The time is now…

Humanity has arrived at the crossroads of our history, in front of the doors to the unknown. There are no definite answers for our future. No one has a reliable forecast of what will happen in the next few decades.

• Environment – Even the most advanced climate and environmental models do not give secure predictions for the climate of the future. We have accepted the need to address the human activities and their contributions to climate change, yet we have no way of knowing whether reducing CO2 emissions will be enough. With rapidly changing weather conditions, decreasing amount of fresh water, methan slowly starting to be released into the atmosphere, increasing occurrences of disruptive climate phenomena, we have no clue what the next years will bring and demand from humanity to survive.
• Economy – The economic books were fundamentally re-written in the last couple of years. Economic theories seem obsolete, current financial system limited and not suitable for needs of wider humanity. New economic systems sparking all over the place. Very few are able to understand, explain or predict the way world economy will develop.
• Science – With new insights into quantum physics taking solid ground from fundamental premises of exact science, we are re-learning nearly everything from scratch. The interplay between our conscience and the physical reality, the realization that our most advanced models only explain the bit before the mystery begins. Increasing flow of new technologies, scientific insights and models desperately attempting to capture the rapid progression of evolution. No one is able to reliably predict the implications and developments that are waiting to be uncovered.
• Spirituality – With the Western world increasingly opening up to Eastern and indigenous spiritual traditions, conscious evolution increasingly becoming topic of conversations and the Mayan calendar predictions and explanations, humanity is experiencing a fundamental inner renaissance. Constantly shifting landscapes of how we see our world gave birth to entire new sectors of economy, art, literature and focus of all our activities. Flow, synchronicity, life habitat, Gaia theory, these are just some expressions of the world we are tapping into.

The point being, that no one has the final answer although we all hold a piece. Point being that our future is absolutely open and uncertain. In short, we don’t have a clue what our future will look like.

When we do not know what our future holds, the important question becomes.

What future do we want to create?

If nothing is certain and little is predictable, that means that any future is possible. So which one is yours?

The time is now for all of us to wake-up. It is too late to be pesimists. It is too luxurious to complain and avoid action. I am tired of discussing what does not work and what challenges are in the way.

The time is now for us to make a stand for what we see possible, in ourselves, in others, in our organizations, communities, countries and as a humanity. Thanks to our diversity, we all see the world in different ways. But we all know what do we feel inspired to improve. There is so much possible and waiting to be realized…

Do you feel called to create? Do you have a dream that is waiting to be brought into reality? Are you open to find it? Are you willing to do what it takes to make possible what you envision no matter what resistance you will face?

The time is now my friends. I count on every single one of you… And I will help may you need it… Make the leap, take the step…

Let’s design the world we dream of, let’s map together the path into the unknown…

Use your wings, it is later than you think…
(Paulo Coelho through Twitter)

Scenarios for our future…

Over the past couple of decades, it became increasingly clear that in addition to known complexities of our existence (nationalities, cultures, world problems, etc.) we need to now count with one more pressing element – the environment. For the first time in its history, humanity has the adequate technology and sufficient awareness to take a big picture view of our activities and their effect on the environment. For the first time we have become conscious that unless we change the way we do things on Earth and enlarge our horizons to take-in nature and rest of life on Earth, we will find it impossible to sustain our way of living. This challenge affects all of us, no matter where you live, the change will affect you sooner or later over the next years.

Recently, I took a part in a sustainability conference and in one of the sessions we have asked ourselves a question. What will our future look like? What are the key choices/possibilities we will need to address within the shifting environmental landscapes that remain to be a big unknown? I would like to share with you few key questions that we will have to find answers to…

