Riding the YES! Current
…let’s create an Arc of Love
As 2009 turned to 2010, I set an intention to be fully alive and more in service than ever before. So far, the world has presented many opportunities to step into a fast-flowing current of doing. In some ways, the needs of the world seem overwhelming, and it’s easy to get pulled into over-doing and giving until we’re exhausted. For me, ‘riding the YES current’ is a reminder to rise from joyful inspiration in everything I do … to follow my passion, allowing natural exuberance to help choose where I give my time & talents … to remember that my body is simply a vessel. When I allow the divine current to flow through me, I stay renewed & ready for whatever comes.Recently I attended a ‘social synergy’ forum where we explored ways to bring together diverse gifts to meet some of the needs of our community…to become more together than any of us can be alone. This is what natural disasters seem to present for us: an opportunity to join together, to give more than we thought was possible…to extend our reach a bit farther than normal.
So why don’t we do this all the time? Perhaps we’re made this way, to ebb & flow with the varying demands of life, to come & go as we are needed. But I think there’s a deeper lesson in the hardships the world is presenting. We’re being called to Service, and (more importantly) we’re being called to Community. We’re also being reminded of the creativity of humanity, the brilliance of the spirit, and the untapped potential that still exists within the human heart.
As we turn inside to find the bright seed of creative inspiration within our being…the “doing” will naturally find us. When we follow our natural passion, we take our rightful place in the world. My beautiful friend, Lisa Stravers, spoke similar words as she asked us to plant our roots deeply in the earth, to reach for the star of our unique being, and to come together to see what harmony we might co-create. I resonate strongly with this because it’s my own passion: to help individuals recognize their natural brilliance then share it joyfully in service to the whole.
There are abundant opportunities to give, and many of them are right next door. I love that so many are called to help the people of Haiti, but I’d really prefer us to find ways to build infrastructures that will allow that support to be more ongoing. Natural disasters will continue to happen, and there will likely always be people around the need extra support. In the end, that’s probably why we’re here: to learn to give what we have to give, to love our neighbors as ourselves, and to open to receive the giving & the loving so that it expands. Perhaps what we’re being asked to build together NOW is an expansive Arc of Love that will move us into a new phase of humanity.
Consider how you might join with others to create a brilliant rainbow of support for our world. What currents of YES are flowing in you? What is ripening in you that you’d like to share with others? What is breaking your heart open and calling you into action? Allow one of these questions to guide you into full service this year. The world needs our joyful passion and our collective giving more than ever. Let’s build an Arc of Love this year to carry us through whatever storms may come.
Looking forward to shining right along beside you! Sor’a