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We’re the Big Picture

Not too long after I started this blog I wrote a post titled No News Is Good News.

Until recently, I successfully let go of a long-standing habit of being wrapped up in the news. Why?  Because I had let it inform my disposition, thoughts, beliefs, and emotions.

Letting the news disappear from my day allowed me more opportunities for constructive ideas.  News in my life now is family news, news about musicians coming to my town, friend’s news, inspiring news.  That’s the news I choose to keep in my life.

But for a few weeks, I’ve been ramping up my time watching all things election.

It’s addictive and akin to rubber necking a traffic accident.  Before I knew it, a minute here or there became watching part of a news show, then an entire news show, a debate and watching the election “experts” post-show summaries.  No debate?!  How else will I know who to vote for?!   For me all I hear is rhetoric and insincerity.  Last night we heard endless reasons why the person I already know I don’t want to be elected to office, should not be elected to office.  I felt sick enough.  I was done.

Watching and commenting on someone’s bad behavior, even calling the name-caller a name, isn’t helping.

It contributes to more of what I’m hoping isn’t created.  But for this to change, it requires looking at myself, not looking to and counting on the people running for office or the talking news heads.  Looking at myself and deciding how I might be able to help.

I don’t need to listen to endless reasons not to vote for who I don’t want to vote for.  Getting to the kind of change I wish for doesn’t happen unless…

Unless I consider the bigger picture and my own role.  Because big change gets created by each of us.

Last night as I walked away from the talking heads and said over my shoulder to the nice person I left on the couch, that to me, the bigger picture is who we are.   How do we want to conduct ourselves?  How do we want to feel?

If we all practice living more consciously most of the issues covered by the news will disappear.

Chalk on ground You Got ThisElecting a “good” President may contribute to some betterment.  But true global change comes from each and every one of us.  We begin by considering what we want to experience for ourselves.  And when I say ourselves I’m talking about our communities, our country, and our world.  All of mankind works together to effect a positive shift in humanity.  Electing a person as a President of a behemoth government institution will only get us so far.  Even assuming it’s someone who truly cares about contributing to humanity.

To me, the consciousness of many human beings have evolved far beyond our institutions.

We’re evolving but our old institutions aren’t evolving with us.  Some of the reasons for our institutions not evolving include a desire to hold on to power, self-preservation, control over others, and little interest to look out for one another.  I have little to nothing in common with these people.  They interest me not at all and this is why I don’t waste my time listening about them on the news.  I’m moving on and leaving them behind me because I have a life to live.  They aren’t invited into my reality.

If we want to experience a beneficial shift in our communities, our country, and the world, it’s up to each of us.  There’s no religious deity (living or dead), no candidate, nor any person in supposed power, no media mogul, and no guru that can take us where we’re capable of going.  It’s us.

We tend to give away our power to others, hope and wait for them to “make things better”.   It’s a lazy on our part.   The way I see it, we can stand in our own power and bring about what we desire, one moment at a time.  Rather than believing we’re insignificant, we could see our significance.  Instead of hoping for more peace, we could relate to each other in peace.  We might even notice how controlled we are and begin to self-empower our hearts and minds to begin living without boundaries.  Looking for more empowerment, purpose, equality, love, and respect?  Then create that in your reality.

You’re creating what is and what could be.  Turns out you’re the big deal, and you’re the big picture.  That goes for every single one of us.

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