Kim, thanks for your kind words about last night It was fun! I have a lot of compiling to do. Hope to get it together before the weekend is over.
"Dreams are journeys, too, that lead to a new doorway." Thanks for transforming worry into comfort by changing my perception, Kim K.
I work with undergraduates in a red state, and many of them are struggling with rage focused on "leftist socialists" and "the fake news" conspiracy to undermine Trump's efforts right now. What may be different about living in a red state than out East is that more liberally minded folk have had to deal with this stuff for ages now ... our school boards, city councils, state legislatures are filled with people who drive a self-righteous drum beat under the banner of guns and babies and in the name of a God, with whom I am unfamiliar. Honestly, angry white men in all classes really scare me sometimes., but you make arrangements to live in the world you've got in front of you. The point is, we've learned to work and live side-by-side with what we're all seeing reflected nationally now for a very, very long time.
After listening to one very wealthy young man talk venom for weeks, I finally said, "I know you're capable of loving others. I've seen you have compassion for others. Why not find that place and just come from there in your response to others?" I got a hug. I'm averaging one a week and am going for more. Maybe it's being 58 and seeing my daughter married this past summer ... there just doesn't seem like there's anything else to really live for but quietly, patiently opening minds to love, compassion, a shared reality. I'm by no means much of anything at all, but I can love, and Jeanne and many of you are right; it's just the only way to go. Hold onto that and the rest really will fall into place.
I too live in a red state but I don't feel what some of you are expressing here. I do know it's out there and I do feel it from some members of my family that live in Florida - they are very self-righteous in their rage against the liberals because you know, they are ruining America!
Pretty much every one I've worked with here is a Republican but I had no idea because they don't really talk about politics! I do have some close friends that are Republican and I love them. I do not love their love of Trump but we have been able to have a civil conversation about politics and even found common ground. I know I will never change their minds and that's ok because they are not bad or hateful people and have been good, kind friends thru the years so I'm not going to throw that away because of Trump. And I think this is the issue - are we going to let Trump divide us? Are we going to let this divisive climate really separate us? I hope the answer is no. We all have so much more to offer than a political view. I do draw the line at outright hate though and I will stand up against that but like I said, I have not experienced that from the people around me. All I've experienced is a different view of how to run the country.
The past few days I've felt a different kind of energy, almost like a "block" to my spirit guide. He's still there and can hear me, I just feel like he can't help me like he normally does. I don't know if anyone else has felt this but I do believe we have entered the "dark" times. I feel like the connection to spirit is muted in a way, the communication is still there as clear as ever but the help is not. I feel like I'm on my own and have to get thru this on my own.
What I want to say is hold on tight, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Once we go thru this, we are done with it for a long, long time. So focus on the light, focus on yourself, focus on love - I don't think there's any other way to get thru it.....this is a good time to go inward, meditate, and spread positive, loving thoughts and gestures, I believe...
Right back at you Jeanne, you inspire me...and so many others on this site...it truly is special!
What if ... is it possible that love has the power to transform reality to the extent that it also transforms the future ... or is the seed of all things awful too far embedded in humanity to overcome it with hope? Clinging to love and hope, like a jackass in the hailstorm of reality, seems like the only option at this point and to matter beyond everything else. Can it change the future?
Gracesinger, I love what you said. I believe love can change anything. I'm reading a book call "frequency" by Penney Pierce. One the quotes in the book is
We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep - by William James
This is what came to me this morning. We are all going in right direction. We came to this world equip with a map and compass.
In physics, there is a scientifically recognized phenomenon called the observer effect. Basically it says that simply observing a phenomenon can alter the phenomenon.
Dr. Masaru Emoto did experiments with water taking this concept one step farther. He super-cooled water to quickly freeze it, sliced it, and then put it under a microscope that had photographic capabilities to look at the differences in the crystal formations. He found that the way water was treated changed the crystal formations. Positive emotions, classical music or prayer was used in proximity of some samples, and negative emotions, heavy metal music was used near other samples. The slides were so totally different. The positive samples had beautiful geometric crystal formations, the negative samples were asymmetrical. There are many YouTube videos showing the results of his studies.
This is the 35 minute documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDW9Lqj8hmc
This is a 5 minute version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qQUFvufXp4
Our bodies, just like the planet are comprised of 70% water. Apply this lesson to us, and the world. There are rice experiments as well done with this thought in mind. They'd make a batch of rice, divide it in three parts and put it in identical containers. One would be labeled or treated with love, a second with hate, and the third ignored. Then the rate of deterioration of each container then noted. The ignore and hate containers rotted much more quickly than those treated with love.
So, yes Gracesinger, I believe we can change things in this world by staying positive, reacting with love, prayers, etc. We may not be able to change others, but when like the rice or the water samples, when we produce beauty or longevity, others will want to know how, and then they have the chance to make the change within themselves to produce similar results.
I'm coming to this same conclusion. Brian and I were speaking yesterday. He was talking about the fact that first reality exists in form then the form manifests into something material. The visions we get when we hate, love, hope, and become afraid or pessimistic are all forms that could manifest. One reality I believe we will see is a widespread prevention campaign once enough people decide to avoid the worst outcomes by changing their behavior. We are going to eventually prohibit guns. We are going to stop burning fossil fuels and go all out towards sustainability. We are going to help each other and form massive activist movements of care, education, health care, and tolerance. We are going to build a world wide rail system (I've seen this in visions) of sustainable travel. We are going to resolve the nuclear threat.
The seeds are generating right now. I'd like to hold a session where we focus totally on positive visions of the future.
Yesterday the full moon energy was incredibly powerful. I felt a shift.