Most of us can easily answer the question of what we are against. Just a few key words will show you what I mean (I'm not implying which side of the fence any of us are on, just that there is a fence): guns, abortion, gay marriage, GMOs, immigration, Monsanto.... But often it's harder to articulate what we are FOR.
There are the big ideas we all might say we are for, such as world peace, freedom, and a clean environment. But what are you really doing about it that isn't fighting against but actually standing for?
I am struck by the idea that "What we resist persists." So how can we truly create change by being for things instead of against them? For example, can you really be FOR freedom but against things like gay marriage and immigration? Does it matter? What if we just focused on what we want, instead of what we don't want?
Let's do an experiment. Make a list of 10 things you really want, things that you stand FOR. Then think about those things for the next week. Don't think about the other things. Don't think about the negative or the aggravating or the "wrong"--and if you catch yourself doing it, go back to the positive.
Check in with us after a week. More importantly, check in with yourself after a week, and see if it has made any difference. I have a feeling it will.
I know it has for me!
- Healthy, happy children
- Freedom
- Love, love, and more love
- Nature--the power and joy of nature
- Curiosity and learning
- Pleasure
- Clean, organic food
- Family dinner
- A good night's sleep
- Peace, peace, and more peace.