For this Sunday, March 11th, the focus for our meditation will be on Options. One of the effects of stress related to excessive production of adrenaline in the body is tunnel vision. Under a life-threatening situation this narrowed focus can actually help by eliminating extraneous visual stimuli, but for most of us this is a rare circumstance. Unfortunately, our body fails to distinguish among the various types of stressors we encounter in modern-day life and summons the same physiological response as if we were being chased by a dangerous predator. As a result, people under prolonged stress can develop a form of tunnel vision in which they are incapable of perceiving the multitude of Options they have before them. When people are exposed to continual stress in their life they can become depressed and hopeless, often because they don’t see any alternative. Individuals burdened by the worry of finding employment or in the stress of an abusive relationship sometimes become resigned to their situation and lose the desire to seek a change. They feel that there are no Options available to them and just give up. Yet we are never in a circumstance so desperate that we truly are without Options; the challenge is in maintaining our ability to perceive them. As our nation moves toward an important national election this fall we want to recognize that despite the many stresses our country is under there are always Options. Let us ask this week in our prayer and meditation that people throughout this nation be buoyed by a sense of hope for the future and recognize the multitude of Options available that will help our country move forward.
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 aware I have multiple Options to choose from in my life? What does it feel like when I feel the relief from stress by recognizing alternative Options available to me? Then send the energy and intention of that feeling to the nation.
Be sure to disconnect from the circle at the end and express thanks for those who have helped us in this effort.
If you have feedback or experiences you would like to share please let me know via e-mail to k_miritello@bellsouth.net or kmiritello@gmail.com
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