{"id":154,"date":"2012-12-20T23:17:35","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T23:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=154"},"modified":"2012-12-20T23:17:35","modified_gmt":"2012-12-20T23:17:35","slug":"twelve-twenty-twenty-twelve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=154","title":{"rendered":"Twelve-Twenty \/ Twenty-Twelve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is this the end? Or, is this just the beginning?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, if our days are like they have been in the past, the sun will start rising sooner and the sun will start setting later, each day bringing more and more light.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, though, it is time for a bigger shift. A shift in energy\u2026\u00a0 A shift in consciousness\u2026 A shift in how we treat one another. A shift towards enduring light and feelings of love and compassion\u2026 Aren\u2019t we ready for a new era in our towns and cities?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the end of the world as we know it&#8230; (and I feel fine&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SD-photo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-156\" title=\"SD photo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SD-photo.jpg?resize=224%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SD-photo.jpg?resize=224%2C300 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/SD-photo.jpg?w=478 478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is how I see the new era, as if it were happening now:<\/p>\n<p>It is commonplace for each of us to see the unique and special qualities inherent in each other. We now scoff at the days when our relationships were based on comparison, competition and judgment.<\/p>\n<p>We relate to one another with a natural attitude of acceptance, presence, dignity, and gratitude. We\u2019ve let go of the need to always win and be better and take advantage of others.<\/p>\n<p>We make one another feel safe and understood just by the way we are. We\u2019ve come to realize that put-downs and bullying were just expressions of personal insecurities\u2026 and only bred a society of dis-ease.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve come to live with nature in a way that we can sustain life. Our former habits of irresponsive consumption just vanished one day when we realized we\u2019re all living on a finite Earth together\u2026 and everything is connected.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve learned that everyone can thrive when we are each allowed to express our own personal goodness from a place of heartfelt positive feelings and intuitive decision-making. The era during which rational thinking and analytic comparison ruled our actions ended just as easily as it started.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve accepted that miracles and wonderment are normal and limitless when we pay attention in the present moment to what is actually going on around us. It seemed so easy for humans to let go of events of the past and attachments to how the future should be like, once we realized that our lives are only happening in the present moment.<\/p>\n<p>The idea of blaming someone else or something else for one\u2019s own behavior or actions seems so antiquated now. Our good health, how we act, and our common survival is now up to each of us to positively affect and be responsible for\u2026 the days of a society that relied to doctors, lawyers, elected officials, and insurance providers to take care of us are long gone.<\/p>\n<p>Young people are now the leaders of the world. One day, after a school shooting in an old town called Newtown, young people rose up in protest against the society their parents created\u2026 and began a new world, a new era where human relationships are based on mutual respect, interdependence, and common ground. The old governing leadership that promoted political in-fighting and self-promotion, judgment and divisiveness, and independent thinking was abolished. People realized that individual positive actions each day, each moment, actually do affect the world and everything else that happens. And only the young people of the world, unclouded by the perceptions and attachments of the old world, were able to see clearly that a new reality was indeed happening\u2026 in that present moment of twelve-twenty \/ twenty-twelve.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_8732.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-157\" title=\"IMG_8732\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_8732.jpg?resize=225%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_8732.jpg?w=225 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/IMG_8732.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-154\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=154&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=154&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=154\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-154\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=154&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is this the end? Or, is this just the beginning? Yes, if our days are like they have been in the past, the sun will start rising sooner and the sun will start setting later, each day bringing more and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=154\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-154\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=154&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=154&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=154\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-154\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=154&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[14,1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Xnru-2u","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1598,"url":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1598","url_meta":{"origin":154,"position":0},"title":"Changing Habitual Emotional Reactions","date":"December 2, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"(From Terry Fralich: The Five Core Skills of Mindfulness) Each time you encounter a negative emotion (irritation, impatience, anxiety, anger, etc) that threatens to dominate your awareness, try practicing the following: STOP - Recognize the warning signs of the emotional reaction as soon as possible, and remind yourself to pay\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;One Perspective&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1408,"url":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1408","url_meta":{"origin":154,"position":1},"title":"Inner Power: Balancing Life-Forces","date":"November 14, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been fortunate so far in this life to be able to \"weather the storms\" which often bring\u00a0havoc to our lives. Sometimes, I feel like I need to be the rock which stands steadfast in the storm, clinging to my mission. Sometimes, I feel like the best course of action\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;One Perspective&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1410,"url":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1410","url_meta":{"origin":154,"position":2},"title":"Wasatch-Inspired Callings","date":"November 15, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Like powerful cottonwood bending in stiff North breeze, Steadfastly\u00a0standing through cold Winter freeze, I am here; I am present: Warrior am I. I am present: Warrior am I. \u00a0 Like granite earth lying beneath warm Spring streams, Lovingly embracing\u00a0our\u00a0flow South with ease, I pay attention; I seek heartfelt\u00a0meaning: Healer\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;One Perspective&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/580381_3966809295629_827193400_n-225x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":146,"url":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=146","url_meta":{"origin":154,"position":3},"title":"A Blessing from a Warrior","date":"December 5, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"God has blessed me with countless blessings in my life. Some I take for granted like my ability to talk; I have 10 fingers and toes and good health. The main thing I would never forget is the 3 days I was in Love with this Angel. Some may never\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1469,"url":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1469","url_meta":{"origin":154,"position":4},"title":"Twelve Wellness Perspectives","date":"April 5, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"As a yoga teacher, a strength training coach, and an outdoor educator, I thought I'd summarize some of what I've learned throughout my own personal life experiences in the format of my own 12-step outline for personal wellness. I call them perspectives because they are topics to be considered and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Coaching and Training&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1574,"url":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1574","url_meta":{"origin":154,"position":5},"title":"Riding the Marriage Bike Home","date":"September 24, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"(This is a story I wrote with my wife Jo Kirsch. It is 13 years old, but it is still fun to read and worth sharing today. It was previously published in\u00a0The Cracker Barrel, a Wilmington, VT magazine.) Riding a bicycle for many miles can be a challenge for anyone.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Adventure Learning&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2015-09-24-300x248.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=154"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":159,"href":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154\/revisions\/159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}