HOPE

Life is a not a coincidence, it is a collision of many souls colliding with one another to overcome, learn, journey, and unite. In my circumstance, I was presented with a divine karmic counterpart, during my recovery from destruction, that enabled me the courage to walk forward within life. This man was a man of service, who lived a life of duty and honour and served his constituents and public at large in many jurisdictions. I observed this man as we sat having one of the most influential conversations of my lifetime. Beyond the exterior, he had faced many disappointments, setbacks, sacrifices, doubts, and selflessly dedicated himself to serve and protect others. Although I do not agree with his judgment, moral principles, and what he has allowed to transpire (as I observed his behaviour over a few years), I learned many valuable lessons about how sincerity can turn into empty words, and lack of awareness or mindfulness to another’s internal pain can lead to hurtful painful comments, silence as a means of punishment, and indifference in my time of need. It is within these moments, you compare true empathy and compassion to that of insincerity. Within four years, I held the the greatest hope for this man, I supported mutual causes he advocated for as they aligned with my beliefs and views, only to learn that within time inaction erodes trust and belief in another’s efforts. Without judgment, one has to remain hopeful that what causes apathy, lack of concern, and callous indifference is healed within time. Time has the ability to transform, grant us wisdom and experience, engages us to look deep within, to recognize our actions or inaction, judgment, anger or despair are misguided reactionary responses however, are not the root cause of our problem. One has to question, “What breaks an individual’s spirit to lack compassion?.” Is carelessness a defence mechanism of reaching a tolerance of no return, where one essentially becomes immune and numb to all circumstances, is it the environment to which one surrounds themselves in, that encourages such a response? Or is it a projection from the mistreatment and neglect that caused intolerable pain and suffering, that fosters fear from opening to another again? Or perhaps, was this individual to reflect or mirror deep unacknowledged pain I felt within that was manifested or projected for my internal recovery or self awareness? The divine will always introduce karmic connections, to unveil what we require to acknowledge, to heal internally, to move beyond our stagnated state of ignorance or arrogance of refusing to change. Beyond what is apparent, unwanted deliberate infliction of pain, which causes profound suffering is collectively shared within the conscious state of many, and can manifest in a myriad of ways. Suffering is one of the greatest pains within all of existence. The key is to learn from your experiences, reach a level of acceptance and forgiveness, and within time, dedicate focus and energy to healing your fragments within.

To selflessly dedicate oneself to another is to hold life at the most sacred level, which is unconditional love and honour. It may come in the form of a recovered alcoholic who lives for their child or parent, a police officer that places themselves into the line of fire out of duty, a man or woman that encounters another at the brink of being at life’s unfortunate edge and comforts them with their words, a Father or Mother desperate for their child to live again, a guardian that recognizes abandonment and demonstrates that blood does not constitute family, or a spiritual empath that sacrifices their life to help those unknowingly with selfless dedication. A heart can be given in multiple ways, a promise, the synchronization of two heartbeats as two loves embrace, a silent understanding of comradery, or the internal heartbreak to enable the soul to recognize those that will repair the fragments, or the selfless dedication of offering heart energy to save an individual from the brink of a heart attack. A heart can be given in a multitude of ways, and we must honour those that operate on patients to save their lives with pacemakers, which then in turn, after a life well lived, old pacemakers can be donated to a dog in need. We are built to give, feel, overcome, love passionately, cry effortlessly, heal optimistically, and live authentically. We are human, and our ability to feel is what unites, what causes us to collide, and represents the tapestry of mosaics that make us one with all there is.

The issue with life is we are experiencing a significant paradox, those that want instant gratification and those that live in presence, the moment, that remain curious and are brave to accept the gift of patience rather than control or greed. Often we might ask, what is the rush? When we allow the Universe to unveil our routes, we then live and embrace life in the moment, rather than force. Force leads to control, manipulation, and illusionary fabrications of the “illusionary” of what we hope to occur, rather than what is. What if within the moments of our awakening, or awaited arrival of things to come, we could just embrace the essence of time. Quantum or not, we should move fluidly into what is for us, rather than comparison of where others are within their journey. When we are placed in judgment, we rob our existence of the joy we are afforded. Consider that another’s blessing was continuous prayers that may have not been remedied or answered immediately, focus on what pain or tribulations another must have endured to reach their final destination or state of enlightenment. We may not change, however, internally we are aware that we are not the same. As the old adage goes, a life well lived, is one that embraces all experiences, forgives easily, learns abundantly, and walks with no destination in mind, for we are never lost, we are divinely guided. Come what may, what is meant for you, will never pass you by.

