I can, I will, and here’s my plan

Hi fellow WRAPers its time for another installment on my Weblog so here goes. This installment I would like to focus on the power of intention and planning on inner peace. Often times in my life I have dreamed of being a hermit free from the struggles of our society. I thought that if I got far enough away from the challenges of society I would be free from the storm. What I have learned is that even when I attempted to remove myself from the tribulations of others I created a void. That void becamea low pressure system that was a breeding ground for personal insecurities and self pity. So the real trick was finding peace within the storm. The Dalai Lama in his book The Path to Tranquility states that, ” It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act. There are two aspects to action. One is to overcome the distortions and afflictions of your own mind…The other is more social, more public. When something needs to be done in the world to rectify the wrongs, if one is really concerned with benefitting others, one needs to be engaged, involved.”

To see change we must mobilize our intentions in an organized direction. WRAP helps mobilize our intentions hopes and dreams for wellness. My intention is to effect positve change on myself and the world in a sustained organized manner rather then get bogged down in my own transendental paralysis created by inaction and my own mind.

In other news I wanted to invite the Philadelphia WRAP community to join me in creating a connected community of WRAPers. I wanted to begin to meet and grow partnerships between those people who have had their lives changed by WRAP. If you are one of these people and happen to live in the Philadelphia area please drop me a line at elarson@mhasp.org if you would be intersted in forming a collaborative effort to each other. See you online again soon.

 Don’t just live, thrive.

 Eric