my spiritual community got all shaken up with allegations of sexual abuse rising to the surface about Yogi Bhajan, the founder of Kundalini Yoga. I had been practicing for 3 years and had found a women's community dedicated to the practice. When the allegations surfaced, I was really crushed. I went down rabbit holes, reading and kvetching about the situation. I struggled in my mind with letting go of the practice that had helped me so much.

And then a wise friend reminded me to practice discernment. That word - discernment - it turned on the light for me. It was no longer about reading. It was no longer about thinking. It was no longer about what others were doing or about what my teacher was saying. No one could tell me what to do. Only I could decide. Only I can discern what matters to me, what is my truth. My discernment happens right in my heart.

Four weeks into being "isolated", I watch all of the narratives playing out in my FaceBook feed. People are curious about what is happening. What is truth. Lot's of fear. Lot's of privilege. Lot's of us versus them. Even now. We are clinging to our stories of what this is about and pretending that those stories make us different. They don't.

What I see across the stories is the thread of wanting to be saved. Wanting the government to crack down on people who aren't staying at home. Wanting a vaccine. Wanting the economy to rebound. Wanting to jump timelines to awaken our collective consciousness. There are lots of rabbit holes.

So I'm dropping into my heart and I hope you might consider doing the same.

We are the ones we have been waiting for.

Because although we are all seeking normalcy, things are not normal. Who knows if they will ever be like they were again. As this author so eloquently states - there is some normal that we don't want to go back to right? I mean, so much of what was "normal" was really effing insane! I mean. Total Bullshit.

So what do you want to invite into your life? Where do you want to place your energy?

Now. I recognize my privilege in this. I am not starving right now. I have food in my pantry. I have a roof over my head. I am physically well. It is with those basic needs in place that I have the privilege to even ponder where I want to put my energy.

And so as a part of that realization, I am also donating money to the local food bank. I have put letters into mailboxes of neighbors, letting them know that I am here if they need me. I have purchased gift certificates for services I may (or may not) receive later. These are small things, but they count. IF you have the ability to support your community, now is the time. Because isn't that actually what you want to create? Communities of caring people. People who help each other.

Deep breath.



0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    You gotta feel it to heal it.

    ​Our physical bodies are the primary tool we use to experience this life. Connecting with our breath, moving vibrations through our physical bodies, feeling what comes up, and then releasing through expression, surrender, creativity. This is being human in these human bodies.

    Archives

    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    October 2019
    August 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    January 2017
    November 2016
    October 2016

    Find more articles about living the feels in the Rasamaya Journal and with
    Wake Up World
    ​

    ​

    Categories

    All
    Alignment
    Anger
    Awakening
    Bias
    Brain
    Breath
    Confidence
    Connection
    Emotion
    Fear
    Grief
    Inner Child
    Intuition
    Loneliness
    Meditation
    Perspective
    PTSD
    Racism
    Re Humanize
    Re-humanize
    Scarcity
    Self-abandonment
    Self-Love
    Self Worth
    Self-Worth
    Silence
    Tarot
    Vulnerability

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.