It’s hard to believe that we are at the one-year anniversary of the pandemic control measures. Many, myself included, believed that this “event” would be under control fairly quickly. In fact, our nation’s top health authorities told us that the shelter at home, business and school closings would last no more than just a few short weeks.
Not one of us believed we’d still be living under restrictions and personal limitations a year later. The governments handling of viral outbreak crises’ over the past several decades would have us believe that this one would be handled no differently, but this one is clearly different in many ways.
It wasn’t long before questions began to surface regarding many aspects of this situation, and as we now see, it became a very polarizing and politicized global event.
Mine has always been a curious mind, it’s why I have been a perpetual student for over twenty years. When something doesn’t make sense to me, I seek clarity and understanding by doing my own research, consider multiple perspectives and expert opinions, and most importantly, looking outside of the mainstream reporting, as I learned long ago that the controlled narrative is generally dictated by corporate sponsorship or directives and will rarely present an unbiased or honest representation of the situation.
When it was clear that there was something more than just a viral outbreak taking place, I naturally went in search of answers and found myself falling down a rabbit hole. Ten months later I emerged with newfound insights and understandings of subjects I never would have imagined I’d ever care to explore (geopolitical policies, economics, and technological agendas, to name a few). From that deep dive, I will confess that I feel deep concern for the future of humanity, it’s disconcerting to learn that you can’t trust the authorities, establishments, and people we’ve been programmed to trust. But I also find myself feeling better prepared for the future world we will be facing.
When my own business was affected by the lockdowns and restrictions and I was unable to hold live group classes and training or see individual clients in person, I found myself, like so many, in survival mode. Millions of people have been living in a heightened state of “fight-or-flight” for a year now and the “normal” baseline is a low level of depression. Contributing to this are the feelings of not being in control, helplessness, and uncertainty. For me, I needed to gain some level of control in my life, I needed to reclaim sovereignty. I took courses and classes that would not only allow me to better serve my community as we emerge from a year of deep trauma, but also heal my own emotional state. I looked at expanding my own streams of income, and I focused on strengthening my personal support circle.
Taking control of my health by supercharging my immune system, reducing stress, and eating well allows me to feel better prepared to face any threat, refusing to support or pay attention to any mainstream media outlet focusing on fear mongering or divisive politics protects my mental health, finding land to grow my own food affords me a buffer against the rising food prices, investing my money outside of the system to protect my money from the unstable financial markets and bursting bubbles. Finding a community of like-minded people who support ideas that allow for personal choice and who are inspired to transform our future with action, courage, and love.
All of these actions have empowered me and inspired me to support others in taking control of their health and wellbeing, after all, it’s what I committed to doing over twenty years ago and now, more than ever before, I feel called to serve and support.
This past year I have strengthened relationships with and been introduced to many new teachers, healers, practitioners, and experts in the area of health, wellness, and wellbeing, including mindfulness, yoga, fitness, movement therapy, nutrition, essential oils, herbology, farming/gardening, finance, alternative energy, and so many more. I’ve been inspired, uplifted, and empowered during this difficult year of transformation. It’s been such a blessing to be able to connect with people that provide a sense of hope and control when so much around us appears to be focused on fear and uncertainty.
I am excited to announce that a group of us are coming together to offer a free online transformational event designed to inspire the highest version of yourself to emerge by offering tips, mindfulness exercises, techniques, ideas, and strategies to improve your wellness, enrich your physical, emotional, and spiritual life, and to build a community of support focused on transformation toward a better individual and collective world.
This is an opportunity to heal yourself, rise above the fog of fear and uncertainty, learn new skills, begin a growth process, or simply connect with a supportive and positive community. The intention is to offer you an experience where you can try new things, take back control of your physical and emotional health, and grow your support system. A time to transform together.
This event will be an empowering and educational experience that will introduce you to new ideas that will help support you as we move forward. Many things are changing in our world, monumental changes in all areas of our life.
Next week I will be providing all of the details of the event, the presenters, and registration instruction, and please invite your friends as well, together we can build a thriving community of healthy living enthusiasts prepared to thrive in the new world.
This time in our history is offering us a unique opportunity to truly step forward and claim the promise and possibility of living at the highest level of human potential. In what appears to be an unwelcome challenge, we can create a prosperous opportunity to live a truly enlightened life.