Don't Be Afraid

                                           "Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit."          Baltasar Gracian

     Lots of people are talking about the Mayan prophecy and 2012. The first thing I'd like to say about that is that anyone who says the Mayans are predicting "the end", doesn't know much about the Mayan calendar. Because it's ROUND. There is no end, only cycles. A very old,very wise grandmother once taught me that death and re-birth happen at exactly the same moment. After 20 years of observation,  I believe she is correct.
     Don Alejandro is the leader, or at least the spokesperson, for the 44 existing tribes of Maya. In his 2007 message he said two things: stop raping the Earth and "don't be afraid". It's fear that is going to cause problems, as always, for most people. If you think about the Emotion Molecule and the fact that neuro-science is telling us that up up 95% of all illness is caused by emotion and thought life, this statement becomes very profound and very powerful. Fear, if you think about it, is the cause for much that is going "wrong" on our planet right now. War, disease, hunger, poverty, the lack of balance and inner peace, high divorce rates are all symptoms of fear.
      Someone once said that F.E.A.R. is an acronym for False Evidence Appearing Real. I'm convinced we just need to learn to practice discernment. I have a great respect for the power of water, but I don't have to fear it.