A Month Of Mays: May We Make Our Way Back to Wholeness
Well, I’ve neglected this blog for almost a whole year now, and BOY!! A lot has happened in that year, hasn’t it? Mind-boggling changes are coming at us left and right, and we’re bombarded with tragic stories and images from all over the world. I think we are all aware, in one way or another, that we’re going through extremely turbulent times. So, I want to dedicate this month to bringing a little bit of hope, a little bit of peace, a little more unity and wholeness into our lives.
Let Us Choose Wholeness
But with the world apparently falling apart at the seams, is it even possible to get back to wholeness? To that question, I say, “Yes! Yes, we can.” Do you know why? It’s because at the fundamental level, we are still the same. When I see people expressing their anger and rage, I recognize the same emotions swirling within me. The painful devastation of loss. The frustration of not being heard. The helplessness that nothing we do seems to matter. The bewilderment that our sense of justice appears to be completely different from others. It doesn’t matter what societal label we fall under. Each of us are feeling overwhelmed and threatened, all in our own little corners of the world. We are hurt people, hurting each other.
But if I all I do is to stew in those emotions, I know with certainty that I’m just perpetuating the illusion of separation and creating even more drama for myself. It’s not easy for me either, but every time anger arises, I know that I am being asked to recognize myself in the “other”. Each time we get triggered, we can actively choose to have less conflict in our lives.
Recognizing Our Oneness to Become Whole
Our separation is an illusion that only appears on the surface. At the deepest level, we are all connected and exactly the same. We can’t sit around and wait for someone else to make things better because there’s only us. We have to be our own saviors. If we truly want world peace at the core of our beings, we need to see ourselves reflected in every single person we meet. And we need a vast number of people to be committed to this world view.
It doesn’t mean that we all have to agree about everything. You certainly don’t have to be a doormat. During this month of May, I hope to clarify this point further and offer hints on how to stop judging so that we can focus more on coming together as humanity. I know this division is wearing us down. I know your hearts are breaking on a daily basis. Mine is too. So, let us all commit to stepping towards each other because, frankly, we’ve got nowhere else to go!