Awake in a Sleepy World

By Jennifer Hoffman – April 22, 2013

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As a child I had a recurring dream in which I was the only person alive in the world. I walked through quiet streets, looking for people, but no one was there. It was a scary dream because I was very alone and there was no one to talk to or take care of me.

Now, as an adult, I know that this dream related to what many Indigos and Crystals experience, being awake in a world that is partly or totally asleep. This knowing is experienced as feeling very alone, unsupported, misunderstood and without strong, deep connections to like-spirited people. By being born awake we’re very aware of others’ state of sleepiness and since we’re unable to connect to them, we feel very much alone.

But this may be a misperception on our part because we aren’t necessarily here to wake them up; rather, we can give them reasons to awaken when we have the right perception of our own state of being awake.

Indigos and Crystals, both the older generations and certainly the ones born since the early 1990s were born awake, meaning that they know there is more to life and living than what we are aware of with our physical senses. Most are highly intuitive, empathic and sensitive, which is both a blessing and a challenge.

A blessing because they perceive the world in a much more profound, enlightened and spirit-filled way. A challenge because they are also aware of how many people in the world are sleepy, unaware and not aware that they are not aware. And they feel they should do something about it to wake people up and make a difference in the world. But does that mean waking people up or letting them sleep until they’re ready? Who decides when it’s time for this to happen?

Some Indigos feel they should be the blaring alarm clock, others are more comfortable being like the snooze button. Some Crystals wait for the world to awaken before they do anything, others lose themselves in their despair over a world that needs love but is not open to it. The challenge they, and all those who are awake, must rise to is being the difference in a world that needs to see a new path before it is willing to consider it as an option to the existing ones.

Being awake makes us aware of what needs to be changed in the world. The truth we learn, which sometimes leads us into thinking our efforts are not appreciated, is that people awaken when they feel ready, and not before. Being the difference is what will wake the world up to its own potential.

We are the difference when we show the world the possibilities that are available, not by telling them they are asleep but by showing them what it is to be awake. When we present an alternative that is so compelling and so much more fulfilling than being asleep, the world will awaken because it will have a reason to (something we don’t understand when we’re already awake).

Being born awake doesn’t necessarily mean that we need to tell the world it’s asleep until it decides to awaken from its slumber. Instead, see it as having the ability, mindset, gifts and understanding to show the world why it is much more joyful and fulfilling to be awake instead of being asleep, and the world will choose to wake up.

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Compassion Vortexes

Compassion Vortexes

By Jennifer Hoffman – July 23, 2012

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This was a tough weekend for all of us to process with the news of another mass shooting, this time at a movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado. I woke up Friday at 1:30AM, which was around the time the shootings occurred, very tense and agitated and could not go back to sleep. I also posted something on Facebook about courage at around 5AM, still unaware of what had happened.

Then I heard the news and knew why I was up all night. As empaths we feel these intense energies in a profound way, and we can wonder why this happens and whether it will ever end. But while it’s a dark moment, it is also an opportunity for profound awakening.

I have often written about compassion vortexes, which Uriel describes as energetic openings that allow the expansion of love as we respond to tragedy with compassion and open our hearts to those affected. In this case 12 people died and dozens were wounded in an act that affected hundreds of families and friends, a community, state, nation and the world.

Everything that happens is global news today, which means that what happens in one place is felt by everyone. This kind of event makes us angry and wonder why someone would do this. A very wise friend used to say “What man means for bad, God means for good.” So where’s the good in all of this tragedy?

First, we can’t curse the darkness because we are just adding energy to it. The comments and speeches from Aurora focused on coming together, being supportive and kind, having compassion, and loving each other. The community gathered for memorials and vigils. Everyone took great effort to not focus on the shooter and his story; instead, they talked about the victims, acts of bravery and sacrifice, the loss and for many, gratitude that they made it out of the theatre alive.

Yes there is talk about stricter gun legislation and yet the NRA has been strangely silent. Disney pulled its Batman advertising over the weekend and there will be more talk about excessive violence in the movies. Maybe this incident will bring much overdue change in the movie industry. And in us, as we reflect on the level of violence and fear that we tolerate in our society.

While we are all feeling overloaded, maybe a little angry and certainly sad, we know that hearts must be opened to receive energy and, for many people, it takes a tragedy of this magnitude to allow their hearts to open. No matter how high the vibration of the energy is in the current downloads, our hearts must be open to receive it.

I hope that one day we won’t need these compassion vortexes but, until that day arrives, this is what it will take to get people to open their hearts so they can receive and integrate higher energetic vibrations. And here is a prayer that Uriel gave me to share with you, I think it will help us spread the light so we can help hearts to open. Prayer is a powerful tool for change and transformation and every prayer counts.

Father/Mother God, I ask that you send your healing light to us now. Fill the empty places in every heart with your love. Fill every area of darkness in our lives with your light. Transform every fear with your peace and remember us to your grace and unconditional love. Thank you and so it is.

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