Where has all the wellness gone?

Are we a society of well-adjusted time-management savvy master-of-our-universe mediavores who want everything yesterday and prepared to sell our families and community values for it? Well yes, we are! And loving it? Well, in a weird immediate sense. And why not? Well...why not! We can afford it - financially, our nervous systems and hormones love it. That sex, fun and all things exciting sells, is a reality. And thats all good. But what about the other side of the coin? What about the other aspects to ourselves that makes us...well, human. There is a part to us that desires the opposite of our consumer-driven, media diet, celebrity cult contemporary needs. And that is stillness. I believe this little reality has little understanding, but is crucial to our wellbeing. The reality of being the still-point in the middle of the tornado allows us to be at peace within ourselves. Isn't that what we are really seeking? Doesn't the core of your being say: hello, where do I find that? Well yes, because at the core, you are peace. And guess what? that doesn't mean sitting on top of a mountain away from the world to realize this. All this requires is that you be prepared to go within and face yourself: first the misrepresenting ideas of who you are, then the truths (because, that is how it generally happens, as any seasoned meditator is able to tell you). For this we do need to practice something weather it be agoy, meditation, or some other technique for going within. And once you find peace you can live it out in every aspect of your life: peace isn't passivity, it is a stillness you experience when you enjoy living, and you can be as active as you like. Go on give it ago. See if there is something in it. And if there is, keep doing it, because it will only get better.

Now we can still enjoy our media and celebrities and people and community, only this time from a place of peace.

Lotsa love

Jason