The Sunshine Observer: SO… V:98

I am disheartened by our cultural divisions, believing the division stems from a lack of tolerance for differing perspectives.

Whether democrat or republican, Muslim or Christian, our perceptions drive our thoughts and actions, our belief systems and values. These define our agency in the world. We flock together when we share similar beliefs. It’s comforting to feel we belong. That sense of belonging often becomes tied to our identity. To continue to belong we adopt new beliefs. Sometimes we question them, however the comfort of belonging often overrides our judgement of them. We forget we have 2 choices in how we engage, Love or Fear.

The ability to make decisions, take actions independently, and to feel in control of our life, is our power. When we give that away to follow cultural bias or any other external influence, we devalue ourselves.

Questioning our perspectives and looking to counter perspectives expands our experience and ability to love more.

It’s our choice to love those who think differently. Love or Fear. It’s that simple and hard.

…….

Onto our 5-minute meditation following the phases of the Moon.

The Moon is just past full, still bright as it starts to wane.  

Meditation

If we see problems, note, our problems aren’t the problem, our idea of them is.

Poem

We are glorious.
Beyond constructs we are everything.
We are glorious.