Just Suppose….
Just Suppose….
…. That the latest virus has something in common with all viruses…
That it is not an enemy to be fought but an intelligent energy, a friend with an important message.
This message arrives when our friend knows that we are out of balance and need to have rest and a chance to rid our bodies of toxicity.
Yes, I know, highly unlikely, for sure but…. Just suppose… that this will show up in one or more of 3 ways:
1) Physical toxicity caused by artificial chemicals passed through the mouth, lungs or skin.
2) Emotional toxicity caused by feelings that need to be expressed and have been held inside, sometimes for years.
3) Mental toxicity caused by certain repetitive thoughts and limiting, even damaging, beliefs about ourselves, other people and the world around us.
Just suppose…. that we humans are actually incarnations from a much bigger and divine source, in keeping with every living organism on the planet, including the planet itself.
And the essence of that source is contained in each human cell and soul so that we can fulfill true purpose, to be fully human, which means to be in balance and harmony.
That means establishing a harmonious relationship between the trillions of cells within our bodies, between the billions of people on the planet and goodness only knows how many living organisms on & in our home, Planet Earth.
To achieve this requires an attitude, a mindset and a set of skills that will move us into a new paradigm that has a different frame of reference to understand ourselves and others.
No longer to use the mind created, dualistic either/or, right/wrong, good/bad lens to experience and perceive life. This dualism is what divides and separates us from ourselves, other people and the natural world.
Integration will be the means to achieve this new paradigm.
Not ‘either/or’ but ‘as well as’.
Order or Freedom?
Both.
Freedom to express our uniqueness within an order that is framed by key values such as respect, integrity, compassion.
How do I ensure that my interpretation of respect matches yours? There’s one way that I’ve learned which is very simple. It took me a while to get the hang of it because it was not my habit.
By using one of two phrases to start with:
1) ‘I do like it when you do/say that… (so thank you and please keep doing/saying it).
2) ‘I don’t like it when you do/say that… (so can you stop it and do/say this instead?)
No 1) is usually a short conversation.
No 2) can be more involved which is where certain communication skills come in handy!
I can help you with learning these.
Just suppose….that this is the sort of future we can create…. Interested?
What I love is showing you how to move from conflict to connection, from argument to agreement in ways that mean everyone gets what they truly desire.
So in your viral benefits idea, what are the benefits, how do we receive them and when do we realise the benefits? Can we only realise them if we believe? If so sounds like faith in a religion.
View CommentHi Gina, thanks for your reply. I’ll aim to be brief but may fail! I view the purpose of illness or disease being like a helpful friend offering me some valuable advice. If the idea of it being a friend doesn’t work for you, just suppose it’s a messenger asking us to consider how balanced and in harmony each one of us is with this life we have been gifted? I’m thinking here of our bodies, our minds and emotions. And if we are out of balance, what can we do about it?
View CommentWith this latest virus being so widespread, just suppose that it’s also asking us as a human race what our relationship with our immediate surroundings and the natural world is like. How we treat the soil our food is grown in, for example. And the response to the virus has given most people enough security for a few months to slow down or stop the habits and routines of life to wonder about this. Maybe to arrive at some answers to our wondering which take us in a different direction rather than the ‘back to’ mantra.
I could write more but I’m hoping what I’ve written so far addresses your questions.
Thanks again for your reply, Gina. If you want to continue this dialogue, I’m very happy to do so.
I also feel that viruses etc can be an indicator for us, showing us when we are out of balance… When ‘dis-ease’ occurs.
View CommentI feel the ‘as well as’ model is our way forward… With inclusion, respect, education and understanding. I am not so sure how the – ‘ ‘I don’t like it when you do/say that… (so can you stop it and do/say this instead?)’ approach demonstrates the freedom to be and to appreciate uniqueness and diffetence… I understand the importance of speaking up, stating what I like and don’t like… But to suggest that A. N. Other should express themselves in a different way isn’t showing the tolerance and the ‘as well as’ model, Maybe you could explain further.
Hello Sue.
View CommentThanks very much for your comment. What I was suggesting (tho not very clearly!) was an alternative way of expressing a like or dislike of someone’s words or actions.
it seems that our communication is typically expressed through the lens of who’s right & who’s wrong which increases the separation between us rather than an attempt to understand each other’s difference & uniqueness. By listening carefully, for example.
I hope this makes my meaning clearer. But do ask again if not.