Shocked? Dismayed? Terrified?<\/p>\n
That was me, lying awake in the middle of the night,
\nwhere I do my least useful thinking. Finally, I got up
\nat 5:30am, cleaned the whole bathroom (my way of
\nfeeling in control of something) and found a way to
\nfeel better about the world. I wanted to share it with
\nyou, in case you’re struggling.<\/p>\n
To my friends who feel shocked, grief-stricken,
\nterrified by what happened in the US elections on
\nTuesday–and since–and find themselves asking in
\ndisbelief how this could have happened… or have now
\nspent hours reading blogs and watching videos and TV
\npundits with all their explanations, here’s my
\nexplanation and suggestion for how to recover and
\nthrive.<\/p>\n
To me, the answer to “how could this have happened?” is
\npretty simple. Whoever gets the most attention wins.
\nNegative attention or positive attention, it’s the
\nsame. It’s a perfect illustration of the law of
\nattraction. Replay the last 18 months, and it’s pretty
\nobvious who got the most attention. <\/p>\n
Sure, there are lots of other ways to look at it. Most
\nof them will lead you to want to blame, attack and
\npunish or to feel paralyzed with despair and
\npowerlessness. You could have it all figured out and
\nfeel smart and right. You could exhaust yourself with
\nanger, sadness, or fear, and never actually do anything
\nthat would change the things you care about. In the
\nprocess, you’d miss the whole point of being
\nunconditionally joyfully alive.<\/p>\n
What’s the alternative?<\/p>\n
Try this, even if just as an experiment to see what
\nhappens:<\/p>\n
1. Embrace this political situation as perfect. It’s a
\nperfect example of the immutable laws of the universe.
\nGiven all the factors and dynamics, what happened was
\nthe only possible outcome. <\/p>\n
2. Turn off the news. Listen to music or something
\ninspiring instead.<\/p>\n
3. Decide to apply your own actions in the same
\nunwavering way–to put the maximum attention of as many
\npeople as possible on the outcome YOU want, constantly
\npracticing the wonderful way you’ll feel when you know
\nthe outcome is inevitable. Remembering that the law of
\nattraction will bring more of what you’re practicing,
\nyou won’t be directing your–or anyone’s–attention to
\nwhat you don’t want, right?<\/p>\n
So, you won’t be practicing anger, fear, sadness,
\nfrustration, blame, overwhelm, resentment, violence, or
\npowerlessness, or putting your attention on the things
\nthat trigger these emotions–unless your goal is a
\nworld filled with those things.<\/p>\n
Instead, you’ll be practicing joy, love, empowerment,
\ndelight as you put your unwavering attention on a
\nsolution about which you feel passionate. You’ll be
\nselling the solution by infecting others with the
\npositive feelings they too will feel in joining your
\ncause.<\/p>\n
Let’s say for example that the thing you care about is
\nthe health of the food supply, and the thing that
\nreally gets you going is GMO (genetically modified
\norganisms.) Having fun with creativity, maybe you
\ndecide the solution is to be the new “Johnny
\nAppleseed,” distributing heritage seeds or little
\nplants to every school in your country and teaching
\nevery child how to harvest those seeds and pass them
\non. If this were your goal, wouldn’t it be fun to start
\nwhere you are and see your project grow and grow,
\nspreading empowerment, joy, and aliveness along with
\ngreat food and a sustainable supply of seeds? <\/p>\n
There’s someone who’s excited about solutions to every
\nproblem you care about. There are people who will want
\nto join you, and then will want to protect what you all
\ncare about. If you can’t think of any solutions of your
\nown, your project could be to find, join, and shine the
\nspotlight on others who are passionately spreading
\nsolutions to your favorite issue.<\/p>\n
Being an activist who brings great change can be fun.
\nGo for it!<\/p>\n
Of course, we’d all love to be inspired by learning
\nabout your creative ideas, so please post them here!
\nMaybe someone will join you in spreading yours!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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