Can Inner Peace and Politics Mix?
Posted by David Ellzey on October 16th, 2008
As I was watching the final U.S. presidential debate between Obama and McCain, the greater entertainment was the show going on inside me, like the judgements and a feeling of pride at how "right" I am about things.
It was also intriquing to realize how the emotional game plan for each candidate is different. Obama’s approach is to instill calm and reasoning. McCain’s is to try to inspire passion and even fear and danger. If we look at this carefully, we recognize that these two men or their running mates are no different than many people we may know in our lives who trigger similar feelings that are familiar to us.
This is an important point about the role of politics as a mirror for our inner world. Our emotional responses to candidates are often based in old emotional patterns, like feeling out of control, not heard, taken advantage of, powerless, etc. This is one more way we can see that we live replaying the past. If you quiet your mind by releasing your emotional reactivity about the events and people in the political landscape, you will find a rewarding peace and a new mental clarity. From here you can participate and engage without losing your inner sense of equilibrium, serenity, or personal power.
During the next few weeks, whether you are in the US or not, make sure to notice that your feelings about the global political landscape are familiar feelings even from other times in your life. Then you can decide to release them and be in the world with less stress and more empowered choices of living.
If you like the idea of letting go, but are not sure how, review two pages of this site (seen above in the link bar), FREE Evenings and LIVE Seminars. (These events are scheduled during the next three weeks) Register and come shake my hand in person. It will be my great pleasure to share the Sedona Method with you ~ this eloquent and powerful technique for living at peace with power in this new era of human life.
Here’s to your greatest happiness,
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