"on the threshold of something awful?"
I don't know how wise it is to believe that we are on the threshold of something awful. That will set you up to filter for proof of that and to filter what comes across your plate in that way. In fact it is my belief that EVERYTHING is going on "out there" both good and bad in equal balance. If you are getting all your info from media sources that have any form of "agenda" then you will certainly get a biased view and it will be your choice as to which biased view you wish to watch. Most people like to watch and read things that support their own views, so from my perspective, there is very little in public media that resonates with me and I choose not to watch much or to read the daily papers.
I do hear about what is going on in the news snippets that are on the radio, but I realize that there is so much more going on that we never hear about. Many moons ago, I heard a lecturer say that "the light" doesn't have a newspaper or a radio or TV station. and that thought has always helped me to maintain some perspective on the "news" that I hear or read. There is so much good going on and so much awakening of consciousness that I am looking forward to seeing how it will affect all of us. If we could keep our minds open and receptive to change and expansion, without holding on to our old ways of seeing things, usually out of fear, that are limiting, then we could more easily embrace the changes that are going on.
Life is grey and there is no real black and white in any situation, and I have learned that when I can't see any other side to a situation than my own, then I don't have enough information. I really believe that each person is speaking "his truth" even when it is not my truth, and as one of my trainers suggested, the question really is "what does he have to believe in order to come to that conclusion?" And then it becomes my job to get more info so that I can really see it from the other person's perspective, not just from what I think is the other person's perspective.
And of course, anyone who can't see my perspective must be blind!!!! LOL
LW888
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"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" Lao-tzu
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