How Do We Heal The World?
Anna Zannides
✍️ Author of How Did I Get Here? | Book two unfolding like a story yet to be written | Teaching, writing, and living one moment at a time.
I’m not going to lie, I wasn’t sure what or even if I should share with you today because I’ve been struggling to find something positive or inspirational to say.
Apart from the fact that I’ve been unwell for a week now, though thankfully recovering, something else has really drained my energy.
On Friday, I was invited to a private viewing of a documentary called ‘Where the Olive Trees Weep,’ and I’ve found it difficult to process the horror of what is going on in that part of the world.
I felt compelled to share my feelings because I truly believe that we must all play our part in making this world a better place, and that can only come from a place of love, not hate!
Although I’ve not personally experienced war, I lived in Cyprus for ten years and felt the threat of conflict on a daily basis. It certainly isn’t a healthy way to live.
In the documentary, Dr. Gabor Maté, a renowned trauma specialist and Jewish Holocaust survivor, discusses intergenerational trauma, which he believes plays a significant role in the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
Now, I don’t want to get into politics because that’s not the point of this article. And I’m done trying to excuse the inexcusable. It sometimes feels like I’m back in the playground, listening to the kids blaming each other for why they were fighting. “It’s not my fault, they started it!!”
And then I’m reminded that when we as adults find children fighting, we usually tell them there’s no excuse and that fighting each other is bad, like so bad it’s punishable!
And then when they grow up, these children now adults get confused, because here we are, not fighting but literally killing each other and guess what, it’s not our fault, it’s those other people over there!
The important point I wanted to make, which is also something I write about in my book, ‘How Did I Get Here?’ is that for us humans to hurt each other, we must first dehumanise the person we want to hurt – because hurting another human goes against our natural instinct.
The producer of the documentary and Palestinian activist, Ashira Darwish, shares her heartbreaking story of trauma and then pleads for change. And it doesn’t take much to see the pain in her eyes, it’s heartbreaking to watch.
But how can we change the world when so much of it feels out of our control?
Well, if intergenerational trauma is true, which I am sure it is, then there is one thing we can all do, and that is to go on a deep self-inquiry, to uncover the trauma we are carrying around with us.
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Then we must heal to stop the cycle from repeating.
So, excuse me for not being all upbeat and joyful, I’m finding it hard to keep my heart intact, while not too far away innocent people are suffering beyond comprehension.
Oh wait, let me bring it back to my thing, helping people through their own struggles of moving on from their breakup – yes I can pull it together, albeit not as tragically:
Real change begins and ends with ourselves;
To heal the world, we must first begin by healing ourselves.
Because only hurt people can hurt people!
Let's heal, one heartbreak at a time ❤️
Now before I go, let me outline a few ways I can support you on your journey to healing:
#heal #love #happiness
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9moThanks for sharing