Lead with Love
“To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.” Confucius
Over the weekend I had an “altercation” with a man who seemed determined to blame other people for his misery. It was the second weekend in a row that a man has flung his anger toward me for no reason I was aware of participating in. Last weekend was as simple as a mean comment because he wasn’t getting the attention he wanted as quickly as he wanted it…probably. Which probably came from some other belief…
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I was working at my family’s café, Beans and Berries, and was called behind the register to take care of a void. I looked up as I saw the man walk to the register, smiled and continued doing what needed to be done in order to take his order. He made a comment that sounded like a teasing, happy thing and I looked up again, all open to what he said. Instead of being nice, as all of our customers have been, he spit out a few words letting me know he felt ignored. The words were laced with attack. I was shocked and the words went into my heart like someone hit my chest with a baseball bat. I hadn’t anticipated his anger and I didn’t know what to do other than apologize and begin to take his order, which I was then ready to do, though I truly wanted to tell him my reaction to his being mean. And I didn’t.
I wake this morning with that title thought. There is a general feeling of waiting for things to calm down, feeling ungrounded, uncertain. The media treats us like puppies on a leash, pulling us in one direction then another, wherever government or somebody wants us to go. We had this feeling that with the election of Obama we were going to miraculously climb out of the trenches and be back in our technicolor Pleasantvilles again. But the chaos lingers, the fight over healthcare, the gas prices rising and falling, the stock market, blah, blah, blah. And then there is everyday life, relationships, work or lack of it, illnesses, cleaning the toilet. How does one maintain or achieve a positive outlook with all of this and more? 
Procrastination. Waiting for inspiration. The luxury of such is no longer viable. It’s time to move in the direction your soul is guiding you. Take the time to listen to your heart and if you cannot hear it, seek guidance to help you. The following is a message from the Hopi Elders of the Arizona Nation…
