System instability

This post was inspired by recent involvement with the bank to replace a lost credit card.

During multiple interactions with several team members over the course of eight days I was given incorrect information approximately seven times.

There seemed to be no consistency regarding what information was disseminated, little accountability among members, and a lack of basic checks and balances in place.

This resulted in unnecessary distress, and further loss of trust in the organization.

Somehow I’ve found a way to show up in four of the main systems in my adult life: military, medical, academia-land (as I affectionately call it), and organized religion.

I wish I had better news, but have found time and time again that they all operate quite similarly.

At the end of the day the system wins. I can think of very few exceptions.

In many cases not even the individuals working within the system benefit from it- literally only the ones at the very top. They are provided for. They have what they need, and often have very little regard for those who don’t.

If the system falls, it falls. It is no longer there to be held accountable. It capsizes like the Titanic, pulling everything else down with it- often with little to no warning.

The fact that I can lose a 2×3 inch piece of plastic and be dead in the water for over a week is enough for me to see through the illusion (even more than I already did).

This experience served as a reminder of the impermance we’re surrounded by and an invitation to evaluate what (or who) I place my trust in.

This is not alarmist or fearmongering, but these systems are often unreliable, and going forward it is my goal to be the least dependent on them that I can.

The truth is, our world is weird. I think it’s best to have a back-up plan for a time when these structures either no longer exist, or render themselves obsolete and force us to exit them.

As far as trying to fight or dismantle a system, I think there are better ways to spend our time and energy.

As Dr. Kelly Brogan explained in a webinar in the spring of 2020: to resist something is to remain in relationship to it. ..fighting the old keeps us from building the new.

While it’s easy to become discouraged about the current state of our world, I think it’s important to remember that with every death comes a rebirth, and that what often appears as total chaos is actually the path to a new creation altogether- a complete paradigm shift.

“When nothing is certain, anything is possible.”

-Lori Deschene

It’s impossible to know what the future holds, but for now I’m chosing to stay cautiously optimistic and grounded in the present, while cultivating acceptance of each moment as it unfolds ❤🙏

Also, quick caveat in comments section.

Photo: Asheville, NC March 2021