If you’re feeling overwhelmed, frazzled and in complete despair with the state of the world right now, that’s because your nervous system wasn’t designed to know about everything going on across the planet. We have never known so much about every war, famine, natural disaster, disease or conflict happening in all parts of the world and our minds cannot even begin to comprehend it. We were designed to only be aware of our local surroundings and today the media has us in a constant state of overwhelm, without a resolution or giving us periods of peace. Every day the world’s problems are being thrown at us. We go into shock, panic and numb ourselves to the worlds horrors, it’s simply too much to deal with.
The truth is the problems are always there, the media highlights them and no solutions are offered. We are not healing and we are not coming up with solutions, maybe our immune systems have gotten weaker dealing with stress and chronic bad news rendering us more susceptible to disease. Being aware of the world’s problems and becoming crippled as a result is not conducive to our good health.
Here are two powerful tips to help us move out of despair and into action to truly make a difference in this world, in the way we were born to share.
- Focus on our immediate community. Right now we don’t even know who all our neighbours are, do we? The average person has two close friends and not always in the immediate vicinity. What is happening in our community? How can we focus on issues in the Middle East if we don’t know what’s going on immediately around us? Think about how we can be more involved in local government or groups, what difference can we make to our local neighbourhood; the very grassroots and fabric of our community. We have the time and the freedom to make that difference right now. Unlock the code inside ourselves with expression, intuition and joy. It’s a potent combination!
- Global awareness is great, but if it is crippling us and stopping us from getting on with life….then take a step back, give ourselves a break. Fear, sadness, upset and disempowered by things out of our control causes an imbalance in our systems. If however, your nervous system can deal with Global bad news and the daily onslaught then by all means dive in. Taking stats on everything and passing on bad news is not helping anyone unless you can highlight the issues and be a creator of change and make a difference. At the end of the day, the news you need to know will always find you.
In summary, whether we choose local or global interaction, focus on one cause…you cannot give an adequate amount of time and expertise to everything. Dedicate to the one cause that resonates with you. It doesn’t have to be global, it can simply be local. Have face to face conversations, our strengths and feedback come from human interaction. Create something light and beautiful and do not lose yourself down the spiral of awareness. You will become so much stronger focusing within and in your immediate vicinity. Be the sun, shine radiance with the world and be as vocal as the darkness
If this struck a cord in you, then please share with people around you who you think could be suffering overwhelm. This message can reactivate and make the difference our community.
Take A Deep Breath 