One moment can change you profoundly for the rest of your life. No one is a stranger for more than a moment, and life has the ability to usher in profound change within a blink of an eye. We have all experienced encounters of divine guidance when we are at the precipice of fundamental metaphysical change. Within our trauma, we vividly open ourselves up to reach the point of our core wound that we consciously concealed under layers of experiences to enable us to lock away the memories in an effort to forget. Memories are powerful, they signify our greatest achievements, upheavals, traumas, depredatory experiences, moments of despair, highlight of our most precious moments, and unlock exchanges with karmic counterparts that unite two souls to heal their past generational wounds.

What if for a moment you were able to meet your past life counterpart. What words would you convey? What emotions would surface? What within your minds eye would project during your encounter? How is it that two souls can be separated, only to be reunited within another life for a fixed purpose of uniting as a collective soul tribe, a kindred soulmate, a karmic counterpart, or another soul that mirrors what you are unable to heal within this lifetime. Our stories connect each and every one of us, and within life, nothing if anything is ever a coincidence.

Many claim that they uphold honourable intentions, are a pillar of virtue, or act in accordance with integrity. At the core, how can we define the virtue of another when we are all made intrinsically of flaws. Within every individual, are components and elements of virtue and dishonour. A single event can turn a virtuous soul into a villain, and an act of cruelty can morph another into recognition and realization of the errors of their ways. If we are not born to, at times make mistakes, then how do we learn as human beings how to rectify them at our purest state of existence? Our souls, within our conscious state are built to withstand, crumble, feel every spectrum of emotions, and merge with another to collide to form life itself. We often think of ourselves as separate however, in essence, we are all are a collective, united by love, driven by our desires, visions, and passions to be architects within our own lives, constructing new forms of reform, to support and guide future generations.

A moment in time can pause during a significant kiss, a kind touch, a warm embrace, silence between two friends that support one another without words, or the moments of inaction in times of great transformations. At periods of time, you can sit across from another that you have lived with and live two different realities, like two ships passing in the night. Our moments are what shape us, our solitude is what molds us, and our inner sanctum is revealed in moments of deep reflection of silence, when sacred answers emerge to the surface. One cannot comprehend the concept of peace without understanding the terrors of great destruction and devastation. Progress can not be achieved without the recognition of when the human spirit gives up all hope, remains submerged in stagnation our of fear, only to learn that the element of powerless is born from the root of sacrifice.

Many often question, “Are we to live with pain?,” pain of dedication, regret, sacrifice, shame, or despair? Or is our pain, our greatest core root, the fuel for us to recognize that we must rise above devastation and destruction, elevate to new awakenings and understandings, that pain is necessary and paramount for change, an ingredient for internal reformation to emerge, to lead us to our enlightened renaissance. You cannot become a strong force, until you have learned the spectrum of suffering at the greatest magnitude. It is within those moments of duty and dedication, that you recognize what you face will forever change you at your core. If you do not propel to the next level, you deprive yourself of the learning experiences that will enable you to reunite and recover the fragments that you may have parted within, to become whole. There is no experience that you cannot overcome or face with great strength, resilience, and fortitude.

How do we define a hero? Is it past actions that are juxtaposed with inaction in the present? Is it the ability to stand in great danger with the intent to sacrifice for the higher good? Is it the moments when we stand for what we know to be true and just, despite the inability for others to take a stand or to stand in their true power? Is it the ability to forgive, and set the soul free, to enable the other to experience their life beyond the anger? Or is it resigned for those that are present when others are absent? If we are then to trust another, or to build trust, it has to then be based on action rather than inaction. When we compare the dichotomies of those that act with good intent, opposed to those that act in hypocritical fashion of false humbleness, we then observe, learn, and recognize that responsiveness is a virtue whereas, reactionary gestures are not. Responsiveness is the ability to act, to uphold virtue at its highest magnitude, to do what is right despite what can be gained, or the consequence if they remain silent.

How do we counter or juxtapose a silent culture of allowing victims or those that have been deeply affected or effected by trauma to remain as the other? Where has humility or humanity gone when we allow the suffering of others to persist? When the reward for revenge rather than justice takes root, the scales of justice then remain unbalanced. Unless those involved understand at the core, the suffering that a victim or those that have experienced severe persecution have endured, only then, can they understand and become inclusive to fully respect, respond, and honour the “others” lived experience. To be exceptional, unparalleled, and divergent, one has to live with moral integrity and virtue, and base every movement not on the act of another, but taking accountability and responsibility for what needs to be done, in the time of need, which is indicative of true authentic leadership. When we live beyond what we set as our legacy, we become poetry and essentially genuine movement in action, acting in accordance with our highest moral judgement and authentic genuine nature.

