So much to say to this. First - absolutely spot on. I’m glad to see someone echoing what I’ve been saying to a select few people in my life. This is not the stuff people want to hear or even consider. It never was about politics. Abuse of ANY sort - power, sexual, emotional, physical, etc. - is a politically neutral event. It is religiously neutral as well.
I think of it like trickle up “economics”. What happens at the top (and by top, I mean systems also, not just money) is a reflection of what’s happening at the individual level. We naturally want someone to blame but there isn’t any ONE to blame.
I get frustrated with the people screaming from the rooftops that “if you’re not speaking out, you’re part of the problem!” But the act of screaming from the rooftops isn’t what effects the change. It’s getting into integrity and speaking/acting from a place of embodied empowerment that begins to make a difference.
When we be the change we wish to see in the world, THAT is what makes a difference. And sometimes, that’s very quiet internal work. Sometimes it evolves into more vocal expresssions. But no matter how it shows up, it can evolve in a way that feels right for each person.
The good news is that if the top is a reflection of the individual, then the change we need also happens with the individual. So each and every one of us who choose to turn inward and do our work is making a dramatic difference in the world. In OUR worlds - which could be a simple as in our own homes. But that’s where it starts.
And I breathe easier when I keep coming back to this. It’s the only thing I have any “control” over with this collective insanity. I can’t change the world, but I can sure change me.
Yes. We are under the impression this does not make a difference. But in fact this is the work. When we take this on all we say, do post, etc influences and inspires others. It does magnify. As does hate and fear
So much to say to this. First - absolutely spot on. I’m glad to see someone echoing what I’ve been saying to a select few people in my life. This is not the stuff people want to hear or even consider. It never was about politics. Abuse of ANY sort - power, sexual, emotional, physical, etc. - is a politically neutral event. It is religiously neutral as well.
I think of it like trickle up “economics”. What happens at the top (and by top, I mean systems also, not just money) is a reflection of what’s happening at the individual level. We naturally want someone to blame but there isn’t any ONE to blame.
I get frustrated with the people screaming from the rooftops that “if you’re not speaking out, you’re part of the problem!” But the act of screaming from the rooftops isn’t what effects the change. It’s getting into integrity and speaking/acting from a place of embodied empowerment that begins to make a difference.
When we be the change we wish to see in the world, THAT is what makes a difference. And sometimes, that’s very quiet internal work. Sometimes it evolves into more vocal expresssions. But no matter how it shows up, it can evolve in a way that feels right for each person.
The good news is that if the top is a reflection of the individual, then the change we need also happens with the individual. So each and every one of us who choose to turn inward and do our work is making a dramatic difference in the world. In OUR worlds - which could be a simple as in our own homes. But that’s where it starts.
And I breathe easier when I keep coming back to this. It’s the only thing I have any “control” over with this collective insanity. I can’t change the world, but I can sure change me.
Yes. We are under the impression this does not make a difference. But in fact this is the work. When we take this on all we say, do post, etc influences and inspires others. It does magnify. As does hate and fear
Be the change you want to see
If you want change be it
That is the only way
Do what you say
Say it then do it
Just do it
Don't just say it
Be it
Be the change,
change change is good
Change yourself and you will change
The world
Change the way you see it
Feel it, smell it
And even taste it
Live it
Be living change
Absolutely spot on. Thanks Jade!
Thank you for reading my friend.