Here today, it is raining. It has been raining hard all week. The song, sung by Brook Benton in 1969, comes to mind: "A rainy night in Georgia; it seems like it's raining all over the world; I feel like it's raining all over the world." With all the challenges ahead of us: Climate Change, Politics, Wars, Race, the border crisis, AI with its questions about what is real and what's not, and much, much more, we sometimes get caught up with the thought: "I'd love to change the world, but I don't know what to do, so I leave it up to you." (Lyrics from Alvin Lee.) I offer you the way that has come to me, sitting with the rain.
This New Year 2024, my actions will be:
My feet firmly grounded with focus and clarity through my daily meditations and a relentless optimism fueled by Faith and Prayer.
A community and neighborly involvement in solving the challenges, no matter how small our actions seem.
I know Spiritual Intelligence and Power work these small actions in a higher correspondence. This higher correspondence supports our chosen actions for the good, the true, and the beautiful!
From the Little Shack: Happy New Year 2024!
“After the rain, the sun will reappear. There is life. After the pain, the joy will still be here.”
— Walt Disney Company