Beyond pride, greed, jealousy, comparison, or negative misguided attributes that can diminish one’s honour, we all need to act in accordance of respect, dignity, compassion, empathy, and duty. To have dedication is to encompass consistency, dependability, and focus. It is to act in what is right for the collective rather than caving in for the demands of the few. To be a representative for another, we must always remain mindful that we are responsive, that we honour our word, that within every community we enhance inclusiveness, equality, and enable diverse views to prevail. To be divergent in thinking, is to be innovative, to act beyond what is expected, and to be a hero to all. Those that take the effort to plunge into the unknown, often are those that do not remain on the sidelines to watch.

The core of trauma, is multifaceted and contrapuntal in nature because with every peel unveils multiple ripples and grains that are fragile, until the core is unveiled. It is paramount that those that experience trauma or any forms of abuse receive immediate care. The lives of those affected by assault are forever changed, and their life becomes splintered and fragmented, as they are a shell of what they once were. Within the silent culture of lack of empathy and silence, it reduces, breaks, destroys, and diminishes trust in those who believed that those who serve and protect are to uphold the law and order. Those that we place in high responsibility, at the highest magnitude, to represent us, and assist in the healing process, have to always remain in a state of compassion to resist the state of becoming misguided or temporarily despondent. It is essential that if an organization, institutions, or those that dedicate their support to others, experience an oversight, or in other words, drop the ball in helping a victim, they must immediately remain open, free from pride, to enable victims to receive help from another location if needed. Mental health is a multidisciplinary, multifaceted, and interdisciplinary field where it may require a community to support, rehabilitate, or assist another. Advocating for human welfare, advocacy, and rights, needs to be entrenched into all systems, a collective effort to dissolve ill intent, pride, greed, or unresponsive agendas to proceed. If we allow or permit a silent culture to persist and exist, it silences and paralyzes those that may not have received aid in their time of need. Silence is not an answer. For anyone that is misguided about victims that have experienced forms of abuse, no was a complete sentence, that was not respected by a perpetrator. There should not be an expiration date to victims that require help, as trauma will emerge in unknown ways, at any period of time. Advocacy is essential in reform and to restore safety, peace, and refuge for those in their periods of need.

True leadership begins with altruism and advocacy for those who cannot speak for themselves. When we as a collective stand together as a united front, to offer our empathy and compassion, it represents true humanitarian efforts, humility, respect, and the greatest force of love. We are not separate from one another, we are all one. Beyond the silence, ignorance, pride, and ill intent, we must always place ourselves in the scope of what the other is experiencing. When we engage in deep reflection, observation, be change that is required or needed, allow another to express their anger, despair, shame, guilt, we then allow the nurturing process to reign, as another reconnects with the fragments that were once lost. Beyond the experience, reconnect with those during their pivotal moments of turbulence, allocate time and resources to ensure that those the require additional support have the ability to learn their options. Above all, lead with mindful awareness, that communities or individuals may shutdown dialogue, or do not want to see change within the system. Encourage forgiveness at every interval when you recognize or encounter ignorance, and most importantly, remain acutely aware and vigilant of those that enable a culture of violation of trust. Separation, isolation, and fragmentation dissolve the human spirit rather than enhancing cohesiveness. Promoting unity, transparency, consistency, leads to unparalleled recovery and rehabilitation for all involved.

To establish strength, we must collectively move out of isolation and a false sense of helplessness or powerlessness, into a more pronounced stance of true empowerment. You have the power to change and navigate the course of your life. Give yourself the permission to not remain in situations that do not serve your highest good. Avoidance is a temporary state of mind however, when we enter into a state of fearlessness, we are then able to fully embrace, accept, recognize, observe, and internalize our core roots, that define our healing process. Our vulnerability enables us to trust, to speak our truth, and to move out of a place of shame into a state of power, which then enables all to regain their sense of safety and trust. Beyond age, gender, or orientation, when one is faced with a catastrophic event that destroys their foundational sense of self, or challenges their worth, we learn that the process of recovery requires time, patience, care, and understanding to help a victim regain their sense of control, safety, and trust. Beyond the scars, acknowledge your truth, accept what cannot be changed, liberate yourself by giving yourself the permission and opportunity to recover in incremental stages, and learn to embrace your feelings as they surface without judgement. Nurture yourself, and remain mindful and vigilant of what you consume spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically on a daily basis. When we evoke discernment, boundaries, define what we no longer will partake in, remain in our true power of the present, we usher in cathartic change that transforms our soul, and enables our true authentic self to rise again. Recovery, incremental leaps, and community engagement, enforces your inner voice in a meaningful way, and sets the tone and pace for rehabilitation. You are more than your experiences, you are consciousness rising, with an unlimited ability to heal, repair, and recover, in your own divine time.