Personal Power Returns

"All action results from thought,

so it is thoughts that matter."

Sai Baba

Avoidance is one way to address conflict. We can look the other way, stop listening, or shut down, but this will not reestablish the peace we seek. We may not have the working knowledge as to how we can divert our patterns for the good of others, but we can be determined to discover intelligent application to our situation.

When we alter our thoughts from 'there is nothing I can do' to a different mind set of 'i will seek until I discover affirmative action', we feel our personal power return. We may not be able to shift the way of the world, but we can make a difference right here, right now, and right where we are planted.

The answer is community action. There are several opportunities popping up for like minded people to join in discussions. Discover small groups where stories can be shared. Begin planning a community garden! Contact representatives expressing needs. Volunteer even if it simply means picking up neighborhood trash. Focus on what can be done, and do it! 

Prepare the Soil

"The outline of your future path already exists,

for you created its pattern by your past."

Sai Baba

To glory in the moment  and to make most of what is before us, impacts our future.  Our creative intentions and conscious behavior begins the makings of what will come next.  How we live our lives right now, orchestrates either obstacles or benefits yet to come.

A farmer once told me:  If you do not prepare the soil and simply throw seeds out into the field, many of the seeds will not survive.  If you do not cultivate and protect the early growth, by harvest there will be considerable loss.  If you ignore the field, your crops will not have high quality.

Life presents challenges. How we deal with them sets a pattern for future events.  If we accept responsibility, persevere and apply creative planning, our results will be impressive. If we do not fully embrace reality using avoidance and denial, we will not develop the tools needed further down our path.