Sunday, 30 October 2011
Friday, 14 October 2011
The Other Story
A couple of points to make:
I don't believe things are THAT simple. Life happens. Environmental factors are in place. Life is not that simple. BUT...
what
if
it
was?
If every act you chose to do (consciously or subconsciously) was a direct input to what the output was, what would your body show? What you put in (and on) to your body, what you tell your body, how you direct its' resources, how you repeatedly deal with stress - how would all of these things translate if genetics and environmental factors out of our hands did not matter? What would you be creating? Are you helping your own creation and maintenance or are you just plugging the metre with what you were conditioned with, or feel is 'good enough'?
A step further. If I were to take every increment of energy I expel, and those outputs directly illustrated ME (who I am), what would my world be? What/how much energy do I give my daughter? What words do I use with her? What does my husband get from me? What do I input in to our relationship? What do I offer to work? What feelings, intentions and energy do I invest in these things? What would my life be if all that I invested were the only factors in creating myself?
The past six months have been a challenge. Alongside some really amazing times, and grounding moments that I am thankful for, I also feel, in a sense that I am spinning my wheels - waiting for certain things to come to completion, for life to be different, wishing I could do more, feeling helpless or far away from those I hold most dear, missing them etc. Our society lives so much outside of the present moment, that what we expend our energy on, is completely inappropriate for what we are truly aiming to create in our lives. We work our tails off so that 'one day', we will have enough money to retire. We throw all of our energy in to work, so our family will thrive. We stress about things of the past, or what is to come, so that one day we might have peace. We are hard on our loved ones, because we need help or do not feel heard.
I am not saying that where each of us is in life, is because of what we have done and that alone. Life ain't that simple. However, there is a simplicity that we must be accountable for: where we put our energy is what will grow (with the footnote that we are not in control of everything, and can not change everything). Sometimes life sucks. We can't possibly choose everything with full knowledge (unless all info is fully disclosed and available - in that case, we are responsible). We can not change our surroundings on many levels. So no, not all things are a result of our own actions. However, we have more control than we realize and that scares us. In reality, it should empower us, but when we are so used to being told what to buy, what to take and when, how to raise our children, what we should have, what should not have happened etc., having the reigns firmly and solely in our hands can be daunting. But, you know what? Now is the time.
For 24 hours, put your energy/decisions purposefully towards those things in your life and see how parallel what you put out, is what you create.
*I hate to show a photo without crediting the creator, but as far as I can tell, it came from here.
- I am now a Pinterest.com addict
- I am sitting here eating a plate of hashbrowns at 11:41pm wondering where my body is going to put it (ugh, but YUM!)
I don't believe things are THAT simple. Life happens. Environmental factors are in place. Life is not that simple. BUT...
what
if
it
was?
If every act you chose to do (consciously or subconsciously) was a direct input to what the output was, what would your body show? What you put in (and on) to your body, what you tell your body, how you direct its' resources, how you repeatedly deal with stress - how would all of these things translate if genetics and environmental factors out of our hands did not matter? What would you be creating? Are you helping your own creation and maintenance or are you just plugging the metre with what you were conditioned with, or feel is 'good enough'?
A step further. If I were to take every increment of energy I expel, and those outputs directly illustrated ME (who I am), what would my world be? What/how much energy do I give my daughter? What words do I use with her? What does my husband get from me? What do I input in to our relationship? What do I offer to work? What feelings, intentions and energy do I invest in these things? What would my life be if all that I invested were the only factors in creating myself?
The past six months have been a challenge. Alongside some really amazing times, and grounding moments that I am thankful for, I also feel, in a sense that I am spinning my wheels - waiting for certain things to come to completion, for life to be different, wishing I could do more, feeling helpless or far away from those I hold most dear, missing them etc. Our society lives so much outside of the present moment, that what we expend our energy on, is completely inappropriate for what we are truly aiming to create in our lives. We work our tails off so that 'one day', we will have enough money to retire. We throw all of our energy in to work, so our family will thrive. We stress about things of the past, or what is to come, so that one day we might have peace. We are hard on our loved ones, because we need help or do not feel heard.
I am not saying that where each of us is in life, is because of what we have done and that alone. Life ain't that simple. However, there is a simplicity that we must be accountable for: where we put our energy is what will grow (with the footnote that we are not in control of everything, and can not change everything). Sometimes life sucks. We can't possibly choose everything with full knowledge (unless all info is fully disclosed and available - in that case, we are responsible). We can not change our surroundings on many levels. So no, not all things are a result of our own actions. However, we have more control than we realize and that scares us. In reality, it should empower us, but when we are so used to being told what to buy, what to take and when, how to raise our children, what we should have, what should not have happened etc., having the reigns firmly and solely in our hands can be daunting. But, you know what? Now is the time.
For 24 hours, put your energy/decisions purposefully towards those things in your life and see how parallel what you put out, is what you create.
