For this Sunday, November 7th, the focus for our meditation will be on Contagion. That is probably not the topic you would expect, particularly during a pandemic that doesn’t seem to want to ever end. In focusing on Contagion, I would like us to consider how our behavior encourages others to act as we do. In particular, do we exemplify behaviors that motivate others to behave better than they might otherwise? One of my favorite examples of Contagious behavior is when someone in a drive-through lane at a coffee shop or fast-food restaurant anonymously pays for the vehicle behind them. I love hearing how this altruistic gesture keeps paying forward for much longer than the initial gift-giver ever anticipated as car after car continues to treat someone behind them. Being the recipient of a simple but generous act makes people think of doing the same for others. Similarly, when we engage in more negative behavior, such as publicly ranting or raving about an issue that has us worked up, it can be Contagious in making others feel also enraged. However, perpetuating those negative emotions does not benefit anyone in the chain of their impact. This month in our prayer and meditation let us consider how we impact others in a way that Contagiously encourages them to behave better. Let us ask for inspiration on ways we may be a vector of positive behaviors that through the Contagion of our presence motivates others to do the same.
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 my behavior has been Contagious and encouraged others around me to act similarly? How does it feel in my body when I see others emulating positive acts in a way that appears Contagious? 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.
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