Q: I thought I was doing OK with this virus issue until I my ability to figure out simple things disappeared. Every day I wake up flooded by new problems I’ve never had before. Even my technology seems to be breaking. The other day I melted down because I couldn’t even order groceries online. How can anyone find any peace in the middle of this situation?
A: You can find peace in the middle of this situation in two ways: 1) Finally make the journey to the center of yourself that you may have been too distracted to do before 2) Find a spiritual source that works for you to be your refuge.
If you focus only on the intense storm going on in the world, there will be no peace for you. If you can turn your vision inward, there is refuge in the center of yourself that is an eye of any hurricane.
Many of our lives do feel unmanageable right now. The natural world is certainly making it clear that she and not we has always been in control. We cannot now believe that nature is subordinate to our will or that our personal ego is adequate to run our lives.
Without starting any holy wars, the basic idea is that a connection with our soul, as we understand it, may be essential to finding sanity.
During a meditation at the end of 2019, I had an image of standing in a beautiful snowy forest facing a cozy home softly lit at twilight. In the image the snow began lightly falling on my shoulders. The words, “If you can see the world through the eyes of the soul, then the peace of the soul will fall upon you like new falling snow, and if you see the world through the eyes of the ego then you will suffer” came to me.
I cannot prove to any reader that there is a benevolent intelligence looking out for you. What I do know is experimenting with the theory that there is a refuge within yourself in the form of a connection to a higher intelligence is comforting and may surprise you.
Our humility and kindness right now with ourselves, each other and a willingness to look inside to discover a spiritual refuge could help. I profoundly believe we will eventually come out of this better than we went into it. I think we will discover better ways of working, clarity about what matters, better work/life balance and more self-sufficiency (cooking anyone?).
Look at global events through the eyes of the soul. What perceptions might you experience with this perspective and what peace may be available? If your life has become unmanageable, seek the refuge of those you love and the possibility there is something larger than you in charge.
In the middle of this storm, we may discover the divine within ourselves. As we walk together through this storm, I intend my column to be part of your refuge.
The last word(s)
Q: Two weeks seems like a lifetime ago. Am I the only one having this experience?
A: No, when so many things happen, every day can seem like a year. We are all experiencing severe “jet lag” working hard to alter our lives fast enough to keep up with the extreme changes around us!
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(Daneen Skube, Ph.D., executive coach, trainer, therapist and speaker, also appears as the FOX Channel’s “Workplace Guru” each Monday morning. She’s the author of “Interpersonal Edge: Breakthrough Tools for Talking to Anyone, Anywhere, About Anything” (Hay House, 2006). You can contact Dr. Skube at www.interpersonaledge.com or 1420 NW Gilman Blvd., #2845, Issaquah, WA 98027. Sorry, no personal replies.)
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