We all have opinions and the right to share them without criticism or judgement.
So many opinions are charged with fear and the desire to control the future.
Emotions run high and they color our judgement.
We live in very unsettling times with great uncertainty.
Like a reed tossed by the wind, people are swayed to join one group or another.
Little attention is paid to the effect it has on them or their reasoning for believing as they do.
Instead of allowing our emotions to control us there is another way.
We all have the choice to be swayed by others or to consider the impact our beliefs have on us.
We all have the opportunity to choose a path of higher intent or into lower conflict and division.
We can choose to be more aware, centered and in control of ourselves.
Through awareness we can realize we have a choice of how we allow events to affect us. We do not have to be controlled by them.
Meditation is the swinging door that either leads to more aware and awakened decisions or living in a world where negativity and our emotions dictate our outcome.
Robert