I am a longtime member who seldom, if ever posts. However, I wanted to add my thoughts on the energy of the collective and of my own energy right now. Oppressive is the word that comes to mind when I try to describe how the general collective feels. And so sad. I don't see or feel the fear that I dealt with earlier in this crisis. I have this feeling that we are witnessing the new beginnings. We are at the very early stages of a shift from the old to the new and the old has to fall first. But, we are closer now than ever. I'm old and I know I chose to come to earth to be here at this time. I have a role to play but I don't know what that role may be. Perhaps, I will be a lightworker or at least help calm those who are frightened by the changes. It will take years to build the new society based on a more inclusive, loving, diverse, and spiritually aware world. But, I feel as if we are now passing through the worst days and that hope lies on the other side of these rough days.
@gbs Yes, I think so. I think so because I feel it. My emotions, finally, work with my thoughts, rather than against them. I think, finally, that I am maturing after flailing for so long. This time is saving humanity by requiring humanity to saddle up and ride right.
@joeym @allyn @deetoo @gbs and others
So glad to know that we are not the only ones feeling this! I mentioned my younger daughter. I believe she is an empath (she is 10) and through this whole time during lockdown, I know she has trouble sleeping and stays up at night, then sleeps long in the morning. But last night, she woke me up at 1:30 a.m. and was just crying and was telling me how sad she is and how it seems like this will never go away (oppressive, indeed!) We talked for a long time and ended up in a better head-space, but I think she just felt it even harder last night. I am encouraged to read your various words of hope that we are at the bottom and turning a corner...to hang on and things will get a bit brighter up ahead. It is hard enough to be patient as an adult feeling this - even harder to explain to a child.
something in the air. Last night I was informed that my debit card, linked to my bank account, was being used. At least the bank caught it. Okay.
Yesterday I was bullied and harassed because someone mentioned a derogatory term I had never heard of. This was on my own page, nothing to do with any political group or anything. This was a so-called friend. I said, in England that means....well you would have thought I was the antiChrist. This guy called me a racist, said I was lying, and wouldn't let up. Of course I reported him which did me NO good at all, and I blocked him. FB said the photo wasn't against community standards. What photo? I reported text. And you have nor recourse.
Then the creme de la creme - a terminally-ill woman who is in a group of mine, whom I have met, and whom I have endeavored to help today posted on my page some dreadful conspiracy theory, pro you know who of course, which invited a lot of other idiots to post their fears of socialism and how you know who is the only one who cares about America.
So I messengered her and told her if these were her beliefs, I'm unfriending and blocking her, and how dare she put anything like that on my page. I also said I was sure these responders accepted Social Security, unemployment money, and health care.
She just picked the wrong time.
Welcome to our tribe. I am always so happy to see new like minded readers join in with new energies and positive, affirming beliefs.
A lot of us are in our later decades. You'd be pleased to know just how many. I am 70 and I can assure you our years here and life experiences and most of all--all those life lessons we had to learn the hard way and taught us how to keep going even during the most challenging of times!
Looking forward to getting to know you ❤
Oh my goodness! That's so much, too much, and so glad you did what you needed to do even if it didn't work out properly.
I've only had bits and pieces of that hut my hormones took a bit of a "what?" surge which then triggered an instant headache which triggered a hot flash. And then my phone malfunctioned because my energies had super spiked. I figured if i kept it up the lights would go flicker or a light bulb go "pop" and fizzle.
Then I had a really good laugh at it all and how ridiculous we humans are!! ???
May tomorrow be a MUCH better day. ?
Michelle, I'm nearly 69 and I am so thankful that I am the age I am now. If I had been a young person when this all happened, I don't know if I could have survived it all. I really feel as if I chose to be here, now, for some purpose. Things are scary but there are also good things coming....I believe this deep in my heart.
Big hug of understanding!
My three children were/are all sensitives. It's a challenging road learning how to balance that with all of the emotions and challenges and fears of the world and in their own smaller world of relationships and school worries and all the rest of it.
When my youngest was still young like your sweet daughter, she had a hard time falling asleep even with all of the getting ready pattern of talking about her day and what her favorite part and shared reading aloud to or with each child in each of their rooms to wind down etc
I learned that the magic for her was healing touch gentle backrubs/chakra balancing kind of thing. I found small circling movements slowly spiraling up the spine was absolutely magical for her.
We did this last thing each night and again if something woke her up in the night and it released and relaxed and she was off to dreamland or so relaxed she was almost there and could just get manage a soft goodnight before I gently left.
Many good thoughts, gentle energies and love to both of you as you navigate these meaningful years of her growing up with so many things to think about and learn to work with that most of us did not have to deal in quite the same ways. ?
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the suggestion. I will try that. We just did a chakra meditation in Jeanne’s class last week.
