The soap box

Lately, I've been very aware of passionate people, and their causes. I am a intense person, so I attract intense people. I've talked to people angry about animal rights, about Reiki and the Catholic church, about fertility drugs and multiple babies, about welfare programs and state aid, about Religion and beliefs, about who should be in therapy and who shouldn't, about recycling to save our planet, and more. I watch with the eyes of a loving witness. Most of the time, people are just blowing off steam, but some people get really angry about these things. What's interesting to me, is how angry they make themselves over these issues. As though getting angry will give them more power. As though their righteousness will somehow change this situation. (It doesn't appear to do anything; except raise their blood pressure!) More times than not, I find myself grateful that I don't 'Hate people who drive and talk on cell phones' or 'drive big, wasteful cars like Hummers'. Thank goodness I don't have an emotional trigger to these things. It seems like quite a burden to me! Mostly, I am aware that I am stepping back from them. In their anger inflation, they 'pull' at my field. I find myself 'bubbling-up', and backing off. After they have vented, if I can, I will tell them that I appreciate their cause, but it is not mine. And that I wish them well on their journey. Oh, and that when they get that angry, they should know that it affects other people's energies adversely. This usually bring immediate awareness to the individual, which is a good thing.

The greatest changes occur with direct and focused intention. Emotion complicates action if it is improperly channeled. And innocent people can get hurt in the process.

Does the Dalai Lama rage at injustice? I don't think so. He probably looks upon everyone with love. I believe he refers to the Chinese as his 'brothers and sisters', despite his country's injustices.

How did Martin Luther King Jr. go about things? Similar.

I just read something on our work calendar. It's a picture of an ugly tree, and it says, 'There is beauty in everything, but not everyone can see it.' Confucius. It's true. Even the ugliest of actions can somehow have beauty if you look at it with loving eyes.

Our world will change, and you will change with it. But you can choose how to change. You can choose to be angry about the things in life that you can not control, or you can choose to find beauty and gratitude for what you do have, and can control. It's your energy. You can do whatever you choose with it. No one can take that from you.

I, myself, choose to direct my energy on love and gratitude. Too much energy is wasted in this world on fear, and anger. We only have so many minutes, and so many breathes in our lives. Are you finding the miracles in all that you have to be grateful for? I'm doing that now, and today.