It is hard to spread love, when there is so much negativity in this world. It is wonderful you have so much self awareness, and you were able to get yourself back.
I don't think it is hard, but as a recovering people-pleaser it feels courageous, as venting alongside others can feel comforting and connecting. However, I am fully aware that this wouldn't serve me in the long run, that's why I refocus. Thanks for reading! Have a lovely week!
My sister, first I'm so happy you have your kitties to soothe you. They really are the best.
As one who, in the past, has experienced the manipulation of my emotions and thoughts by the shenanigans of the external world, essentially forfeiting my inner alignment by focusing on what I don't want, I have some of my own hard-earned wisdom to offer. Take it or leave it. I respect your free will. :)
I find it helpful to take a step back and see the bigger picture- the pendulum of the political class is always swinging back and forth, left to right, one side doing things that causes the effect of the other to rise. Citizens of the world are fearful of the far left's socialist agenda and so they vote for the people they think will save them. When that doesn't work, the other side are voted in and on and on it goes. Nothing ever changes for the better. The rulers we elect are wings of the same bird- ruling over us from their high and mighty perch- while we are continually divided into tribes and propagandized to perpetually fight each other as the media stokes the flames. It's a classic strategy that keeps us voting and placing our agency on the OUTSIDE. We give up our immense innate power to create reality to utter control freak psychopaths!! But we don't have to....
Becoming an observer of this pattern and detaching enough to reclaim your alignment by focusing on what gifts you have to offer the world is the way through; taking the time to heal the parts of ourselves, the inner child, that desperately wants to feel safe in the world. This is the part of us that the ruling class manipulates, knowing that when we are in a state of fear we are more easily controlled. We are more likely to 'other' people we see as 'enemies'. But we are all just people, with the same blood & bones, the same desire for safety, the same ability to love.
This is a realm of duality and, as you know, contrast plays an important role in growth and expansion. I truly believe the external chaos is serving the greater purpose of awakening humanity back into wholeness. But it's an inside game- nobody is coming to save us. To heal the external divide we must heal ourselves. It's Natural Law. ❤️
Hello Jacqueline, thank you for taking the time to comment in such length! I am truly grateful for this contrasting experience and yes to stepping back and seeing the bigger picture! We are all one! Wishing you a wonderful week ahead!
Thank you for your beautiful poem and reflections. I admire the way you share your process and show a creative path “through”the Weltshmerz. Naming it with this visceral word! I too am glad for your supportive cats — I’m so grateful for mine too. Purring power! ❤️🙏
Thank you Shelly, as always, the words just pop up out of nowhere. It is fun though to make connections between the two different languages. It is so interesting how we use language and I just love what language can reveal for us. And yes, the little ones are so cute!
Weltschmerz! Wonderful sharing, questions, poetry, and posting, Nicole. So much I could quote here. For now, I just want to say: you are not alone. Nobody expects any one individual to alchemise and cure the pain of the world all by themselves. (at least that's my belief)
Your response to the elections in Germany reminds me of my response to the election results in the Big Brother country across the pond last year. I felt devastated (and I'm not a citizen or in any way beholden to that 'country of the no longer free')
I did a 'Feeding Your Demons' meditation in relation to the state of utter helplessness I felt with a truly amazing result. If you're not familiar with this, 'Feeding your Demons' is a guided meditation practice from a female lineage of Tibetan buddhism, going back to the 11th century. You can find several versions online. In case you would like to try it ~~~ Here is a more recent one with comprehensive explanations by Lama Tsultrime Allione before you go into the practice
Oh, wow thank you for the meditation, I will definitely try! The title alone makes me immediately curious! I think feeling powerless from time to time is natural and human. The power lies in our co-creation!
Yes. and the power of true symbiogenic co-creation also lies in our acceptance of feeling powerless sometimes. It might protect us from wasting our precious energy on things which are not ours to do. Accepting and experiencing powerlessness can also help us discover unexpected places where our true power is tucked away...
Sadhbh this is a wonderful poem. Oh my! Thank you. I admit to some Weltschmerz too that I am writing my way through my own parting glass one shred at a time. Only love can heal the world! I love your website and your book Limitless is a gift! Thanks for being a warrior of love and light 🙏❤️
Thank you for getting the parting glass metaphor ;-) I thought that you would see it as a lover of metaphors! Thank you for writing and making the world a better place!
It is hard to spread love, when there is so much negativity in this world. It is wonderful you have so much self awareness, and you were able to get yourself back.
