“I believe in intuitions and inspirations…I sometimes FEEL that I am right. I do not KNOW that I am.” ― Albert Einstein
People . . . you who listen to the still voice inside – your intuition, your instinct; are you getting nudges that something’s afoot?
My practice for over 30 years includes paying attention to this quiet voice; watching for odd coincidences that propel me forward; serendipitous events. I’m inclined to look for the good, ignore the bad . . applying Goethe’s recommendation:
“If you treat a man as he is, he will remain as he is, if you treat him as he ought to be and could be, he will become as he ought to be and could be.”
Yes; I prefer an optimistic world-view; seeing the future with hope, excitement and adventure. My enthusiasm for living in the elbow of the curve, on the edge of change – believing the next age will be thrilling is expectant, not apprehensive.
It was an eye-opener having a pessimistic, dystopian, fear laden counter-view shoved in my face. Ignoring the bad maybe wasn’t my best strategy. Getting gob-smacked is a bitch. Being asleep at the wheel, trusting that things will “work out” – landed me flat on my ass.
How do I maintain my confidence in people and the world while I appreciate that others don’t? And in large numbers. The glass is half empty, half full and refillable. How do we find common ground when all sides are true?
Pessimists and self-avowed “realists” want me to get on board with them; want me to throw down my rose-colored glasses and swallow their wretched beliefs. And that makes me sick to my stomach.
Wake up call received though – must address the canker. When we remodeled our home, things had to get chaotic and dirty before there was a clean slate, let alone a sparkly new space.
Still . . . my gut tells me something’s stirring. Something big. I’m not alone in this sentiment.
With caution – and an eye for a better world, I’m listening and acting on what shows up. Maybe the boogeyman needed a spotlight. Maybe the crud needed to be put on display. Maybe we all need to walk through our fear.
When we light a lamp, where does the darkness go? Not away, but it’s tempered. Time to embrace the paradox.
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“The only thing to do is to be where you are at this moment, sometimes looking about in the full light of consciousness, other times standing comfortably in the deep shadows of mystery and the unknown.” ― Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul
