This past week has triggered an extreme feeling of sadness. Every day is the news of innocent people killed in Iran for standing for their rights, in Russia for taking a stand against brutality, in Ukraine for no apparent reason rather than someone decided to, and in Florida and Puerto Rico due to natural disasters.
My feeling shifts to hope, watching the power of courageous people take a stand for a cause despite fear.
I witness one group’s rage leading to aggression and destruction, while in another group, the feeling of anger leads to assertiveness, taking a stand against injustice and for human rights. The power of anger, when put to the right action, can move mountains and create substantial change toward a movement for the benefit of all humanity.
Love is the most significant essence of support. There is a joy in seeing the beauty and the outpour of love from People across the world in sentences, reels, songs, posts, dances, demonstrations, gatherings, concerts, marches, walks, vigils, and more. Knowing that we are not alone; we are heard, seen, loved, and cared for motivates us to continue our mission toward growth.
I came across this quote: “It could be the most significant turning point in our evolution because it meant we could move from a ‘you-or-me world’ – a world where either you or I make it, and where we need to compete and fight to see who wins – to a ‘you- and-me world,’ where all of us can make it.” Buckminster Fuller.
The world aims to create technology to promote comfort and the medical industry to prolong our life and improve our health. Yet, according to the latest Gallop Poll, the world is 30% unhappier. Our mental health is in danger; more than ever, I see children as young as ten years old medicated for extreme anxiety and aggression. Rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide are also rising.
We need a different approach toward dealing with ourselves and our fellow human beings: a kinder, gentler, and more inclusive approach to our relationships with one another—a form of relatedness that makes us grow together in harmony.
The process begins with observing how we think, feel, and act toward ourselves and others in our surroundings. How much rage, anger, and hate do we spread in conversations, actions, and posts? How much love, caring, and empathy do I share with my world? Each individual can start with themself since that is where they can control.
Awareness Integration psychological and educational theory and intervention have made this process a structured practice that can support you become aware of your Happiness vs. depression disposition, dualities, and how you operate daily. This model helps you complete the past and create an intentional future by being deliberate today. To experience this model, get my book Life Reset – The Awareness Integration Path to the Life You Want.
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