It is my belief that as a civilisation we are at a cross roads.
The media speaks of us being on the brink of a mass extinction, I believe we are on the brink of a mass awakening.
An extinction of the old ways, of divide and conquer, of every man (or woman) for themselves.
Change is coming, a shift in the paradigm of how we live our lives, our understanding of what it is to be human and the responsibility that comes with it.
With the last big leap in technological evolution, the dawn of the industrial age, came rapid growth of industry. It became necessary for systems and processes to be designed to increase our efficiency and productivity, we lurched clumsily forward into this new age unaware that we were becoming more human doings than human beings.
We have come to a point where many of us are beginning to awaken to the whispers, callings and nudging of our souls. Even If we're not yet consciously aware of them, aspects of our lives no longer seem to fit. We've started to question our own and others motives and priorities.
With the cost of living crisis starting to bite, many of us are no longer in a position to deny or fill the void created by our lack of purpose and fulfilment as we once did with retail therapy, excessive consumption of food and drink and holidays to 'get away from it all.' We are being squeezed from all directions, the pressure is building. Bare in mind as Henry Kissinger once said: "A diamond is simply a lump of coal that did well under pressure".
A crunch point is coming. We each have a choice to make.
Chronic dis-ease, stress related conditions and poor mental health are at an all time high. Why?
Not so long ago, generally speaking we had more means to live by than perhaps ever before in history, and yet there seemed to be less meaning to live for.
We’ve lost our purpose.
We’ve lost sight of who we are, as individuals but also as a collective species and our should are crying out for us to remember. Life has become about the ‘I’ or ‘me.’ We’ve become separate from each other, blinded by false shadows of scarcity and fear. In so doing, we've become disparate from ourselves, lost in a fog of shoulds and musts, leading us to perpetuate this broken model of society. Trapped in a hamster wheel of existence.
But a remembering is beginning to take place and it's gathering pace.
I believe it is this remembering, this awakening that holds the key to a brighter future. A future where love, respect and peace become the norm, where we recognise once again that we are so much greater than the sum of our parts and where creativity and nature become cornerstones of our day to day lives.
Do you feel it my friend? Can you hear the whisperings of change too?
What is your part in this great awakening?
Are you ready to Rise and Shine?
You are so much more than you think you are...
In his address at the Vancouver Peace Summit in 2009, the Dalai Lama said:
“The world will be saved by the western woman.”
I’d be inclined to agree.
This isn’t about feminism, it’s about the stirrings in the souls of women across the globe, the yearning for change from deep within. It’s about women who are awakening to their power, their feminine light, the realisation that there is more to life than this conveyor belt we so often find ourselves on. These women are stepping into their wombanhood, reclaiming and embodying their divine masculine and feminine energies, their birth right, they are stepping up, rising and shining; Ready to initiate and lead change with strength and Grace, to start a revolution culminating in the resolution of both the inner and outer conflicts experienced by us all.
This is a call to action.
A call to reclaim your sovereignty and awaken to your infinite potential. After all, you are stardust wrapped in skin, a collection of cosmic particles made manifest into human form.
It is time to peel back the layers that have cocooned you and kept you small and live your life unapologetically. Be the heroine of your story and allow all of you to radiate out into the world with strength, courage, kindness, and tenderness to those who are still seeking their path.
This life we have been gifted isn't a test to be passed or failed, it is a classroom in which to learn, experiment and explore. An opportunity to experience kinship, joy and love, a place to hone and share our God given gifts and to create.
It is time to recognise your worth and honour your truth; you are an intrinsic part of the whole, an essential piece of the cosmic puzzle.
As Marianne Williamson wrote:
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us".
Open your heart, stop shying away from your own brilliance and let that light of yours shine. Be seen. Make the world a brighter place simply by being you. Fully YOU.
Empower yourself by taking radical responsibility for all that you are. Become accountable for your feelings, actions and decisions. Take back your power for it was only ever yours to begin with.
Become so sure in who you are, no one or thing can bend you out of shape. You are like bamboo, resilient and flexible.
She’s free and does her best to live by the 5 freedoms.