• Economic system – heavily tested through the events of last couple of years, the current monetary system is fighting for its survival. Will we revive the system and continue with minor modifications or we will use this opportunity (or potential collapse that is predicted by some) to design a new economic system that better serves humanity? Economy of care, resource based economy, systems based on abundance, contribution to society or diverse community based systems, these are just some of the possibilities. Which way will we go? And if we choose to evolve, how to best transition from the old to the new?
• Population – how do we address the growing number of people in the world? Will we all make it and keep growing or will we experience a global catastrophe that will significantly reduce our numbers? How do we mobilize varying spectrum of people with completely different world-views and corresponding values and beliefs systems?
• Environment changes – will we choose to act? Will we manage to act globally as humanity or keep playing nationalistic games? If we choose to act to reduce future damage, how do we deal with the immediate changes that are bound to happen due to accumulated damage from our recent past? Will the changes be gradual and allow the environment and us to adapt or will we face drastic changes that will leave us fighting for immediate survival?
• Technology – Are we going to be able to keep our steep evolution of technology and adapt quickly enough to necessary shift from fossil fuels towards renewable resources? Will some of us go back in time and all of us remain living in a low-tech, primarily agricultural society or will we maintain and expand our technology and use it as main tools to create sustainable evolution?
• Scarcity – will we be able to move from current scarcity mindset and corresponding effects (dramatically unequal distribution of wealth, masses of people living in constant fear of having sufficient monetary resources, few benefiting from our evolutionary advances, etc.) towards an abundance-based economy and way of seeing the world where common resources are adequately distributed around the world to secure basic needs for everyone?
• Being integral – are we able to mobilize all people with very different life priorities? Will we be able to explain, communicate and understand what is happening and where we are all going despite seeing the world in radically different ways? Will we all be willing to use our strenghts when it counts?
• Evolution – will we progress in our evolution or stall and begin our descent as a civilization? Will we continue to grow or develop or will further evolution require an intentional and conscious support from us in alignment with all what was, is and will be created?

I wrote this as questions to have you think about your own answers before reading my thoughts. As of now, I would choose a technological route that allows us to further evolve our awareness and to design a civilization that is in harmony with the rest of the natural environment. New science streams such as bio-mimicry could allow us to learn from nature and create our future in symbiosis with what is around us. The rapid development of technology fueled by sutainable sources of energy will enable us to solve some of the most pressing problems of today forever. We will find a more suitable economical and social model that is geared towards long-term sustainability and enables us to move beyond the era of gaps and divisions between have and have-nots.

With the evolution of exploitative monetary system, many of our current jobs and professions (aimed at producing more wealth for few and reinforcing scarcity) will become unnecessary and obsolete and people will be left to voluntarily choose if and how they plan to contribute to further evolution of humanity. I see new leadership emerging that is based on authenticity, consistency, integrity , sense of the whole and ability to find solutions that work. I see a deep spiritual awakening that will change the way we make choices, live our lives and relate to each other and that will serve as a prerequisite to all the changes described above…

This is one of many possibilities for our future. As everything is connected, organic and co-created by all of us as well as forces beyond our cognition, it is impossible to predict where we will end up at the end. However, I believe it is crucial for each of us to be informed, to research, to envision, to aspire. I find that many people do not have their answer to a question; “What future would you like to have?”

It is important that we start talking to each other and look for sollutions together. It is necessary that we each take responsibility in our own sphere of influence to seek and act upon the world we see possible. If we don’t, the future will still happen, though it might not be the one you seek. I believe that people reading this blog have a holistic, big picture view of the world beyond only themselves. When people like you choose not to dream and not to act, you leave the future to those who do. And trust me, not all of these people think of you in their versions of the future…

Are you willing to take a chance and not act on the future you see possible? How does it look like? And what will you do tomorrow?

The Venus Project…

Past weekend I had a chance to meet with 2 very interesting people, Jacque Fresco and Roxanne Meadows from The Venus project. In the words of the founders, Venus Project is a veritable blue-print for the genesis of a new world civilization, one that is based on human concern and environmental reclamation. The project is looking at the entire human presence on the planet today, examines the root causes of our current challenges (e.g. scarcity and monetary system) and presents an integral alternative for our future. Please find more information here.

