At this moment in the picture, the dancer is still. During dance itself, the movement is punctuated by slow movements and stillness in contract with the bolder motions.
Today we are going to talk about applying these stills of being able to achieve momentary stillness to reconnect with Divine Creator in the midst of our busy lives and the even more challenging upheavals going on worldwide.
It stunned me yesterday to learn of South Korea going on Martial Law. I could not remember any country doing that in my lifetime. Fortunately through the wonders of technology, I found information from a reliable source (South Korean journalist in New York) who not only explained what was happening and why, but also shared when about twenty-four hours later Martial Law was removed.
Things are brewing 'out there'. I am starting to see it in the operating room. In reaction to the election, women who have never had children are opting to have their tubes removed for sterilization. Many cases are being booked. These are in response to anticipated removal of abortion rights. My surgeons doing the surgery (they are adults, over twenty-one, if they want it I will do it.) disclosed fascinating information. In Texas OB-Gyn physicians are leaving the state out of fear of being put in jail for breaking a law. The government is changing the status quo, for examples in the event of ruptured amniotic membranes, miscarriage, when to do a D and C. I am not a gynecologist so I am not certain of what these rules are exactly. But the ones in certain states are concerned. They said in Montana new rules are being put into place too.
The other disturbing news is about the CEO of a major insurance company that was shot today in broad daylight. My OB-Gyn surgeons have cancelled their contracts with United Healthcare because there was no money to be made in doing those cases. The reimbursements were low and too many cases were being denied (highest rate in healthcare, thirty-two percent of claims denied). These denials add up to multi-million dollar compensation for the CEO. Plus with the data leak that company stopped all payments to providers for six weeks. And then offered the practices going out of business ten cents on the dollar to buy up their practices/businesses!
A plastic surgeon I was eating lunch with shared that HMO's pay for his services, but PPO's do not. They will pay for routine office visits. But for surgery they will gaslight the provider (my words, not his), by denying pay under the assertion it was cosmetic even when the medical record clearly states it was for cancer. Then there are requests for medical records the office never receives, and payment is denied because the medical records were not sent in by the deadline. When the medical records are sent in, they are lost. It takes several times for it to go in. Then more denials. It takes about a year for him to get paid for his work.
Sometimes plastic surgeons will do a combination surgery--partially for the insurance, then partially for pure cosmetic (cash payment). It is like upgrades the patient wants. But then when the patient submits the cash part for insurance payment, the insurance makes him return money to the patient and sends him a tiny check that is not his going rate for the cosmetic part. He refuses many patients because of this double bind by being contracted with the insurance company but there is risk of the patient seeking insurance payment of cosmetic portions of the procedure.
The same surgeon shared that his homeowners insurance was renewed but is up four thousand dollars. I was crying over mine yesterday. Absolutely distraught. They said I had something organic growing on the roof. These insurers are looking for any reason to cancel coverage. And you need it to have a mortgage on the house. So after having been an excellent customer for twenty one years, they canceled. Fortunately, many of us here in the state are having similar problems. I heard that for Covid they couldn't raise fees now they are trying to make up for it. There are ways to fix the problem the insurance company stated as the reason, and to fight it, so I am going to do that. Oh, and I heard insurance for an electric vehicle is four thousand dollars a year!
These examples are to show you that there is a spiritual battle going on behind the scenes, and it seems to be not so well hidden in the shadows any more. People are being squeezed and life is a struggle. Something is going to crack. Somewhere.
So what can we do?
We are built to connect.
And for today, the most important attachment we can have in these times of rapid change, is to Divine Creator. You need it strong. You need it alive. It takes effort and a desire to have this attachment be healthy. Reading spiritual materials may help some. Journaling may help others. Prayer is good.
I saw Divine Creator today for the first time in many, many months if not years. I confessed how I am nowhere near as strong as I thought I was in 2012 for the spiritual battles. I told Creator how I really do not like the 'bad actors' and I am not enjoying this game at all. Even if it is designed for the highest good of all, it is not fun to me and I really do not like it.
He said he had been in many meetings, that is why I had not seen him. And also, he had for me cookies and lemonade to refresh me. I used to share those with my teams and they looked at me funny because it was an Earth thing. So that I would receive Earth things to comfort me meant a lot about the thoughtfulness of these intelligent, caring souls back Home.
Why not come up with a game plan? Follow your heart during these turbulent times. Feel your emotions, name them, but wait a while before you choose to act on them. Keep up your connections, to others and especially to Source.
That is enough for today.
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Aloha and Mahalos,
Namaste,
Peace,
Ross and Carla
the Couple
