Hi Ellie,

I think the essence of Kim's inquiry - and mine - is the typical Openhand way of exploring issues like these: it's about moving beyond 'research', because as you rightly point out, it all depends on your perspective, and that depends on how well you've polished the internal lens - NOT the external one.

So all of this external evidence then presents a mirror to the inner world. How do you feel about what is being presented? How does Gaia feel to you? Every time you visit a supermarket, gas station, shopping mall, airport, railway station, look around you, feel deep within, and ask: "how sustainable is all of this?" Let that inner inquiry then initiate. I believe you'll get very clear answers.

And it's also vitally important not to fix in a particular perspective - to not let it become rigid. Because everything, every single situation you encounter, is about self realisation - what are you being in relation to what you see? And it's highly likely - guaranteed I would say - that you'd be invited to explore internal filters you might be looking through.

For example: some people might have a filter that blames "them over there" for what is going on. Instead of taking personal responsibility. Taking personal responsibility is a massive commitment that many are unwilling to accept - it involves a constant conscious choice in every moment.

So on this site certainly, in this approach, it's about not fixing on an external truth, but allowing the reflections to take one deeper through ones own internal alignment.

Sending love and wishing you well

Open *give_rose*