How Long Would it Take to Change the World?

I'm always thinking about "The World." I think about how people believe we could fix our country or even our world quickly. It's hard to "fix" a single relationship or ourselves quickly (even when we are entirely willing).

Many long-standing, harmful patterns live and breed in society. They are like sharp, tangled knots that constantly cut and erode at our budding, new growth. It's safe to assume that they were put there by us. Naturally, they must also live inside of us.

And suppose they were consciously and unconsciously inherited (I think it's safe to assume they are). In that case, we must untangle society's ugly knots by untangling the knots within ourselves.

We will need time, patience, and an understanding that world-healing will be a non-linear process. Humanity is both violent and beautiful. It could mean literal explosions.

Here's the honest truth about effective change: it's usually messy and chaotic, non-linear. It can't be rushed. You also can't escape it.

Human Souls Are Rebels

I read that the Indian sage Ramana used to tell people, 

"You're already in the Tiger's mouth. It's just playing with you." 

I take this as his way of saying, 

"It's gonna happen. This process Is going to eat you alive. It's a good process, the outcome is good, but it will take you through the depths before completion."

We have already entered the Tiger's mouth. Every major revolution and rebirth is guaranteed to happen. Revolution is a necessary force of the soul, righting the world's imbalances.

It's All Tied Together

We are connected by a deep thread running through the hearts of everything. It's an intuitive force of nature. This interconnectedness often blurs the boundaries for us empaths. It can make it hard to know where to stand immediately because you feel all people, their feelings, and perspectives rushing toward you. Sometimes they all seem valid. 

I, like you, am eternally tied to everything in this world and Universe. Because I am connected to the heart of all things, I may choose to sit with something, steep myself in it, and let realizations rise to the surface. I often go through this process many times before I feel clear on how to progress, before I form a useful worldview or opinion. This is the opposite of chasing approaches and opinions out of conditioned habit.

I believe life and nature have their own intelligent progression and that we are extensions of that process. When I feel change, movement, or even revolution brewing, I don't always know immediately where I stand. More accurately, a stance requires consideration because it is often complicated and complex. I'm not rigidly ideological by nature. I look for what seems to go with progress, to flow with the natural current of change rather than against it. Anything that goes against the natural current of change ultimately goes against nature. And, if I'm sincere in asking myself, I always seem to know deep down (even after the fact, begrudgingly) when change or rebirth feels imminent. The hard part is recognizing when to accept an imperfect progression in favor of future possibilities.

Invoking Transformation

Life is not to be mastered, and its beauty is not found in moments where you have control. It's found in moments where we step into the wide open, into life's often raw and uncharted territory. It's found during conflict, doubt, transition, and uncertainty. Life can gift you the evolution that occurs when the rollercoaster begins to drop into the curve, and you emerge around the bend feeling energized and transformed. The moment where you can abandon the safety of repetition and embrace your curious inner compass is where magic is unleashed. If you cannot seem to find a moment such as this, here is what I recommend:

Look to the sky and call out to destiny, tempt it. Destiny is a playful, creative, joyful, and unruly force that loves to be addressed directly. It speaks from your heart, where your inner compass resides. All magic is a brave acceptance of who you are, what is, and what could be if you take a leap and change your patterns. Don't think about who you are on the ledge, imagine what you might become as you jump and call in that version of yourself. You can do this long before you ever leap. Your future self is here to serve as a guide for your transition. Don't mind the leap. You'll jump when you're ready.

A New Reality

As you enter a new reality, the world takes on the qualities you feel coming to life inside you that inspired you to leap. And where we get stuck as individuals, as a world, we are untying these knots together. As we undo the knots in ourselves, we free each other, innovating reality and the face of existence. Through authentic inner work, you can liberate and uplift our complex ecosystem of matter, society, and energy. I think that's why there's a profound truth in statements like, 

"We are all walking each other home."

We are untying these knots together to recreate something beautiful, with a vision of the future tucked into our hearts and souls. Unifying that vision will take time and collaboration. If revolution is the voice of the soul, community is its vessel.