Living the kind of life that I have been having in my thoughts
Hallo,
Hope this mail finds you well.
Yesterday we had a training in one of the farthest ends of Voi Constituency - Ghazi Location. One of the areas’ characteristic is lack of network coverage! A remote area indeed.
The training was again a reminder of what we are called for, who we are and who we must become, always. We explored, through the participants, the challenges the community is facing. Now that’s not new. Perhaps it’s not even unique. However, what remains a constant mirror of reflection of who GCA are and how far we have come, not forgetting what we have to offer, is the manner in which the community earnestly and passionately holds on to the already always listening. This was well played and brought to the fore by the way one woman (middle aged) aggressively implored “do you think there is really a better life than what we have now?” She was referring to her life often characterised by struggle to feed and educate her children, small scale farming which never yields anything and persitent drought. Looking at her face all you would see is hopelessness engulfed in a thick cloud of bitterness and total despair. In all her senses, life was just that way, no matter what happened. This was a painful confession of what a “belief” can do to a potential person. All her expectations were suffering and struggle. And this was the general mood in the training. It was a picture of life in bondage, yet of people who through their belief were comfortable in their uncomfortable states. Uh! this is were the real work lies.
Diagnosing the main “disease” of the participants was somewhat relief to me. Through this I found some strength to stay above the prevailing mood. I felt I was at the best place at the best time, to offer the best remendy. I told all the participants to take a deep breathe. Then I told them that today was the day they would discover the key to unlocking their treaures. Some shook their heads in disbelief. Others laughed. It was clear that no image of plenty or flourishment existed in their minds. After a moment they all looked at me expecting to hear more. “Imagine a life full of abundance, healthy and flourishment.” How will you feel? The entire room was filled with warm smiles and tender laughter. And one by one they started saying “it would be great”, “sweet”, ”full of happiness”, “I would feel important”, “I would share love”, “I would be free”, among others. At this time there was new and exciting energy. And how do you feel without the thought of abundance? I asked them. “Tired, Bitter, weary, rejected, abandoned, isolated, useless, void, lonely among others”. Then I asked them “if you are to drop any luggage of your life, what would it be?” They all shouted bitterness, rejection, etc. At this point I told them they ahd a choice to make between life of abundance and life of scarcity. Each one of them was excited to choose life of abundant provision and the feeling that comes with it. And I shared with them the law of attraction from the “Secret”. At this juncture, one young man stood and said “it’s true, I have been living the kind of life that I have been having in my thoughts! From today onwards I change my way of thinking. Oh, so my beliefs and thoughts are either my assets or liabilities depending on what I choose!”
The participants requested for more trainings in the area and they pledged to bring more people in the next trainings. They also vowed to share what they had learned with other community members.
“Thank you a lot.” They all told us.
And I must also thank you for leading us into leading the world into creating better worlds for themselves. What a joy.
Warm Regards.
Munish.