For this Sunday, November 4th, the focus for
our meditation will be on being Informed. The value of the Fourth Estate, as journalism
and media are sometimes referred to, is in their ability to serve as conduits
of news to help keep us Informed in a timely manner. Most of us cannot recall a period in our life
when we did not have ready access to breaking news through either radio or
television coverage of critical events.
We take for granted the immediacy and availability of having Information
at our fingertips, especially through our ubiquitous mobile devices. There is also a downside to the ease with
which Information can now be disseminated. In the rush to gain an electronic “scoop”
some news coverage loses accuracy. Recently
the journalism and media news professions have come under criticism for biased
reporting. There is a major newspaper I
have subscribed to for almost 40 years. This
past year I canceled my subscription because the bias in their coverage of
national events was so evident I felt I could no longer have faith in what they
wrote. It was a difficult decision,
because I truly believe we have the responsibility to keep ourselves Informed
of what is happening in our communities and country. I also feel the heavy-handed criticism they
were dishing out was unnecessary. There were,
to my view, plenty of legitimate reasons to level criticism at what was
occurring, but their rancor became so obvious and petty that it made me lose
trust in their objectivity.
Unfortunately, some people have taken this as license to harass and even
threaten or assault journalists and media reporters. Rather than engage in violence I would much
prefer that people hold news reporting to maintain standards of accuracy and
objectivity. It is a profession that is
crucial to our understanding of local, national and international events. We have mid-term elections taking place this week
around the nation, and our ability to be properly Informed about issues
and candidates on the ballot rests with journalists and reporters. This week in our prayer and meditation time
let us focus light and energy on those whose responsibility it is to fairly and
accurately keep us Informed of the news.
May our prayers help support those who are trying to report news in a
manner with ethics and integrity so we may all be better Informed.
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 recognize I am
fully Informed on matters of
importance? How does it feel in my body when I appreciate how being Informed helps me make better decisions?
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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