Relief! It's been more than a month since the presidential elections... and no more political ads! We're back to normal... almost!... with television ads now trying to sell us cars and trucks, insurance, carpets and flooring, deodorants, cosmetics, prescription drugs, and so many other products that promise us happiness and contentment.
In either case -- political or commercial ads -- the volume tends to go up and there is an endless repeating of words.
What I realized midway through this election cycle is that I have the Power to Mute what I don't want to see or hear!
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| What do you not want to hear? (Photo credit: Digital and TV Advertising Campaigns Work Hand in Hand, PandoLogic Workforce) |
Two things I noticed or wondered as I pressed the mute button:
- How much of the time was allocated towards ads and how little there was of the program I wanted to watch; and
- How often I mute others in my life: people or ideas that I don't want to see or hear.
The silence was deafening: both with the television sound off... and... not being in relationship with those I disagree with.
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| What is sacred to you? |
As I considered these, I remembered a dialogue concept taught to us early on: the importance of seeing Sacred Worth and Value in each person. In essence:
- Can we see our own sacredness and value?
- Can we recognize others and their Sacred Worth and Value?
It seems that if we can ask the four questions that Don Juan asked Don Octavio, we might begin to see the need -- and maybe, wantedness -- of Love.
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| How will you seek what you want? |
Though we may be experiencing relief from political ads, I wonder if we are content with filling their absence with commercials that numb us to what we really need? Or maybe -- through introspection, reflection and awareness -- the Silence Noticed will allow us to choose what we actually want -- and need -- for our relationships:
- Dialoguing and listening;
- Being heard and seen;
- Searching for Sacredness and Worth...
And accepting that Only Love will answer the questions of happiness.
May this season of Gift Giving allow us to distinguish what we really want and need. May Presents Shared in the Presence of Loved Ones and Friends open us to the gift of Sacred Worth and Value.
Blessings to you, my Sacred Friends and Colleagues! Your presence is valued!
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| Larry Gardepie (click on link for website) |
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