I honestly believe we live in unprecedented times.
And although I have a genetic tendency to worry, I really really don’t feel that right now.
Even though the warmongering, the fear porn and the control systems being put in place over humanity are going through the roof.
With the risk of being seen as totally crazy (don’t care!): what an honour to be alive at this moment in time.
Because what I really see happening is this: humanity seeing through the veil of illusion.
Each of us is playing our part
Each of us is playing a different role in this story.
Some acting as whistleblowers, some playing the villain, some playing the soldiers, the victims, etc etc.
We are somehow all necessary for this story to play out. Frustrating as it is.
Turns out The Truman Show, The Wizard of Oz, The Hunger Games, Lord of the Rings, and all those movies we’ve seen weren’t that much of a fantasy after all.
Each containing a piece of a very large, old, elaborate puzzle. A puzzle we are decoding at rapid speed.
But although things seem to go downhill, and although you and me might seem to be on different paths, stages, sides, narratives, dimensions etc: we are all on the same journey.
Things are not as they seem
Everything we see seems to be upside down: war, censorship, propaganda, control, dependence, fear, shortage.
What is real and what is fake?
What is human, and what is AI?
What is for the good of humanity ánd the planet, and what’s not?
If you zoom out, observe, feel: things are often not as they seem.
But how can you know for sure? You can’t.
The only thing you can do is feel. Use your inner compass. Stay close to yourself. Something we are not very well trained in…
And that’s exactly what’s at stake here.
You trusting yourself. Being yourself. Standing in your power, standing in your truth.
Staying in love, while also being fierce and brave.
Making sure you are as independent as you can be. Taking good care of yourself, your body, your surroundings, your mental state, your loved ones.
When you look at yourself: what does this mean to you?
Do you feel confident about this, moving forward, even though it feels unsure what will happen?
The biggest act of resistance
I myself have been standing on soapboxes, have walked in protests, have written critical posts and articles. Have been silenced, censored, cast out and laughed at. Fine, part of my journey.
I found out that there is not much use in fighting systems, political parties, governments, policies, and especially: each other.
The biggest act of resistance you can do is work on yourself. Rise above the noise, the division and the infighting.
Standing in your power. Rooted. Wánting to be alive.
Striving for joy, love, freedom.
Using common sense. (Oh, where has it gone?)
Connecting with each other and nature, as a solid, rooted individual.
Grief and trust
So yes, there is grief. For what we’re losing, for what we thought was real, for the bliss of ignorance, for the people who are suffering.
And I feel trust. Because underneath all of it, something is waking up.
In you. In me. In all of us.
I don’t know how this story ends. It might get pretty nasty for a while. As expected, in a battle that has probably been going on for who knows... thousands of years?
But I do know which part I want to play in it.
Not shouting louder. Being more rooted. BEING. And helping you find your roots, too.
So that together we can navigate these turbulent times and bend them into something beautiful and free, for future generations.
Why I built SPINE
That’s exactly why I built my framework SPINE.
And although it might seem like a small online program, meant for people standing at a crossroads life-wise & career-wise, I actually built it for something bigger than that. I built it for this exact moment in history.
Your life. Your place on earth. Your part in the game.
To contribute in a practical way to millions of little brave acts of people choosing to stay close to themselves.
That’s it. That’s the whole revolution.
Not out there. In here.
And it starts with you.
Which part do you want to play? Let me know your thoughts and feelings in the comments.
Love, Annemarijn
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