I had a chance to listen to lecture at the London City University as well as listen to few interviews with both Jacque and Roxanne. Here are some key ideas that I noted…

• Venus project determines as a source of majority of our current problems (unequal division of wealth, poverty, crime, environmental degradation, etc.) the mentality of scarcity that is fully supported and perpetuated by the current money system. The design of this system results among others in accumulation of wealth by few, skewed resource allocation and majority of population having to ‘work’ every day and do things they have no connection/personal passion in. Everything in the system is designed to perpetuate it.

  Jacque sees the solution in replacing the current system by resource based economy where all Earth’s resources are common heritage of humanity. For example, we are not far away from having the technology to have abundance of energy for everyone in the world (geothermal and other sources of energy). Due to the present money system it is too expensive to make this happen; if the new system allocates resources in a different way, we could have energy for everyone.

  I love Jacque’s example of human body where all its parts need to work together to make it work. How silly it would be if our internal organs would be in competition with each other and for example human heart would refuse to pump the blood cells with oxygen to the brain. All parts of the system need each other to make it, when one breaks down it damages the entire system. Yet our current economic/social system is strongly based on scarcity/disconnectedness of all its parts…

• The future society would be designed using social engineering, many of our current social problems would be prevented by different education, incentives and different social/economic system. For example the education system would trully stimulate children as a possibility for our common evolution by providing them with self-directed learning support systems instead of an education system that is designed to perpetuate status quo of the society. Jacque says, children can learn anything and the smarter the kids are, the better off we all are…
• By constantly evolving our technology we will be able to prevent most of currently known challenges and problems at its root cause level rather then treating its effects ex-post (e.g. building fire-resistant building instead of needing firemen, etc.) Technology will be in service of humanity yet organized in a way that it can not be misused by people with narrow-minded and short-term interests. It will allow us to have higher awareness of causes and consequences of our actions on environment for example.

As monetary system and scarcity mindset would eventually transform into abundance of basic resources (healthcare, education, energy, housing, food, etc.) majority of ‘jobs’ existing today would not exist anymore. If you think of it, most of the jobs people do today are somehow connected to making money, either to survive or to save/accumulate. With all necessary needs covered and people knowing scarcity is never coming back, there would be no reason to keep saving or being afraid of what will come… People could be free to explore what they feel called to do, what are the ventures that will further support evolution of themselves and contribute to the whole of humanity… The system would bring out the best in every human being…

These are just some examples of what Venus projects outlines. If you look on the website, you can find more information on sustainable cities (land and sea), sustainable transport, construction, housing, etc. I want to leave you explore all Jacque’s thoughts yourself as it is impossible to write all of these into a blog post. Trust me, it’s an interesting reading… Jacque himself also mentions, nothing of this is final, this is just what I/we can see as of now… We will always evolve further…

Is this the answer for our future? How exactly could this work? How will the transiton happen? Has Jacque thought of everything? Will there be a place for me in a society like this? What would people/I actually do every day? Where will it take us, and what will be beyond?

I personally find the Venus project fascinating. I do not know whether this is the blueprint of our future or not. Jacque himself says, this is what I see but if this will happen no one can say. Jacque and Roxanne are currently looking to educate the world about what they researched, created and tested. They are seeking funding to make a popular movie to spread the ideas to a worldwide audience as well as potentially build a prototype of a ‘future’ city.

Learning about the Venus project gave me many answers and even more questions… I feel our way of seeing the world would need to fundamentally shift in order for us to be able grasp and make happen what Jacque sees possible. At the same time, I am wondering whether this is the full picture or whether something is missing… In any way, I am humbled by the novelty, entirety, boldness and intention of this initiative…

What do you think? What do you like about the Venus project? What do you find challenging?

