How We Meet the Impossible, As the Old Ways Unravel
We are moving through a time that feels disorienting, even overwhelming. What once felt stable is now shifting under our feet. The familiar structures — relationships, society, identity, purpose — are shaking. Beneath the surface, I think many feel lost, or quietly anxious, or simply unsure of how to meet what’s unfolding.
In the midst of this, Mediate Your Life (MYL) has been evolving. It has come to be known as a way to navigate conflict — within ourselves, in relationships, in groups, and in the world. But it is becoming something more: a map for the journey of consciousness itself, a guide for walking through the territory of breakdown toward something more whole, healed, and integrated.
Conflict is not just a problem to be solved. It is the place where the old self breaks open so a new and larger identity can emerge. MYL is not just about resolution. It’s about self-transformation — expanding our sense of self from “I” and “Us” to “I–You” to “I–You–We.”
When we get scared or in pain, we naturally tend to narrow into self-survival instincts and bond with “us” against “them” to feel safe and connected. And there are leaders who exploit this for power and control of resources. From the perspective of We, this is something we are all doing together. We are one living system of family, friends, co-workers, community members, fellow citizens and consumers; and ultimately, we are one biosystem of life on planet earth floating in a cosmic sea.
From this expanded self, we see with new eyes. “They” and “them” become part of I-You-We. Capacity grows to meet fear with peace and clarity, and pain with presence and inner wellbeing.
MYL is evolving to support people not just with personal growth or relationship repair, but with the larger navigation we are all facing now: how to move through the breakdown of world systems, the unraveling of old orders, and the conflicts that arise as something new begins to take shape.
These are times of profound uncertainty and change. The systems and stories we have relied on are no longer holding. What comes next will depend on our ability to respond to conflict from a larger sense of self, where even in the midst of intense breakdown, we can stay kind and connected, true to what we most deeply value.
MYL offers a map, a compass, and a set of tools for this collective passage to become guides for ourselves, for others, and for the world in transition.