“Don’t be so predictable.”
Pema Chodron – Compassion Cards; teachings for awakening the heart in everyday life
When I pulled this card out of the pack – to see what the Universe wanted me to meditate about; my first reaction was to put it back and pick another card. Surely I checked the “don’t be predictable” box!
No. Stop. Think. I’m asking the Universe to provide insight. Theoretically using these cards opens my mind; pokes at my perceptions – encourages mindfulness.
Hmmmm…. do I know more than the Universe? Right. Pretty predicable.
In his book Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself, Dr. Joe Dispenza connects quantum science, habitual thinking and behavior, brain physiology and meditation – to unleash our power to substantially change. If I want my life to be different I must change my “beliefs about the nature of reality.”
“Until you break from the way you see your present reality, any change in your life will always be haphazard and transitory.”
Don’t be so predictable.
I could say – hey, I’m good with who I am and what I believe. But then if I complain about being left behind, or hate that the world’s changing around me in ways I don’t like – then maybe the “I’m good” is a lie.
“How we think and how we feel produces a state of being, which generates an electromagnetic signature that influences every atom in our world.
“So if we want to change some aspect of our reality, we have to think, feel, and act in new ways; we have to “be” different in terms of our responses to experiences. We have to “become” someone else. We have to create a new state of mind . . . we need to observe a new outcome with that new mind.”
This new way of being creates an altered electromagnetic field to power my world – all the molecules, particles and bits. This field will pull me toward a new reality; or help that reality find me.
According to Dr. Joe, when we “mentally rehearse a desired experience via thought alone, you will experience the emotions of that event before it has physically manifested.” Meditating can help change how we think, feel and act.
“When you begin to feel like some potential future reality is happening to you in the moment that you are focusing on it, you are rewriting your automatic habits, attitudes and other unwanted subconscious programs.”
Maybe a new electromagnetic field of reality can jolt me out of my furious, annoyed and thoroughly appalled frame of mind about the political landscape. I certainly could use some re-jiggering in my brain on this topic.
It will certainly take more than the power of positive thinking. More than just wishful musing. It will require a real shift in my emotional center – insist my psyche be stunned, flabbergasted – dumbfounded even.
Okay – so I meditate. For weeks. Patiently, eagerly; watchfully.
It fascinates me how my revelations come; the mechanisms for my astonishment and wonder. This time it was delivered through “the long read” on April 5th in The Guardian: the demise of the nation state.
“After decades of globalisation, our political system has become obsolete – and spasms of resurgent nationalism are a sign of its irreversible decline. By Rana Dasgupta”
This article brought similar emotions as when I read Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens, and how I feel now reading his book Homo Deus. Understanding and appreciating history – connecting the dots to arrive at today’s state of affairs; can be disturbing, enlightening, exhausting and wholly liberating.
Today’s political paradigm is maybe 100 to 300 years old. In the grand scheme of infinity and eternity – we’re a speck, a dot . . . a dab. What I think, what our world leaders think, is all made up. Made up in our minds, our habits; our beliefs and opinions. Things WILL change. Probably dramatically – and in spectacularly unfathomable ways.
In my own, singular way I can change – so I connect with those around me; move the dialog positively – contribute with actions that elevate. Quit being so pissed off. Stop. Think. Don’t be so predictable.
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“Memory is useful because it gives us a sense of continuity. But memory is also imprisoning because it conditions us in predictable ways.” – Deepak Chopra
