Disappointment

I was speaking with a young man (young to me is mid thirties LOL) the other day about where he finds himself in his life now. He is seriously disappointed and filled with fear. He did not know which way to turn so, on a friend's advice, he contacted me for help. His voice was shaky and he cried several times during the conversation. He has just lost his job, he's not as buff as he used to be when he was twenty and with no job and no money - he can't get a decent date. As soon as women find he is unemployed, they run the other way. He does not understand what happened and how he got to where he is - he blames everyone else for his situation, complains about the government and everyone who has "done him wrong."

Somehow the story of the Ant and the Grasshopper keeps running through my mind - simple but true.

This is his inner script, his hit movie, the illusion he runs in his head and believes so completely. He will argue and argue should you suggest anything that challenges his viewpoints and analysis of his situation. He wants help but the door is closed to any suggestions that point to looking within.

There are millions who have been thrust into this new state . They are forced now to wake up every morning on the edges of reality. They have been shaken out of bed and dumped onto the cold hard floor in their jammies - waking just a bit to realize their lives have been mostly an illusion; beginning to realize they have put all their eggs into an illusory basket and there are really no eggs.

Karmic payback for not having fed the starving men women and children or the helped the homeless in our own and other countries when they could have? ..... I'm jus sayin'....

Now that the world economy has shifted and the majority has finally been dragged out of denial about environmental issues and the big changes taking place on the planet and thus in people's lives, the dream is over. It is wake up time. It is time to get to work cleaning up the mess and taking individual responsibility for what happens next on this planet and in our lives - or are you still in denial and going to continue the lifestyle of me, me, me? Do something for someone else. Begin by practicing random acts of kindness privately without ever telling anyone else about them. See what happens inside you. What can you do to lift the world's energy to a more positive level? "Horton Hears a Who" wasn't just written to amuse children.

Thought for the day:

What do you do when you are disappointed? Do you own your own part in the disappointment and keep moving toward your goals with a healthy positive attitude or do you wallow in self pity and look for an easy way out?

Acknowledge, accept, release

BE Peaceful