I have always been fascinated about words and how we attach meaning to them. Words mean different things in different languages, time periods, geographical areas and to different people.  The translation of words brings an even broader layer of meaning.

When I was young, I read everything I could about the Mayans. I was fascinated about a culture that just disappeared from the planet. Much of the recorded history I read was translated from Spanish, then I came across a direct translation of what was considered the Mayan language. When discussing the end of the world prediction, this translation said “The world as we know it has ended.”

That translation has stuck with me all of my life. I thought of it when a loved one died, when I got sober, when I met Deb, when I moved and when I changed careers.

The world as I know it has ended many times.  Sometimes, it was by choice, other times it was forced upon me by other people and events. 

How I handled the end of the world varied on my perception. I looked to other people, places, things, activities and beliefs to save me. Eventually, I saw my world end enough times that I realized it was part of life and how I handled it was up to me. That is when I became more compassionate with the world and more excited about the power I have within myself!

The world as we know it has ended for almost everyone on our planet. This disruption has the opportunity to create a world that works for all. We as humanity and as individuals get to focus on what is important. We are at choice to be victims or our own hero. For me, I choose to focus on the positive and trust that I am surrounded by people who will hold me up when I’m down.

With this in mind, I want to share what I seeing working well in our new world. I want to share the positive and good news.

Quantum physics is proving what the mystics have known. We get more of what we focus on.  Now is not the time to be in denial. We are social distancing, the coronavirus has spread throughout the world and our economy is in unknown territory. It is OK to feel scared. Now is the time to be more than who you were before your world ended as you knew it.

I am sure in the next few months there will be great change. People will rise to improve the new world, and individuals will find a power inside themselves that could only come from all of this. We are so much more than we ever imagined! I encourage you to look for good.   

Right now, a good thing for me that is happening is that I am actually starting this blog.  It is not what I thought it would be and that is OK.  There is a need inside myself to write and share and give people hope.

So it begins.