An Inconvenient Truth

Yesterday we went to see An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore's documentary on global warming. He depicts, in a truly perfect presentation as only Americans know how, the bleak consequences of humankind's uncontrolled spewing of carbondioxide into the atmosphere. He is very clear about two things: there is no doubt in any of the scientific reports that CO2 is at unprecedented high levels pushing up temperatures in relation and that the cause of it all is us.

His story both frightens and empowers. If we continue unchanged nature will certainly strike back with heavy storms, extreme temperatures and excessive flooding. However, the power to create a new and better scenario for the world is in our hands. I like this idea. We are being offered a one-off chance to come together in mind and heart to work in concert. New age books often mention the connectedness and oneness of people. The environmental crisis looming over us now is the test case encouraging us to really be one.

For that to happen I see a great shift in our collective awareness. We will re-evaluate what is important to us and live accordingly. We will gain deep understanding of how our innerworld is directly linked to our outer world. We will appreciate what life and nature has to offer us on a constant basis. We will feel the deeper connection we have with all others. An inconvenient truth opens the door to a celebration of life.

You can find more developments on climate change on this blog by Dimitry van den Berg.

Inner Knowing

Sometimes it seems magic does exist. You experience something, you like the effect it has on you but you have no idea what happened or how. A great deal of that magic happened to me when Marlise visited us from LA two weeks ago.

Marlise is great company: she bubbles with energy, takes life seriously in a positive and light way, is full of humour and connects deeply with the people and places around her. And she is doing very special work called Inner Knowing. What this means in her own words can be read on her website. What it means to me is that she brought me in contact with a very quiet area within myself. An area where my strength, creativity and confidence are coming from. Although nothing much on the outside changed (same thoughts, confusion, fears), the way I deal with them has. The worries no longer take the dominant role they once played. Through the Inner Knowing retreats I moved much closer to my reason for being on earth (which Lynne McTaggart tells me is one of the most important sources of happiness).

And the beauty is: the magic continues to do its work.

Read about Marlise, her work, upcoming events and reactions on www.theprojectnetwork.nl.