For this Sunday, November 19th, the focus
for our meditation will be on Receptivity. Looking at news headlines often leaves the
impression our world is so filled with anger and resentment from disparate
groups of people who feel they are not being heard. Some say the predominant constituency of
voters who elected our current president is such a group. They are often characterized as white males
who are mostly not well-educated and too frequently unemployed, but I believe
that is a gross over-simplification as are most such assumptions. Nevertheless, they do represent a segment of
our population whose frustration rises with the sense of being ignored. Add them to the growing list of other groups
who share concerns about being people of color, or having different sexual
orientation, or having served in the military, and you create quite a mix. The common base is they do not feel others
want to understand or listen to their complaints. One of the simplest ways to help de-escalate
tension in a situation is to simply be willing to be Receptive and
listen in a non-judgmental way to what the other person has to say. Too often our society is choosing not to
listen to others or allow them to have a voice, and as a result of shutting
each other out the underlying anger simmers.
It can create an unhealthy state of tension that undermines our ability
to truly connect with other people. This
week in our prayer and meditation time let us ask to be shown how to be more Receptive
to what others around us need to communicate.
May we all find more effective ways to stop and listen to others so they
feel they are truly being heard. Through
a greater willingness to be Receptive to the message of others may we
allow them to feel recognized and take the first step toward being understood.
In our efforts this week let us also continue to use the
energy of our prayers and meditation to amplify the light that covers and fills
this nation. As we perform our
meditation this week let us begin by re-energizing the brilliance and power of
the light we create. Just as before,
begin by forming a concentrated ball of light that is so bright it is almost
impossible to look directly at it. Raise
this sphere of light up high over the nation and then let its rays cascade down
to create a solid, impenetrable dome of light that completely covers every inch
of our country. From shore to shore and
border to border let the entire continent be filled with this brilliant, dense
light that will serve to magnify the best and highest qualities of our country
and the people who live across its vast lands.
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,
and connect to the circle of others participating in this project.
Ask yourself what do I feel in my body when I am Receptive to what others around me are
trying to say? How does it feel in my body when I am willing to stop and
truly listen in a fully Receptive
way to the messages of those who seem different from me? Then send the
energy and intention of those feelings 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 kmiritello@gmail.com
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