[SteantyjetMaw]

is it common for others who are aligning themselves toward sto orientations and opening to the new energy that is manifesting, to feel subtly isolated by the people we live and walk among?

for me, yes, very much so.

it's a paradox in a way, i think, that the more open we become to the world, the world we are opening to is seen and felt for the complex, and often closed-off place that it is. sad, but true.

at the same time, i find that the creative energy that flows through my being open looks for ways to share the positivity of love in whatever ways it can, in any given moment. i feel like this is what my life is all about: nurturing tiny moments of interacting with others to see what can open from them. in this way, subtle feelings of isolation are like a painful given, from which i am drawn to bring about new connections with others in the world.

but the isolation itself remains a daily shock -- for it is not how things "should" be, or so i feel, at the core of my being. it's just how it is here, on this waylaid, gridlocked, clamped-down planet.....but not for very much longer.

chris

[Lgcjqxlw]

hello there dihlon, nice to meet you!

getting a bit of the cold shoulder treatment, eh? sorry, thats gotta be tough. i have a great friend who lives in utah too, and she has commented on that same situation. when trying to spread your spirit filled sunshine among alot of folks who are trying hard to not believe in such concepts of open minded-ness and change, it must feel a bit depleting, yet on the other hand your good intentions i'm sure are making a difference in their own way, as every moment of love you experience within yourself is going out and manifesting change for the better. i visited there a few months back with my friend, and the two of us experienced such a bounty of synchronicities, like constant 11's on the clock, we were astonished, and didn't know exactly all what was going on, but we were both working on hard on being as aware as we could to be the best in spirit that we could. we ironically ran into a whole lot of these kind of folks you are talking about. it blew our minds trying to talk and relate to them, without any judgement, but just really trying to find our oneness with them. i really learned alot of lessons from that because it was really hard to mix it up in a soup of some sort, haha, and normally in life i would have just made it easier by just not going there in that mind space. but it was clear that i was to learn to slow down and find out what love and understanding means when the road is full of rocks. i think "we" and "them" moved a few increments "together", and i realized that since we are all one, this is the really tough work! :d i admire you for hangin' in there, and am sending you hopes for bigger smiles in the grocery store of life...

much peace and love,
michelle

[HenriRow]

hey dihlon,
i just wanted to say that in no way are you alone in these feelings - i find myself even alienated from family and friends i have known for most of my 35 years here. i feel that alienation because more and more it is difficult for me to stomach the greed and lack of repect for fellow man/woman i am surrounded by each day , and though i know that we are all learning , it is difficult to stand by and watch so many being taken for granted by the folks who do not see what they do to others. i try not to judge , and only speak my mind / interfere with what is going on when i feel it is absolutely necessary , but it is hard to know where to draw that line. what works for me is to see all others as the creator , and to realize that we all are on this journey , and that everyone learns their lessons on their own schedule. i , like you , am naturally gregarious (my parents named me correctly , it seems) , but for me the most difficult part is to not "stop the actions that harm others that i observe others do " , not so much feeling left out of social situations , etc - it is as if i actually don't even want to attend the vast majority of these social events , because of my evolutionary steps , as small as they might be at times , and that is because of the difficulty i have in what i observe selves do to other selves......
anyway , i hope this helps , and keep in mind - we all are one. all we can do is remember that we are not to try to change others , just love all as best we can , allow , and be strong and true to who we are!

[iqxdvjgmat]

i've noticed a disconnect from the old social activities as well--some i even chose to no longer be a part of. i just quit trying to mold myself to fit into a suit i thought was the only one i could wear in order to be accepted by those around me. but i have also noticed that one-by-one i'm reconnecting with people from my past and i'm also being approached by strangers who see me as a safe space--and we're talking authentically.

i have relatives who are mormon, one of them a cousin the same age as i am with whom i'm able to talk about these new energy experiences. mormonism originally started out as a revealed religion, and my cousin shared with me that they've gotten too intellectual about it--the pendulum swings wide at first--but that she also senses a change in the works.

fear drives us to religion in our initial search for answers--and the traditional approaches while providing comfort for a short time seem to eventually be unable to fulfill that which we can only find within our individual selves--appropriately so.

you're definitely there for a purpose and i think the more you see it as the gift it is that you gave yourself, the more people (one by one, because that's when it feels safe to share) you will find seeking out your loving, compassionate, authentic company. you'll be reflecting their magnificence back to them--most likely, you already are.

