rebel with Love … (10/27/11)
With tomorrow’s “Occupy Yourself” protest rapidly approaching, I am more aware than ever of the fraud that exists in our government.
Of course, I am also even more aware of the fact that each and every one of us can live outside the parameters of its charade — that each and every one of us can stop fighting the system (which only makes it stronger; which only makes things worse) and actually STAR…T CHANGING IT for the better.
While tomorrow’s political revolution looms, today’s personal EVOLUTION awaits. Regardless of what you do tomorrow, TODAY is a day for you to WAKE UP to who you truly are. Today is a day to stop trying to “fix things” and to focus instead moment-to-moment on what you can do to directly help others to live happier lives.
Make no mistake: there are hundreds of people around you RIGHT NOW who need your kindness — hundreds of people desperately in need of something far more important than “economic justice” or “social reform”. These people simply need you to pause today when you meet them — they need you to pause, to look them in the eye, to touch them gently on the shoulder, and to tell them that you See them; to tell them that you CARE.
And make no mistake, my Friend: THIS MAKES A DIFFERENCE!
It is tempting to just give up or get mad — and believe me, that is what “the establishment” wants you to do … But you don’t have to help their cause that way.
You can choose a different path.
You can choose instead to be a beacon of Light in the darkness. You can choose today to shine forth joy through sorrow, gratitude through lack &/or wonder through “the normal”.
And most potently, you can simply choose be kind to those people around you — especially those who are treating you most poorly.
After all, this is the only way to truly Occupy Your Self.
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