Yielding to Love
How do we keep our inner compass focused on love and faith rather than fear?
As babies, we push to sense the relationship between the outside world and ourselves, forming our identity. When we get tired, we yield. This is not a collapsing, rather it is a connected state of presence. In yielding, we sense the support of the outside world without having to push against it. It is there. It is constant. We soften into this knowing, returning to it again and again.
It is so easy as humans to get distracted and shaken from our centers by the swarm of information we are consistently surrounded by. There are so many people sharing opinions about what they think is right or wrong, good or bad. Often times these perspectives are polarizing, pitting one side against another. This has been amplified by the experience of Covid.
When we are afraid, we look for answers to help us feel less afraid. Frequently, we look outside of ourselves for answers, and yet noone has the fully right or fully wrong answer for what is best. Our ego stories and power dynamics inevitably infiltrate our views, even our attempts at sincerity. Not one group or person can know what will be best for another individual, never mind a group of people. So how do we proceed when it seems there is a never ending battle of opinions?
One of the hopes I have is that a shift will occur in the minds and hearts of the masses after experiencing these many months of confusion. The shift will be rooted in a knowing that we canโt find answers by watching news stories, listening to politicians, or asking others. There is an invitation upon us to develop a deeper skill set of listening to our own hearts and bodies, to refine the awareness of what it means to have God flow through us and be us.
As we develop a greater understanding and sensual experience of faith, we trust in knowing that regardless of the stories that are happening at any given time on the planet, we are part of an even bigger plan that is anchored in the frequency of love. No matter how much pain and suffering is reflected in the stories we observe, we can always choose to redirect our focus back to this love. When we do this opportunities arise. No one (except ourselves) can take away this choice, regardless of circumstance.
The more we are able to shift our attention away from fear and back to love, the easier it is to see that while there is a play happening on the stage called planet earth, full of dark times and joyful times, there is an elaborate beauty in the macrocosm of which we are a part of. It remains steady regardless of the fluctuations of daily life around the globe.
This is one place I find gratitude. This is where I guide myself back to many times throughout the day. It is in this place I find solace when I have moments of feeling sad, frustrated, overwhelmed, and afraid. What is unfolding for us as individuals, and for us as a collective, is more grand than any human can foresee. Sometimes we need to push against the world to understand our identity. Fear can lie here in this exploration. Other times we get to yield and know that we are always supported and held in the arms of love.
Dare to Desire!
Kristen
Thanks to my friend David Hurwith for the inspiration and sharing his wisdom of yielding, breath, and body mind centering. ๐๐๐