I will look forward to your thoughts… And if you find this interesting, please do spread it in your networks…

Conscious evolution

“There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.” – Charles Darwin on Evolution, The Origin of Species, 1859

In a recently released movie Creation Charles Darwin undergoes a determined struggle on his journey to publish his theory of evolution which has quickly become a scientifically transformational piece of writing that laid foundations of still presently recognized outlook on how life came to be on this planet and how humanity has reached its current point in history. “What will happen if I can prove that god has no plan for us?” was running in Darwin’s head as the dominant religious paradigm and prevailing struggle between religion and science was making it difficult to be able to fully express what he has discovered. We have continued to develop as humanity and to an extent science and religion have learned to co-exist alongside each other despite coming from radically different paradigm about the world…

While theory of evolution is generally applied to living organisms, can it also be applied towards our ways of thinking, towards consciousness itself? Are there differing ways to see and explain the world that correspond to changing life-conditions and represent developing alternatives with a progressive tendency towards higher-order/increasingly complex ways of explaining the world?

Why are we here? Let’s take purpose of life for example, how did one of the oldest question of humanity evolved over time?

To dominate/exercise power. To serve god. To compete and calculate. To serve others. To follow own purpose in life. To serve nature/environment.

The answer to this question was developing over time, often co-existing and overlapping in the same time yet providing very different direction for representatives of the respective ways of living and being. In today’s world, you are likely to find strong advocates of all these different paradigms of existence, it is therefore clear that different evolutionary paradigms do not dissapear over time.

Now let us consider a possibility that we could commit to evolution itself as the purpose of life. That we are able to see evolution of our consciousness as a path, as a road that we are walking on, as a river that flows endlessly towards the horizon. We could then see clearly that we are on a journey and that all its parts are valid for they brought us to where we are as well as can inform where we go next. We would then be able to distill which ways of being on this planet are helpful and which unhelpful for the awaiting parts of our journey. We could also see that the road ahead is full of possibility and excitement and that it is a road that we have been brought here to walk…

Find below an extract from Evolutionary Manifesto by John Stewart who describes the possible next step on our evolutionary journey…

“Individuals will begin to emerge who see that evolution will progress further only if they commit to working consciously to advance the process; they will realize that this realization is itself an important step in the transition to conscious evolution; as part of this transition they will develop in themselves the capacity to free themselves from the dictates of their evolutionary past, becoming self-evolving beings, able to evolve in whatever directions are necessary to contribute positively to the future evolution of life in the universe; a unified and cooperative organization will emerge that comprises all the living processes that arose with them and all the technology, matter, energy and other resources available to them, eventually developing the capacity to adapt as a whole, transcending the particularities of its evolutionary past, becoming a self-evolving being in its own right, expanding in scale, linking up with other organizations of living processes that arose elsewhere, expanding in scale again and again, moving forever onwards and upwards, without end.” – John Stewart, Evolutionary Manifesto, 2008

What if we commit to evolution as our purpose? What if we commit to evolutionary energies that flow through us ever since we became conscious and that pull us upwards on the spiral of development? What if we become free from our evolutionary past by acknowledging its role in our evolutionary process and in illuminating helpful/unhelpful ways of existing on this planet? What if we embrace that possibilities for our future our endless as long as we keep evolving in harmony with all life and maintain the sustainable balance for everything we do? What if this is all just a beginning of a magnificient journey?

What if ?

Vision/intention for my life

I would like to share with you something special. This is an output of an exercise in which I have browsed through online images while holding a highest possibility and vision for my life in mind. This exercise took around 2 hours and was one of the most meaningful exercises I have done around setting goals/intention for all aspects of my life…

Enjoy and if you feel inspired/moved to do a similar exercise for yourself, please let me know how it goes…

Evolutionary moments

I have just seen a very fascinating movie called Quest for Fire that is situated approximately 80,000 years ago and describes a journey of few Homo neanderthalensis that are desperately trying to recover lost fire for their herd. On their travels, they encounter numerous dangers as well as other tribes and adventures. What was fascinating for me was the central role of fire in the lives of humans at that stage. Fire was something magical, a great mystery and a central point of existence. It enabled warmth, safety and divided those who had it and those who did not.

