| "There is no greater illusion than fear, no greater | | | | feels better? |
| wrong than preparing to defend yourself, no greater | | | | Our history has painted a picture of defending |
| misfortune than having an enemy. Whoever can see | | | | ourselves, fighting ourselves, and killing the enemy, |
| through all fear will always be safe." The immortal | | | | which is also our self. In order to embrace something |
| words of Lao-tzu, who wrote the Tao Te Ching, | | | | we must first be at war with it, because we fear it. |
| which means the book of the way, perfectly | | | | We think it's something outside of our control and |
| captures our need for change. | | | | we must conquer it, to acquire it. As Lao-tzu says |
| No one is really sure when he was born, but he is | | | | just by seeing through the fear we are safe. It's time |
| said to be older than Confucius, who was born in 551 | | | | history stopped repeating itself. |
| B.C. We have lost the idea of things being | | | | There are many things we can do on a personal |
| accomplished without fearing them. Global warming is | | | | level, as well as a collective group to embrace global |
| a prime example. The greening of the world is a | | | | warming and deal with it, not only on the green level, |
| noble endeavor, something that requires love not | | | | but on a turquoise level as well. By integrating |
| fear, to incorporate. | | | | thoughts of love and prayer, the sense of seeing |
| The red flag is flying around the world, our climate is | | | | things the way we want them to exist is a powerful |
| changing, but what we are not noticing is that we | | | | weapon. If we use our consciousness, not just focus |
| are changing. Our collective thoughts are changing, | | | | consciousness, but our intuitive knowledge, we can |
| and the matter we create through our thoughts is | | | | manifest a change. We can demonstrate that we are |
| shaping our world. At any given moment we can | | | | evolving into that grander version of our self. The |
| change our thoughts and change what we | | | | contrast of global warming is the catalyst for our |
| experience in our world, including how we perceive | | | | change in awareness and connection. |
| the effect of global warming on our lives. If I fear it, | | | | As Rumi said: |
| that is what I will manifest, and all the negativity that | | | | "You are the secret of God's secret. You are the |
| is attached to it. If I love it, I will bring all that is | | | | mirror of divine beauty. Everything in the universe is |
| manifested with Love. My choice, how I want to feel | | | | within you. Ask all from your self. The one whom |
| about this issue, will be my reality. Which thought | | | | you are looking is also you. |