Cooperation and Unity: The Perfect Recipe for Success and Enhanced Consciousness!

Cooperation and Unity are always the Keys to Success when it comes to issues regarding our personal and professional lives.  It’s not really important if you are a husband or wife going through a difficult divorce, a mother trying to get your child to help with household chores, a business manager in the process of creating a more productive work environment or a political leader attempting to resolve issues of contrast such as economic, religious or racial woes.  We must willingly learn to understand, accept and work with those we consider our enemies in order to live a more balanced, harmonious life filled with peace and happiness.  Okay, now give me a chance to discuss the matter a little further before you stick your finger down your throat or wonder when I am going start talking about the beauty of rainbows. Say, "Hi" to your EGO and then tell it to, "Shut Up!" What makes many of us want to always fight in such a pugilistic manner when we are pushing our individual agendas? The answer is simple… It’s The Ego. Psst… You know your EGO! That part of your psyche that leads you to believe you are more entitled than another… Able to disregard the rights and needs of others over you own at a single bound! Look! Up in the sky it's a Bird! It's a Plane! No it's ME! ME! ME! THAT part of the Ego! Okay, now that we have that straightened out…

When we serve our Ego nature we already set ourselves up for what I call the dis-ease of self preoccupation, whether it is our financial needs, emotional needs, security needs, religious beliefs or any other personal desire.  Whenever we choose to serve the needs of our self without considering the needs of others we will never reach or attain the state of cooperation that is needed to bring long lasting positive change into our everyday lives.  More importantly, we are incrementally contributing in our own way to the downfall of our very civilization as well as the destruction of planet in which we are just temporarily visiting. You Can't Achieve Anything Of Substance By Forcing Your Will Upon Others! Nothing great was ever achieved by forcing one person’s will upon others.  The individual may enjoy short term success, but their downfall will come swiftly and at times without notice.  The downfall will be the result of the animosity generated from the negative energy created by the moments when the individual’s ego forced people to take actions they would not normally take.  This action is unnatural to the other party and it disturbs their energy field. Energetic disruption ensues, stagnation follows and instead of both parties growing and enhancing their level of consciousness they become enmeshed in a downward spiral of destruction. Be Careful! Each and Every Action Has A Consequence! The destructive power of your Ego is not always limited to your intimate and personal relationships. Each and every act has a consequence.  Take a look at your actions and listen to the hints which may be screaming out to you to stop being controlled by your self-serving Ego nature!  Some signs of an out of control self-serving Ego include: 1. You litter the environment in which you live without trying to understand the consequences. 2. You talk on your cell phone while driving without considering the dangers to your self and others on the road. 3. The people you say are important in your life feel they are not heard by you because you say you are too busy or you are too preoccupied with your own needs and desires. You hide behind these excuses without feeling the need for further review. 4. You rush from one red light to the next red light while driving without any consequences of the gas you are wasting and the effect of it all on the ecology of the planet that we inhabit. 5. You think going green is wearing something green or spending the day at the golf course. 6. You think your political views are more valid and important than the opinions of others. 7. You think your religious beliefs and doctrines are more valid than that of others and do not acknowledge their rights to believe as they wish. The above list is just for starters!!!  I could go on for a very long time on this singular point, but this is just a post and not a book. Let the Positive Energy Flow... You Will Enter Into A New Dimension Of Happiness And Others Will Follow! In general, it really comes down to our ability to look at ourselves without judgment and then beginning a step by step review of our viewpoints and daily habits.  Once we learn to ignore the ego and place value upon the needs of others we instantly become more cooperative and unity ensues.  People will notice the change because you will pleasantly and peacefully stand out from the crowd.  Your thoughtful actions will balance the energy of those around you and enhance your ability to maintain higher levels of consciousness.

If possible, tell your self-serving ego to shut up and start thinking how your actions influence the environment beyond the reach of your hand in front of your face.  Once you break through this barrier you will enter into a new spiritual space.  You will effectively become a change agent for cooperation, unity and expansion of positive energy throughout your personal environment, the planet and ultimately the divine universe. Namaste, SanDanYi