How to Heal a Fractured Society.
How to Heal a Fractured Society.
by Hiro Boga.
Wholeness: Your Central Organizing Principle.
Remember, your own wholeness is the ground on which you stand, the ground from which you contribute to the restoration of wholeness in your society. So, do whatever is needed to remain whole, present, healthy, vital and engaged. Prioritize your own needs for safety, stability, connection, rest, play, and communication with your soul. Step back before you become depleted; renew your inner resources daily. Build joy, pleasure, delight into your day-to-day. Cultivate a reservoir of goodness to counteract the effects of societal fragmentation.
A daily practice of energy hygiene is essential, to remain sovereign, effective, creative, and free while continuing to work for the sovereignty and freedom of all beings.
Practice gratitude. Practice it daily. Name and give thanks for the blessings that hold up your life, the blessings you receive, the blessings you offer your world.
Let beauty restore you. The beauty of the natural world. The beauty of our perfectly imperfect humanity. The eloquent beauty of things, which offer their service patiently, without fanfare or expectation of reward.
Express your love daily.
To the earth beneath your feet. The chair you sit in, that cradles you just so. Your bed, your toothbrush, the ant scurrying across your driveway, the trees outside your window whose breath flows through your lungs and keeps you alive. You are in relationship with everything around you. Acknowledge the sacred web of relationship, without which you would not survive.
Create. Create in a variety of ways. Create every day. Creativity is the speedboat that skims you across the waves of powerlessness, despair, denial, and fear. Creativity is a powerful portal into wholeness.
A society that is whole, integrated and coherent is one in which each of its citizens takes responsibility for their own wholeness, and that of the body civic. To be an agent of wholeness in the world, make wholeness the central organizing principle of your life.
From this place of wholeness, turn your attention to the fragmentation in your world.
Begin close to home, with your own community, your immediate environment, your town, your state, your country.
Identify those laws, those policies, that diverge from the values you hold most sacred. Be truthful with yourself and be rigorous – do your research. Who benefits from these fractures, and how? Whom do these fault-lines serve? Who suffers under their yoke? How, and by whose authority, is that suffering inflicted?
Feel your feelings.
Fully, without hiding or turning away. Be a champion of truth.
Take the time to define and articulate a clear vision of the society in which you wish to live, the society you want to help shape for your descendants, and for all beings who will live there. Hold that vision clearly in your heart, in your mind. Revisit it daily. Make it a touchstone for your thoughts, choices, and actions.
Then, dream a new society into being.
What will it look like, feel like, sound like, taste like, this society of your heart’s vision? Whom will it include? How will it serve their perfect unfolding?
Don’t let the complexity of the issues discourage or dissuade you.
Break them down into categories: Clean air and water for all. Holistic healthcare. Education. Housing and food safety. Justice, equity, and the rule of law. Community. The environment. Policies that protect the most vulnerable and lift up the fallen. Free and independent media. Compassionate care and dying with dignity.
Thank you RI.
ggh@vle #mve #ssy
by Hiro Boga.
Wholeness: Your Central Organizing Principle.
Remember, your own wholeness is the ground on which you stand, the ground from which you contribute to the restoration of wholeness in your society. So, do whatever is needed to remain whole, present, healthy, vital and engaged. Prioritize your own needs for safety, stability, connection, rest, play, and communication with your soul. Step back before you become depleted; renew your inner resources daily. Build joy, pleasure, delight into your day-to-day. Cultivate a reservoir of goodness to counteract the effects of societal fragmentation.
A daily practice of energy hygiene is essential, to remain sovereign, effective, creative, and free while continuing to work for the sovereignty and freedom of all beings.
Practice gratitude. Practice it daily. Name and give thanks for the blessings that hold up your life, the blessings you receive, the blessings you offer your world.
Let beauty restore you. The beauty of the natural world. The beauty of our perfectly imperfect humanity. The eloquent beauty of things, which offer their service patiently, without fanfare or expectation of reward.
Express your love daily.
To the earth beneath your feet. The chair you sit in, that cradles you just so. Your bed, your toothbrush, the ant scurrying across your driveway, the trees outside your window whose breath flows through your lungs and keeps you alive. You are in relationship with everything around you. Acknowledge the sacred web of relationship, without which you would not survive.
Create. Create in a variety of ways. Create every day. Creativity is the speedboat that skims you across the waves of powerlessness, despair, denial, and fear. Creativity is a powerful portal into wholeness.
A society that is whole, integrated and coherent is one in which each of its citizens takes responsibility for their own wholeness, and that of the body civic. To be an agent of wholeness in the world, make wholeness the central organizing principle of your life.
From this place of wholeness, turn your attention to the fragmentation in your world.
Begin close to home, with your own community, your immediate environment, your town, your state, your country.
Identify those laws, those policies, that diverge from the values you hold most sacred. Be truthful with yourself and be rigorous – do your research. Who benefits from these fractures, and how? Whom do these fault-lines serve? Who suffers under their yoke? How, and by whose authority, is that suffering inflicted?
Feel your feelings.
Fully, without hiding or turning away. Be a champion of truth.
Take the time to define and articulate a clear vision of the society in which you wish to live, the society you want to help shape for your descendants, and for all beings who will live there. Hold that vision clearly in your heart, in your mind. Revisit it daily. Make it a touchstone for your thoughts, choices, and actions.
Then, dream a new society into being.
What will it look like, feel like, sound like, taste like, this society of your heart’s vision? Whom will it include? How will it serve their perfect unfolding?
Don’t let the complexity of the issues discourage or dissuade you.
Break them down into categories: Clean air and water for all. Holistic healthcare. Education. Housing and food safety. Justice, equity, and the rule of law. Community. The environment. Policies that protect the most vulnerable and lift up the fallen. Free and independent media. Compassionate care and dying with dignity.
Thank you RI.
ggh@vle #mve #ssy