I don't think it is hard, but as a recovering people-pleaser it feels courageous, as venting alongside others can feel comforting and connecting. However, I am fully aware that this wouldn't serve me in the long run, that's why I refocus. Thanks for reading! Have a lovely week!
My sister, first I'm so happy you have your kitties to soothe you. They really are the best.
As one who, in the past, has experienced the manipulation of my emotions and thoughts by the shenanigans of the external world, essentially forfeiting my inner alignment by focusing on what I don't want, I have some of my own hard-earned wisdom to offer. Take it or leave it. I respect your free will. :)
I find it helpful to take a step back and see the bigger picture- the pendulum of the political class is always swinging back and forth, left to right, one side doing things that causes the effect of the other to rise. Citizens of the world are fearful of the far left's socialist agenda and so they vote for the people they think will save them. When that doesn't work, the other side are voted in and on and on it goes. Nothing ever changes for the better. The rulers we elect are wings of the same bird- ruling over us from their high and mighty perch- while we are continually divided into tribes and propagandized to perpetually fight each other as the media stokes the flames. It's a classic strategy that keeps us voting and placing our agency on the OUTSIDE. We give up our immense innate power to create reality to utter control freak psychopaths!! But we don't have to....
Becoming an observer of this pattern and detaching enough to reclaim your alignment by focusing on what gifts you have to offer the world is the way through; taking the time to heal the parts of ourselves, the inner child, that desperately wants to feel safe in the world. This is the part of us that the ruling class manipulates, knowing that when we are in a state of fear we are more easily controlled. We are more likely to 'other' people we see as 'enemies'. But we are all just people, with the same blood & bones, the same desire for safety, the same ability to love.
This is a realm of duality and, as you know, contrast plays an important role in growth and expansion. I truly believe the external chaos is serving the greater purpose of awakening humanity back into wholeness. But it's an inside game- nobody is coming to save us. To heal the external divide we must heal ourselves. It's Natural Law. ❤️
As above, so below
As within, so without
Hello Jacqueline, thank you for taking the time to comment in such length! I am truly grateful for this contrasting experience and yes to stepping back and seeing the bigger picture! We are all one! Wishing you a wonderful week ahead!
We are all one, my sister!! Thank you for your beautiful poetry. ❤️
Thank you for your beautiful poem and reflections. I admire the way you share your process and show a creative path “through”the Weltshmerz. Naming it with this visceral word! I too am glad for your supportive cats — I’m so grateful for mine too. Purring power! ❤️🙏
Thank you Shelly, as always, the words just pop up out of nowhere. It is fun though to make connections between the two different languages. It is so interesting how we use language and I just love what language can reveal for us. And yes, the little ones are so cute!
Weltschmerz! Wonderful sharing, questions, poetry, and posting, Nicole. So much I could quote here. For now, I just want to say: you are not alone. Nobody expects any one individual to alchemise and cure the pain of the world all by themselves. (at least that's my belief)
Your response to the elections in Germany reminds me of my response to the election results in the Big Brother country across the pond last year. I felt devastated (and I'm not a citizen or in any way beholden to that 'country of the no longer free')
I did a 'Feeding Your Demons' meditation in relation to the state of utter helplessness I felt with a truly amazing result. If you're not familiar with this, 'Feeding your Demons' is a guided meditation practice from a female lineage of Tibetan buddhism, going back to the 11th century. You can find several versions online. In case you would like to try it ~~~ Here is a more recent one with comprehensive explanations by Lama Tsultrime Allione before you go into the practice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neZzoCj7eAA
Oh, wow thank you for the meditation, I will definitely try! The title alone makes me immediately curious! I think feeling powerless from time to time is natural and human. The power lies in our co-creation!
Yes. and the power of true symbiogenic co-creation also lies in our acceptance of feeling powerless sometimes. It might protect us from wasting our precious energy on things which are not ours to do. Accepting and experiencing powerlessness can also help us discover unexpected places where our true power is tucked away...
Weltschmerz!
Sadhbh this is a wonderful poem. Oh my! Thank you. I admit to some Weltschmerz too that I am writing my way through my own parting glass one shred at a time. Only love can heal the world! I love your website and your book Limitless is a gift! Thanks for being a warrior of love and light 🙏❤️
Thank you for getting the parting glass metaphor ;-) I thought that you would see it as a lover of metaphors! Thank you for writing and making the world a better place!