The Corporate Shaman Way - Path to a Changed World Living with Soul, Solving our problems, Being a change agent… by Bill O’Mara PhD

The Corporate Shaman Way - Path to a Changed World Living with Soul, Solving our problems, Being a change agent…by Bill O’Mara PhD

Every week I receive email from one group/individual or another frustrated by the state of the world…. The war, the environment, crime, poverty, addiction , oil prices, etc. We all see and know this because it is advertised everywhere on TV, in magazines , newspapers, and discussed in every office building, coffee shop. All the problems surround us. And it affects us all in our ability to perform at work and be happy. Our energy goes down, we get depressed, and we are not up to the challenges. Often I say the more you grow along the path the more these issues will bother you. Now, we feel it.

This article is to discuss how we can stay strong, even be an agent of change in a world so full of issues. We all need to be effective at work, earn a living and have a plan to handle the bombardment of problems, fulfill our longing to make a difference.

Let’s start by asking why are there problems and what do we do about it? Often what I hear in those many emails I receive is a) people are fed up with all the problems (will we ever be without them?), and b) an intense anger that an assumed perpetrator (often our own government) needs to ‘straightened out’. I hear you. I understand. I often feel the same. There is so much to be outraged about… and if you’re not outraged I would suggest you are not in-tune with your heart. Yet, what do you do with your outrage? Repress it, ignore it… workaholic it away? Some attack those they perceive as the cause believing that will help. Some wallow in drugs or addiction to numb it away. Some meditate into deep peace and release all problems.

The Way of the Corporate Shaman (WCS) asks two things of us very pertinent to our discussion:

The first key is to master the sacred way, live in Higher-self. Meaning, find your path to God and each day connect in and run your life from this place of wholeness. This also means putting yourself first. Each of us needs extraordinary energy to grow and serve in this life. You can’t give what you don’t have. So, filling yourself daily through meditation, yoga, exercise , prayer, light etc, is mandatory. Not a nice ‘do it when it’s convenient thing’, but the absolute disciplined daily habit foundation for our life. And here is why. If we are not centered, inwardly peaceful, strong and getting our energy from God/Earth then by default our Lower self kicks in and we literally seek to ‘suck’ energy from other people through 4 control dramas to make up for it. The control dramas are the root of all the problems we see in the world. Higher-self people do not pollute, steal, hurt, oppress, etc. The 4 are: The intimidator, The interrogator, The aloof, the poor me. Read James Redfield’s classic, The Celestine Prophecy; for a review of these four. Each of these is simply an unconscious pattern we develop to fill up because no one taught us another way. No one taught us the sacred way. And when we leave the cocoon of mom-dad at 18, the transition must take place to learn how to create our own energy or the Lower-self will kick in and see all of life and people as an energy competition (security, control, approval), a threat, a game to see who can win. People in their 20s now are more lost than ever. This energy game ignites more and more Lower-selves and the mad thinking that goes with it. All are exacerbated by all the escalating problems bombarding us.

The second key to the Way of the Corporate Shaman, after learning how to fill up and be whole with God, is to flow out…to master the art of true sacred service… through heart, wisdom and skill. The CS leader considers more by the very nature of living the sacred way, than others do. He goes deeper to heal, to learn, to purify, to vision quest. This is evolution. A manager considers profit. A leader considers profit and people. A CS leader considers profit, people, and our earth. All are needed. The CS leader is savvy, aware, smart, thoughtful. He understands what is needed for all to win and does whatever it takes with impeccable integrity to rally a team together to accomplish it. We must be effective and more so each year. This is needed and fun. There is always a way to do 3 times more in half the time when you consider the whole. Lower-self leaders for generations have never considered this and continue to choose win-lose-lose decisions that devastate our world. The current clash behind the continued mass production of gasoline-powered cars vs. electric, hydrogen etc. cars is one of these issues. Can we engage true service to all instead?

Therefore, we must do what it takes to live in our hearts by filling up each day and tuning in to what is sacred… and then we step out each day to serve… to be ‘Johnny Apple-seeds’ ambassadors so to speak of goodness. Some call this being a light worker… that everywhere you go you are the light of good, of service, of optimism, of right. But not in some etheric, new age , flaky way, but in the most practical grounded way. Does your life this day prosper anyone? Are you solving real problems, contributing? Has another human being breathed easier because of you? Did you inspire another today to grow beyond a limit? Did you bring a team together, teach them the path and create something you are all deeply moved and proud of? Being Higher-self helps you be more productive, happy, solve problems, and change the world.

This is the foundation. This is what the CS book points to and more. This is what people are studying, to remember, to gather in community to share, to step forward into our greatness inside and out in the world.

Yet some of you may say… sure, this is good, but how can we really use this to be more effective at work, solve world issues?

Let me ask you… enter the silence for 3 minutes now and ask your own heart for a response. You will get one, for it is there. This is personal… as you listen to your heart you may decide to: do nothing and ignore issues, seek healing for all the anger you hold, or deepen your practice to be more energetically strong…. Or create prayer circles and send out blessings, or be an activist and raise money for a cause. All are beautiful. There is no single right way. Do what you are called to.

Raising your own energy and sending energy and thoughts of awakening to our leaders and thoughts of healing to our earth is something I practice each day. This is powerful. The more who do this, the more powerful the impact. Join me for 1 minute each day at 8am wherever you are to sit in silence, breathe in energy and send out blessings to the world in any way you wish. This is a vital way to a changed world. Fill up, flow out. But you decide, for there are many ways. Many saints lived as hermits and talked to very few people… others were highly active in the world. In the book by Hawkins, Power vs. Force, he suggests that as you raise your energy and find inner peace , your presence helps hundreds, even thousands of others without even saying a word. Your happiness is the greatest gift you can give the world. Others like Martin Luther King impacted many with powerful nonviolent activism.

Let’s finish with some notes on activism or influence – for we each need to influence others each day to be effective. I see so much attack going on when people get outraged. I understand, often have to restrain myself too. Sometimes we have to be tough if people are truly violating us. Yet, if attack becomes our path… we attack the republicans, or the democrats or the politicians or the environmentalists we are attacking ourselves in the circle of life. Instead, go deeper and pray what to do with your outrage…. and when you need to act, may I suggest you use the following as a guide: align and redirect. This is the master principle of unity and influence. Every act coming from violence, attack, or putting others down, puts us all down. This is universal law – you give, you get. Instead align….. meaning: connect, build rapport, love, understand, seek unity. Then from deep connection and understanding offer a gift, a possible redirect option that could help both parties to a win-win step in the right direction. This takes time… but it is powerful. If we could get our political leaders and environmentalists and businessmen in the same room and facilitate a dialog based on align and redirect, we could easily see a plan that serves all come about for many issues. It need not be so hard for a new world to happen right away

Food for the Way:

Just for today:
-I will be grateful, one with God
-I will not be angry
-I will do my work honestly
-I will not worry
-I will kind to my neighbor and every living thing and be love.

There is always so much to share, but my writing time is now complete. Reread this message, share it, discuss it with others… Write me with your thoughts. Together we can embrace a higher collective truth and create a greater world. Community makes it all work. Thanks for being a part of this wild and wonderful ride called life. Drive on and make a difference!

Warm Regards,

Bill

William Jason O’Mara
Author, The Way of the Corporate Shaman
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