Indigo-Daisy

My husband was telling me a story this morning about something tragic that happened to a child. He said that it had been lingering on his mind for the entire day to the point that it disrupted his sleep.  While he was telling me this, I could feel the darkness that had been burdening him and I was surprised that I didn’t feel the same darkness because the story was so incredibly heartbreaking.

I can remember not too long ago, I would literally go into a deep depression and morn for days upon hearing something tragic, especially if it involved a child. I had to stop myself from watching the news or surfing the net because it was slowly choking the life out of me. Life itself became almost unbearable because I had been feeling the pain of the entire world on my shoulders. The dark shadows of mankind began to haunt every corner of my life.

So why now, did this heartbreaking story not upset me? Have I finally become so indifferent to the pain in the world, as there is just so much of it?  Have I lost my compassion and become totally callous?

After contemplating this for a few minutes, I realized that past few years of taking time to meditate in the mornings has given me an avenue to redirect my pain.

Now, upon hearing a tragic story, I will send a blessing to that person, or country or situation and then let it go. If there is something that I can do about it at that time, I will try to do so, but if there is nothing that I can do, I will peacefully send my blessings and then just make myself let it go.

By finding peace in myself, I feel that I am in a much better position to send the loving energy of peace into this world that it so desperately needs to heal.