To mask or not to mask. Is that the question?

Recently I have been facing a moral dilemma.

If wearing a mask becomes mandatory in Sydney, what would I do?

Of utmost importance to me is my right to choose. I deeply honour my sovereignty over my body, my bloodstream and my experience. I love myself too much to allow fear of any circumstance to hijack my conscious choices. 

On one hand, understanding my body the way I do and knowing that when I exercise, eat well, have an exceptional optimistic attitude and maintain a state of inner contentment - I automatically ensure I live in a field that excludes toxicity of any form. Everything is energy vibrating and I have observed in my life that when I think, act and do from love, not only do I feel better, but my life unfolds with such beauty. I also feel an infinite sense of inner freedom. I trust this process and take full responsibility for acting in a way that creates this life experience.

I acknowledge that there are certain aspects our society whose existence relies on being able to have authority over the way our societies operate and this includes people’s lives. Based on greed and separation, us versus them, profit and power becomes the bottom line. It is ignorance to trust that optimal human wellbeing is at the forefront of mandated action, when profit is at the foundation. Which is why I believe reclaiming my own authority and learning to fully trust myself is of critical importance. Which brings me to my dilemma. 

If I was to wear a mask without question or investigation into the mandate, the sybolism, I would be handing over my authority and would be acting from fear, not love. If I don’t wear a mask, because I know the power of my own authority and the power of the love I feel for myself and my value, this fosters fear in others. It’s also resistance to what is. In my actions, there is the same energy of ‘us versus them’. In this paradigm - I have created a conflict situation, regardless of my choice. 

I’m not comfortable with wearing a mask. 

However, from love, when I step outside of the mask vs no mask battle, I see that by accepting situations as they are, by placing love and unity first, I see mask wearing for exactly what it is. An opportunity to see that the more I love myself and others, the more I step out of fear and into connection. It’s not about the mask at all. The mask is simply another event I can use to reclaim the power of love within me and see myself more clearly. A human BE-ing in a life experience which I can make optimal for growth and connection, or not. 

So the way I see it I have 3 choices. 

1. I could act from fear (and ignore the fact that authorities don’t necessarily have my best interest at heart, given the framework within which they exist is based on profit not people), I could stick my head in the sand, ignoring the pink elephant and do what I’m told. 
2. I could fight what is, calling out the pink elephant and trying to make everyone else see the pink elephant and fight it with me. (Which could add to the fear in others and create greater resistance and conflict energy)
3. Or I jump up on the back of the pink elephant, ride it with joy and love … seeing it for simply what it is. A pink elephant - there to prod me into conflict, division and fear. It will get tired before I do and eventually stop to rest when it realises I don’t really care what it does because I’m looking in another direction, towards a new reality - one filled with love, harmony and connection. A future where people are there for each other and seek to understand the entirety of any circumstance … where growth and progress is measured by inner contentment, optimal life experience and harmony of connection - not greed or self-serving motivation. 

In my heart, I hope my few words have been enough to inspire you to choose consciously. To take some time to consider your inner motive and love yourself enough to act in a way that will get you what you really want for your future. 

Sending love, Lisa