The end of the world 2012

     I will admit I wasn't comfortable with the Mayan's prediction of the world ending on Dec. 21, 2012.  Of course a lot of you are laughing right now, because you knew nothing would happen and you never gave it a thought.  I however, had to fight just a little to keep the fear at bay.  After all, this is a crazy world with unfathomable tragedies occurring everyday. Albeit, most to other people, most I do not know, most living far away with lives that are not mine.  Have I experienced heartache, fear, health issues, loss of job, loss of love, feelings of danger, regret, etc.;  The kind of things that make you afraid to look out over the edge because you might actually jump or perhaps simply slip or maybe the edge itself will give way.  Or maybe the things that cause you to hold on with everything inside of you to a sliver of hope, to a friend, to a lover, to a cause,  or to your God.  Absolutely, I have been there!  In the end, I've been able to grow from most of the difficulties, but there are a few that left a haunting groan that occasionally screams "Hey, remember me?" 
     "Ughh, I sure do!"
     I am a reasonable person, with a sense of logic, but with all the chatter about the end of the world, told by an ancient people I couldn't stop thinking  "What if it's true?"  Needless to say this proposition didn't leave me in a calm, zen-like state so, I began searching for an alternative interpretation as to what the Mayans might have really been saying;  One that would let me sleep comfortably and plan for another day.  It's a beautiful thing, being able to do a google search until you find an opinion you can work with, and that is exactly what I did. 
    I ran across a very elaborate video hosted by a real Mayan scientist who explained that the world was not going to end in a blast or a ball of fire, but rather the "End" was actually a "Begining".  With all of the cosmic alignments taking place there would be a surge of electromagnetic energy that could if channelled properly, produce a brief surge to our brains, resulting in a period of "enlightment".  He stated that this surge may be very short and many may not even remember that "Ah Ha" moment. So, he suggested you carry a pen and notebook with and don't ignore anything that came to mind. 
     Now this was something I could work with and even be excited about.  So on Dec. 21 I carried my notebook and pen with me everywhere to be sure I was ready for my next big idea.  Tick, Tock, Tick Tock went the clock and in the end, I got nothing.    Well maybe nothing isn't exactly accurate as I did get a better night sleep and small hope for a better world. I found comfort thinking that somewhere on the planet someone must have found enlightment and with that their world and those within it are in a better place.
   When I googled "energy" I found the following at http://www.merriam-webster.com
ˈɛnərdʒi/ Show Spelled

Definition of ENERGY

1 a: dynamic quality <narrative energy>

   b: the capacity of acting or being active <intellectual energy> 

   c:<the energy flowing through all people>

2: vigorous exertion of power : effort <investing time and energy>

3: a fundamental entity of nature that is transferred between parts of a system in the production of physical change within the system and usually regarded as the capacity for doing work

4: usable power (as heat or electricity); also: the resources for producing such power

     The basic premise that I take from the definition is that energy can create energy. So, if energy from the universe stimulates someone and an enlightment of some sort takes place, then that newly formed energy can in turn perpetuate another burst of enlightment and so on.  As I believe we are all connected in someway, perhaps that puts us all in a better place. 
     I am comfortable in such metaphysical discussions of energy, if it doesn't work for you,  go and google a bit until you find something that gives you a sense of hope and peace to wrap your arms around. Regardless of what exactly you call it, positive energy maybe what it takes to turn your life into the life you dream of.   It may be what it takes to make this world of ours a better place.
  Namaste my friends.

In Search
There is a quiet in the night,
a calmness in my soul.           
There's a reflection in the glass
a warm smile and great hope    
I hear a whisper in the wind,  
urging sight of purpose
I feel a surge of energy,
engulfing all that's me

There is a dance and a song that plays
relentless in my head
I turn towards the moon's bright glow
absorbing all its light
The wind faintly whispers to me
today's lesson I'm to know
But I still struggle to follow
the music of the night

There is an energy swirling
 it pulls me somewhere new
There is a purpose not yet shown
question who I'm to be
My eyes are so wide open now
for I so want to see
My heart it beats wildly waiting,
the answers to be found

Written by Lisa Dobry, not to be reproduced and used for any other purposes.