*I hate to show a photo without crediting the creator, but as far as I can tell, it came from here.
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Life Systems
Throughout this blog, I have pulled out a number of analogies in day-to-day life ('managing one's garden'/social circles/Social Accountability, being 'Plugged In', 'Poop=Fertilizer', water Overflowing, 'Trauma and Growth'/pain before or accompanying growth, Intuition versus Anxiety). When I write, these circumstances are things that just stick out in my mind, that influence and inspire me. It is for a reason.
I believe that Life, is an incredibly complex whole, which, under most circumstances, continues with underlying common theories. What it takes to live is common in some fundamental ways.
Whether a community, a body system in itself, an environment, a family, the periodic table, a solar system, religions, a film crew, a recipe for cake, a garden - all of these have independent systems within it that create a whole. That is just life. They all have a balance of its parts that make them survive.
Take our physical self: Each organ and the system it belongs to has a collection of tasks, amongst the whole system. The digestive system supplies the body with energy and discards what it does not utilize. The skeletal and muscular system is our physical framework geared to move us. The immune system adaptst us to our environment and defend us. The reproductive system continues us on. Etc. Etc. Etc. Each system has its place within the whole, just a bunch of cells which in the beginning began to realize their purpose and complete it. And there you have a human body. When the organs in that system begin to be compromised, the others around it must help it along, compensate. It redirects energy, sometimes putting things in overdrive to either recover, or just survive. They whole system may be compromised in efficiency, even causing discomfort or more to the entire being.
A family system - dysfunctional or not, are still a system. When one member is down, the others rally to recover the member, to show their love, to say the tough things, or even walk away. We affect one another. We walk out in to the world in adulthood, imprinted with one, two or more decades of being a certain system within the whole. Even when you walk away or move on, we are still, to an extent a part of that whole in the patterns we carry forward - even if it is to NOT carry the pattern forward (ah evolution). And when we go out in to the world, ourselves as a part of that family system, are part of a community now, a society etc. We have talents, we have patterns that we contribute to our environment good or not so good.
Are we as humans, a positive system within the world as a whole? Do I, as an individual, live who i am and offer my part to maintain balance within my family or social system? Am I maintaining the balance my body, my physical self requires for wellness? If I am not, at what cost and for what am I paying for?
It seems way too simple to live these patterns what with all that us human beings are, but perhaps like all other systems, it is part of our survival to do so.
I believe that Life, is an incredibly complex whole, which, under most circumstances, continues with underlying common theories. What it takes to live is common in some fundamental ways.
- Life is begins
- there is an innate nature to that life
- It is played upon by the environment around it
- the inherent nature of the life seeks to fulfill itself, to be expressed
- the life, struggles to bring its innate nature to fruition while maintaining what balance it can to survive
- if it succeeds or is consistent in bringing it's inherent nature forward, the environment (including life forms around it) around it become enriched
- if it fails, for whatever reason, it causes a draw upon, or unhealthy balance to the environment around it
- There is a complex, yet progressive interaction between all life forms, but rarely do they stand alone
- When a life ends, it either continues on another generation and/or continues itself in some type of legacy- the energy is taken forward to continue to affect the life forms around it
Whether a community, a body system in itself, an environment, a family, the periodic table, a solar system, religions, a film crew, a recipe for cake, a garden - all of these have independent systems within it that create a whole. That is just life. They all have a balance of its parts that make them survive.
Take our physical self: Each organ and the system it belongs to has a collection of tasks, amongst the whole system. The digestive system supplies the body with energy and discards what it does not utilize. The skeletal and muscular system is our physical framework geared to move us. The immune system adaptst us to our environment and defend us. The reproductive system continues us on. Etc. Etc. Etc. Each system has its place within the whole, just a bunch of cells which in the beginning began to realize their purpose and complete it. And there you have a human body. When the organs in that system begin to be compromised, the others around it must help it along, compensate. It redirects energy, sometimes putting things in overdrive to either recover, or just survive. They whole system may be compromised in efficiency, even causing discomfort or more to the entire being.
A family system - dysfunctional or not, are still a system. When one member is down, the others rally to recover the member, to show their love, to say the tough things, or even walk away. We affect one another. We walk out in to the world in adulthood, imprinted with one, two or more decades of being a certain system within the whole. Even when you walk away or move on, we are still, to an extent a part of that whole in the patterns we carry forward - even if it is to NOT carry the pattern forward (ah evolution). And when we go out in to the world, ourselves as a part of that family system, are part of a community now, a society etc. We have talents, we have patterns that we contribute to our environment good or not so good.
Are we as humans, a positive system within the world as a whole? Do I, as an individual, live who i am and offer my part to maintain balance within my family or social system? Am I maintaining the balance my body, my physical self requires for wellness? If I am not, at what cost and for what am I paying for?
It seems way too simple to live these patterns what with all that us human beings are, but perhaps like all other systems, it is part of our survival to do so.
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