Getting ready to change

"Dear friends,

What a strange and strangled week it has been.  The tension was building and building and for a long while there was no outlet for the increasing pressure.  But this morning, thankfully, the bubble popped and the tension began to finally relax.  The energy has been ratcheting up over the last weeks to a whole new intensity.  We are, as a group, getting ready to change.  Change can feel confrontational in that it asks us to be different.  Change isn't bad, but it surely brings up our stuff, things maybe we haven't looked at, or would rather not look at, but always, change is asking more of us.

These are powerful times we are living in.  The power of our thoughts, our word and actions are increasingly important.  This is a time to be responsible to ourselves, to keep our word, to do what we say, to walk our talk, to be congruent, knowing it's a practice and a privilege to be able to do this, or even to be conscious that we have a choice about it at all.

When we become tight, we can practice letting go.  When things become frantic, we can be calm.  When life gets complicated, we can be more simple.  

During times of change, return to the things that you know.  Go back to the basics, using the tools that you know work -- eating right, resting enough, asking for help, staying present, meditating, and any other powerful tools you know.  By taking care of yourself in these most fundamental ways, you are bringing a bit of order into the confusion. 

All of this buys you time, and it will help you sustain through the changes and keep your head up and out of the mire.  It will keep you clearheaded and openhearted.  And sooner than you think, by your simple practice, you can find your balance again.

And then simple becomes genius.

Diana Lang
THE WEATHER
©2006 by DIANA LANG

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