Are You Part of the 11%?
Social scientists say it takes only 11% of the population to stimulate an evolutionary shift in social consciousness.
Doesn’t it take a majority, you might wonder, to make real change?
Consider that far fewer than a majority marched with Dr. Martin Luther King to establish basic civil rights. Less than a majority of the people stood with Gandhi in his peaceful resistance against the British for sovereignty. Not even a majority supported our founding fathers in their revolutionary vision for an independent nation. Yet, each inspired change far beyond their numbers.
While it doesn’t take a majority to create transformative change, it does take enough. When enough people’s hearts and minds are open, the collective consciousness is open, and the possibility for radical transformation exists. When enough people’s actions are in alignment with their higher, connected, selves radical transformation will occur.
For the last two weeks, I’ve been asking the question of who you really are. Do you identify solely with your individual personality – your roles, your relationships, your resume – or do you choose to go deeper, recognizing the universal animating energy that connects you with others, our planet, and all of existence?
I was not asking a simple psychological question, but calling your heart and mind forward to recognize your essential nature. I was asking you to make a fundamental evolutionary shift toward recognizing your deep interconnectedness with everyone and everything around you.
According to best-selling author and speaker Marianne Williamson, “There is no way for us to lay claim to the possibility of a planet which has taken a quantum leap forward, unless we are willing to lay claim to the possibility of our own individual selves taking a quantum leap forward.”
What does she mean? By cultivating a deeper recognition of who we really are – opening to the reality of our universal nature and essential oneness with all humankind – we create the conditions for a quantum leap. We can expand from the narrowness of our individual viewpoints to a wider perception of the interconnected whole. Quoting again the profound Sage I met in India, “When you are willing to become nothing (surrendering the false personal identity), then you can become everything.”
Are there enough of us committed to this humbling and profound journey of self-discovery? Does the number of brave souls willing to offer this gift to the world total 11%?
Stepping toward our personal and collective liberation can be scary and even painful. It is also the most compassionate, loving act of service we can give to ourselves and our planet. When we start living our lives in alignment with our higher Self, we invite everyone around us to act, speak, reveal, heal and operate in full accordance with their higher wisdom too. The consciousness of a few begins to elevate the whole, creating a collective field of truth and integrity that will be mirrored in the world.
“As we make changes in our own lives, those changes will be reflected in the world,” says Williamson.
Are you ready for a quantum leap forward, individually and collectively? From the women suffragettes to the civil rights movement, history shows that it takes just a small group of committed individuals, just 11%, to truly make a difference. Will you be one of them?
IMBED VIDEO:
CAPTION: In this video, bestselling author Marianne Williamson dares us to become part of the 11% of people that can transform the world.
Marianne Williamson can be found at www.marianne.com
Stacey Lawson can be found out www.staceylawson.com
More on IONS at www.ions.org
Doesn’t it take a majority, you might wonder, to make real change?
Consider that far fewer than a majority marched with Dr. Martin Luther King to establish basic civil rights. Less than a majority of the people stood with Gandhi in his peaceful resistance against the British for sovereignty. Not even a majority supported our founding fathers in their revolutionary vision for an independent nation. Yet, each inspired change far beyond their numbers.
While it doesn’t take a majority to create transformative change, it does take enough. When enough people’s hearts and minds are open, the collective consciousness is open, and the possibility for radical transformation exists. When enough people’s actions are in alignment with their higher, connected, selves radical transformation will occur.
For the last two weeks, I’ve been asking the question of who you really are. Do you identify solely with your individual personality – your roles, your relationships, your resume – or do you choose to go deeper, recognizing the universal animating energy that connects you with others, our planet, and all of existence?
I was not asking a simple psychological question, but calling your heart and mind forward to recognize your essential nature. I was asking you to make a fundamental evolutionary shift toward recognizing your deep interconnectedness with everyone and everything around you.
According to best-selling author and speaker Marianne Williamson, “There is no way for us to lay claim to the possibility of a planet which has taken a quantum leap forward, unless we are willing to lay claim to the possibility of our own individual selves taking a quantum leap forward.”
What does she mean? By cultivating a deeper recognition of who we really are – opening to the reality of our universal nature and essential oneness with all humankind – we create the conditions for a quantum leap. We can expand from the narrowness of our individual viewpoints to a wider perception of the interconnected whole. Quoting again the profound Sage I met in India, “When you are willing to become nothing (surrendering the false personal identity), then you can become everything.”
Are there enough of us committed to this humbling and profound journey of self-discovery? Does the number of brave souls willing to offer this gift to the world total 11%?
Stepping toward our personal and collective liberation can be scary and even painful. It is also the most compassionate, loving act of service we can give to ourselves and our planet. When we start living our lives in alignment with our higher Self, we invite everyone around us to act, speak, reveal, heal and operate in full accordance with their higher wisdom too. The consciousness of a few begins to elevate the whole, creating a collective field of truth and integrity that will be mirrored in the world.
“As we make changes in our own lives, those changes will be reflected in the world,” says Williamson.
Are you ready for a quantum leap forward, individually and collectively? From the women suffragettes to the civil rights movement, history shows that it takes just a small group of committed individuals, just 11%, to truly make a difference. Will you be one of them?
IMBED VIDEO:
CAPTION: In this video, bestselling author Marianne Williamson dares us to become part of the 11% of people that can transform the world.
Marianne Williamson can be found at www.marianne.com
Stacey Lawson can be found out www.staceylawson.com
More on IONS at www.ions.org
posted by Stacey Lawson at
2:49 PM
1 Comments:
I enjoyed the article, and the timing around reading it was special for me. I spent part of my dinner last night exploring my interest around the number 11. It was November 11th -- 11/11. I saw elevens everywhere I went today, and now I have found you and your blog.
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