Overwhelm With The World - A short meditation from Dr. Kristin Neff

Note from Maureen:

I wanted to share this with you. I was introduced to Dr. Kristin Neff through a workshop I attended, and her work on self-compassion is so relatable. I know that a lot of you are worried about everything that is going on in the world right now, and that can cause a lot of fear, overwhelm, frustration, depression. If you catch yourself feeling powerless and fearful, this short meditation I found on youtube from Dr. Kristin Neff might be helpful for you. It’s called Fierce Friend, only 15 minutes long, but it helps you find your own inner power again, to feel like you have the tools to deal with whatever is thrown at you. Give it a try.

I have been working behind the scenes a lot on downloading new guides. I have been working with them since December. They don’t even have a name yet, other than giving me ‘numbers’ to represent each guide. I am currently working with numbers between 37 and 260, but weekly those numbers change (37 stays as my base). These numbers are not aligned with any particular structure, other than this is how they wish to represent themselves to me at this time.

So I know people are wondering what SAM thinks about everything that is happening politically, because they used to comment a lot on this, and in fact when I had the radio show years ago, they commented a lot on Trump and upcoming issues with his reign (a fitting word as he attempts to abort democracy and become a dictatorship). Here is what the guides would like to add on, in this post, to the concept of finding that strength within you, like Dr. Kristin Neff offers with her meditation ‘Fierce Friend’.

Channelled Message From Maureen & Guides:

We asked Maureen to offer up Dr. Kristin Neff’s teachings as a resource on our new website because she offers a calm, loving, feminine energy. One that is so needed in the world as the angry patriarchy (which is imploding though it doesn’t appear to be) attacks anyone resisting its total reign of power. We know that from the surface, the world appears to be ending right now, to be in such distress. Those who believe in religion are talking about ‘the second coming of Christ’ as they see signs from the bible that were written about the end days. Those who are not religious - atheist or spiritual or from other religions - too have their fears heightened as they wonder how much longer we can all sustain this contrast before things are too far changed to ever bring back.

But here is the perspective we wish to share. You do not want to bring things back to the way things were before contrast became more extreme. War with Ukraine vs. Russia, the Israel-Hamas War, and now with Trump newly in power again, him threatening to take over Greenland, Panama Canal, and Canada - everything seems to be breaking at the seams.

Yes, it is. Exactly how it is meant to. Though in this extreme contrast it seems that the world is in deep danger of World War 3, Putin/Trump world domination, climate change catastrophes, it really isn’t to be viewed as simply as that.

Have you ever used a rubber elastic band to ‘shoot’ as if it were a missile? In order for you to get any distance with it, you have to pull back the elastic band to the point where it almost feels as if it will snap apart or break. This is currently where we are, on this planet. We are at the ‘can’t pull this band back much farther or everything is going to implode’ position. This is why everything feels so tense. It is supposed to - this is at the state of the most tension. But soon (whether it is a few months or few years will be determined by the people’s response to this extreme contrast) the rubber band will be released and shoot forth with much distance to it’s target.

When you get there, to the place the rubber band lands, it will be a much more positive space. In fact, the patriarchy will no longer be in control. There will be the rising of the feminine, the rising of matriarch power joining power with masculine energies in a way that create a much better balance. Contrast will lessen. Fear will lessen. Everyone will be able to see that just as with Covid, as scary as that was, there have been some improvements to the consciousness of the world because of it. When this rubber band lands, you all as a collective will have moved so much forward, that the idea of ever going back to the way things were will not even be a consideration. You’ll feel like you are all embarking on a new world of potential.

So, keep yourself centered as you navigate the worst stage of this rubber band tension. It is not meant to be comfortable. You are meant to be testing the limits of what is acceptable on this planet, in this game of life. You are meant to be questioning everything, deciding what your morals and values are, deciding what way it is that you really want to continue playing this earth game.

As nasty as this all feels, and as much fear as there is on the planet right now, because you feel the darkness, you all ARE the Light if you allow yourself to be. In that case, you need to find your Fierce Friend as Dr. Kristin Neff labels it, and know that you are capable of handing this contrast stress with Light.

The alternative? To fold into fear and anger and become useless as part of the rising collective who is going to change this contrast to a great leap forward in Light, progress, and prosperity for the earth. But to get there, you’ve got to go backwards first as that rubber band extends to full tension, and that’s where you find yourselves now.

Keep centered, keep grounded.

Make sure you are not in fear as you then ease into your reptilian brain and that is the lowest consciousness brain that you have access to within your mind. You want to be using your Essence-led perspective to see the world, to see what is happening.

Find other meditations that help ground you, center you. So many free ones on youtube. Search for supports that help you at this time. If you’re fearful, find meditations to help you navigate the fear. If anger is your trigger, find meditations for anger. If you are trying to use your voice and be heard and be part of ‘The Resistance’ to this darkness, find meditations that will give you courage. Join groups that are also part of ‘The Resistance.’

The internet may spread around a lot of darkness, but it also contains a lot of Light. Find the places of Light and share them on social media. Let others have access to tools that can help them stay centered in the Light, rather than getting overwhelmed by the darkness.

Think of it as, if you share anything negative full of darkness on your social media, find also positive examples of Light and forward, positive thinking as well. Don’t become a Debbie Downer as you navigate this. Find the Light, in yourself, find your ‘Fierce Friend’, and aid in illuminating the foreground of Light so that the rubber band can see where to land.

We’ll talk more about subjects like these in the future.

For now,

Maureen & Guides (Base 37-260)

Here is the link to Dr Kristin Neff’s free 15 minute meditation - Fierce Friend https://youtu.be/YBteG_8yzgM?si=2YTZY2QMyfx9ZkwA