{"id":4557,"date":"2020-04-06T19:10:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T19:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/designerofreality.com\/?p=4557"},"modified":"2020-04-14T15:23:57","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T15:23:57","slug":"whats-your-hope-for-our-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/designerofreality.com\/2020\/04\/06\/whats-your-hope-for-our-future\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s In YOUR Future?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.4.1″ type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.1″ hover_enabled=”0″]

WHAT DO YOU SEE IN OUR FUTURE?<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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\u201cI find hope in the darkest of days and focus in the brightness. I do not judge the universe.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Dalai Lama<\/p>\n

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So, what is it we can hope for on a day that seems very dark indeed?\u00a0 It is interesting that this modern day plague has come upon us at this time.\u00a0 This is Easter week for Christians around the world.\u00a0 Passover for the Jewish faith starts this week as well.\u00a0 The holy time of Ramadan starts in a short time for Muslims.\u00a0 All of these traditions are about taking time for reflection, rededication to faith and rebirth.\u00a0 The Christian faith in particular celebrates the process and promise of death overcome by resurrection.\u00a0 It is a \u201crising up\u201d that reveals a new consciousness \u2013 an evolution of Spirit.<\/p>\n

Consider what has transpired in but a few days.\u00a0 The engines of business and commerce have slowed to an idle.\u00a0 Instead of \u201cdoing\u201d being our focus, \u201cnot doing\u201d has become our hopeful salvation.\u00a0 Will this be forever?\u00a0 On course not but what can we learn from this forced \u201cpause\u201d in our lives?\u00a0<\/p>\n

I spoke with a friend who lives in Los Angeles a few days ago.\u00a0 The main thing he noted about how his city was being affected was that he had not seen the air so clear and fresh in years.\u00a0 Taking a walk he found new life thriving.\u00a0 Springtime always brings a burst of new life but with fresher air and the decrease in human activity it could flourish even more.\u00a0 All over the world the reduction of human activity has produced encouraging restorations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hong Kong (CNN)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Factories were shuttered and streets were cleared across China’s Hubei province as authorities ordered residents to stay home to stop the spread of\u00a0the coronavirus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It seems the lockdown had an unintended benefit — blue skies.<\/p>\n

The average number of “good quality air days” increased 21.5% in February, compared to the same period last year, according to China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment.<\/p>\n

And Hubei wasn’t alone.<\/p>\n

Satellite images released by NASA\u00a0<\/strong>and the European Space Agency show a dramatic reduction in nitrogen dioxide emissions — those released by vehicles, power plants and industrial facilities — in major Chinese cities between January and February. The visible cloud of toxic gas hanging over industrial powerhouses almost disappeared.<\/p>\n

From the onetreeplanted.org website:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Working From Home Means Fewer Carbon Emissions<\/p>\n

Now more than ever companies are realizing that their business can stay afloat by allowing their employees to work from home in order to keep everyone safe and healthy. A major plus to working from home is that it is good for the environment! Decreasing carbon emissions alone from the daily commute significantly improves air quality. According to\u00a0The Climate Group<\/a>, working from home has the potential to reduce over 300 MILLION tonnes of carbon emissions per year. Not to mention all the other awesome benefits such as work\/life balance and decreased traffic congestion.<\/p>\n

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From clearer water in Venice \u2013 with dolphins even seen swimming in the city\u2019s famous canals – to blue skies in Beijing where poor air quality is seen to be responsible for thousands of non-virus related deaths each year.\u00a0 The benefits are obvious but it will be soon all forgotten unless we can learn from the lesson that Mother Nature has forced on us.\u00a0 Can we take the challenge to our well-being as the opportunity it clearly makes evident? \u00a0<\/p>\n

Fortunately we are not experiencing an ecological development from which it could take generations for us to restore \u201cnormal\u201d life.\u00a0 We will have our lifestyle options returned to us most probably in the near future as we develop our ability to control the infection.\u00a0 The most important question is whether we will learn from this experience and recognize the turning point we are at.<\/p>\n

From a religious and Spiritual point of view this has always been a time of reflection and renewal.\u00a0 This year we have been given more reason to do some deeper consideration and an appraisal of what kind of future we want.\u00a0 Yes, I know that most all of us are just praying that our lives will return to normal.\u00a0 We want to vanquish the fears about everyone\u2019s health and concerns about our own financial stability.\u00a0 We are desperate to restore our freedom and independence.\u00a0 Very few of us want to feel dependent on others for our well-being.\u00a0 However, if nothing else this experience is teaching all but the most arrogant among us just how dependent upon each other we are.\u00a0 This view is symptomatic of the backwards thinking that pervades our individualist society.<\/p>\n

What do I mean by this?\u00a0 Our \u201csocial\u201d organizations are mostly focused on \u201cgetting\u201d.\u00a0 The inverse of this is a social organization based on \u201cgiving\u201d.\u00a0 Many people today believe they are very giving.\u00a0 Many are.\u00a0 Some give as a \u201ctithe\u201d which is like paying a fee for personal prosperity.\u00a0 Others simply realize that sharing some of their abundance feels good and makes the world a better place by reducing someone else\u2019s misery.\u00a0 While it is usually not the intent of the giver, those that are on the receiving end are often made to feel diminished and less respected as human beings because of their failure to take care of themselves.\u00a0 Particularly for someone who has been one of the \u201csuccessful\u201d members of society, there is often a sense of shame and defeat that comes with the change in fortune that a natural disaster or a virus like we are experiencing results in.\u00a0 Even with a massive effort by government to restore normalcy to our lives it is quite possible the world will never be like what it was a few weeks ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That can be a scary thought if you are not willing to take the attitude that \u201cour future unfolds with hope and joy\u201d.\u00a0 One of the most valuable traits of the human species is found in our ability to adapt to whatever reality we find ourselves in and use our imagination and vision to find new paths into our future.\u00a0 I believe what we are currently experiencing is the symptom of flaws in the current structure and a clear indication that is time to reinvent ourselves and the way we live on this planet.<\/p>\n

\u00a0A time of transformation and rebirth?\u00a0 Is that the door that has opened for us?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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WHAT DO YOU SEE IN OUR FUTURE?\u00a0 (or what would you like to see in our future?) Please send your ideas to myhope@positivibes.net<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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