The most powerful part of the movie was when one of the main characters watches a member of the Ivaka tribe (homo sapiens) make fire in front of his eyes. You can see the amazement, wonder and nearly palpable paradigm shift that goes on during these few minutes. Just imagine that you spend all your life not being able to understand the mystery of fire, you nearly die several times while travelling all over the place to find it, you go through numerous fights to be able to acquire it and suddenly you see that it is possible to make it yourself… The tears in the main character’s eyes when the fire is lit speak for everything…

Being able to make fire anytime and anywhere was one of the key evolutionary moments for humanity. Many others came on the journey ever since. The shift from gathering food to growing food and the invention of agriculture. The constant invention of better and better tools to help us on our journey. The emergence of language and self-consciousness. Development of early spirituality and later conflict with spreading religious beliefs. The formation of science and its constant battle with religion. Steam engine, printing, map making, flight, cities, electricity, photography and filmmaking, internet and…

There are many evolutionary moments such as this on humanity’s journey. The last century gave birth to many of them, we realized for the first time our ability to destroy in a massive scale, we have seen the world shrink and became deeply connected across nations and divisions. We experimented with alternative ways of living on empathy, love and compassion. We have realized the limits of money-based economy and its unhealthy effects and for the first time in our history we have realized that our existence on this planet is not sustainable without re-learning how to weave our further evolution with species/nature/environment around us.

All of these are a part of our journey. Although looking back, some of the choices we made seem ignorant, stupid and destructive, it is important to realize that it is our current level of consciousness that allows for this judgment to happen. We got where we got and that is given, I believe it is a better use of our creative energy to look forward rather than trying to complain about our past. It will be our future choices not our past regrets that will determine our further evolution and existence on this planet…

One can only speculate what key evolutionary moments are waiting for us in the future… Emergence of authenticity and people organizing their lives around things they deeply believe in. Marriage between modern technology and nature. Healthy human presence on the planet in balance with other species and the Earth. Development of artificial intelligence, mainstream spirituality and heightened attention to what goes inside and outside of us. Or many others that did not make it to this paragraph… All part of our journey, all playing a crucial role for our existence…

What will be the most important evolutionary moment in the next 100 years according to you?

One day of gratitude

Today I am grateful for waking up in my own bed as I know this privilige does not belong to everyone…

Today I am grateful for having the technology and resources to call my mom in the morning as I realize there are many families for whom this is not possible although they love each other very much…

Today I am grateful for my beautiful family, just as it is, for all we have and do not have, for all we have done and have not dare yet to discoveer, for all the love however hidden it might be at times…

Today I am grateful to take a bus to work as I know many people do not have the luxury…

Today I am grateful for working with people I admire, respect, for people I can work with, argue with, create things together, get inspired, have a laugh or just simply sit in silence together as nothing needs to be said…

Today I am grateful for my job that gives me a chance to aspire and dream every day as well as makes me go crazy in between…

Today I am grateful for getting my outlook mailbox down to zero and having that beautiful feeling that many people in the world would not even understand just because this invention is not present for them…

Today I am grateful for the social technology that helps me to know what is happening with nearly 1000 of my friends all around the world, to ponder on their discoveries and try to guess from their court lines how are they doing today?

Today I am grateful for the possibilities that are opening in front of me when I sit in front of a blank sheet of paper…

Today I am grateful for all the food I have a privilege to eat as it is a privilige that every 6th person on this planet can not have…

Today I am grateful for walking in the park and admiring beautiful trees playing with the wind as I pass along as if to say hi…

Today I am grateful for seeing a snapshot of a football game and for the joy of the team that just scored a goal, helping me to realize the value of playing games just for fun…

Today I am grateful for all who came before me and paved my path and for those who made it more difficult too…

Today I am grateful for the city I live in and for its beautiful streets and houses and the comfort it provides to me as I know not all the cities/places people live in are like this…

Today I am grateful for being on this planet and having a chance to live a life I have. Not better, not worse, not anything else than just mine…

Today I feel grateful because I know it was not a special day. It was an ordinary day. Yet what I got is that if one can be grateful and feel special on an ordinary day, there is something beautiful and profound at play. At the moment we have not figured out a way how we could all feel grateful and beautiful for our ordinary days today. Surprisingly it does not only depend on where we live, what we do and what we own, it is slightly more simple than that…

Today I feel grateful as I have been blessed to make the choices I had made in my life that lead me to this moment. I am grateful for your eyes scrolling down this maze of black and white characters. There are many possible ways for our future, for my future. Only time will show us what choices and creations will support us going forward and which will not. As will for me. Everything can change, at any time, maybe even tomorrow. Yet all is just what it is…

And for that possibility, I am grateful to share with you this deep moment of gratitude for an ordinary day…

What are you grateful for today?

