Many of us inside, as well as outside, the United States feel upended by the radical changes being proposed and, to some degree, already put in place by the Trump administration. We feel at the mercy of what seems to be out of our control. For some of us our means of survival feel, and actually may be, threatened.
In these kinds of circumstances, I believe it important to understand that we exist in a larger, more empowered, context than what others can encompass or define. Those outside us have no power to control our reality experience, unless we choose to let them.
What I mean by that is when we feel threatened by something outside us — such as difficult life circumstances, conflicts with others, or government officials making unwise decisions that negatively impact our lives — we tend to get emotionally triggered.
By “triggered” I mean when childhood “limiting decisions” we have made (such as “I am powerless,” “People can’t be trusted,” “I’m not good enough,” or “I am not going to survive”) come to the surface and bring up intense emotions, these intense emotions distort our experience of reality. In that negative, distorted state, it is very challenging to find a way forward because the circumstances that trigger these feeling become the focal point of our sense of reality. We find ourselves trapped in an unreal inner world originating from childhood traumatic events.
It appears to me that the current President is very adept at tuning into and manipulating people’s internal distortions of reality in a way that results in them giving away their power to him, as if he were Larger Source. In doing so, he extends his dysfunctional view of reality out into the world.
We choose what we orient ourselves around — whether it’s the distorted reality held in place by dysfunctional people and situations in our lives or the undistorted Real World that is aligned with and defined by Larger Source, and accessed through Life, Truth, Love, Principle, Intelligence, Inspiration, Integrity…
It is our commitment to, and alignment with, Divine Source that gives us the strength
and power to overcome the illusion that external negative forces can define,
control or defeat us.
The Larger undistorted Reality that encompasses us all can only be accessed in present-moment experience which is where what is real exists. From the present-moment there is always a way forward, regardless of the perceived circumstances. Limiting decisions are what keep us from coming into the present moment.
The circumstances currently created by our political leaders could be seen as revealing a crisis of consciousness. If we don’t face and address our own inner distortions, we will be controlled by them and easily manipulated by others.
In our current challenging times, we each have a role to play in moving us forward. To do that, in whatever circumstance we find ourselves in, we must consistently ask our inner guidance to guide us forward, step-by-step.
Asking for, and listening to, our inner guidance helps bring us into the present moment where we can access the way forward. This is both from the perspective of finding a way to personally evolve our own consciousness, as well as receiving guidance on what each of us individually can do to help the current immediate challenges in front of us.
This helps us focus on what we desire rather than what we don’t want or are afraid
of. From present-moment experience, we can become aware of our soul level
desires, such as for health, abundance, connection with others, protection from
harm, empowerment, stability, security, strength — in mind, body, spirit and soul.
The next step is releasing what we desire to Larger Source, with Its infinite
possibilities, and then opening ourselves up to receive what we desire in whatever
form it comes in (often in unexpected forms).
This is a shift from trying to control what we receive (which is inherently limited
to what we can conceive of) to welcoming in the Divine potential all around us.
Welcoming, as opposed to controlling, changes the paradigm from a denying,
negative, limited Universe to an inherently loving, abundant Universe.
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Author’s Bio: Jane Ilene Cohen, Ph.D. is an Intuitive & Transformational Counselor, and an NLP & TimeLine Master Practitioner and Hypnotherapist, with a private practice in California. She does individual counseling with adults and adolescents (includes the NLP TimeLine Process and hypnosis), and works with couples, families and other relationships. She is also the Founder of the “Life is Designed to Work” thought system. Her book “Your Life Is Designed to Work: A Psychological and Spiritual Guide” can be found on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578962314 .
For more about Dr. Cohen’s counseling services, go to: JaneCohenCounseling.com . For a free phone consultation to decide if this is right for you, or to make an appointment, call Dr. Cohen at (619) 203-4412.
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