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changing the world
February 2008 
Change = Creating; Change ≠ Destroying
Posted on Feb 17th, 2008
by 
Nancy
Nancy
I am a change agent and bridge-builder who is fully committed to doing what it takes to fully step into my highest path of service. I recognize that the bridge from a world of poverty, violence, and polarization to one of abundance, peace, and unity at the societal level is simply the “horizontal” version of the same “vertical” path we as individuals take toward becoming our higher—and truer—selves. It is the same bridge, turned on its side and involving all of humanity. In this sense, I can only make a difference at the societal level to the extent I am transforming myself via the vertical path.
As Einstein said, we can't solve problems with the same consciousness that created them. This means that as we as individuals discover and become our higher and truer selves, we can begin to see and change our world from a level of consciousness beyond the level that created our current conditions. Though our individual progress on this path does make a difference in the world, as proven in scientific studies in many disciplines, when we begin co-creating together from this higher and truer Self, there is simply nothing we cannot do together.
An important challenge for those of us on the conscious path of service to overcome is a tendency to blame. To reach out with the same kind of energy we are railing against, and thus become part of the problem. It is hard, but we must resist the temptation if we are to truly show the way. Otherwise, we are simply showing the way back to the same spot in our evolution. The systems and structures of today are simply no longer working. They were created with the best we had at the time. It is simply no longer the best we have, nor is it now in our best interest to stick with structures created under vastly different circumstances.
The challenge is to show the way by pointing to the better, the possible, the harmonious, the abundance we absolutely have the ability to create now. As we know, what holds us back is not technology, scientific knowledge, money, or politics. What holds us back is our own consciousness. The "vertical" path of discovery of higher levels of our own consciousness will be the way we can activate ourselves and others in a way that creates the new, rather than focusing on destroying the old.
Destroying is never as joyous and productive as creating. We don't need to destroy the old, we just need to create new, better alternatives. We need to keep focusing on that. As those creations make their way into the world--as anything that we focus on does--the old will take care of itself. The old will simply disappear, like so many gadgets that have come and gone based on their usefulness in the face of new conditions. I know it would be pretty hard to find a new 8-track player these days...nor would we even want it.
My invitation to everyone is to work hard to remain in the inner space that focuses on the vision of the world we want. To create from that space. We must resist the pull of fear, despair, blame, negativity, and destruction so prevalent in the consciousness that created our current situation. This means we need to take care of ourselves, because this is darned hard. But, there is nothing more important or more exciting we could be doing right now.
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