Meditation Instructions for Sun., Aug. 22, 2010

For this Sunday, August 22nd, the focus for our meditation will be on Dependability. To be Dependable implies someone can be counted on to follow through on their promises. In 1999 a former economics professor named Dr. Muhammad Yunus wrote a book titled, “Banker to the Poor.” In it he describes his efforts to help eradicate poverty by creating a micro-lending program for the very poor of Bangladesh. Prior to his lending program the poor and especially women were unable to borrow from traditional banks because they did not own any property to secure the loan as collateral. He describes the reaction of traditional bankers to his proposals to lend small amounts of money to the poor to enable them to develop businesses that would sustain them and eventually lead them out of poverty. The bankers were convinced his program would fail because the very poor could not be trusted to repay the loans. Counter to almost everyone’s expectations the program resulted in unheard of levels of loan repayments that far exceeded those of traditional collateralized loans to far more fortunate individuals. The poor borrowers, given the opportunity, demonstrated without a doubt their trustworthiness and Dependability. This week in our meditation we want to examine whether there are people we have too readily dismissed as not being Dependable and who may simply need an opportunity to be shown more trust. In addition, are there occasions where we find ourselves not following through on our own word? The hectic pace of our world can so easily intrude and get in the way of what we may have pledged to others. Are there changes we need to make to increase our level of Dependability to others? Are there aspects to our life that we have too easily allowed to interfere with our Dependability?

Please follow the same practice as before: Get centered in your body, ask to bring in your guides and others who are there to assist us, connect to the circle of others participating in this project, and create the brilliant star-like light over the nation. Extend blue rays from the center of this light to the nation's four borders and then connect to the grid or matrix that extends from the circle.

Ask yourself how does it feel in my body when I am following through with my intentions and being Dependable? How does it feel when I recognize others who are Dependable? Then send the energy and intention of that feeling to the grid for the nation.

Be sure to disconnect from the circle at the end and express thanks for those who have helped us in this effort.

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