FEAR

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Wow! I don't know why I committed myself to writing about fear. I guess it is fitting for Halloween. It is such a huge subject. Fear can be so subtle we are hardly aware we are being influenced or it can be brash and offensive.

The huge part is it involves everything that is not love. The part of ourselves we project to the world is shaped by all the big and little dangers we think we see. Some peoples egos are a fortress the only purpose being protection. Part of growing up is dropping our protective shields and becoming who we really are which is love.

Fear is used in advertising, commerce, sales promotions, everything. What got me thinking to write a blog about fear was this political season. In my 83 plus years on Planet Earth I have been conscious of propaganda since I was about 10. I was 10 when WWII ended and it was sometime during the war that I realized all that was said was not true. I can say with fair certainty that this year there are more appeals to naked fear than I have experienced in 63 years.

All violence, whether it be individual or group [war] begins with fear. As far back as we can see in history we have been terrorized by leaders who used fear to get and maintain power. The basic formula is create division, set the groups against each other, crank up demonetization and then create the spark need for one group to attack the other.

The divisions in our society have been laying dormant [more or less] for a few generations. The coals of hatred, bigotry and all negativity are being fanned with gusto. It is scary but this is a blog about how not to be scared.

How do we react? Have you ever been at a family gathering and Uncle Bozo says something horribly obnoxious and you had the momentary realization that if no one reacted the crisis would pass harmlessly? When anyone fans the flames of hatred they are inviting you to join with them or react in opposition to them. Either way the negativity increases.

Look at it this way. Whenever a person spews out a pile of venom it creates a pool of ick [let's call it acid]. It lays there largely inert. If someone joins in it gets a bit larger. When we react with great emotion it is like throwing a rock in the pool and we can't know where it will splash. Our emotions are generally going to be dominated by our fearful reaction which validates the original spewer and adds to the general negativity. There are always ways of dealing with the venom spewers without making it worse. In the case of political issues; stay peaceful, stay calm but VOTE!

We need to hone our perception to what is true and what isn't. Does the message have any invitation to be afraid? Is the core of the message loving? Is the message one that benefits all? Does the message enhance our idea of Oneness?

We the people are gradually waking up. We are realizing we have been lied to for our whole lifetime and probably thousands of years. We are realizing that all wars, conflicts etc. have been created by those who wanted to enrich themselves with power and money. We know that we could sit down with any ordinary folk on the planet and have diner and a good conversation and come away richer for it. We know that the ordinary folk on this planet just want to live and love. We can look around us and see that some folk have been so used and exploited that they are in extreme want. We would as individuals reach out to help. We would wish our government would share in our awakening and reach out to the people of the world and give them all they need. Can you imagine how amazing this world could be if we used the resources we use for division and war for love and peace?

In the meantime don't step in or splash those pools of venom they will become harmless in a short time. We need to know that love is far more powerful than hate. The awakening cannot be stopped. See the present events as the crust on your septic tank; the pile of poop that rises to the top. I think it is happening so we can all see how blatantly we have been used and manipulated for thousands of years.

Spend a little time each day retreating to the center of your being. Reintroduce yourself to the love and peace that is there. That is what we are. Nothing on the outside can disturb us unless we let it in. The more we can hold on to who we really are the more the greater our light shines and the more we aid the awakening.

Let us all dress as great beings of light this Halloween.

Love and Peace, Gregg