As a psychotherapist, my job is to help people see the good in the bad, the success underlying failure, the growth in each mistake. I teach my clients to seek out and to dwell within the peace and the openings that exist within every conflict, the blue that lives inside the red all around us.
Now, my clients ask me, “So, Michael, where is the blue inside this disastrous election?”
The only answer I have is this: Often, people need to figure out who they are not before they can figure out who they are. It seems that each of us must reside in criticism, intolerance and fear.
As we evolve, we release our disingenuous selves and spiral in closer to our authenticity, who we truly are. This dynamic is true not only for individuals but for nations and our species as well.
This election, and the darkness that will follow, is part of our path. We, as a nation, must swim in a sea of fear, hostility and negativity in order to be able to access our highest truth, the island of blue that waits patiently for our awakening.
There will be pain. We must gird our loins for this, for there are dark days ahead. But, dwelling within the suffering there is growth, if we have the eyes to see it. There is evolution, and evolve we will, even if we do it reluctantly. We will make it through this, and one day, we will step into the acceptance and compassion we have been all along. My clients ask me, “What can I do? How should I react?” The answer is simple, and very difficult: Each of us must double down on the best of what we are.
We must do our best to match each act of intolerance with a profound act of hope. For every ounce of hate, we must counter with a pound of love. This is the only way we are going to survive, the only way to ensure the success of this fascinating experiment in consciousness on this planet.
Michael Wilkinson
Durango
