Thursday,
December 27, 2012
Last night,
my partner and I had dinner at one of my favorite restaurants. It’s nothing fancy - just good food, good
service and a pleasant ambiance.
However, it was noticeable – as it has been for several months – that the
life force of the restaurant is
dwindling. The restaurant staff has been
speaking about the loss of clientele for months which I think plays a
tremendous part in its decline…you get what you focus on, right? However, the dying of the establishment –
just like anything else - could also be of “natural causes”. When something or someone has lived its life,
done what it needed to do, lost its passion or outgrown its usefulness….it
dies, doesn’t it? Sometimes we sense
this and do what we can to “save it” but many times it’s just time to move
forward and there really isn’t anything else to be done but let go.
When I broaden
this observation, I can see that the same applies to my beliefs, systems and
structures. Sometimes it’s time to
update and expand my vision. There are
many paradigms whose time has come. Upon
noticing, the question becomes how quickly can I release my attachment to the
old belief? How fast can I connect with
that which is becoming? How rapidly can I immerse myself in the
excitement of creating and establishing new paradigms – updated paradigms –
paradigms of a more truthful nature? Or will I resist and battle ferociously
for my limitations and the limitations of others?
In many
ways, I sense this is part of the issue politically right now. Many are having difficulty releasing old
paradigms while embracing that which is emerging. We forget to step back and take the time to
observe what’s happening. For example, it
seems to me that the old paradigm and vision of American as white, male, heterosexual, Christian, etc. is transforming….not as in extinction but
as in moving over to allow for the equal inclusion of “All that Is” – a more
truthful representation of the incredible diversity more truthfully encompassed
in, American. We are beginning to update our paradigm to
one more in alignment with the unalienable truths our nation was founded
upon. If we see equality, life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness as the umbrella of the infinite – the One and Only – then perhaps it’s conceivable
that every single possibility co-exists beneath it. None is left out. None is excluded. Unalienable rights know no specific race,
ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, etc. None is threatened. Each has the right to exist and be.
This updating
of American will also cause the
upgrading and birthing of systems and structures more in alignment with this
expanded “definition” as well as a more enlightened understanding of equality,
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
For me, it’s exciting to contemplate these changes. For some, it may be horrifically frightening. Nevertheless, our alignment with “something
of a more truthful nature” is upon us….the awe-some power and beauty of Creation is beckoning…
Much love,
Karrie
