Dealing with a negative spiral
Hopefully you've been skipping around in fields, petting lambs and looking at bluebells; blissfully unaware of the National Conservatism Conference.
Well the good news is I had a good look so you don't have to!
Once again, this isn't a political rant, but more an opportunity to articulate the helplessness I felt upon hearing this stuff. At some level, it's important to know, because basic human rights are at stake. However, it's definitely not necessary to be ok with it.
Where's Krishnamurti when you need him?:
"It's no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."
I was most struck by a statement by Miriam Cates. A masterclass in persuasive journalism. Brilliantly written, yet horrific in tone as it seeks to erase minorities from existence (jarringly familiar for us queers, along with anyone who has walked the misfit path).
In short, no amount of positive affirmations or 'love & light' platitudes are going to make this an easy read.
So what do we do Rob?
Dunno!
I'm living this reality too - and I don't have all the answers. I did however get up at 5am this morning after a sleepless night to begin the day with a cacao ceremony (hit reply if you want dates for these - they normally happen at a sensible hour).
Delete any images of me attempting to "raise my vibration" or sending "thoughts and prayers" please! I'm a firm advocate that the way out is through, which means I've been flailing around in my own confused spiral .
Us misfits tend to dissociate/disengage, or leave our bodies entirely at the first sign of adversity . I'll be the first to admit that I'm often completely unaware when this strange phenomenon takes place.
My own personal learning is that connecting with the breath and staying anchored in my body allows me to tap into a grounded source of strength . Once I remember this --and I need frequent reminders!-- the world stops spinning and everything the external world throws at me suddenly becomes secondary.
Spoiler alert: we're all going to shuffle off the coil and none of this is real. Moment-to-moment is all we have and matters of the heart are in this "no-time" place, which is eternal. So keep breathing!
Cheesy enuff for you?