thanks for bringing this up--it can feel kind of lonely out there for awhile, can't it!

penny

[Arr34ston]

[quote=michelle;22415]hello there dihlon, nice to meet you!

getting a bit of the cold shoulder treatment, eh?

hey michelle,

it's not so much the cold shoulder as just not being included. i admit to a history of being, for the most part, a "group of one" during my life. i'm not one for idle chit chat. i sense that my openness and the large spirit that emanates from me can be hard to handle by some people. i can sense that many people are genuinely attracted to me and like me, but it seems to stop there. i can remember a time this last winter, while officiating a football game, i smiled at a little toddler around 2-3 years old and beamed loving energy to him and he started to cry like i had scolded him! i got a chuckle out of that. it's all very interesting to see the subtle changes that are occurring around me as i observe the acceleration.

[Arr34ston]

for me, yes, very much so.


at the same time, i find that the creative energy that flows through my being open looks for ways to share the positivity of love in whatever ways it can, in any given moment. i feel like this is what my life is all about: nurturing tiny moments of interacting with others to see what can open from them. in this way, subtle feelings of isolation are like a painful given, from which i am drawn to bring about new connections with others in the world.


chris

thanks chris for that. i'm within that same frame of mind myself. i'm quietly accepting of the ones that are given to me to share with. when opportunity presents itself, i enter in.

[Arr34ston]

i've noticed a disconnect from the old social activities as well--some i even chose to no longer be a part of. i just quit trying to mold myself to fit into a suit i thought was the only one i could wear in order to be accepted by those around me.

yes! i've discovered this, too! i've also noticed a real lack of enthusiasm toward the things that most people find important and desirable in our culture. perhaps i have also disconnected also and that's what others pickup unconsciously and therefore i'm just not considered as someone of interest along those lines. reflections of self through the eyes of others.

you're definitely there for a purpose and i think the more you see it as the gift it is that you gave yourself, the more people (one by one, because that's when it feels safe to share) you will find seeking out your loving, compassionate, authentic company. you'll be reflecting their magnificence back to them--most likely, you already are.

thanks for bringing this up--it can feel kind of lonely out there for awhile, can't it!

penny

your right, penny. it can feel kind of lonely. although, i do like my own company, i'm really a helluva guy! :d thankfully, i have the internet and my associations here. i really think i'd spiritually starve if i didn't have this little window into the world. sometimes, technology is a good thing.

[BostonDoctorTTT]

i have to say the same is happening to me, i have unfortionetly become fairly unsociable. i am not shy, i can talk to people, make conversation, do anything that normal people would do, except attending social events. mostly people i know are sort of temporary aquaintences, i never ever seem to be able to keep friends. i just can't mesh with their way of life, i just don't fit into that box anymore if you know what i mean. i feel as if i am standing in a river of events that are occuring all around me and people are sort of like this river, where they appear to have free will, but they are completely unaware that their freewill is somewhat of an illusion and they are actually being opperated by conditioning of how they have been taught by society and peers on what to do and how to live, without really seeing things from outside that level of thinking.

so they have free-will, but its being operated by conditioning, thats what i feel like when i see people, and it makes me hard to want to be involved in any event that takes place within this structure of, we need to do this because its just what we do.

l/l )

jeremy

[Arr34ston]

a little background may be appropriate before i ask my question.

i live in a growing community in southern utah, naturally, heavily influenced by the mormon church. although there is a steady influx of people moving in from other places, most of those are near or at retirement or flush with money from california and buying up all the land and building their iconic homes. mostly moderate to far right politically and very traditionally oriented. so, my question is this.

is it common for others who are aligning themselves toward sto orientations and opening to the new energy that is manifesting, to feel subtly isolated by the people we live and walk among? i don't mean this in a rude or overt fashion. in honesty, i keep my viewpoints to myself, until i'm presented with the opportunity to share my understanding with an open mind(which seem to be in short supply around here). i'm approachable and sociable, naturally gregarious and friendly. however, i find that as i become more and more attuned to the new energies and my knowledge deepens, i am more alone and left out of social invitations, events and the like. in truth, all my close associations are still in northern california(where i was before i was guided here). does anyone think it is normal for this type of seemingly unconscious social ostracism to occur? am i the only one who is experiencing it?