I’m
wondering this morning ‘Where do I find inspiration today?’
When the
world is in despair and shock, how easy is it to go there too? We are all
connected, we pick up on thoughts and feelings. So, here I sit, and I sense the
heaviness. My body is showing it to me. My chest is tight and tears are coming
up. My body is telling me “A lot of people are sad. Their hearts are heavy, and
they don’t know where to go or what to do. They feel helpless.” Thank you,
body, for letting me know!, I acknowledge, and I go make a coffee. Coffee is
always good. I like it with rich almond milk. Hot and cozy.
“So, what
has changed?”, I ask the trees. “Nothing, really.” is the reply, and I look at
the calm, I look at them standing as tall as before. The serenity of the grass
and the clouds. “Hmm”, I wonder, “truly, nothing has changed?” An attack of
that viciousness and planned cold-mindedness, an organized crime like the
attacks on Paris, and it didn’t change anything? “Well, what choice can you
make that would create the change you are looking for?” I hear the trees
voices, serenely and strong in their space of no judgment.
And “What
are you looking for? What is it you desire to create?"
That’s a
great question. It opens up space in me. I wonder 'What do I desire to create?'
If I had the world my way, what would that look and be like?
A world of
kindness and joy. A world where there is no space for attacks and killing and
brutal murder. A world of allowance of each others choices and respect, where
there is only question and greater possibility for all. Like 'What greater can
we create here on the earth, with the earth?'
When the
world is going into sadness and trauma I know that it is not a choice for me to
go with everyone else and 'follow'. Does 'showing support' really mean that we
have to suffer with everyone else and also be heavy and 'disillusioned'?
Someone has
to drive the bus, otherwise who will drive it? The attackers? The vicious gun
men? The trees stand so still today, not even one leaf is moving. Trauma and
drama never has created any change. If I chose trauma, resistance and suffering
with everyone else, what would that create? And where would I be? My body gives
me information about that creation. The hopelessness. Fear. Fight. Anger. The
heaviness. Death. Yes, it is killing our bodies, it is killing the earth. It is
killing future. And the trees stand still.
If we don’t
make a different choice, truly nothing has changed. The world will go on and
just add another item to the list of attacks.
Really? Is
this all? Another memorial to remember the tragedy? Another wall? More candles
to remember the dead? And forever these bad memories will be locked into our
brains?
Shivers.
What else
can we choose? As for me, I’m not willing to choose that as if this was my only
choice. Of course, everyone chooses what works for them. I do know one thing:
the greatest change has always been created by those who had a different
vision. Otherwise, the wall in Berlin would still be standing. It is even more
than thinking outside of the box. It is about asking a question.
I choose not
to go down into the dark rabbit hole. This does not mean I make things be ok.
It is not ok to attack. Terror is not ok. And, what if this is not about
positive or negative? It is actually all this polarity that gets us into
trouble. Somebody fighting for the righteousness of their beliefs, bloated with
entitlement. Does that give them the right to attack? Does that suffice to
start a war? Does that give anyone the right to pollute the water, the air and
the soil?
This has to
change. And we have to be that change. Not by resisting and fighting, and not
by agreeing with any point of view. We need to create a different future.
Creation
starts with the demand of 'This has to change' and a question. The question is
for me 'What can I choose today that will create a different future? What
change can I be and inspire that will create more consciousness on the planet?'
Checking out
is not an option for me. I do not choose fear. I do not choose to go down with
grief, trauma and drama. If others choose that it’s their choice. I’m going to
continue to drive the bus, the bus of my life that is intricately connected
with all the other buses. And if many are parked in chaos and disorder or
driving randomly with no one behind the stirring wheel, I stay present and I
keep asking questions.
What is
this?
Can I do
something about this?
Can I change
this?
If yes, what
can I be or do different today that would create the change I would like to see
in the world?
And the
trees whisper at me ‘It is not the events that change things. It is choice that
creates change. The event can be meaningful or meaningless, depending on the
point of view. The question is 'What choice are you making, today?”
In their
clear and simple wisdom they make me smile. There is relief in that clarity, on
a day where large amounts of people choose depression.
Can we truly
control the outcome? Can we control what people choose? No. As long as people
choose fight and war, agony and righteousness, there is nothing we can control.
They will still choose it. Resistance creates more of it. Protest fuels all the
energy into what we’re protesting.
For me, the
question is ‘What else is possible from here? What can I choose today that will
create a different future?’
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