{"id":244,"date":"2011-03-31T01:00:03","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T05:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/blissblog\/?p=244"},"modified":"2011-03-26T20:38:36","modified_gmt":"2011-03-27T00:38:36","slug":"be-the-change-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2011\/03\/be-the-change-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Be The Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/107\/2011\/03\/worldglobe5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/107\/2011\/03\/worldglobe5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"117\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The world calls out each day for those I think of as &#8220;Spiritual Warriors&#8221; to respond with implements of healing, rather than weapons of war.\u00a0 In my mind, that would be someone who, to paraphrase Mother Teresa is willing to attend a &#8216;pro peace&#8217; rather than &#8216;anti war&#8217; gathering. I have found that when I feed any situation fear, anger, distrust or hatred, I empower it to continue in destructive ways. Now, that doesn&#8217;t mean that I don&#8217;t harbor those feelings. Each \u00a0of our greatest\u00a0peace activists were also examples of full human emotional states. I&#8217;m sure that there were some days when Mother Teresa was no Mother Teresa.\u00a0 I have heard His Holiness The Dalai Lama express that he feels anger even as he bears witness to compassion.<\/p>\n<p>Recently I came face to face with the ways in which I disowned my full humanity, by squelching, sqooshing, denying and downplaying the emotional state of anger. I judged it as being like a wolf who seems tame on the outside, but could potentially bite someone&#8217;s head off if cornered. Rest assured&#8230;.that has never happened and I prefer that the people in my life keep their heads on their shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>What I have begun to accept is that when I give myself permission to feel fully, I am more authentic and my relationships are more fulfilling for both of us AND I am a greater force for good. What I\u00a0 cast out, I alienate and that is how enemies get born. Those parts of myself that feel disenfranchised are more likely to rise up in rebellion.<\/p>\n<p>In order to be a peacemaker, I need to &#8216;be the change I wish to see in the world&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>How can you embrace ALL of who you are, so that no part of you is left out in the cold?<\/p>\n<p>Be The Change\u00a0(a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi)\u00a0by M.C. Yogi<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/1Qd-fAnHjPg\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/1Qd-fAnHjPg<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The world calls out each day for those I think of as &#8220;Spiritual Warriors&#8221; to respond with implements of healing, rather than weapons of war.\u00a0 In my mind, that would be someone who, to paraphrase Mother Teresa is willing to attend a &#8216;pro peace&#8217; rather than &#8216;anti war&#8217; gathering. 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