As we watch the news, we can wonder how humanity can recover from the increasing global chaos. People are on edge from fear of government decisions, personal and global economic disruptions, and especially the threat of a larger war. We could list for pages the stressors and fears, but the question is, what can we do to help maintain our personal balance during these unpredictable times.
New year's energies provide momentums we can use to support positive commitments. Yet, this year seems to be calling for much deeper practices of Love, kindness and compassion to help resolve separation and restore the rapidly shrinking baseline of our collective dignity. We need to ask ourselves how much stress it will take to realize that nothing is going to get better if we don't open our hearts and learn
With all the political and societal chaos, it can be challenging to maintain a higher vibration and a positive view of the personal and planetary shifts going on. In these transitional times, a helpful way to increase calm, inner balance, and effective choices is to engage core qualities of the heart and pause in stillness more often in day-to-day interactions.