Every individual's consciousness is connected to, and is a part of, the mass consciousness. When a small but significant number of individuals have moved into a new level of awareness and significantly changed their behavior, that change is felt in the entire mass consciousness. Every other individual is then moved in the direction of that change. And the whole thing may have started with one individual who first made the leap.
So often we look at the world around us and feel terribly helpless to effect any significant positive change. The world seems so big, and in such a mess, and we feel so small and powerless. The hundredth-monkey story helps us to see how powerful one individual or a few individuals can be in transforming the world.
Because the world truly is our mirror, as we change, it must change. You can see this easily in your personal life. As you develop the habit of trusting and taking care of yourself, you will gradually release your old patterns. Soon, you notice that your friends, family, and business associates all seem to be feeling and acting differently as well. People you encounter seem to be dealing with less serious problems (or if their problems are serious, they are more quickly healed) and more creative issues. Things that previously frightened and upset you seem to have lost their emotional "charge." Even the serious problems of the world, while they still concern you, may not seem quite as scary as before.
The reason for this shift is that you are beginning to feel the power of the universe inside of you.
To the degree that you experience the presence of the universe in your own body, you don't feel afraid.
Of course, every time you open up to more power, more of the old fear gets flushed to the surface and released, so in the healing process you will experience alternating states of power and fear. Gradually, however, a solid base of trust will be established within you. Others will feel this and in it will find the support to open up to more of their own power and truth. The people and things around you reflect you in increasingly positive ways. The more light you allow within you, the brighter the world you live in will be.
(Shakti Gawain, ... from the book, "Living in the Light.")
So often we look at the world around us and feel terribly helpless to effect any significant positive change. The world seems so big, and in such a mess, and we feel so small and powerless. The hundredth-monkey story helps us to see how powerful one individual or a few individuals can be in transforming the world.
Because the world truly is our mirror, as we change, it must change. You can see this easily in your personal life. As you develop the habit of trusting and taking care of yourself, you will gradually release your old patterns. Soon, you notice that your friends, family, and business associates all seem to be feeling and acting differently as well. People you encounter seem to be dealing with less serious problems (or if their problems are serious, they are more quickly healed) and more creative issues. Things that previously frightened and upset you seem to have lost their emotional "charge." Even the serious problems of the world, while they still concern you, may not seem quite as scary as before.
The reason for this shift is that you are beginning to feel the power of the universe inside of you.To the degree that you experience the presence of the universe in your own body, you don't feel afraid.
Of course, every time you open up to more power, more of the old fear gets flushed to the surface and released, so in the healing process you will experience alternating states of power and fear. Gradually, however, a solid base of trust will be established within you. Others will feel this and in it will find the support to open up to more of their own power and truth. The people and things around you reflect you in increasingly positive ways. The more light you allow within you, the brighter the world you live in will be.
(Shakti Gawain, ... from the book, "Living in the Light.")