Both of my girls are sensitive, but my older daughter seems a bit more resilient and able to busy herself with things to do (even if we talk now and again about what we are missing...) My younger, though, has such a hard time when she can’t think of what to do next and all the things she was pushing away come back into her mind. This is the same child, though, who would ask me the deepest questions when she was young (4 or so) and have a look of abject despair on her face (why are we even here? What is the point of it all?) Lots of reassurance and positive talk needed, but I think that philosophical angst has returned during COVID. I was emphasizing to her that this is temporary...and will be talking to her about my grandparents (who were immigrants from what is now western Ukraine) and the hardships they faced and recovered from. I am actually also looking to get her a pen pal match with an older person to (a friend recommended an organization) to share and communicate with. Might help with some perspective. All their grandparents are gone already (my Mom was the only one they really knew and she passed a little over a year ago.) Lots to absorb and adjust to, esp for a sensitive kid (as it sounds like you know, having raised ones yourself!)
Perfect! You've got a plan! I love it!
The family stories are a phenomenal idea and truly where we are all heading and what we will all be doing in this new world where we are creating our own trails and tales as we wind our way through new lands and new discoveries. We call upon the ancestors for guidance and upon our highest selves for strength and inspiration and we can all find ways and problem solve just as you are doing now ?
Will be thinking of you and sending very best and highest thoughts!
@michele-b thanks for your great story and good wishes. My friend wrote back - apparently this horror post was from a woman she plays "slots" with, and the people who responded are all "slots" players. I said, get rid of all of them. She said she didn't remember sharing it. She was really upset, the poor thing. She is a good woman and very sweet. She is constantly sending me IM videos that I don't watch - I think they may be from the slots people as well. She needs a new game.
Just love you woman and sending bunches of good energies your way.
I run too hot/too cold. My husband says my tolerance range is about 2 degrees. Ha! He's being far too nice and generous. It's more like 1 degree.
The rest you're right on top of, saying it, nailing it and building an ark for the future. Keep it up when the rains hit we'll need it ?
We're all working hard on The Great Unraveling on this planet but it needs a lot to get to The Great Turning and we're all doing it one moment at a time ?
But it's a bit like saying goodbye to childhood, as you step into adulthood.
As a globalized modern culture, we don't really practice initiation from youth into adulthood. Usually, initiation is brought about when a young person comes as close to death, physically or mentally, without actually falling into the abyss. In the process, they leave their child mind behind and mature (Vestralux helped me understand this). I think this wild epoch we're living through now is one big initiation for humanity (and who knows, Gaia too maybe). So I think the fact that we're feeling this loss and grief is healthy. It's a sign of growth.
One thing you can do to aid this process is find a way to ceremonially release all that you're being called to say goodbye to, which will help make space for what comes next. Ceremonial release can take the form of simply finding a quiet place outdoors and asking your spirit guides for help letting things go (which is what I've been doing). I think this ceremonial release will work best if it's done repeatedly over the course of days, weeks, or even months.
All's well that ends well ? Especially if she becomes a "game changer".
When we're lonely sometimes our friends and things we choose to do are based on what "feeds" our needs when what we truly need is nurturing and nourishing.
I have a sweet friend so very similar. She constantly sends me "warnings' about this or that. In her heart I think its very important to her that shows me how much I mean to her and that she wants to help keep me "safe" by all the forwards she gets from others.
Unfortunately it takes a few seconds to discover they are all "false" i.e "fake" as checked by Snopes. So i end up responding with snopes check response after another. Then it feels like a put down in a way so I always add something nice to buffer it and she handles it surprisingly well.
She's my reminder that our circle of friends and close acquaintances can be and see things very differently from how we might or do and so try to give to her what she sees as giving to me.
I'm the one that send "her" videos. Haha. She loves inspirational things, animals, and teddy bears, and the popular dancing shows.
By keeping an eye out for uplifting, funny or cute videos and taking a moment to send one off when I'm thinking of her, all of the forwards from her have all but stopped.
I took a turn in her direction with a little twirling flourish and the lift was just what she really needed from me.
She loves them and is uplifted and then she also has something she can send to her circle but something more positive and happy.
I love how we all can care for and enjoy others with different understanding of almost everything but we still connect to kindness and good hearted qualities that are always truly inside.
Loneliness and depression and addictions all masks such a need for love and connection with others. As the Alcoholics Anonymous founder has said when people go looking for a bottle of an alcoholic beverage its no wonder why alcohol is call "spirits".
It's the deepest spiritual essence of love and connection that unites and nourishes us all as nurturing our good spirits instead of cranky, sad or craving things to excess.
Sigh. Guess i should have meditated instead of medicated with that vanilla pecan carmel (Tillamook) ice cream cone I just ate. ?
That is exactly how I feel. My entire life has prepared me for these challenges upon challenges now.
We are truly here for a reason and especially during these times. We are absolutely here for a purpose and we call in more and more of us to join us now.
I am de-lighted you are here with us Joey ?
Welcome Joeym! You struck something within me - I've asked myself and God most of my life, "what is my purpose for being here?" in various ways over the years. I'm about 6-7 years away from being able to retire in age. When I joined this forum a few years ago, and we had this once in a lifetime pandemic, national divide, democracy endangerment, massive cultural shifts, global climate crisis, etc., I too realized perhaps I may not be someone instrumentally significant to our world but that my role was to just be a light worker and help those few I can touch with this difficult period.
Each day I notice more and more like yourself joining and posting. It feels wonderful to be here - with all of you. ? ?