18 Human Qualities to Advance Global Awakening
Dylan Charles, Editor of Waking Times has crafted an interesting list of 18 Human Qualities Most Needed to Advance the Global Awakening.
Reality is anything but fixed, it is created again and again, re-defined from moment to moment as a product of the behavior and choices of all sentient beings. For certain, we are more powerful than we yet know, and each one of us is indeed an actor on the same stage, all of us with the ability to impact and contribute to the story. – Dylan Charles
He suggests that the most important players in the world right now are not in the limelight, they are not politicians or celebrities. Rather they are ‘activated’ human beings, setting examples by living courageous lives at the edges of change. “They’re the ones making adjustments to the trim-tabs on the rudders of humanity”.
How do we cultivate the human qualities most needed right now to advance humanity, especially in the face of the countervailing “forces of fear, scarcity and decay”?
Here are the exceptional qualities Mr. Charles suggests, a work-in-progress. We have slightly revised a few, (original list here). What qualities would you revise or add?
1. People who diligently pursue self-mastery, but are able to dodge the traps of the ego and the fantasies of ‘new age salvation’.
2. People who meditate, but do not necessarily worship.
3. People who practice de-escalation, who understand the high art of withdrawal, and who are willing to compromise in order to win.
4. People who realize that in order to be free you must give freedom to others.
5. People who are capable of staring into the abyss of darkness without falling in, and without losing sight of the light.
6. People who have opinions, but revise them as often as needed to avoid getting fooled by them.
7. People who are more afraid of conformity than of standing alone.
8. People who value experience over suggestion.
9. People who love themselves first, and protect themselves first.
10. People who respect that nature is here for our use, not for our abuse.
11. Self-healers and self-teachers who survive by practicing independence.
12. People who understand the import and impact of history, yet are willing to abandon it or escape from it.
13. People who appreciate and exercise the power of saying ‘no.’
14. People who recognize that material truth is multi-layered and rarely revealed in its entirety at once.
15. People who know that spiritual truth is revealed in cosmic flashes of total clarity, but whom happily return to their work here on earth when the ride is over.
16. People who maintain harmony and balance by practicing gratitude, acceptance, appreciation and most importantly, service.
17. People who are experienced and skilled in transmuting their own anger into love.
18. People who can laugh at anything. For if it cannot be laughed at, it is not the Tao.
We have a tremendous opportunity at our fingertips. Rather than accidentally submitting to the Orwellian reality being scripted for us by the engineers of a society and culture in collapse, we have the choice to actively participate in re-writing our future for our own benefit.
This humble list is a reminder that it’s time to figure out where you stand in the struggle, to get there, and to stand firm. – Dylan Charles
This reminds me of Al Siebert’s discussion of resiliency http://resiliencycenter.com/how-to-develop-resiliency-strengths/