How Are You Coping?
Lately, it seems as if the ground beneath us is shifting––even crumbling. News headlines describe sweeping changes that will have huge implications for the lives of many people and, potentially, for us as well. Although we may not be affected directly, the direct effects on others will have repercussions for us. For example, attempts to control what students learn can stifle free expression that carries over to the society at large.
Those who are affected directly may have to deal with being fired... having to work under conditions that feel morally wrong...or perhaps having their families geographically uprooted. Some find that they have become involved in legal entanglements.
The Uncertainty
And there's the uncertainty about what will happen next. Which of these changes will stand–– which will be reversed? But rather than constantly being on edge, it feels like having the rug pulled out from under us, again and again. Just as we begin to absorb one unexpected shift––whoops, here comes another.
How People Are Responding
Some people I know are able to tune out the implications of these changes, but others feel sickened, despondent, even frightened. Those who are directly affected are scrambling to adjust to the changes in their work and personal lives. For those who aren't, what can they do? Some become activists, demonstrating and trying to effect reforms in the political system. Others are immobilized by a feeling of powerlessness. Regardless of how people react, they are in distress. Some feel frightened, some are depressed, and some are angry––all painful emotions.
How Can an Inner Guide Help?
In addition to enabling you to achieve periods of peacefulness and calm, and in addition to gradually eliminating uncomfortable emotions such as anxiety, depression, and anger, an Inner Guide can enhance your creativity in responding to problems.
First, it searches your entire memory bank for information that will help to create a new solution for a problem; and secondly, it creates a pause that allows the stimulus to be matched to that new solution. If you have an Inner Guide, it is already working to help you weather the new conditions we are currently facing. If you don't yet have an Inner Guide, I will soon be offering a way for you to acquire one.
