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Tragedy, Insanity, And New Beginnings
by Rusty Stewart, Ph.D.
This is by far the hardest article I have ever written. I am deeply saddened by the tsunami tragedy and the hundreds of thousands of people that have been killed, injured, widowed, orphaned, and hurt in countless innumerous ways. At the same time I need to remain grounded and centered in my response and aid. I see four ways of looking at this natural disaster: 1) with compassion and lessons to be learned in our oneness, 2) with horror and following other people and the media in fear based responses 3) with compassion for mother earth and her potential energetic response to the abuse we as human beings are inflicting upon her and concomitant lessons 4) with courage, love, and compassion opening our eyes to an integrated response that stops the insanity of doing things over and over again expecting a different result. I choose number four but first let's look at the other responses.
I have been experiencing all of the above responses in one form or another since the tsunami happened. However, I have moved quickly away from the horror, which elicits fear and separateness, to compassion and oneness. Energetically the people need love, compassion, courage, and strength, not fear and helplessness. Any aid is generous, but is limited in its true impact without realizing our oneness with all. Keep these “victims” in your prayers, meditations, healing circles, etc. What is our lesson from this? How has this crisis mirrored our own lives? Are we experiencing love or fear? Where do we put our energy? What are we doing to extend love when there is no media covered tragedy? Are any of us aware that since the tsunami hit on December 26th over 675,000 people have died of starvation worldwide completely unrelated to the tsunami? This is not to minimize the catastrophe but to look at how we are participating with all our brothers and sisters day in and day out. This can be a reminder to what is really important. Let our fellow earth beings lives lost in the tsunami serve a real lesson for extending love in every moment to everyone and everything.
John Perkins in his New York Times bestseller “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man” discusses how corporations benefit from building and rebuilding other countries with little or none of the money or benefit filtering down to the people that need it. In John Perkins response to tsunami-aid he says, “Will this horrible catastrophe expand the corporate based empire that has grown in power during every decade since WWII? Will CIA agents be sent in to infiltrate movements that oppose corporate interests? This is a time when we must be especially vigilant. We must demand integrity from our leaders. We must ascertain that our tax dollars are spent in ways that will make future generations proud of us. We must insist that our elected officials and the executives who run our corporations do the right thing.”
I am feeling compassion and empathy for Mother Earth. The tsunami could also be a response energetically to all the abuse she has taken from our species. Granted, natural disasters have been happening since the beginning of time. However, maybe there are messages to listen to from these events. Are we in tune with all of nature? Are we aware of our oneness? Maybe we need to extend our compassion and love to everything, not just our bothers and sisters? Could this be a lesson in inclusiveness?
So this is a golden opportunity to extend love and compassion, to be proactive in being present for all of creation. Let's turn this tragedy into an opportunity to do something qualitatively different. Remember who we are. Take this situation personally, for we are all one. Integrate the messages and lessons with the real truth. Love is all there is. Fear is not real. Open and follow your heart in how to respond and experience the tsunami crisis. Practice inclusiveness and courage. Send strength, love, and whatever else your higher self guides you to give. Here's to true new beginnings! Peace and Love to all!
Rusty Stewart, Ph.D.
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