Humanity is way more important than financial woes

Happy Monday!  And welcome to my therapy session. 

There is so much going on these days that I think I and many of us, are on sensory overload. 

This morning one of the top stories on the Today Show, got me.  The headline was “White House Faces Growing Pressure Over Rising Fuel Costs.”  My heart and soul screamed, “Really??”  At the TV.

It’s not facing growing pressure over the death and destruction the War is caring out but over money.  My heart broke.

I feel like we are a bit out of sorts here.  We should be more concerned with the death count of innocent humans than our financial woes.  It all feels so callous to me.

When did financial woes become more important than humanity?  I know it’s probably always been this way but still… when will we learn?

As I’m writing this I just keep thinking about how Jesus wanted us to learn to love more, love better, more fully, or as I said last night, more extravagantly.  And I feel like we as a society are failing at it.

I realize the the price of gas and groceries hurts, but it’s an inconvenience.  We can eat more beans and rice.  Or I could even just eat less in general.  But I also know that my privilege is showing, and not every one can even afford that or know what to do with it if they have it.  That’s why we need to help our neighbors.  

Shoot!  Just get to know our neighbors!  

Honestly, we just need more compassion in the world right now. 

I know the government of Iran is not a good one, but it’s the people who are paying the price of this war in their lives lost, their homes destroyed, exposure to deadly fumes and toxins.  There has to be a better way to stop a tyrannical government than to kill and destroy lives of ordinary citizens.  

But what do we know about that anymore?  Look at our leaders.  They should be so ashamed of themselves.  All of them.  Letting all this happen, not standing up against it.  And we should be ashamed for electing them instead of holding them accountable!  

The atrocities our government keeps inflicting just keep growing. It’s embarrassing.  It’s shameful. It’s wrong.

Unfortunately, I don’t know what I can do about it, except to keep loving… To keep sharing and helping.  To love not just through words but through action.  And speak up!  Write to my representatives and hope eventually they will listen and get the courage they need to do what right and hold all these corrupt leaders accountable.  Love, love, love… serve, serve, serve… 

I was in a Reiki session this morning and I kept seeing in my mind’s eye Reiki flowing through the sky across the miles.  As it flowed, little sparks of energy would spray off and float down to homes and businesses beneath it.  It made me think that perhaps I need to to a community reiki walk.  Just walk around my community, sending reiki to those I pass.  Opening my heart as I go letting love flow out from me onto all those around me.  This is a practice I need to get back to.  One I need to make a daily priority.  Maybe you’d like to join me?  I would love that!

Let’s get out in our communities and just spread as much love as we can.  

Until next time…♥️