Combat

      In the earth world there is much strife. If one could see all the energy that is sent out with strife it would be as a blinding force. At times it seems that there is nothing but strife, from the one on one individual strife, to the type of strife that comes in relationships, to group strife. One group with opposing views reacts to the other group and creates the energy and receives the energy that creates strife.

      We have individual strife. It would seem that if two people could be harmonious and two or more groups or nations could also create harmony, that there would be peace. However, there is individual strife. Sometimes the strife comes from the inner being of a person and does not have any outward focal point as to its cause. There is strife individually when we try to accomplish something and are thwarted by situations that deprive us of our goal or strife when we want to change a pattern and cannot do so, but other times there is strife - an unrest with no name. This strife would seem to be a negative thing for it puts us in combat with ourselves. Obviously this kind of combat leads to stress and sometimes illness. It is difficult to have harmony when we do not know the cause of the disharmony. So what can we do about this fight? Some look for answers in unhealthy ways and some search for answers through the religious or spiritual path. There is no one answer to all disharmony, but steps can be taken. Even the steps are not a one size fits all type of thing. Each person must tailor it to fit individually. *Start by being yourself. Not as easy as it sounds for who are you? * Find what is important and make time for it. Prioritize those things and people who are important to you and budget your time to include them. *Search yourself and find what is discomforting. What throws you off balance? Is it a schedule, is it pressures of daily life, is it a person? Is it an environment? Look at the entire picture and see what can be changed and what cannot be altered and adjust accordingly. *Be aware of the physical side of your life. How are you taking care of yourself? Are you trying to be healthy or are you giving it any thought? Be aware you cannot carry around a 'house' you are in unless it is well constructed. *Create a quiet time. This has been mentioned before and bears repeating. These are very simple steps but underneath the simplicity is a complexity that weaves the disharmony. Only by starting with the simple steps can one go further and look deeper into what is the basis of the harmony and disharmony that each person creates.

      In the middle of combative times when stress is all around you, work at healing your own. Contribute that individual harmony to the people and places you come into contact with and in sharing that harmony, it may flow in such a way that it is healing to another.