How to Unlearn

I write this morning to tell you that love is here now.Love is here now. Peace is here now.Or, if they aren’t, they never will be.There is always going to be a problem, an issue, a challenge, an excuse.There is nothing to attain.We are life living.The birds singing their songs in the trees, the black cat bathing in the sunlight, the distant sounds of voices and the lapping of water in the lake—all these are life, just as we are life.Only none of them are striving for self-improvement, as we humans often tend to do. We tell ourselves that we could and should grow, transform, heal and become whole (not to mention have flat abs, amazing orgasms, a perfect family and powerful career).Religion tells us we need to seek and find god and repent our sins.Media tells us we need to look made-up, skinny, and fashionable, because these things equal beauty.There is much unlearning to be done.Primarily, we need to unlearn the learned notion that we are somehow incomplete, lacking or separate from nature and the rest of the beings in the universe.We need to unlearn disconnection and relearn community.Unlearn repression of our emotions; relearn their acceptance and healthy expression.Unlearn isolation and relearn interdependence.Secondarily, each and every one of us seriously needs to unlearn our conditioned, limiting beliefs and belief systems and explore the myriad ways in which we have been conditioned by our circumstances, genes and culture.But, how to unlearn? Read Michelle's recent article on elephant journal to (un)learn more!