As I sipped my tea in the early morning air (yes I just switched to tea from coffee,) the guidance was pretty clear. Keep pushing onward. Keep steady on. As we realize that we are the ones who are going to have to step up, we have to be the ones to push forward, together. When we get disheartened, shift focus to what is possible from what isn’t possible… go for the work-around. This is what I will term “utilitarian wisdom” Maybe you could look at it as a form of street smarts, hard earned and handy when in a jam.

We have power in the choices we make… the companies we support with our purchases, the television stations we watch, the clothes that we buy and wear, the food we eat, the type of medicine we allow into our bodies, etc. In effect, we are consciously mapping out how we want to live a more ethical, compassionate, heart-centered life as we take our place as Guardians of the Earth. I can see people finding common goals and similar styles, fitting together like puzzle pieces and linking up in chains as work buddies, forming groups and doing surprising things to effect change.

I want to take a moment to discuss bodily hygiene of an energetic nature. Daily washing and clearing of our own energy is going to be very important to keep our vibrations high. We’re going to have to wade through some pretty yucky stuff, and we’re going to need to wash it out so that we’re not carrying it within us to create bodily imbalances down the road. So, we’re going to take a few tips from Somatic Experiencing (see this post) and transform any stuck muck.

1. Think of a traumatic event, or after dealing with a dark yucky issue, ask your body if it is affected at all. If you feel a sensation in your body, a knee ache, neck twinge, stomach tightening, then you have located where that energy is getting stuck.
2. I want you to bring that up to the forefront of your mind, the spot in the body that feels something. Then, I want you to immediately think of a beautiful experience in nature… being on warm sunny beach with the rhythm of ocean waves, on top of a crisp snowy mountain, sitting in a boat on a lake while it is buoyed in the water that laps at its sides, etc.
3. Feel the tight, uncomfortable, stuck energy of the spot of the body loosen and move out of that area. It should feel like a lifting feeling. It will clear.
4. Now I want you to allow Mother Earth to completely heal those spots in your body and mind. She is here for us, and we for her. When we think of pleasant time spent in nature, we are inviting her in to transform the unnatural into the natural. Thinking of being in your favorite vacation spot is essentially Draino for the body’s energy system.
5. Now I want you to imagine a bluish-purple light shining on you and cleansing your entire body, permeating every cell, every tissue and organ, washing it clean and rejuvenating it. Take several deep breaths and exhale anything left that needs to go.

As we keep moving forward, it is important to do daily maintenance to keep clear. We need to remember to keep up with self-care as well as keep boosting others up. As perfectly imperfect beings, we can rise to do great things together. We do not need to be perfect to do great things, we just need to keep moving forward with faith that they can happen. Believing is seeing and we only need to be open to possibilities and keep stepping into the light ahead.

We merely need to believe that we can rise to do great things.