Hi Everyone,
It’s hard to believe today is actually here. For so many months we’ve lived in the growing storm of this election cycle, with its talking heads, endless polls, angry rhetoric and rollercoaster of hopes and fears. It has been, among so many other things, loud.
So let my contribution to the noise be a thought about Silence. Beneath the cacophony of words we have heard and will hear more of today, there remains an eternal, unknowable Silence that was here long before Election 2024 and will be here long after. And for our own mental health, it might be good to take a moment or two (or ten) and rest in that Silence today. It might even change the course of the election.
I am just weird enough to believe that our ‘psychic energy’ (our attention, will, prayer, and love) is transformed into ‘physical energy’ in ways we don’t understand and seldom notice. And if so, it really does matter, not just for our own well-being, but for the world, that we do our best to not let fear pull us out of the House of Love, even (and especially) today.
When you watch, read or think something today that paralyzes you with fear, take a deep breath, and then another, and let yourself get quiet enough to hear the Silence beneath the noise. Remember the deep truth that all of this is happening within a larger reality, a larger truth, a larger Love. And send that love out into the world. It’s good for you, and it’s something you still have the power to contribute today.
With love and faith,
Ian
Remembering a number of visits to your office long ago: "Breathe, Doug, breathe!!"
Sitting in the airport. Many look depressed, peering into space as if looking at Birnam Wood. Then I saw Ian's reminder. Thank you.