Bahala na: A Conscious Living Tradition For Challenging Times

We are brought to the very edge that compels every leader, creative, teacher, visionary, sage, warrior, healer, activist, ritualist, speaker, consultant, organizer, peace-maker, protestor, environmentalist, conservationist, and/or student, to actualize personal and social change—to start or to continue on.   

We have the opportunity to show up and be who we really are (not who or what others say we are), and do what we came here to do (not what others tell us to do).   For Filipin@s, there's bahala na, both a tradition and worldview that we can turn to in a conscious way to balance and center us, face challenges, be present with what is and with possibilities, and with this awareness flow into effortless action.   

Let's experiment with the saying of bahala na as a conscious affirmation, a prayer, a mantra, a chant, a worldview, an incantation, a blessing, and/or personal tool for cultivating compassion, content,…