Picture this scenario: You're driving down I-5 North at 65 mph in the rain, leaving an appropriate distance between you and the car ahead of you, when a car driving 60 mph suddenly pulls from the right lane into yours. You now have to hit your brakes in order to keep from hitting him, and you see headlights in your rear view mirror fast approaching.
Reaction 1: "DICK! Man! I wish people would learn how to drive! It's not like it never rains in Seattle."
Reaction 2: "Well then... You must be in a hurry. I'm thankful I was allowing enough room for just this situation."
Which version would you say best describes you? I'm sure we have days when we could be either. But let's take it just a little further down the rabbit hole. What if I were to tell you that you aren't either version? What if I told you that you have a lifetime of being conditioned into thinking that you are "less than", when in truth, you are infinite potential.
You actually aren't either voice. You are the quiet observer that sees both voices. How many times have you started to be Reaction 1, then realized that wasn't in alignment with who you wanted to be, and became Reaction 2 instead? So you aren't either version, you're true self is the one you are trying to get into alignment with! Roll that around a bit and let it sink in.
This would be where I would drop the mic and walk off stage, but I want to give you another perspective.
I am a nurse, and I have lost every ounce of faith in the healthcare system. Insurance companies don't offer any assurance, or insurance, that you will be covered for any ailment, and if you are covered, you are often cut far too soon. The curriculum for the medicine we practice was developed by the companies that sell the medication doctors are instructed to prescribe. The list is long.
So why do I go to work and truly love what I do? Because I am not a part of that system. I have a choice to brighten the world around me in spite of that system. I can choose to be a walking example of compassion for the struggle of those around me. I can offer so much more just by realizing that I am not Reaction 1 screaming: "THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN" thus causing more attention to be drawn to and energy focused on the system I have lost faith in, or Reaction 2 possibly siding with the patient crying: "The system is broken, I'm truly sorry...". I am the observer that realizes I am so much bigger than any system.
I am the example. I am proof that you can heal with love and empathy for your fellow man. I am the realization that every person in every bed I see, is just another version of myself. We are all this incredible version of God. We are all capable of so much more when we open our hearts and become vulnerable.
We owe it to our children to at least try. Leave them a world worth living in. One without war or hate. Start to realize the potential within yourself and be the example.
