Dear ones,
Take a deep breath. Go ahead. And now another. And another. This is how you proceed at the moment, inch by inch. Breath is life, breath is inspiration. Do not look beyond your next breath for a few times each day. Count to 5 on the inhale, 5 on the exhale. Do this 20 times and then assess your system. Did you forget all but your breath for a few seconds? Good. All it takes is a few seconds of forgetting your habits of being to reset your system. Yes, breathe to reboot. To detox. Turn off the computer of your scanning system for a few seconds at a time, a few times a day. You are always scanning for danger, you know; it is one of the unevolved features of the animal system you inhabit. You are so used to it, you are unaware you are in scan mode until you have a big fright or urgent matter to attend to - and then you know that you clench and hold on, or panic and run. But you do this on a micro level almost constantly when you are conscious. It is why so many of you report the odd or intriguing nature of your dreams; your defenses are down and so more information and images can move through your system as another method of detox. So, as we discussed in a prior message, this is the time to take this idea of emotional and mental detox seriously. As part of that detox, notice the times you do not like what is happening in you or around you. Take note of what it is you do not like and the method you employ to control it, stop it ignore it, make better, make it more bearable and so forth. For example, if you see disturbing news reports, do you blame others, curse, insult, stop breathing, hunch your shoulders, start planning, research and obsess for hours, pace, turn to a comedy show say it's not true, say it's exaggerated, cry, sit in a dark room, unable to move, stop eating, over-eat, drink too much, etc. Notice your reaction and notice where you feel it most in your body Journal about this type of reaction and when you first started to act this way. List other times you have reacted this way and perhaps people who contributed to you reacting this way - either through modeling this behavior or you trying to do the opposite of what they were doing. This is profound, deep and useful work: understanding how you react to situations you cannot control? List other situations you could not control in your life. Mourn them, grieve them, accept them and then allow them to dissolve forever – in that order. Say goodbye to all the reasons why you cannot be fully open, fully present to each moment, present enough to feel the emotion, but let the emotion pass through you and not get caught and clogged up because of your filter of past experiences. It is like you create math formulas for yourselves keep you stuck: when X happens, I do Y, so my emotional state is Z. Perhaps this is the time to change that formula, change the rules of your own behavior. What will happen is you will discover all the reserves, the inspiration, the problem-solving, ultimately the energy that you require to respond to this moment for the highest best good. You will discover all that you never knew you had access to. It would be like finding a whole map of territory where you thought there was only one path you could take. Explore the new routes on the map, explore new responses, different ways of being. This is a perfect time to experiment with adjusting your typical reactions. Reactions are based on beliefs, none of them are fated. You decide to live in a certain box of attitudes and beliefs; now you can decide to explore outside that box. What is it that you want to believe? Not what others tell you is reasonable or preferable, but discern what is it you want to believe and adjust your responses accordingly. One must believe it to experience it, not the other way around. We want you to perceive how much mass consciousness impacts and infects your belief system. You do get to choose. Are you ready to choose?
The world is what you make it, so make it anew.
In love,
Adea