Seek The High Ground

Seek the High Ground to survive in life. Especially during these times of extremes. More than ever, we must listen to our inner guide, move when necessary, and protect ourselves at all costs. Our instincts and intuition are constantly sending messages, if we only listen. We must anticipate in advance our surroundings since our body matters over things, status quo can change quickly, and only we know what will save us.

Catastrophes teach us how to survive. Floods say go higher, tornadoes scream seek the inner sanctum of your dwelling, and fires tell us to run/drive to safety as far and as fast as possible. Plus, people have survived in this way for thousands of years.

The High Ground is always the safest place to be in the moment. Each extreme is unique. First of all, living in Chicago and briefly in Omaha, tornadoes were the threat. I can remember taking the baby and the cat into a side basement room, sitting under a table, as a freight train sound bellowed through the sky. It bounced over us, and took the house on the corner off its foundation, setting it in the middle of a street crossing.

The latest extreme is rain. Torrential, non-stop, biblical downpours unlike we’ve ever seen before. These amounts of 7-10″ of rain in a half hour period are unpredictable, unprecedented, and unbelievable. Here the basement becomes a death trap, and higher ground is the only safe place to be. Therefore, as the ancestors climbed the mountains, we must take the stairs, stay in the hallways, and stay alive as long as it takes. Watch through windows to shift your position to safety. Most of all, connect with your people. Let them know what’s happening. They may be able to get help to you faster and track your path.

Seek the High Ground especially with others.

I recently heard a person described as ‘needy’. What does that even mean? Of course it says more about the person speaking it than it does about the person in question. But at the bottom line, we all are needy in one way or another.

The truth is that we need each other to survive. Opinions are trivial when all of us are confronted with disaster. Plus, only by working together, finding solutions in the moment, and putting out the helping hand when needed, will we get through this changing world.

So let’s limit the conversations and shift to actions instead. An angry person carries their anger with them wherever they go, projecting it wherever they are. The same holds true with a person at peace with themself. Both are reflected in their faces and actions. I recently heard that when we find ourselves in a ‘tug of war’, let go of the rope. In the big scheme of life, it doesn’t matter.

Seek the calm ones who move forward with self awareness, consciously helping and creating a better life for all. Look for the beauty in life, see the cup as half full, and know that all of life is lived in cycles of change. Higher Ground is accepting everyone on their path. Each has lessons to learn and experiences to have, so let it be.

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