Cultivating Inner Peace and Harmony During Life's Storms: A Guide for Spiritual Growth

The US elections are at the top of mind for so many here in the US and around the world. The media and the politicians have done an effective job spinning a story of destruction- that if this person does or doesn't get elected that will be the end of America...the end of democracy...the beginning of the end of it all. 

As with any really good story there's likely a tiny kernel of truth to it. However, it isn't the full truth. It is a story and is filled with elements to suck you into it's drama: fear, anger, frustration, doubt, insecurity and powerlessness. Whew! Those are some potent forces. 

That's just it, they are force, not power as described by Dr. David Hawkins in his book Power vs. Force. 

He says that force is an energy that makes you go weak and power is in alignment with your highest self and will make you go strong. When we vibrate in force (worry, insecurity, anxiety, condemnation, inflexibility, aggression...) we will continue to attract those energies. And that "Love, compassion, and forgiveness, which may be mistakenly seen by some as submissive, are, in fact, profoundly empowering."

The political scene is playing us like puppets through our unhealed emotional wounds of the past. They say one thing, half of us respond like this and the other half like that. It's exhausting, divisive and quite frankly dirty.

If you are willing to step back, you'll see that the Divine Mother is orchestrating all of this. She is the creative vital power of the universe and isn't trying to punish us or to make us suffer. She has gotten so extreme in her appearance because she wants us to wake up! 

None of this political turmoil is good for us or for society at large. Division is a tactic of force with seriously low vibrations and limited consciousness. And so many get sucked in! This is the #1 tool politicians use to control us. 

Not good. 

Right now we have an opportunity to look beyond the illusion/stories they cast. Lets get real: The two primary candidates are essentially the same. It matters little who gets elected because they will both do harm and they will both do good. Neither one has the best of humanity in their hearts. They crave power - but they only have force. 

Dr. Hawkins says "Demagogues put forth a great deal of rhetoric. In contrast, those who move from power need say very little." They are literally called "Talking Heads" for a reason.

For those of us on the path of wholeness, we are being asked to not get sucked in. Take a deep breath, soften your body, open your heart and look for the light in the other who "they" call your opponent.

The way of spirit and shakti never asks us to start solving a problem by focusing "out there." The SOULution lies within. Resist the urge to focus outward (cut back on your media intake over the next week) and find your own centered place of peace and stillness. Let the waves of the mind settle in your meditations and feel the peace and light that is your true nature. From here you can radiate that outward through your mindful, spirit aligned actions. 

This week holds three important days of three very different traditions. Because we are all one, we can all connect to the influential energy they contain to help us look within our own minds, hearts, and bodies to clear out our limitations and misalignments and reconnect with our great power to be a positive influence for the world.

1. Halloween, All Hallows Night on Thursday, 10/31. This is an opportunity not just for dressing up and giving away loads of candy. But for you to focus on your own inner demons. Look inward for your shadows, judgements and limiting beliefs. With courage, love the parts of you that are being triggered by the elections, honor what those parts have been through and what they have taught you, and with even more love send them back to Source. The Divine Mother will always support you in your shadow work and will receive what you are ready to release with open arms. 
2. Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead on Friday, 11/1. On Friday take time to honor your ancestors and all they went through to bring you into existence. Honor their brilliance and the karmic patterns they held onto and passed along to you. It is only through the past that we come to the present. With the light of Love, offer gratitude and forgiveness so you may move forward with less weight to carry.
3. Diwali, Festival of Lights, 10/29-11/2. This is a five day celebration of good over evil, positive over negative, light over dark. Spend time this week honoring nature and express gratitude. It is a time to recognize the light of the Divine in all things and move toward your own spiritual light, power and authenticity.

The more of us who can both honor our shadows and past as well as our light and present, the better this world will become. 

Just image what could happen in the next week if we all did this-every person in America or think bigger, every person in the world. Wowza! Huge shifts would occur. 

AND, please know we cannot wait for everyone to do it. Someone has to start the ripple effect. And that someone is you. It's me. It's conscious people around the globe, quietly doing their inner work for the betterment of humanity. Dr. Hawkins was a scientific and spiritual researcher. He proved that it will only take 10-20% of humanity to expand their consciousness 10% to bring a tidal wave of positive harmonious energy back. We can be a part of that 10-20%! 

You might disagree with me. You might think I'm naive. You may want to say I'm full of it. And, if we can't listen to each other with openness, then perhaps we really are already lost. 

However...

I believe in light. I believe in power. I believe in the goodness of humanity. I believe in you. 

Let me know your thoughts. 

So much love to you sweet soul,

Mindy

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