~invest in each other
All the darkness of the world cannot put out the light of a single candle.
The Current Situation
Together, we can and will build a brighter future. Yet in order to
give meaningful suggestions to further support this, we first
need to speak candidly about what's happening in the world at present.
It appears that there are factions within the world's power elite which still desire to exert as much control as possible over the world.
Their primary means for establishing control are through promoting
fear, secrecy, and polarization, and through distracting people from
their deeper purpose in life. When these factions gain greater power and control, our freedoms and liberties are increasingly taken away, sometimes without our even realizing it.
Fear
is used as a powerful tool of control by these factions of the global
elite. "The terrorists want to kill us all. Your job, savings, and
retirement are no longer secure. You are either for us or against us.
We might be attacked at any time." All of these messages push us towards fear.
And by encouraging us to focus blame on others such as terrorists and
"evil" leaders, the global power brokers push us away from feeling in
control of our lives and towards the role of powerless victims, so that
we look to them for protection. The more we slip into fear and being
victims, the easier it is for us to be manipulated.
Secrecy
leads to control through preventing the exposure of hidden agendas, and
through breeding distrust, suspicion, and paranoia in the world. In the
name of "national security," we have been told ever more frequently
that we should not know what is happening
behind closed doors in government. Yet we are encouraged to keep
vigilant watch over our neighbors, over those who question the
government, and over those who look or act different from us, as they
could secretly be terrorists in sheep's clothing. Rampant suspicion and secrecy cause us to lose touch with the common humanity we share with all around us.
Polarization
leads to "us vs. them" ways of thinking. Divide and conquer is a tactic
that has been used successfully by the power elite of the world for
centuries. As long as people focus on blaming and attacking "the enemy,"
they are not likely to look for the deeper causes of their problems.
Controlling factions of the power elite work to keep public and media attention focused on issues which divide us into two polarized camps, so that their greatest concerns of power and control
go unnoticed. The power brokers then control both sides of the divided
public by assuring that corporate ownership of the media and key
candidates from all political parties support their deeper power and
polarization agendas, which often involve war profiteering.
A final subtle, yet powerful method of gaining control is to distract
people from their purpose in life. Consider that television, radio, and
movies have been filled with ever more greed, violence, and empty sex.
Our educational system has increasingly prioritized passing tests over
developing intelligence and creativity. Excessive corporate control of
the media has limited what news we receive, and often shaped our decisions and the way we think. Our
attention has been subtly diverted from our deeper purpose in life to
the more superficial attractions of sex, consumerism, and money.
When
we succumb to fear, secrecy, and polarization, and when we lose touch
with our sense of purpose in life, elements of the global elite are able
to exert ever more control over our lives and world.
Towards a Brighter Future
What
can we do about all this? Ultimately, it is the collective fear,
secrecy, polarization, and loss of purpose within all of us that has
allowed leaders to take power who would subvert democracy, and who would
take away our freedoms and liberties. By each one of us making a
commitment to work on these issues both inside of ourselves and out in
the world – and to inspire others to do the same – we are changing our
collective direction and building a solid foundation for a brighter
future. Several actions can help us to take firm steps in that direction.
Develop purpose and intentions for your life.
To live rich, full lives in today's complex world, it's vitally
important to give your life clear direction by exploring what is deepest
and most meaningful to you, and by developing a life purpose
and life intentions based on this. Then choose to live your intentions
and follow your purpose to the best of your ability every day. By
choosing to live with clear direction and focus, life becomes deeper and
more meaningful. This then weakens the seduction of consumerism and
media hype which distract us from our purpose, and allows us to more
effectively focus on building a brighter future.
Choose to transform fear into acceptance and love. When we notice ourselves feeling fear, we can trace the roots of that fear, so that we are able to identify our core challenges
and deal more consciously with them. We can open to guidance from
friends, teachers, and spiritual sources in helping us to move from fear
to acceptance and understanding.
We can also transform our fears through welcoming the ever-present love
of our divine creator, and the love that lies always deep within our
own hearts, and in the hearts of those around us. In doing this, we
begin to recognize fear as an invitation to growth.
Become aware of when you are playing the role of victim, and choose instead to take personal responsibility for building a brighter future.
In blaming others for our problems, we often avoid taking
responsibility for how much we are involved in creating these problems
through the choices we make. Whenever we catch ourselves playing the
role of victim by blaming others (including the power elite) for
everything that's wrong in our lives, we can choose to take a look inside ourselves,
and to explore and take responsibility for our role in what's
happening. By focusing less on blaming others, and more on improving
ourselves, every one of us can make a difference both in our lives and
in our world.
Avoid secrecy and encourage openness and transparency. An important way we can do this is to work together to inform friends and colleagues
about the major cover-ups being hidden from the public. Then in our
personal lives, when we notice ourselves keeping information from
others, we can examine our motives for this secrecy. Are we withholding
information out of our own self-interest, or because this is really what's best for all involved? And on a deeper level, where are we avoiding being honest with ourselves?
Move beyond polarization and the focus on "good vs. evil" and "us vs. them." Every person in the world has a heart. And each of us has a place in our heart
that wants only to love and be loved. Consider the possibility that all
of us are doing what we believe to be right based upon our beliefs,
circumstances, and upbringing. As we focus less on blaming and judging
"them" and more on supporting the highest motive
in all people – including members of the power elite – we increasingly
come to see that we are all one human family, and that we can choose to
transform our world by working together for the good of all.
And finally, come together in groups and communities to support each other in making these positive changes. In these groups and communities,
we support each other in transforming fear into acceptance and love. We
exchange information about all that is being hidden from us and explore
ways to move beyond polarization. We also share our life purpose and intentions and encourage each other to live these as fully as we can. And
we inspire each other to take responsibility for our lives and to be
the best that we can be. When we gather in community to support each
other in these intentions, we join in building a growing network of
inspiration and empowerment around the planet.
These
suggestions emphasize changing the collective consciousness of the
world by transforming both our own personal lives and the world around
us. Let us do all that we can to stop destructive behaviors
of the global power elite. Yet let us not overly focus on changing the
outside world without first having a solid internal foundation, lest we
fall into blaming others, and into the polarizing "us vs. them" ways
which only further divide us. By reminding ourselves that the most
powerful change starts inside each one of us, we can develop more
balance and strength to then work towards positive change out in the
world.
As
we change ourselves from the inside out, we send ripples of inspiration
and healing out into the world. By joining together in groups and
communities to support each other in this, those ripples become waves
which are powerfully helping to build a brighter future for all of us. http://www.wanttoknow.info/brighterfuture
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