In this frantic time during a pandemic, all of our anxiety and fears are being stirred up, and we don’t feel safe. We wonder about our future, our health, our finances, our ability to carry on normal life. Everything seems to be turned upside down!
Where can we find PEACE in the midst of all of our turmoil? Can we find it through getting more information, so we can figure it all out? Can we find it by making sure we’re stockpiled with necessities? Can we find it by taking all measures to keep ourselves germ-free?… What do you think?… Has that brought you PEACE?… I didn’t think so…
In order to experience PEACE, we must go within…We must begin at a very base level because our very survival is being threatened…We must create safety for ourselves…But merely trying to control our external environment does not create the safety that produces peace.
The portals to creating PEACE are Stillness and Presence…The stillness calms our overstimulated nervous system, so we can begin to get in touch with the bigger picture…The presence puts us in touch with our Divine limitless nature, so we can operate from an expansive viewpoint that is more effective than our limited human logic, abilities, and resources.
Peace is the first step to our path to FREEDOM. Once we can establish a safe peaceful outlook, then we can proceed to the next portal, which I will discuss in a future post.
This Coronavirus situation has effectively put us on lockdown. We can choose to make this a time of personal retreat and introspection. We can choose to stop running from our fears and to take the first steps to healing our fears, which is to sit with them in stillness and presence. Over time, as we get used to them, we can make friends with our fears, which is how we heal them…but it must be done in stages…So, we start with stillness and presence. 
You can begin by sitting still for 5 minutes…just sit…no talking…no moving…just sit…preferably with your back straight so your energy centers are open…and OBSERVE what your mind does…
At first, it may act like a raving lunatic, upset at the ludicrousness of sitting still…just sit…then after it rants about that, it may move onto other worst possible scenarios for your life…just sit…then it may move onto all the people who did you wrong…just sit…and let it all unravel…There’s a lot of pent up energy trying to come out!…but soon it begins to settle…into peace…
Then when you get up from sitting still, start putting all of your focus on this moment…how your feet feel touching the floor when you walk…the feel of your breath going in and out of your lungs…the feeling of tightness in your chest because of the stress…the thoughts racing through your mind about what’s next…and see…see if you can hear the still quiet voice of your Highest Self…encouraging you…loving you…letting you know everything’s gonna be OK…
Watch and see how before you know it…you start to feel at PEACE! Peace to all of you, my friends. I love you so much!
