I’ve had a number of conversations recently with people who are aware that life as we have known it is changing. Our long-standing institutions like banking, finance, energy acquisition, government programs, disease care, and others who are unwilling or unable to bend with the winds of change are cracking.
New Hope
And yet within all of it there is also rising hope…. Something new is taking form; new possibilities are emerging. Just as a prescribed burn in an overgrown forest consumes the chaff making way for new growth so are we beginning to see buds of new life and new ways of doing things. Through the blackened ash comes vibrant green life with renewed energy.
Any ending, including your current way of life that ends in divorce or our tired institutions, signals the beginning of a transition. In transition everything is upside down, kittywompus, and up for grabs. Stability vanishes. If you are in the middle of a divorce, or between jobs or lovers, you know exactly what I am talking about. Transition begs the question, “What is it time for me to let go of?” Not everything from today will make it into your new future, or our new future as a society.
Awakening
Look up and out and you will see the awakening taking place around us. In the spirit of letting go, change, forgiveness, and creating something new I want to share this video with you. It came to me from 2 different sources within a day of each other. Knock knock. Pay attention, Jeannine. I was very moved by it. Not only is the message healing for women to hear but men can be healed also by speaking from genuine compassion, self-love, and reaching out for connection. Letting go of old behaviors between men and women and making room for the new possibilities that we will create together.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_uRIMUBnvw
What do you think?
I imagine I am not the only one who will be moved by this video. I would love to hear your comments below.
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Hi Gus. Thank you for taking the time to respond. I do hope there is something like this from the female, also, but so far I haven’t seen one.
I love it that you are raising your children so wisely. I think the key word is ‘consciously’. We can accomplish so much by just being aware. In whatever way greater compassion, less aggression, stronger empathy and more appreciation and love for us all, regardless of gender, comes, I’m all for it. Love your choice of words!
Jeannine,
Thank you for the wealth of information and spirituality you continue to share. Your words have inspired and lifted me on many occasions.
However, I must agree with Pete and Joe on their assessments of the video you’ve posted. As a man, I work very hard to respect and honor those around me, regardless of gender. I am consciously raising my children with an eye towards doing a better job at this than I have. I fully acknowledge there are men who have not done right by or sufficiently honored the women in their lives; I also sincerely believe many women have done the same to the men in their lives. My point is not devolve into a tit-for-tat argument, but rather to appeal for greater compassion, less aggression (either active or passive, physical or emotional), stronger empathy and more appreciation and love for us all, regardless of gender.
Gus
Hi Pete. Thanks for speaking up. I’m getting responses from men that I never expected. Interesting. And yet the women I’ve talked with are genuinely touched by it. Hmmm. Guess this is a whole n’other conversation wanting to happen.
Here’s another from Joe sent to me on Facebook. You might like this one, too.
“I am so sorry Jeannine…but if these guys are conscious, I choose unconsciousness: I don’t believe or connect with any of these guys…talk is cheap and this syrupy sweetness is not true masculinity…it sounds more like an incredibly elaborate pick up line set to music…yuck.”
Jeannine,
I’ve been reading your articles and watching you from the grandstands of life for about two years. I’ve found them all, including this one, to be a very good read. In fact I’ve passed many on to my kids, who are really young adults. As mentioned before, I find you a kindred spirit.
OK, you asked for my comment on the video. Pompous and self-righteous comes to mind when see and hear the video of these males. Its time to let men be “Men” and women be “Women” in this world and not continually try to mix and makes excuses for the genders.
Keep the articles coming. Love um.
Pete