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Scent of Light Episode
by Ken Norton
Fear
Broadcast on August 23, 2020
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In this episode on the Scent of Light I will speak on
Fear.
As I composed this episode Sonoma County, where I live, is plagued
with a wildfire in the midst of a heat wave and concerns for the spread of a
pandemic. This is the third wildfire in 3 years for our area, and it has
arisen two months earlier than the previous wildfires that occurred in the
Autumn. Climate Change is exacting a heavy toll for our failure to curb
greenhouse gasses, while the president of our nation rolls back policies
that were beginning to address the causes of the warming of our planet.
There is plenty to fear from what I just mentioned, and there are
developments of more perfect storms to come with the status quo.
I do not fear Fear. This
particular fear only disables the mind and through despair blocks the
recognition of resources suitable for the transformation. I learn from Fear.
Fear is a warning that a transformation is needed. Transformation becomes a
higher priority as the fear increases. I trust that guidance will come
through synchronicity of events, persons and life forms attracted to this
trust in a transformation to a better way of perceiving and acting in our
world.
I am comfortable in the no
mind space of daily meditation. I learn of patience and timing. Sometimes
there is a waiting for the resources to become evident. I can imagine just
in my own life all the complex relationships of organs, food,
micro-organisms, electromagnetic waves, appointment calendar, family, pets,
friends, news and media entertainment, to name a few. All these come
together in my experiences. And now I seek a transformation, whose required
resources are beginning to be revealed with a timing dependent on yet
unknown factors. I am only patient for the next unfolding step to appear
with trust that the process is happening. I have that trust through
remembering that fearful situations in the past have yielded to a better
way. This allows me to persist with that trust.
Reflection and meditation
make the act of remembering easier to access in the midst of fear, with its
activation of our flight or fight hormones. We can channel that nervous
energy into the trust that we can build the transformation in a timely
fashion.
We are part of a whole. We
each contribute to the transformation. This holistic attitude creates the
feeling of sacred space, and in this we are at peace while actively engaged
in the solution. In this we are engaging in our highest purpose while alive
in this universe.
It is up to us. Do not fear
Fear. Look at fear and discover the path to relieve it as you build your
trust in the process of solution. The more of us looking straight at climate
change expressions in Nature with a holistic attitude, the quicker the
connections to affect a planetary solution. Reach out and share your
concerns and inspirations to confront this fear to conspire with like-minded
souls with solutions to walk more in balance with Nature and her laws.
This is Ken Norton on the
Scent Of Light. You can contact me via Ken at KennethENorton.com and I would
be glad to hear from you. The Scent of Light episodes are archived on the
web together with links referenced here at kennethenorton.com. Thanks for listening.
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About the Author and Producer
Ken Norton earned his master's degree in Materials Science from Stanford
University as the Vietnam War was ending. During that time Ken served as the
personal assistant to a poet/sociologist Dr. William Hermanns as he prepared
his writings for publication, exposing Ken to not only the sciences but also
the humanities and comparative religion for making conscious and
conscionable choices.
Ken is a regular contributor to Radio Spotlight Magazine with his episodes
on the Scent of Light.
Ken Norton in practice of Tai Chi Chuan
2018 Photo by Elaine B. Holtz
I co-produce Women's Spaces Show with my loving partner and its host
Elaine B. Holtz. Take a visit. All the shows are archived on the website.
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I am the Trustee and Archivist. Visit the website I built in honor of my
mentor.
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Be still and know,
We're in the flow
Of Love to grow
From seeds we sow.*
Kenneth E. Norton
* stanza from his poem Intuition's Joy
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