I love North & South America and their citizens, I love Russia and her people, and I love Ukraine and it’s population and India is also a place I think is incredible. I love every continent including; Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Europe, and all of their people too. I love all Countries and all people within them. I particularly love the Southern hemisphere, Australia Pacific, because that is where I reside. I love this beautiful ball we live on, teeming with life, called Earth.
However I struggle with some of the news reports I see about people attacking others. If this is true, I wish it weren't.
Can we not share our resources wisely so there is 'nough food, clothing and shelter for all worldwide? ; }
It is devastating what is happening in some places.
Dev...as...tat....ing.
I see Countries and their people in so much pain on free to air TV, on channels our kids are watching.
Statements from reporters like 'Bodies of Russian soldiers were lining the streets'. Footage of buildings in Ukraine being destroyed and footage of innocent people being pulled out of concrete wreckage's.
Dev...as...tat....ing. ; {
No one wants this for anyone.
If we don't want this, what do we want to see?
As I say on the front page of our website, Resilience is ridiculously important, but it is best to not go looking for trouble so you have more to have to be resilient about!
This applies to individuals too, including myself. I try and stay out of trouble and in integrity as best I possibly can.
I am not looking for trouble here, not even debate. Just compassion and understanding for all people and Countries and their plights, understanding that there are things we do not yet understand about them and if we spent a day in their shoes, we may see things VERY differently.
May I also ask; what we are trying to teach our Youth? Our Next Gen Youth. It is for them that I write this. It is for them that I created this whole website. It is for them that I give my time, my effort and the best of me here. I hope this is what you see in my writing.
They are seeing things that are so awful, so horrible and so hard to deal with in their youth, things that are hard enough to understand as an adult, so I can only imagine what young minds think of such things.
To most problems, I say the answer is to try and solve it with as much love and compassion as we can. When you do things from a place of love you cannot go too far wrong.
Tell Your Truth. I admit it take courage, and it is not always easy to do so.
I never said it was easy. It take willingness, willpower, guts and determination and the willingness to look like an idiot sometimes and have others perhaps give you a bit of a hard time, until they eventually realise who your really are, and how your actions at that time mattered and made a difference. If you act, as best you possibly can, in integrity and in the highest interests others, yourself and all people.
Perhaps look harder, find the detail that matters and take it and tell it on behalf of others too. Find the meanings that matter, the passages in the scriptures that can help others beyond belief. Look for things, the details that others may to be seeing. Your focus matters, and I do everything I can to focus on the solution.
Even if you don’t understand or they won’t let you in or tell you why they feel the way that you do, you can invite them in, in another way. I have when I felt someone out of sorts, upset and dismayed, I have said to them, write with me. It might make us both feel better. Rather than making physical love, we can make love with our minds, with words, with a paintbrush, with a grey lead pencil or an instrument and share this beautiful practise with another.
I say, let’s take care of our most vulnerable worldwide. Let’s help them however we can, in their time of need.
Sri Lanka and Korea have food crisis' already and economic issues and we may be able to help them and their people and in particular their children eat. Even if it is teaching them via Zoom or google, how to farm differently, or perhaps budget, or give them some seeds which don't cost much. They can use animal fertilizer.
Having said this, there is nothing like being taught and taken into the arms of someone, that cares enough to reach out.
I also say, if we focus on the ‘wellbeing of the people’, invite them in, tell them your truth and encourage healthy discussion, encourage them to do useful work, tell them of your belief in them. Give them your trust love and support….believe in them and ask them to be trustworthy and worthwhile of your time and efforts and see the best in them.
I maintain that our model, the way we live and how look after people with what is traditionally known as ‘The Dole’ and which is now called Jobseeker….it is a basic amount of money that can help people pay their way until they find employment.
So many Countries, do not have such a payment. Thankfully a lot have food stamps which are fantastic, and which help, but people need money to pay for accommodation. They may have some for the underprivileged and many organisations that help those in need.
I am not sure about other Countries but I think that this model of ensuring those who are vulnerable, a lot of the time through no fault of their own, get back on their feet.
If we take care of people when they need it the most, when we reach out with compassion, love and support and belief in them, without expectation, then they may offer us the same in our moments of need, or perhaps a comrade or loved one, not even now but in the future.
Trying to explain things from your perspective can require a lot of effort, examples, and repetition to get the message to land with certain people who are very stuck in their ways.
We are not necessarily trying to achieve peace, but an understanding, which can result in compassion and love and even passion between two parties that just wasn’t there before.
The want to understand, the willingness to give your time, to make the effort, to care about another, particularly another that is vulnerable, can change everything.
Never stop attempting to turn those people you may see as problems, issues or even dare I say it, even those you be tempted to think of as enemies or bad guys (or at least those with opposing views and perhaps actions to yours) into people that understand you, your actions, and your motives by being willing to tell your truth openly and in doing so in a way that says, this is what I stand for, but you also have important views and I will listen and keep explaining why I see it differently, and ask you to treat me as a friend, and instead of hurt me, help me, and I will continue to help you, even if it is only by explaining concepts and giving you information that will help you.
