What's In Your World?

Spirit story for the week: My World Is A Beautiful Place to Be

One thing that I've learned from 25 years of practicing Shamanic healing and meditation is that I am solely responsible for my own life and everything in it. I pick and choose what energies to focus on and which ones to let go.

I stopped watching the news years ago. It's not that I don't want to be aware of all the dangerous and important things happening in our world, it's just that I am very careful where I direct my energy.

Being empathic, I can watch one disturbing crime being reported on TV for 5 minutes and then be affected by it for 5 weeks.

It is so easy to get caught up in the gruesome details of today's society and all of the atrocities.

It's easy to spend hours complaining about what is wrong with the world.

My daughter and son are also highly sensitive people. Each of them have complained about how cruel people can be and asked why would they even want to live in such a f-cked up world.

My only answer for this is that their world doesn't have to be filled with abuse, bullies, murderers, racists, etc.

Their world can consist of love, giving, sharing, healing and happiness.

I told them that what, and who, they surround themselves with is all that matters. What they choose to 'plug in' to will affect their well being. What they choose to think about will manifest the people and events they bring into their lives.

I asked them, "Why not focus your energy on what is right with the world?"

With the GOOD people doing GREAT things. The enlightenment and awakening that is happening more than ever around the Universe.

Why not focus on the guy giving water to a homeless person's dog. The innocence of the baby that you nanny for. The evolutionary accomplishments of people who are taking a stance for equality.

The people fighting for animal and human rights.

We may not have control over other people's pessimistic viewpoints or actions, but we do have control over how we choose to act and BE in this wild world of ours.

I choose to stay positive and have unconditional faith in humanity. I see HOPE and goodness in people.

It makes it that much easier to spread love, acceptance and compassion.

I am not in denial of the negative people and situations happening across the globe, it's just that when I lend my energy to love, instead of hate, I find that LOVE is what I get more of.

It may not make all the bad things go away, but I have to believe that the energy we are creating with our own kindness towards others will somehow reach those that feel none.

My world is a beautiful place to be.