Is your worry stone worried?

Are you clutching your pearls?

Yes, there is a lot going on in today’s world and much of it is very confusing. It’s difficult to know who’s telling the truth, who cares about the common good, and what actions, if any, are the best for you to take. When Canadians are taking to the street, you know things are out of hand. What on earth can we do?

It’s a trite saying, I know, but it’s also a true one. God/dess, in whatever form that takes for you, is in Her heaven and all’s right with the world. Our planet, and those of us who live here, are going through a massive growth spurt that makes adolescence look like child’s play. Growth frequently means confusion, messiness, and lack of focus. Accepting this is how things work will immediately remove some of your anxiety.

Like the parents who are watching their teenager go through the “I hate you and you don’t know anything so leave me alone” phase, the sooner we can take a deep breath and realize this is a growth phase humanity is going through, the sooner we can move our anxiety from 100 down to at least 50 or lower.

The other thing that will help is to remember the hundredth monkey theory. In a study done in the 1950’s on an Island in Japan, it was noticed that a female monkey began to wash her potatoes before eating them. Before long, other monkeys copied her and began washing their potatoes. Monkey see-monkey do?

Then, however, a surprise happened. Monkeys, who could not see the first monkeys, and who were on another island, began to do the same thing. They started washing their potatoes before eating them. The 100th monkey theory became a way to explain how ideas can be populated without people having to be present with one another or be persuaded to change their behavior. From here, we get into the quantum physics of shared consciousness which is beyond the scope of this article.

What does this mean for us? If the hundredth monkey theory is correct, and there is lots of evidence to support that it is, what we think and how we behave matters in ways we might not have thought about before. Being kind, compassionate, and loving towards others can be planted into the human consciousness by the mere act of our behaving in these ways. We can plant kind and loving thoughts of well-being into the group mind and it will eventually reach a level where people’s thinking and behavior will be tipped in that direction.

When you feel all is lost or when you’re scared about the future of humanity, catch yourself and instead fill your mind and heart with love, joy, and peace. Each person can find what works for them. It could be prayer, affirmations, singing, playing with your kids or dog. What allows you to shift your thinking from fear to love and well-being? Find out what that is and do it.

You can resign as general manager of the Universe, relax, and do your part to make a positive contribution to this wonderful passage taking place on planet Earth right now. We’ll be okay. We are okay. Do what you can and let the rest go.

Living with grace and ease,

Krysta