How to Keep Your Head Up in Troubled Times

Recent events in society have shaken the human race to its core. It kind of feels like the world is ending. We are not talking about Mayan calendar prophecies. We are talking about real life situations and patterns of recent events.

From the political climate, to the environmental landscape, including terrorist’s attacks and shootings. Can you feel it? Can you feel the heavy energy? We can choose to be positive in troubled times or let the darkness depress us.

It seems to us that many people are choosing the latter subconsciously. You are not alone. The world is going through a huge transition right now and we have a choice. We can choose to embrace each other or to push each other away. You don’t have to go to the darkness. There is a way to choose love and light. As Martin Luther King says, “When you throw hate at hate it just makes more hate.”

It’s important to feel your feelings but quickly move out of the vibration of low energy such as hate, anguish and fear. Here are tips to help you feel your feelings about recent tragic events.

#1. Feel your feelings

Allow yourself to feel whatever comes up for you. But release it soon after you feel it. It’s important not to over eat, over drink, or overwork over it. Instead, let your feelings be your guide, but quickly move towards a loving vibration. It’s important to raise your vibration to connection and love.

As Lennon and Yoko said, “Don’t hate things you don’t understand.” Just because we don’t understand it doesn’t make it wrong. The metaphysical sense there is no right and wrong all we have to do is trust the alignment within ourselves and our own heart.

#2. Stop looking outside of yourself

The majority of us feel overwhelmed and frustrated because we’re letting the media consume us. I consciously choose to turn off my TV and avoid listening to media because fear-based reactionary stories are all that is painted on the screen. If you’re looking outside of yourself to find a connection, to find validation or to find hope, or answers, you will not find it. You must look inside of yourself and connect with your true essence. You and only you have the power to feel peace and love. Peace starts with you, in your own heart.

#3. There is a plan greater than ours

I have always recognized that the universe works in mysterious ways. Sometimes things happen that we don’t understand. But I trust and I know that everything happens for reason. Adopting this mindset can help you feel a little more peace in the chaos. Think about your own life in the past, when something happened that you didn’t know or expect like a divorce, disease, or a layoff. When it happened it didn’t make sense, but in looking back you realize why. Perhaps it led you to greater love. Turning to love instead of hate, choosing love instead of fear will be the only way through this tough time.

Dr. Derek Conklin, a Dentist in Portland Or, says that it is important to take care of your health in troubled times. Sometimes we let our feelings get the best of us. But one way to bounce back quicker is to maintain healthy habits.

~Shannon Kaiser