Bright Light Responder

A Call to WAKE UP from the DREAM—RESPOND-ABILITY—BE a “Bright Light Responder”

Now more than ever, People BEING whole, awake, and conscious of the oneness of all of humanity is even more significant.  We see acts of violence in so many forms.

Regardless of your political persuasion, race, spiritual beliefs, age, etc., we are one people. What occurs on one side of the globe flashes around the planet, so we are all impacted and involved nearly instantaneously.

The truth is that humanity is at a portal, a doorway of sorts, with each of us being invited to purposely choose how our presence will contribute to the (W)hole, in our families, communities, and countries.

Our choice, moment to moment, can be fleshed out by answering the following questions.

• Will I add to peace or war in this moment?
• Will I be the presence of inclusion or exclusion?
• Will I be the strong voice of compassion or blame?
• Who, How, and What will I bring to each moment?
• Am I ready, willing, and able to awaken?
• Am I willing to acknowledge that my answers are in my actions?
• Am I willing to accept that I am responsible for my answers?

As I write this, around our country, there are waves of violence against “The Police” as a generalized group, even as we turn to them to respond to our 911 calls as well as to maintain order in all this chaos.

“The Police,” as a generalized group, is being blamed as the structures of our society are faltering under the weight of so much judgment, blame, mistrust, and fear.

Around this country, groups of people also go to their particular Police Departments, encouraging those individuals to stand in alignment with their vows and to reaffirm that they serve at the request of their community.

We each have a BASIC moment-to-moment choice: Either We can agree to be pulled into the swirling chaos of judgment, blame, and attacks, which are looking for the cause outside ourselves. This is a path of looking outside ourselves for targets to blame. OR We can look inside ourselves and ask, “How might I contribute to the peace, harmony, and inclusiveness in my community?”. This is a path of knowing that there is nothing outside us that isn’t already within us. The change we seek comes first from within us.

Our choice informs our response to the moment. RESPOND-ABILITY refers to the capacity to be self-aware as the choosers and the actors.

To develop “RESPOND-ABILITY” requires a willingness to look within, to be naked and truthful with yourself about what there is, AND then to take up the task of intentional responsibility.

Our choices add to the PEACE or the WAR on our planet, country, community, family, and self.  The state of our world is in our hands.

Blame is easy and leads to more struggle, more war, and more violence. Respond-ABILITY is a daily stretch from within that leads to more ease, peace, and inclusion.

RESPOND-ABILITY is the activity of living outside all the boxes and creating the world we all wish to live in.

Consider: How inclusive are you? How willing are you to look within and find your prejudice against _____ (fill in the blank)? How ready are you to lay that prejudice down and act in a way that adds peace and harmony to your community, all countries, and our world?

This is a CALL to ACTION.

I invite each of us to actively be a “BRIGHT LIGHT RESPONDER.”

A Bright Light Responder is a person who lives from RESPOND-ABILITY with the clear intention of contributing to each moment the missing elements. For example, peace in the face of war, calm appreciation in the face of attack, the face of pain, etc.

I invite each of us to take up the call and act in each moment as SOUL walking. In this way, our world and all those in it may awaken together.

And then WHAT a celebration there will be!

YOURS,

ALAYA