Harmony is not just a concept reserved for music or ecosystems; it is a force capable of transforming our inner vistas and the world around us. Imagine the possibilities when we allow harmony into our mindset. Using harmony, we become conscious architects of our life story, rather than walking zombies or angry mobs. Harmony brings light into the shadows and helps us edit our narratives in ways that elevate our lives and the lives of others.
The Dream of Life: Waking Up to Choice
Our life journey is a bit like wandering around in a nightmare of our own making. It’s sometimes fuzzy and out of focus or overloaded with fear, negativity, stress, and suffering. These are states of mind we’ve allowed to clutter our head space.
Consequently, this leads most of us to subconsciously react to life. We operate within it on autopilot, chained to worldviews and hiding behind ill-fitting masks. We become timid conformists or blustering hypocrites. It is only a few brave souls who wisely live authentically within their personal truths.
Moreover, we hardly realize we are able choose or change our life course through reframed perspectives and love.
Harmony is a state of well-being or balance within an individual’s mind or in a group dynamic, often related to the concept of homeostasis or social cohesion.
To awaken from our walking nightmare is to realize we are the editors of our lives. We possess the power to shift our narrative at any moment. This awakening allows us to recognize our shadows for what they are. Moreover, we can transition from unconscious repetition based in mindless or fearful habits to mindful calls-to-action, love, and self-awareness.
Reframing Perspectives: Crafting a Beautiful Dream
Every individual on the planet lives in a personal dream, a perspective from which we perceive the world. Sometimes these dreams are nightmares, fueled by fear and suffering. Sometimes they can be beautiful aspirations that drive positive change. The moment we consider alternative perceptions or recognize that our perspectives contain bias, we create a world that resonates harmony.
Beyond the Self: The Call for a Global Awakening
We stand at a critical juncture in our world’s history, on the cusp of a paradigm shift. Likewise, while we strive for material and political gains, there is also a growing undercurrent of spiritual and familial reconnection, and scientific advancements that promise a better life.
Meanwhile, in the grand cosmic scheme, our planet is but a tiny oasis, susceptible to collapse through our negative collective impulses and reactive behaviors. If we truly believe that we are created in the image and likeness of God, then we should acknowledge our shared humanity, which is reflected in every spiritual teaching on Earth.
These teachings remind us that we all share this divine image. Similarily, this makes us more alike than we tend to remember. And it is only by working together to address the monumental challenges we face, that we will meet harmony and progress.
The Role of Self-Awareness in Human Evolution
The complexities of this world are usually the result of our careless collective actions, greed, fear, indifference, hate, or ignorance. No extraterrestrial saviors will come to our rescue; the solutions must come from within us.
Additionally, as far as I’m aware, this is the only planet in our solar system capable of sustaining humans. If we destroy one another and this planet, where do we go? What do we win? If we are created in God’s image and likeness, as our holy books convey, and we are supposed to love one another as we do ourselves, do we not see God reflected in the eyes of our enemy?
I suppose we could, in our hubris, dismiss any impending apocalypse as God’s will—but how many of us would remain calm and refrain from begging for our lives and the lives of our loved ones if the end of the only world we know were to happen right now?
By embracing our higher faculties and spiritual capacities, we might direct energy towards global healing and peace. Can we transcend our primal instincts? Unfortunately, history repeats itself, with greater technological weapons and less clarity. Generally, the exact same primate brains we inherited from our primitive ancestors control our global arsenal.
Embracing Personal Responsibility: The Path to Enlightenment
Institutions are designed to preserve the status quo, often at the expense of progress and personal well-being. The true human crisis lies in our excessive focus on mere existence without deeper understanding or exploration, and our reliance on government to save us.
Self-awareness, purpose, and the pursuit of an accountable life that extends beyond the individual self are the antidotes to our societal ailments, not external entities or institutions.
Our Adventure toward Wise and Harmonious Living
In recognizing our divine gift of free will and the potential that comes with being made in the likeness of a higher power, we are, I’m repeatedly told, called to a life of wisdom, love, service, and harmony. Overall, if this is indeed the case, perhaps it’s time to move away from the territorial instincts that divide us and towards a collective effort for peace and prosperity. And maybe our elevation begins with personal accountability, compassion, and awareness.
We can choose our responses with intention and build a more dynamic world. It is in our hands and our hearts to reshape our story into one that resonates with the frequency of harmony and healing, for ourselves, for peace, and for the planet.
B.A. Crisp is the author of Loosen Your Lotus and the Quanta Chronicles Trilogy. To learn more, please visit: www.bacrisp.com.