COVID-19 changed our world: yours, mine and everyone else’s. Life as we knew it no longer exists. Also, there is no going back. The past is irrevocably over; we are called to create a brave new paradigm of life.

In order to move forward, we need to let go of things external to us that we cannot control and take charge of our internal reality, which is completely in our hands. We must also act maturely to support wise decisions. Let’s see how to get from here to there.

What do you need most now? What do you want to see in your world? How do you plan to participate to achieve it?

Despite months of confusion and turmoil, the whole of life remains full of possibilities and probabilities. Every challenging circumstance contains seeds of possibilities for us to harness and create more optimal results from the inside out.

Everyone responds differently to change: some are awakening to their true soul identity, others are grieving their losses, and others are curled up in denial for not knowing what to do. Some may even look for a way to go back to the past because they don’t know how to deal with a world that has irretrievably changed.

Trying to resurrect the past doesn’t help. We cannot go back to yesterday or to the life we ​​led ten years ago. Life happens in this present moment, and it is the choices made in each present moment that will create a sustainable future for all of us.

We all feel the enormous impact of the irreversible change that has spread throughout the world. None of us knows exactly how our lives will be different by the end of this year. We just know that it will be different in more ways than we can imagine. There are no guarantees or unbreakable guarantees, so everyone is learning to come up with ways to deal with the situation.

During this upheaval, emotions can feel overwhelming. Daily events can trigger shock, aggravation, fear, or anxiety. After all, we are awash in a world of uncertainty and unknowns.

It’s easy to get defensive in the face of uncertainty because defensiveness is a natural human response. The normal thing is to look for survival tactics and protection measures to survive.

However, the defensive attitude keeps us trapped in resistance and prevents us from moving forward.

To avoid getting stuck, it is important to remember who you really are: you are not just an ego in a full body suit, you are an eternal soul who embarked on this earth journey to participate in the evolution of consciousness at this very moment of change and unprecedented awakening.

You are so much more than your physical self! You have more resources available to you on non-physical levels than you can imagine. Whenever you start to feel overwhelmed, stop and take inventory of your spiritual arsenal.

Human beings are blessed with innate creativity and innovation. Even during this challenging period, we can create effective ways forward.

To do so, we need to let go of the lower levels of consciousness from where the quagmire of problems in our world was created. We need to expand our awareness of the multiple possibilities that co-exist in the Field, because greater awareness and broader scope are essential to creating optimal results now. Clearly, we need more than duality-based options that belong to an outdated Cartesian worldview.

This time of social distancing offered us opportunities to reflect and return to the correct relationship with our inner Being. We have become aware of what no longer works, what no longer nourishes us, and what we will no longer tolerate in life. We have also been able to recognize what we really want from life, so that we can choose wisely.

This time away globally helped us reconnect with our inner selves and what we really need. By reconnecting with our inner core, we can make empowered decisions for our path and the greater good.

Humanity has outgrown the place where a few can dictate and make decisions for the collective. It is time for each of us to reach maturity and take full responsibility for our own decisions. From there, it will spread outwards and create optimal collective results.

During this season of loss and uncertainty, don’t look back. Go further!

Beneath the surface defensiveness of reactivity and guilt lies the presence of the Spirit. That Presence contains all possibilities and potentialities. By stepping away from the ego chatter and focusing deeper within ourselves, we tap into that Core where all possibilities exist. We can detach ourselves from the ego’s habitual reactions of fear and anxiety.

Instead, we can enter a centered space of peace and calm from where we can simply observe. We can hold this space until clarity arises. We can cultivate awareness of possibilities beyond our linear thinking to make optimal decisions.

We can use this perspective to recognize the limiting conditioning that is holding us back and let it go so that we can take a step toward our true potential. We can anchor ourselves in the Presence of the Creator within and align with all that is possible to create a brave new paradigm.

This season of change also calls for spiritual maturity. It challenges us to stop waiting to be rescued and to take a step to choose the path to follow for ourselves. Spiritual maturity empowers us to step out of old limiting roles assigned to us and become co-creators of a more empowering future.

Maturity gives us faith in unseen possibilities, so we can keep the intention of what can be. It calls us to lift our point of view above the limitations of what was or is, to what can actually unfold in response to our choices now.

Along the way, don’t let obstacles and appearances on the surface of life undermine your faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not yet seen. Hold on to that.

We are being asked to remove old conditioning, to heal memories of what has gone before, and to let go of what is no longer needed. By freeing ourselves from the hurts and limitations of the past, we create more space for our path to unfold.

Don’t let others tell you what is appropriate for you. Get out of that habit and take a more empowering approach. Evaluate, contemplate within yourself and choose for yourself.

Do not resist the process of individual growth, because it is your evolutionary lifeline. Let go of resistance and allow possibilities of inner Truth to arise.

Trust in the benevolent plan of a loving Creator, and trust in yourself. Maturity requires that we trust in ourselves, in the unseen hands that guide and hold us, and in the Divine plan that we cannot yet see but is unfolding even now.

As children, we needed continual reassurance and simple solutions to feel safe. As mature adults, we learn to be at peace with not knowing. Maturity teaches us to embrace the ever-changing nature of life and to take full responsibility for our individual choices along the way.

Maturity also teaches us to remain in the void of uncertainty and discomfort; resisting grabbing some easy version of permanence or settling for some substance to numb our conscience. The security we want is within; it is not outside of us.

We must also avoid the trap of settling for the devil we know. If we wish to evolve, we must not allow the familiarity of known limitations to hold us back from the limitless possibilities we do not yet see.

When we turn away from external conditions beyond our control to focus on our inner life over which we have ALL control, we will find our innate power, peace and creativity restored. That’s an important step toward creating a brave new paradigm in which everyone can thrive.