Continuing
the theme of blessings and “Weaving the World to Wellness”, I feel drawn now to
talk about the “smaller picture”, and how the current situation may have
blessed us personally in ways which we may not even recognise!
The
“bigger picture”, of course, is the global effect, and our responsibility to
bless the earth, bless those who are working tirelessly to deal with the impact
of the virus, even bless those in positions of power who, quite frankly, are as
confused and lost as the rest as of us - I wouldn't want to be in their
shoes!
We all have a responsibility to
"Weave the World to Wellness", and while we may not be able to work
on it practically/physically, we can
help energetically by working with
blessings to send out threads of light. (See Blessings Part 1).
Strengthen the
intention by lighting a candle and making your blessing a ritual. Either let the candle burn out, or blow it
out and send the light and your blessing to whatever you have chosen. (Please do NOT go out and panic-buy candles,
leave some for others! 😀 )
As
for the “medium picture”, I see it as the effect this is having on society, the
pause this situation is creating in "normal" life, the time we are
given to examine our life and lifestyle, our contribution to family and
community, the restriction on our movements that makes us stop and appreciate
what "freedom" really means, the re-assessment of our
"wants" and "needs", the re-connecting with our family on a
different level, appreciating friends, getting to know our children....
In
this, I see that we are blessed to be given this pause, blessed to be shown
that a simpler life is possible, blessed to find that there are so many good
and selfless people in the world, blessed to be given the opportunity to be one
of them, blessed to perhaps have the opportunity to change something we
"have never had time" to attend to, blessed to be able to pursue
interests we "never had time for" and perhaps release a talent within
us that has been suppressed. Let us
focus on those blessings and not give energy to panic and fear.
And
so on to the “smaller picture”, which is really what I wanted to get to in the
first place!
On
a personal level, what are you being "saved from"? What are you being "protected" from
by the circumstances of this crisis?
I'll
start with a very light-hearted example:
If someone else is doing your shopping, you are saved from the tempting
shelves of biscuits, chocolate, etc. that play havoc with your diet! (Thank you, Sandra for that insight!) :)
On
a more serious note,
- · We may now be "cut off" from certain situations that we were finding it difficult to resolve, giving us space to look at the situation more objectively and make better decisions.
- · We may be forcefully distanced from people who cause us stress and anxiety, giving us time to work on our reaction to them if and when we have to interact with them again.
- · We may be "saved from" depleting our energy by trying to be everything to everyone (you physically can't be when you're in isolation!).
- · We may be "protected" from the negative energy of an environment in which we had to spend a lot of time, giving us breathing space to regain balance and work on how to change it.
- · Perhaps we are being protected from people who were making demands we could not meet, holding unreasonable expectations of us - giving us time to form a better response.
- · And our awareness of who is toxic in our life, draining us of energy and resources, and who lifts us up and supports us, has probably been heightened, giving us the opportunity to decide whether we want to hold on to the toxic relationships and how we can enhance the positive relationships!
So,
what have you been "saved from"?
What have you been "protected" from? Open your eyes and see the opportunities that
have been given to you at a personal level, take a deep breath and address
those issues while you are unhindered by opposing influences around you.
By
the way, is anyone being "saved from" or "protected from"
you????
