How to Gracefully Walk into the Emerging New World...Now

Change is happening! A sweeping, life-altering transformation is well under way. Even as old-world structures crumble around us, a new world–bright with possibilities–is already rising. We can begin walking in this beautiful new world, this spiritual renaissance, now.

What will it take to make this shift? Our old assumptions no longer serve us, and we’re looking for new and better explanations and laws to apply. In a nutshell, we’re entering a period of love, brotherhood, and peace. I know, that’s still really hard to believe, but it’s true. It’s essential that we move from a focus on the material to a focus on the spiritual, that we move from competition to brotherhood, and that we move from fear to love. So, here are some steps you can take right now to begin living in the new world:

Here are five steps you can take now:

1.) Release all of your outdated beliefs and attachments (the things you cling to to define yourself)–all of them.

2.) Open your heart. Go into your heart and embrace your brothers and sisters, Mother Earth, and Spirit or Being.

3.) Simplify your life. Reduce your consumption, your use of resources, and your dependence on others.

4.) Harmonize with the earth and Spirit. Reconnect with the natural world around you and open yourself to guidance.

5.) Recognize and accept grace–trust! Open to the possibility of receiving even more grace.

Eliminate Aanything You Don't Need

In a culture that has aspired to having more and more, it may seem heretical to suggest that you aspire to having less and less, but that's my suggestion. Go through everything you own, find anything you aren't currently using (clothes you haven't worn in the past two years, a bike you child has outgrown, old computer equipment, stuff you bought but never use), and recycle those things. Let someone who needs them put them to use. Clear that clutter from your life, and prepare to travel lighter in a changing world.

You could try selling those things at second hand or consignment shops, on Ebay (http://www.ebay.com), or on Craig's List (http:www.craigslist.org). That may be worth the time and effort if you have expensive things in near-new condition. Alternatively, you could give those things away. There are many organizations that conduct regular drives to pick up used items (we give to ARC and Big Brother's and Sister's). You can also list items you want to gift on Craig's' List or on Freecycle (http://freecycle.org).

My wife and I listed an old dresser and two matching night tables for free on Craig's List. We had a dozen responses within an hour--amazing. A very sweet young couple with small children came to pick up the pieces. We were very happy when we saw just how thilled they were to have these badly needed "new" pieces of furniture.