#57 Inclusion

As of this writing it’s been just six weeks since I’ve been living here in South Carolina. The one stand out characteristic I’ve noticed about my new environment is the genuine friendliness of the people. I mean even the folks that I don’t even necessarily talk to just at least acknowledge you with a nod and a smile. I’ve even experienced sitting at a red light and a car pulled up next to me and this guy smiled nodded and waved. I was taken back but thankfully I had the reflex and the time to wave back before the light turned green. It’s been very welcoming and truthfully not something I was used to back in New York. This is not to say that there aren’t nice friendly folks in New York, I know there are, but they sometimes seem far and few between. People down here just seem much more laid back, not as uptight. I guess you could say it's the tone of the community.

There is something to say about culture shock. I never thought much about it until recently. There is something called a collective consciousness. I think the best way to describe it is it’s like an energy transference generated by a collective, in this case a community or larger. Since we’re all energy beings the thoughts you think, the attitude you carry as well as the feelings and emotions contribute to the energy you put out on top of everyone else’s. It becomes apart of the “air” if you will. It equates to the fact that the culture here is just a bit more easy going or vibrating on a lower collective frequency. Every part of the country has it’s own brand I suppose.

All in all what does this tell us? That we’re all connected. Like it or not it speaks to the Spirit of you in that invisible world we don’t take time to consider. The Spirit of God within all people, uniting us as members of the human family inclusive of the individuality and diversity that we love to claim, worldwide.

No one can be separate from God. As I am a spiritual being living a human experience, so are all the others. We detect minor differences with each other but they’re really very minor in the scheme of it all. In the spirit of harmony open your mind and heart to those whose backgrounds and places of origin may be different than your own. Just remember too that at the level of Spirit, we are more similar than we could ever be different.

I recently came across this prayer of inclusion, and I’d like to share it. Perhaps you could include it in your daily thoughts.

“I bless the world’s people with welcoming and wholehearted acceptance. I honor your uniqueness and behold your sacred worth as children of God. I want for you what I want for myself, a world of safety and respect. We are one in spirit. Amen.