Waiting for the world to change?

Tragedy has struck Nepal again, opening my heart wider and making me feel more inspired than ever to continue on my quest to change the world.

Waiting for things to change will never amount to anything. Closing your heart to tragedy is not a beneficial response. I know I am probably preaching to the choir here, but maybe reading this post will ignite some fire in you too.

When personal tragedy hits us, our first reaction is always to protect or attack. Our brains and nervous system are wired that way. That does not mean we have to let this mechanism pull the strings and have this primitive part of our brain predominantly regulate our behavior. Yet I am afraid and sad that this is mostly the case and it closes us off and separates us. Operating from a state of stress is not only eroding our own health, it also rips away our opportunity to become

Operating from a state of stress is not only eroding our own health, it also rips away our opportunity to become of service to a greater cause.  Directed by our primal nervous system, we are so self-absorbed that all our energy is needed to look after ourselves in a very inefficient way. Our health is going  down hill because we are functioning in a state of unconsciousness or hypnotic trance. I was unconscious, and when I started to change, it was literally like waking up from a hypnotic trance. I am immensely grateful for this transformation and I feel blessed that I had the strength to pull myself out of it. It is my mission to wake other people up too. When more people are alert and present, we can change the world. The cliché "change starts with you" is the truth.

Our health is going  down hill because we are functioning in a state of unconsciousness or hypnotic trance. I was unconscious, and when I started to change, it was literally like waking up from a hypnotic trance. I am immensely grateful for this transformation and I feel blessed that I had the strength to pull myself out of it. It is my mission to wake other people up too. When more people are alert and present, we can change the world. The cliché "change starts with you" is the truth.

One of Brené Brown’s amazing books, Daring Greatly, describes her research on shame and vulnerability. It is about "how the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead".

Tragedy has its place for licking your wounds and healing, but it cannot become an excuse to stop living your life. That would be a waste of your uniqueness. What we need is the courage to show up again, and let that uniqueness shine. Closing our hearts from fear,

That would be a waste of your uniqueness. What we need is the courage to show up again, and let that uniqueness shine. Closing our hearts from fear,

What we need is the courage to show up again, and let that uniqueness shine. Closing our hearts from fear, pain, and judgement will also rob us of the full experience of love, joy, and bliss. Brené describes this beautifully in her book: "What price are we paying when we shut down and disengage?”

Basic first steps to start your change:

• Read my post, First Aid in times of Distress on how you can open your heart and practice loving kindness and compassion.
• Infuse yourself with courage throughout each day. You will be amazed how it will change your actions and your excuses will dissolve.
• I highly recommend you reading Brené Brown’s book ‘Daring Greatly’, or watch one of her TED talks on YouTube.
• Look with eyes that see love in everything. Stop judging, accept things, people, events, yes, even tragedy, with love.
• That means you have to start forgiving. Forgive yourself and others for all the wrongs you are hanging on to.
• Surrender. Let go of the emotions that block you from living a full, real life.