Same, Same or Different, Different?
Are we all one or are we all different?
I am currently writing a children’s book with this as the theme. At this moment it seems to be going around and around in my head.
As a Yoga and Meditation teacher I know that we are all one, I feel this and understand it. We are not just spiritually connected but we are all one, with the earth and each other.
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But we are also all different, we each have gifts that are unique to us that we are here on earth to bring to the collective. At this point, I feel I understand the theory behind it all, kind of!!
But then I look around me at everybody trying to be the same to fit in, we follow trends of the same hairstyles, clothes, and food just to be like each other. We use the words that we celebrate and accept everyone to be different but do we actually have a culture of doing that?
I don’t believe that we have conquered this yet, and I don’t think we will until we all start to follow our innate natural abilities and bring them to the world. I know that this is difficult as we are tied to our houses, cars, and jobs through the financial system, which makes it difficult to hop off of the hamster wheel. But if you can in any small way, please do! Follow your hobbies, get creative, use your hands, and remember things you did as a child that made your heart sing.
So, I have decided that we are all different and those differences are our gifts and superpowers that aid us in working together for a higher cause of being one, instead of those differences tearing us apart and creating division. Maybe we are all like fractals that all fit together perfectly in our own unique way.
