* You Can Dim Your Grid *

There is a critical mindset that is necessary to accomplish any task, endeavor or seemingly out-of-reach dream. A decade ago my company worked for a Fortune 500 company that insisted on 'can do' perspectives and proposals. During the course of our business relationship this was one thing that was never ever negotiable. Fortunately, I quickly learned to adopt this attitude and successfully transfer it to my employees and vendors. As the head of a new company 'on the block', I was not fixed on ideas of what was possilbe or impossible. No, I do not believe that ignorance always yields bliss but it admittedly helped in this case. That and the power of 'CAN'. Solutions, not problems, became my fascination and even addiction to the point where I became hungry for the next hurdle. Friends, colleagues and I often raised our eyebrows, literally, as we witnessed the accomplishments unfold as a result of thinking differently. The types of victories that my company enjoyed were truly unbelievable yet undeniable. How was it they we consistently won jobs over veteran and prized competitors? Well, experience certainly had nothing to do with it. Sure I kept knowledgable, team players around me but even they were amazed that projects, far-fetched proposals, were being realized.

All this to say that with sure, undoubting eyes, one will see the unimaginable. And, by the way, all your wishes will manifest instantly and exactly to order... not! Remember this universe is rather, um, big. Think of a unicycle beside a semi-truck. The latter and larger takes a whole lot more energy and time to maneuver. Depending on the location, etc. that truck may need to roll over onto the curb or even take out a mailbox or two. How the truck changes direction may not be so efficient or graceful, but it will eventually turn and move in the desired direction.

Going gridless takes time too. This state-of-being refers to and offers not only the possibility of walking away from the weighty shackles of the physical realm but also the sometimes painful psychological one. Depending on an individual's aspirations, the application of the term and to what degree, can vary greatly. Remember, the grid does not exist if there is not any light shined on it. An individual can dim-down the intensity ten, twenty, fifty percent or more. It just depends on how much and what that person wants present in his or her reality. There certainly are benefits to being 'on the grid'. It offers a physical and mental reference point. It suggests security and some might say sanity. Just remember, what is seen by others and how much you depend on them rests on one's conscious choice. In contrast life 'off the grid' takes a lot of getting used to and inevitably carries a certain price to pay. That said, there can be tremendous benefits as well, even if the dimming is temporary or not so significant.

​I believe that all beings should strive to exist on different planes of perspective. Only when such a philosophy is put into action, however, does it enable individual and universal growth. So, yes one CAN imagine their future and dreams, bright or dark, small or big, on or 'off the grid', however, they uniquely define that. Whether it's an integrated or independent lifestyle you seek, simply recognize that each person is given her or his own dimmer and that it will never turn on its own.

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