Make today count, because it really does. Today matters too. Today is the day you have been waiting for, the next step on your spiritual/human journey to wholeness, the day that will carry you forward in the direction of your desires. Embrace yourself and your journey through life. Find your two feet firmly on the ground and take the next step. Today really does matter. And keep positivity in your mind, in your heart, and on your tongue, for you really matter too.
Set limits and stay below them. Set goals and go beyond them. Feed your body less. Give your soul more. Starve your worry and your fear. Nurture your creativity and your spirituality. In this manner find a new balance within and without, a new calmness where body, mind, and spirit are adjusted to each other in a new way, letting that which is most important lead the way. Leave the excesses of the world behind as you turn inward now to the world of your inner self. As you give the outer world a rest, your body, your mind, and your spirit will thank you and your heart will be at peace. Soon you will notice that the world outside of you has adjusted and achieved a new balance too. As within, so without.
Set your intent. Envision a changed you and then walk toward your vision. Set your body in motion and with your intent firmly in hand walk toward its fulfillment. Keep going no matter what. Intent will fuel you, spirit will guide you, but you have to take action on behalf of yourself too. All the support in the world cannot make something happen for you if you do not participate fully with all that you are. Get in step with your intent and walk toward your goal. In mind, body and spirit walk together toward the vision you desire, one step and one day at a time. Before you know it something will happen! That’s just the way it is!
Without regret move on to wholeness, to your full potential, taking forward only what suits you and is beneficial to body and spirit. Release your mind of old ideas, judgments, and resentments so that your future may be bright and wholesome, freed of what has been and open to what may come. Keep a healthy body, mind, and spirit at all times and with eyes wide open let life show you a new path. It will. So be prepared. And remember, you can do it because you have the power to change yourself. You always did.
As the current of collective thought-stream challenges the mental stability of the Commander-in-chief, I find myself questioning the greater significance of such a mythological character at the helm of our government at this moment of our evolution. I begin by suggesting that, regardless of political or ideological persuasion, we view the current predicament as a reflection or symbolic mirror of the relationship between the human spirit and its physical host, all matter of creation.
Spirit is the character that functions on the mental plane, the architect and creator of reality as it defines it. In the flow of everyday life, spirit is the mind, the internal dialogue, and the ego that direct the course of daily decision making.
Matter, in this definition, spans all of nature, including the human animal. In human terms, matter is the physical body with all its instinctual needs and wisdom. The wisdom of the body is expressed through the archetypes, our inherited knowledge of the properties of matter and the innate formulas of how to respond to life on earth.
Thus, the human being is actually a microcosm of this greater spirit/matter relationship as it contains both spirit and matter in one being. Spirit and matter are the yin and yang of this world, each critical building blocks of our existence. The balance and relationship between these two partners determines the state of overall health in our world.
Just as I was writing the above explanation a synchronistic event occurred that intimately expresses the relationship between spirit and matter, mind and body. My daughter (who for psychoanalytic discretion in agreeing to let me share this suggests I identify her as “Beyonce”) called in a frantic state, near panic. “I feel like I’m going to pass out!” she said.
We immediately guided her to calm breathing, shifting her away from the dark forecast issuing forth from her mind that sought to define her physical symptoms as lethal. As she stabilized we reviewed recent dietary decisions which, quite frankly, were remarkably healthy.
We went on to review the pace of recent events as she and her partner have been overwhelmed by customer demand for their recently launched business. In fact, it suddenly dawned on her that what had directly precipitated her acute sensation of “passing out” was a new customer call for service. She and her partner had determined the night before that they were simply too overwhelmed; they needed to say no to new business for awhile.
The customer’s call had stirred the dilemma: “Can I say no to new business?” The call had also stirred the archetypal wisdom of her body to deliver its answer to the request in no uncertain terms. As we reflected, we determined that her body—the matter part of her being—was giving its answer to the customer’s request directly, saying loudly and clearly: “I’m shutting down! Over and out!”
And yet, how many of us would really listen to such sage wisdom from body central? How many of us would secretly be rationalizing from the mental plane: “This is great, more business, more money, great success!” How long would it take to arrive at some dietary glitch to explain away the dizziness and persist with the current plan to meet all demand in the service of financial reward!
“Beyonce’s” dilemma reflects the dominance of spirit over matter that plagues the macrocosm of our world as reflected in the psychology of our Commander-in-chief. His psychology is marked by a supreme alienation of spirit from nature. The guiding principal, beyond its narcissistic wrappings, is the spirit of financial success at all costs, regardless of its impact on the physical body or Mother Nature, the physical body of the earth itself. And Mother Nature, as is increasingly evident, is responding with her feedback to this spirit imperative.
Fortunately, “Beyonce” took heed of the imbalance in her mind/body relationship and intends to change the course of business to bring greater harmony to her mind/body partnership. Unfortunately for our Commander-in-chief, he appears all the more driven to deepen his spirit intent: “More, more, more!!!”
Though “Beyonce” may be restored to fit-to-serve shape, she will likely be challenged again and again to go to the heart and ask the question: “What is the truly right decision?” The spirit at the helm of the mental plane at present is so focused on self and survival that it blots out the needs of the body, the needs of others, and the needs of Mother Earth, our ultimate home base for survival while in human form.
The mental status of our Commander-in-chief poses a grave riddle to all of us: “Who is responsible for the imbalance that has thrown our world into peril?” The silver lining to the true answer to this question is self-empowerment. We all have the power to elect the best Commander-in-chief within ourselves and in so doing change the world.
