As I was driving tonight to pick-up my Jack Russel Terrier — “Jack” at his doggy daycare Noah’s Arf, I was reflecting on my experience of the world during this time. Today I felt the exquisite teeter totter nature of The Great Death (the dissolving of fear based systems that carry the traits of greed, power over, superiority, arrogance and imbalance) and The Great Birth (the emergence of loved based systems that carry the traits of sufficiency,sustainability, harmony, equality, humility, and balance. We are centered on the edge of one of the most significant awakenings the collective has ever experienced on the planet today. The rapid acceleration — the breakdown, the break through and the emergence — has many of us working double time to transmute and transcend our own personal “content” as well as the collective consciousness. It feels unending, because it is unending. We are on the ride…the upward spiral of consciousness well on our way to the Oneness meme. To ride this ride, means a constant surrendering into the unknown…living outside of the comfort zone…residing in what I call the emergent zone — where the new rises from the center of unconditional love, from the source of oneness itself. To live in these times means to be centered on the razor’s edge, and as Johnny Cash says, “to walk the line.”
Yes, breathing is good here 
. Receive a couple of breaths as you read and receive these words.
As I was reflecting and making my way through the dark back streets of The Pearl District in Portland, Oregon…I began hearing an inspired voice of guidance saying, “You chose this time, this place. You chose to be a part of this rapid acceleration and this radical shift. You are here on purpose. You are here for a purpose. Everyone, absolutely everyone that is alive on the planet today opted in for this awakening. And everyone, including you, is playing their part perfectly. Yes, you could have opted to live your adult life in the 50’s. You could have been a housewife and a mother…doing the shopping and mixing a drink for your husband at 5 p.m. aka Mad Men. You could have been content with the status quo, or at least quietly settled for it. But you didn’t choose that era, you chose this one. For the exact reasons you are resisting it …you chose to come to participate in The Great Emergence.”
We all did.
As I listened I began to feel the truth of what was being communicated to me. I am not a victim to these times and neither are you. I am not powerless in my presence here on earth and neither are you. I can and will and do choose to participate fully and actively in this emergence and the creation of a new world sourced in Oneness.
We can choose to learn The Law of Emergence and her principles of adoration, presence, reverence, resonance, oneness, guidance, coherence, co-creation, etc. We can learn to source the Intelligent Design that is emerging through us and in the world. We can become emergent leaders, facilitating and midwifing the birth of the new.
A world that works for all.
A world that works for all.
Sustainable.
Sufficient.
Inclusive.
Harmonious.
Alive.
In Love!
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin said, “The day is not distant when humanity will realize that it is faced with a choice between suicide and adoration.”
We have arrived. We have a choice. We chose to be here for this moment. To choose suicide or adoration. Choosing is a courageous act. Choosing to be the eyes, the ears, the hands, the feet, the voice, the heart of the Christ Consciousness. Let us emerge with, from and as the radiant and radical center of unconditional and unconditioned LOVE.
Judging from the numerous rapid licks I received from Jack when he jumped in the car tonight, it is clear that the canine population is choosing adoration!
Amen.
When I was on my 40-day silent retreat in July/August 2007, I was guided one afternoon to pick up some pods that I had been calling “the seeds of new life” (blessing and dowsing with the daily Eucharistic wine) — and take several of the seeds and acorns and drive 20 miles to the nearest Barnes and Noble bookstore. Upon arriving at the bookstore I was guided to place the seeds on the shelf that I wanted to have my book appear on. I looked around and found the “Mysticism” section, and noticed that there was a woman cleaning and dusting the shelf. I obviously needed to wait to place the pods/acorns/seeds so I wandered into the children’s section and immersed myself in a Bible picture book. After awhile, I went back to the shelf. As I browsed the titles, I noticed Carolyn Myss’ book Sacred Contracts on the shelf and pulled it to me. I placed one single acorn in the book sleeve and put the book back on the shelf with a few seeds and pods around it. I whispered a silent blessing for Carolyn and “the seeds of new life.”