JZ Knight on the role of men in today’s world

“When a man knows that he can walk into the future and create remarkable realities, he is in for the greatest ride of his life, the greatest adrenaline rush, the greatest joy. Because he can look at an undetermined future and, with his ideas, build it in his head and have it manifest. He will be the adventurer to the unknown. This is the gift that he brings.”

The Field

Morphic field is a term introduced by British scientist Rupert Sheldrake, who proposes that there is a field within and around a morphic unit which organizes its characteristic structure and pattern of activity. Sheldrake postulates that there is a field of habitual patterns that links all people, which influences and is influenced by the habits of all people. In developmental biology a morphogenetic field is a group of cells able to respond to discrete, localized biochemical signals leading to the development of specific morphological structures or organs. (source: Wikipedia, web)

Have you ever thought why some places feel comfortable and some places urge you not to stay too long? Why some organizations shine calm, peace and happiness despite everyone having thousands of things on their plate and some feel stressed, desperate or worse, resigned? Why some organizations seem to turn everything they touch into success and some seem to be forever destined to struggle for survival? Why some families emanate warmth and happiness and some suffer through every occassion they all are present in one room? Why some nations are proud of who they are and some feel embarassed when asked?

Of course one can come up with the usual explanations. We like some places and we don’t like others which is based on our experiences, values and what we observe. Every organization has a specific culture, some are better able to cope with their environment than others and it is heavily influenced by the employees and their habits. Every family is different and nations have their distinct cultural patterns…

Now let’s imagine another possibility. In addition to all the mentioned ‘rational’ explanations, let us say that every living human entity, all the way from an individual, through teams, groups (e.g. families), organizations, nations etc. (one can continue to larger entities like continents, humanity, all life on Earth, etc.) each exists within its respective field, similar to the description at the beginning of this post. We can imagine this field as an invisible liquid pool of energy that we swim through when being part of/engaging with a given system. This field is co-created through the inside and outside world of its members as well as through engaging with other fields either horizontally (on the same level) or vertically (larger and smaller fields). Every member of this field then, is in turn constantly influenced by the memory and shape of this field which adds to his/her free will to produce visible choices and actions.

What if an organization is not defined only by what it does, who it employs, what is its turnover/profit, clients, etc. but also exists in its specific energetic field that carry over parts of its past and present? Good/bad decisions, stress, fight for survival, small frauds that were never discovered, successes and victories, dreams aspirations and fears of its past, present and maybe even future employees. If living organisms can have their own fields, why can not organizations living in the constructed world of language and conversation have fields as well? When one is part of this system, it is possible that some choices, feelings and decisions are not ‘ours’ they merely reflect the field of the system we are part of…

Or take a family. Every family carries its own field full of past dreams, regrets, lies, deceptions, individual victories and failures, thousands of unspoken secrets and things that no one should know about. Through engaging in relationships and their individual journeys through life, every family member adds his/her own bit to the field that records this forever and influences life of every new member of this family (system). Or take nations, every war victory/loss/tragedy, significant historical moment, every famous embassador, leader, every citizen, etc. – they all form part of this field which then shapes the potential future of the entire nation.

So what could this all mean? If we accept merely a possibility of this phenomena then many interesting avenues open.

