As Change Escalates, The More We Will Need Each Other...05/31/99
by Mitch Battros (ECTV)

During this time of wars and weather, we will need to rely on one another more than ever. There are many spiritual disciplines who describe this very idea, at this very time. Now, here is the ironic challenge...During these times of change is when we, as humans, will be most likely to act out. I now call it "the passage of change".

As a mental health therapist I see this everyday. When a person starts to make changes in their life, even if it is positive and in their best interest, a high risk of self-sabotage exist. Not only does each individual struggle with themselves, they are likely to receive resistance from family and friends. Sounds crazy and backwards?   Yes, but true.

We as humans tend to like predictability and routine of ourselves, as well as those around us. When change occurs in our lives, either direction, we put on the brakes and say "wait a minute, this doesn't feel right". It is during this time, we will need to break it down into smaller pieces. Move slow, but always forward. Complacence is regression. As we become more familiar with our new environment (and self), we will be able to move into change more easily. Those who cannot or will not make the changes needed, will be likely to experience shock and trauma. A typical profile of a person most likely to do poorly with change would be those who try and control their environment. They are often known as "control freaks". Those who need to know where everything is at all times. A need to make sure everything is in its place. They live by a code of "the way things ought to be, and this is how it is".

Those who appear to do best with change, are often those with some form of spiritual orientation. Able to be strong, but flow with change. Their external reality is less directing then their internal vision. This profile lives closer to the code of "we are all just kind of guessing". This person is more likely to encourage people to "follow your own truth, not mine". Often one's truth coincides with the other.

Instead of "this is the way it is"  they say  "there is no one way". Several corporations now exist who have caught on and use this principle. Instead of trying to manipulate or force employees to work by "this is how it is" they have shifted to empowering the employee and solicit their input into the decision making process. It is a huge success.

In what appears to be undeniable changes ahead in both weather (earth changes) and conflict, we will need to rely more on our intuition and our communities. There are many spiritual disciplines who say we are in times of enlightenment. It will be the passage of change , where one may suffer the most.

The Hopi's call it "The Great Purification". I call it "The Transition".

Blessings To All,

Mitch Battros
Producer - Earth Changes TV
http://www.earthchangesTV.com