The Connection Factor

Inclusiveness or unity is a broad foundational principle believed to be the next phase of humanity’s evolutionary process that will eventually transform the world.

Basically, this principle translates into a new model of humanity living as a group or as a collective life. This contrasts with the old model of living which promoted individual power and freedom.

Another way to look at it is that humans are starting to focus more on the collective well-being of all people and less on individual desire and materialism.

A person’s desire for individuality and their hope for a peaceful, connected world reflect contrasting energies that can result in a sense of internal confusion. This confusion can be harmonized through understanding.

One way to grasp this concept of unity is to embrace the idea that all life on our planet is interdependent on each other. The Earth is a living being and this design requires cooperation among all living forms for balance and vitality.

The health and well-being of the planet is dependent on the actions of humanity and vice versa. We need each other, we are dependent on one another for survival.

Perhaps the world’s increasingly destructive weather patterns are mother nature’s attempt to balance itself against the unbridled destructive activities humanity inflicts upon the planet.

The principle of unity and oneness brings us to an understanding of our greater purpose and responsibility.

The human family is also interdependent on one another for survival and well-being.

One only needs to look at the Strait of Hormuz—a small channel of water in one small area of the world influenced by one small group—and see how it has affected so many people and so many things across the globe.

We no longer live independently of one another and when we don’t play well together, it affects all of us.

Even seemingly small actions can have far reaching effects and we can no longer live only for ourselves.

We must consider larger perspectives and the larger consequences of our choices.

An effect of humanity’s pursuit of individual power and freedom is that it created a sense of separation, isolating our perspective to be narrow and self-focused. This was necessary and part of our evolutionary process. But now, we are being influenced to go in the opposite direction which is creating a psychological challenge for us.

Our developed sense of separation actively blocks us from the collective sense of belonging programmed into the human form. This sense of separateness is seen as a wounding within the human psyche.

Each of us can play a role in reconnecting to our internal sense of belonging by focusing on our commonality and interdependence. This process does require that we learn to place more value on what connects us and less value on our differences or conflicts.

All humans generally want the same things and share the same basic desire to have a fair shot at a reasonable life. We all want to be safe, to have our needs met, to have a family, be part of a community, to make our own choices, etc.

All humans have similar life experiences. We all understand pain, grief, loss and the difficulty of life’s challenges. We also know joy, how to be playful, have fun and enjoy music, food and entertainment.

We are different and yet the same. We all have value and we all belong here. We need each other and we are interdependent.

We have the ability to adapt and expand our perspective from individual power to shared power, and from personal freedom to shared freedom through an attitude of acceptance.

Each of us can start small by practicing an attitude of acceptance in our daily lives. Whenever we are confronted with something or someone we don’t like, we have the choice to reject or judge the situation, or we can take the opportunity to accept the fact that we don’t like it while also looking for the value or positive quality.

Acceptance is the ability to see both sides—the pro and con, the good and bad—and let it be ‘okay’ without judgement. Some situations will definitely require a lot of creativity to find the value or positive quality but it's there if we look.

The more we practice acceptance, the more we will build our sense of belonging and connection.

I believe humans have a destiny and a responsibility to create betterment on this planet for a reason we have yet to discover, and the incoming principle of inclusiveness will help us get there.