By studying history of individuals/groups/organizations/nations, etc. we can identify key events that have significantly altered the energetic field as well as the healthiness of its impact. We can then support the regeneration/healing process with a goal of supporting a natural positive evolution of every entity. (find here information about one of such processes – family constellation). By being conscious of our role in forming the current and future field of an entity we are part of, we can take intentional action or avoid potentially destructive and painful contributions to the system. By learning to listen, feel and sense into different systems and fields around us we can better navigate in the complex world and make more informed choices among the myriad of alternatives we get presented to every day. By being conscious of different fields around us we can better recognize which are our ‘own’ thoughts and feelings and which are these of the systems we are part of…

Similarly to magnetic/gravitational and other currently scientifically recognized fields and their evolutionary contribution, the different fields of consciousness and their recognition/further study, could represent a powerful shift in how we lead our lives/organize ourselves on this planet. By being able to balance and heal the different fields and systems we are part of as well as to thoroughly listen to larger natural fields that we interact with (e.g. nature, all life, etc.) we will be able to make sustainable present and future choices and co-create a healthier presence and interactions between different aspects of our existence.

Many things are waiting for us, it is exciting to be alive, right here, right now…

To intuition, new teachers and ancestors

I have just came back from a life-changing experience that I had no clue would happen at the beginning of last week. I have booked a holiday and without knowing what will I do, I was thinking of a powerful experience in nature, something that will take me away from busy London and allow me to slow-down, relax and connect with the nature and the Earth. After couple of days of unknown and nothing really happening, all got decided within few hours and I was on an overnight bus to Scotland for a truly remarkable time.

Thank you 1 – Intuition : At times it is necessary to create a space for things to happen, for your intuition or random sets of events to take you towards a destination you can’t possibly plan. By creating the space (e.g. taking couple of days of work), holding the intention and following subtle guidance and listening to your intuition, very interesting experiences are waiting for you…

I spent few remarkable days in north of Scotland, in a truly raw yet beautiful land. It was so interesting what was happening with me and my body, it took me about 2 days just to slow down enough to start really enjoying myself, it was amazing how many things were rushing through my head at a blistering speed. “Wow, do I really think of so many things every day?” I was asking myself as I was watching birds play with the wind and trees bend from one side to another in a wonderful symphony.

While speaking with a friend that lives on the hill, it was also fascinating to realize how much our civilization is dependent on technology. We turn on the light in the morning, take a hot shower, travel to work using transport, work the whole day, stop by a supermarket and buy food, cook some using electricity or gas, store the rest in a fridge, watch TV or listen to music. Nearly every single moment of our day is connected to one or other technological invention of which some are entirely crucial to our existence (like electricity). I remember growing up in my country that my grandparents were completely self-sustainable just living off the land. That was 20 years ago. Today, I am not sure how many people still know how to grow crops, how to preserve food, how to treat the land properly. We show up at the supermarket and hope all will be there. Day by day. I am very grateful for the level of technology we have, I am also aware how fragile it is…

There are many more thoughts in my mind which there is no space in this post to describe. But none of this would happen without an invitation from an amazing person that I had a chance to meet, get to know and learn so much from over these few days. We rarely knew each other before, one inspiring conversation at a workshop, really. Yet so much wisdom, potential and learning was possible, just to ask…

Thank you 2 – New teachers: There is so much you can learn from anyone really. Sometimes, these teachers are people, sometimes they can be random moments of silence and stillness where we allow our busy minds to take a break and listen into the space in-between. Do explore these connections as there might be so much waiting for you. Thank you my dear friend…

The last evening before coming back to London I had an amazing privilege to participate in a sweat-lodge ceremony, which is a traditional tribal ceremony that was/is used in different places around the world. If you are interested to find more, please see a description at my friend’s webspace here.

What happens in a sweat-lodge is beyond words to describe. So was in mine. I can only say that it has been one of the most interesting experience of my life and a powerful reminder of my connection with nature, the Earth and the past, present and future generations.

Thank you 3 – Ancestors : We are living the life we live thanks to all the past generations that came before us. “Standing on the shoulders of giants”, appear on one of the british coins. It is so important to honor the traditions that were being practiced long, long time ago when none of our world existed. It is by honoring and learning about these from our ancestors we can find a key to our present and our future…