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Welcome to our Changing the Paradigm Newsletter | |
I took a break from the Newsletter while I was focusing on other
avenues and projects. But time has a way of moving swiftly along and it's
surprising how lengthy that break turned out to be!
So the format for this Newsletter is pretty similar to how it
was. I have written about my work in the emerging global picture in
REFLECTIONS.
We also have a Q & A section, if you have a question that
you think would be suitable for our readers please submit this to our office
and put Newsletter Question in the subject line.
And, as usual, we have our NEWS section for you to stay in touch
with the events, projects and speaking engagements that I'm involved in.
With much love and warmth,
Jeddah
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Reflections
Provision for
Humankind
I am increasingly drawn to speak about our global situation. Not
to recount horrors and bemoan the state of our planet but to look deeply at how
we arrived at the present state, and to generate the questions that may steer
us towards a greater understanding of our role in the greater whole. Understanding our present and how we created
it can directly help us make a shift in perception that would lead to a more
fulfilled, contented, harmonious experience for all forms of life on this
planet. (We'll be covering this in our San Francisco event in April - click
here for more information).
When we look at our planet as a whole and ask ourselves what it
would take for the planet to 'work', it can seem bewildering where to start. It
looks at first glance as if it's everybody and everything (but us!) causing the
problem...governments imposing external restrictions, warring factions disturbing
peace, ecological fragility threatening our assured futures, bankers and the
financial markets playing computer games with our hard earned money. And of
course the seemingly eternal effects of individual unrest and dissatisfaction
felt on a personal level and expressed slightly differently in every nation. We
know that a harmonious planet involves fair laws, conscious people, equality of
resources and a stable ecology. But how do we go from this to that? We wonder
how we could possibly influence such a vast and complex matrix. Our individual
attempts at positive intention and goodwill don't even seem to touch the bold
and dominant march of events in motion. We wonder if it's even probable, or
worst still, possible.
There is such a profound correlation between our perception of
self and our perception of life. The laws that run through the
individual-social-global continuum are the same for all levels of life. So
wherever and however you connect into it, you are connecting into all of it.
It's like we can't log on to a bit of the internet. We log on to all of it. Our
influence extends far beyond our ability to discern the effects we create.
We're used to seeing our influence in terms of the effect it has on us as individuals.
So often we don't realise what an impact our thinking and emotions have on our
wider environment and how that feeds into the social dimensions and on into
global dimensions. And of course that has played out positively and negatively
over our time here.
One of the heartening and inspiring associations I have on a
professional basis, is with the HeartMath Institute in California. Their Global
Coherence Initiative has given us very real data on just how far that impact
extends. I have invited Howard Martin who is the Vice President of HeartMath,
and sits on the Steering Committee of the Global Coherence Initiative with me,
to present to us some of the findings of that ground-breaking research during
our California event.
One of the beauties of the design of life is that the quantum
field intersects everything, everywhere, at all times, so if we want to
consciously influence every aspect of life simultaneously, we can log on to
this field and dial in our intention. As we recognise the laws that govern all
this field, we see that although we have previously brought about a fair amount
of destruction, we can conversely bring about lasting peace and equality. Life
itself is designed to be harmonious. Life is not standing in the way of such an
outcome. It's actively encouraging
it! Not only that but the process of shifting that influence is inherently
rewarding and satisfying.
In the coming years, this knowledge will find its way into our
charters governing human, creature and ecological rights, our laws, our
international relations, our institutions, our education system and most of all
our hearts and minds. Our work is to provide the knowledge and experience which
will facilitate that transition. We do so knowing the future that awaits us and
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Q & A
Taken from my interview with Medium Magasin Norway in October 2010.
Merete: What do people most commonly neglect when
working on personal growth?
Jeddah: They are looking for answers in the form
of thought. It's funny that we expect our learning to come in the form of
answers to questions. It doesn't happen like that. The beauty of the universe
will not be delivered in the form of a thought! Being conscious in the present
moment will start to unlock the dependence on thought. And then willingness to
stay present will give encouragement and ease to each moment. Then trust needs
to be present to allow the beauty to reveal itself (it will never do so without
trust). Then surrender to the beauty that is revealed. And finally, enjoy the
experience of discovery. And you see, you can do all that without thought. Just
be conscious of each moment, and attend with willingness, trust, allowing and
enjoyment. Beautiful and simple.
Merete: All my life I have wanted to write and I keep meeting resistance, not
in the writing but in the elements around the writing...
Jeddah: When you state a declaration to existence that you want to do
something, you are already capable of doing it. However, that's not the issue.
It's just that any beliefs that you have which don't support that will start to
be felt energetically in your energy system - so they feel real, like real
blocks or real barriers. But what the presence of those sensations is telling
you is that you have beliefs that don't currently match the goal which you have
stated. With that kind of thing, with all kinds of resistance, we don't ever
try to tackle the resistance. We just replace it with openness, ease and trust
- holistic qualities. They are naturally compatible with the way existence is
structured and therefore they are stronger than resistance and they dissolve
resistance, so it's a very gentle unfolding to overcome resistance, you don't
have to fight or struggle or dig deep into the past.
Merete: I keep thinking: am I giving up? Is there anything else for me? Ok
this is the goal but maybe I can do it later, not now...
Jeddah: Well what tends to happen is that our head takes hold of the issue and
when our head has taken hold of the issue it's a lost cause because our head is
not the place where existence functions best. So we have to release our
dependence on wanting to do everything through the power of thought. Most
people want everything to be processed on the level of thought, but existence
is so vast, it created the whole manifest world, the heavens and the sun rising
every day. It clearly exists on a level beyond thought, so we need to meet it
there beyond thought and to release the constant thoughts - can I, can't I,
will I, won't I, that just take us round and round in circles. Because all we
end up doing is manifesting the thoughts, I can, I can't, I can, I can't...
It's very difficult for the universe to manifest one consistent outcome when
the thoughts are changing like that. So when we sit in trust, when we put our
conscious attention on trust, then we feel (within our energy system)
sensations in our body, our emotions, even our mind, this calm: oh I can, I
can, I can, and so this sensation of I can, I can, I can leads to an outcome
which says: yes you can and you are.
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| | News and Announcements
I will be taking part in the Sacred Awakening Series hosted by The Shift Network on Friday March 18th, this is a free teleseminar event featuring 20 spiritual leaders, such as Alice
Walker, Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Grandmother Mona Polacca, and Sylvia Boorstein, who will be sharing their most important insights for living a sacred life.
It's clear there is a deep hunger to awaken to our full potential. People want
to discover their deepest selves and apply that to their highest service in the
world, we hope to help illuminate your path for doing so through this series.
We'll each be sharing the deep inner workings of our spiritual path. These will
be intimate and heartfelt explorations of what has been most real, powerful and
transformative for all of us. I will also be talking about our forthcoming
Weekend Workshop in California in April.
You can participate live on as many calls as you like and interact with both
the leaders and other participants via the MaestroConference platform, which
will connect people from around the world. Or you can download the recordings
and listen later at your convenience.
The series starts this week
so please sign up as soon as possible if you would like to hear the other featured speakers. The series is completely free as an offering from the Shift Network.
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