Listening

        Do you feel it or do you hear it? Do you sense the difference in the atmosphere? Can you hear the silence and yet sense the activity? The world is different and will continue to be in an ever changing state. War changes things on many levels and changes things in many individuals' paths. More choices will have to be made. Individuals will have to find the time to ponder for there will be need of clear heads. To know the direction that one must take, one must listen. It is difficult to listen when the energies are upset and the focus turns to war and survival.

        In uneasy times when worry seems a constant companion, when we fight to stay sane, when we try to remember the important things in life, the Self can become unbalanced. Each individual must deal with coming times of unrest in the best way possible and only that individual knows the best for himself/herself. If there is no knowing, if there isn't a conscious effort to seek balance, then the changing times can be a tilting kind of living on a daily basis..... rather like a ship shifting from side to side. You may not feel you know what is best, you may feel lost or frightened, but there is an inner guidance. Though you may not be able to hear it, you can try, strive, to reach a quiet moment...to take the time to feel/hear the inside of Self and momentarily move away from the unrest that is taking place. It is too easy to let the mind get overpowered with all the things that are going on. When your survival is threatened it is even harder to think clearly and calmly. Try to find a few moments alone. Try to take a few slow breaths and calm the body down and calm the mind to keep it from being like a runaway train. Support yourself, but also support each other. Give assurance to those who need an extra helping of care, but always remember to not be so giving that your own Self is deprived. Build on strength as building with blocks ...one at a time. Don't expect so much that you find yourself chastizing yourself if you are feeling frightened or lacking in confidence, in knowing what to do. Concentrate on feeling balance, concentrate on hearing the harmony that comes from inner balance. It is a fine line between feeling and hearing but as they go side by side, you will find that you can more easily move through the uproar of upheaval. Be calm, be courageous, stand tall as the wonderful individual you are.