CHOICES SHAPE YOUR FUTURE
By Judith Ashton
I was listening to the radio recently when a scholar mentioned the true meaning of the word “Apocalypse” comes from the Greek meaning “lifting the veil / to uncover / to reveal.”
I had a lightbulb moment! Wow! Was it misinterpreted to mean, “the end of the world and total destruction”? Do I need to reframe my thinking with a totally different perspective?
Widespread anxiety is a symptom of all the current global chaos ….political, financial, environmental, wars, famine, species extinctions, natural disasters… an endless list. No wonder people are presenting with panic attacks, mental health issues and problems which they think are purely personal.. but with all the uncertainty, these issues are often collective! We are sensitive, physical, emotional, spiritual, energetic, vibrational beings and we can absorb all kinds of frequencies that are flying around not to mention all the interference that subtly impacts our energy fields…. Mobile phones, computers, processed food, drugs and alcohol all effect our brains. Tell me I’m wrong?!
Is our world going through a massive deconstruction and evolution? I would like to think so.
Our species is referred to as “Homo sapiens”, Latin for “wise people”. Would it were true!
Look around, where is the wisdom? Who are the wise elders? I don’t see much wisdom when I look for it in world politics or elsewhere. I see big egos, greed and power.
What are the deeply embedded man-made cultural constructs that we have swallowed as truths? Illusions such as: National boundaries? Women being second class citizens? There is not enough food to go round? We are purely physical beings? Some races are better than others? Such and such religion has “the truth”? Really?!!
It’s all ridiculous. Long ago, someone, sometime, somewhere, decided such opinions were true and adopted them as righteous beliefs for profit or power. Tell me I’m wrong!
Who do we as humanity want to be? What kind of world do we want to live in and bequeath to our kids? Do we as individuals have any choice in these matters?
What can we do as individuals in communities to live together in the simple truth of love and peace?
Small random acts of kindness at community level can help us all. We saw this during lockdown, neighbours got to know and help each other and we experienced interdependence.
All of us humans are the same species. We all bleed, we can all donate blood and organs to each other. When will we learn that there are no chosen people and no “ human vermin”? (ref. certain outspoken world leaders!) We all have rights.
We all need food and water to survive plus we ALL need soul food to thrive. What is soul food? Answer: Love, compassion, kindness, empathy, safety, respect, dignity etc.
Where is a modern-day Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi who can re teach us such values? Sister Stan was a great local example. May she rest in peace.
Quantum physics now proves that everything is connected. Humanity’s survival depends on Mother Earth for everything… air, food and water. In 1897 Francis Thompson wrote, “All things, near or far, to each other, linked are, Thou canst not stir a flower, without the troubling of a star.”
This tells us that seemingly inconsequential events can trigger larger events. E.g. Rosa Parkes’ refusal to give up her bus seat sparked The Civil Rights Movement in USA. Virginia Giuffre’s photo of former Prince Andrew. etc.
Ireland is rapidly changing. We now live in a global village. We’re ALL planetary citizens and we are dealing with survival…. Climate change, Wars, persecution, etc. Such issues are indiscriminate, know no boundaries and hit all ethnicities.
Racism comes from fear. It’s easy to victimize people who seem alien but remember, our similarities far outweigh our differences. Love is not the opposite of hate, it is the opposite of fear.
I hope that the word, “Apocalypse” really does mean, “a revelation” or “lifting the veil” and we can realise a new truth of love and peace. Maybe we can grow wise before it’s too late and evolve as true homo sapiens, truly wise beings who choose the power of love over the love of power.
For Humanity to survive, we must row our Mother Earth boat together and drop the nonsense of tribal identification and realize the Oneness of us all.
YouTube: Judith Ashton Ted X: The power of human touch
