Voting “As If...”

I was contemplating today’s elections a short while ago and found myself feeling frustrated.  Regardless of your political leanings, its seems that very few people are actually pleased with the politics of our country.  It is far too easy to get upset, judge, and blame “others.”  I know, I do it too.

And yet, here we are with the ability to vote for anybody or anything on the ballot we choose without fear of reprisal.  We are very blessed to have such an opportunity and yet so few of us take advantage of it, likely because of our frustration and disillusionment.  

Yet, there are a few simple things we can do to help bring about the change we wish to see.  First, we must accept the system we have, flaws and all.  That doesn’t mean we can’t work to improve the system, just that we move out of resistance toward the system we have.  When we are locked in wrong-making, it is impossible for us work towards improving the system we have.

Next, vote “as if.”  A common phrase passed around in spirituality is, “act as if and it shall be.”  Act as if what you are seeking to experience already is and you will help to bring that experience into your reality.  So, recognizing and accepting all the flaws you perceive in our system of government, choose to participate and vote today “as if” we had the perfect system.

What would it be like if your choice were  between a great candidate and another great candidate?  How excited would you be to vote if you felt every candidate and every ballot measure really had your best interest at heart and that all advertising, for and against, provided factual and unbiased information in a respectful manner, just so that you could make the most informed decision possible?  Imagine that really is the way things are and let your participation in our government be “as if” it already is so.  Participating in this way will help to bring about the energetic shift that is necessary for the physical reality to change.

I will be “voting as if” today.  Will you join me?