You never know but perhaps eventually allow a friendship to form. They may realise that you are actually worth their efforts, time and favourable attention too, and everyone else around you may benefit.
Just to cover off on perhaps what it is that we want to see instead, maybe it is this....please treat me like I am your friend....perhaps even a BEST friend. Maybe, just maybe, Countries can treat each other this way too and offer that friendship, support and care...say I know you may be hurting right now. We are too. Even if you feel like you cannot be our best friends, I ask that you do not harm me or the people or country, world and animals that I love.
Aussie's love people, many of us have married internationally and adore our mates overseas and here and we bust ourselves to help them as much as we can. We have travelled far and wide, and hopefully have showed people enough, who we are.
We have friends in the Commonwealth but they are not the only ones we share our plates, time and energy with, like the Queen of England did, we travel everywhere. We adore you all and share our stories far and wide. We are not all the same, but we can sniff out when something isn't quite right and get a bit nervous and say, 'come on mate, be a decent bloke, please don;t mess with what is sacred to us, which is our MATESHIP, and is what we always fall back on. We look after each other. Please treat us right, and we will do the same.
We spend time caring, looking into the eyes of another, seeing them, really seeing them and saying it's going to be ok my friend, no matter what challenge comes our way, thank you for your efforts and for being respectful towards us. Let's back each other in.
We almost care too much sometimes and make protecting our innocent, everywhere in the world our priority. We keep people accountable but also give them the chance to rectify their mistakes, without raking them through the coals, as long as they are willing to do so, an I think you will find most are. We adore people.
Please be our best friends too, and help us help you! Trust me my friend, we have our challenges too. Our animal life is full on...we have crocs and nakes (poisonous snakes and jellyfish). We treat them with respect but also with caution in case they have a bad day and accidentally take us out. They may regret doing that though.
We do 'take the piss' sometimes...largely of ourselves.....Think of 'Donk' in crocodile Dundee – in the pub scene...he is the bear drinking, massive, fun and down to earth classic depicted Aussie male, along with Steve Erwin and Paul Hogan in Crocodile Dundee. We love these characters, but I can assure you that there are beautiful gentlemen down under too! These beautiful gentlemen are the boys we are bringing up here too. They see hardship, and smile anyway. They are resilient beyond measure and bring a smile to people no matter what they are going through.
Those that have done first aid protect ourselves as much as we can, by wearing our Army boots (and gators), our gumboots and carrying bandages, even in local parks. More coming in a 'safety' blog video soon.
This can be rough terrain over here with fires and floods and struggle and strife, but when there is a natural disaster, we watch people pull together and give of themselves selflessly. I have seen it so many times and adore our culture so much....and those that come here form overseas to live, may not have before, but start to know we have their backs too, and do what we can to help them out if they need it, even if it's just a smile and a kind word. Please only help us if you are acting in each of our highest and best interests.
We are safe people that give a shite and we give much more than that psychically, mentally and on every one of the 9 levels we speak about in our signature program.
We figure that if we are shite'ing = we are living.
I = If.
So my question to you is this What if?
If there is a possibility of things turning out for the greater good of us all, why wouldn't we focus on this outcome and do everything we can to bring it to fruition.
I am not sure exactly what it is you need but I will do what I can to help and perhaps you will be open and honest enough with me and others to figure out what it is that you need. If I support you enough to keep you going, you will be resourceful I hope and find a way to get what you need even if I am not the one who supplies it.
Maybe my support, and the support of others around you like your family and friends, especially long term friendships, may be just enough to get you through. Financially it may also mean that you need to take a job or role in something that may not be the dream job just yet, but it is on your way there, because it supports you now.
How many actors and actresses and people in the arts for instance, have had to park cars or waitress or grab a casual job (where you can say no to a shift if you have an audition or something on, but grab as many other shifts as you can for instance). If you believe that most organisations will let you duck out to do something important to you, then this might also help.
Please go out and 'engage', meet people, talk to people and be present with them. Doing this with a smile, and a sense of fun, and caring can make a huge difference, keeping in mind other people's needs and reactions.
Also remember, even if it is not quote going to plan, NEVER give up, perhaps change your approach a little bit, but never give up trying to reach an outcome that is in the highest and best interest of all, including yourself that also solves important problems that need solving.
I wrote the below in one of my blog posts in our Facebook group which you are welcome to join:
Thank you for reading/listening (I wanted to add it here with all that is going on in the world at the moment however I hope to turn this into a video). I ask nothing of you other than to read, reflect and perhaps even apply this into your life if it rings true for you.
In the interests of brevity I make this post 1 of a series of posts called 'A Soulnation (whoops spelling error!) to Conflict'.
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