“It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“It was a bright cold day in April [January], and the clocks were striking thirteen.” So begins George Orwell’s story of descent from freedom, 1984. When I read the news in real-time this morning my instinct was to panic; instead I determined to weave reality with Orwell and develop a spiritual practice with which to combat the onslaught. Here it is:
Turn PANIC into PRESENCE:
P= Pay attention, live consciously
A= Analyze the situation; no intellectual or spiritual sloth
N= Now; Live in the now. Don’t let fear of the future take possession
I= Inhabit; live in the deepest self where the divine in us is present
C= Call on the wisdom of the Spirit. We are not alone.
And breathe…..be well travel companions.
It is encouraging to me that so many are in sync in our response to news of the last two days. This morning the Washington Post carried this story:
Spirituality Without Borders: Reflections on Spiritual Practice 