Daily Archives: February 3, 2019
you are the superheroes of the galaxy and we are puffed up with pride that we have a front row seat to your expansion and that you are our neighbors.
Greetings friends, we are the Andromedan Collective here to offer our greetings, our presence this day. We observe a tremendous sense of loyalty among you. Loyalty to each other and to the service projects that you’re creating in your minds of the many ways there are presently and yet to be created to better the Earth. This delights us, for loyalty to the collective, to each other, offers tremendous growth potential to catapult you up to the next level of the game of ascension. Although we realize and understand it isn’t a game to you when you are in the midst of it. In fact it has been quite painful physically even for many of you star seeds who are experiencing a morphing physical form. In the midst of great change much change of the status quo is required. Tenacity, grit are qualities that none can deny you. Truly, you are the bravest of the brave in our eyes and you delight us! We are quite fond of our Earth star seed friends and will be most delighted when we can spend some quality time with our neighbors!
We see loyalty, service, kindness all becoming even yet more important which is excellent, for you are growing exponentially in these qualities. A higher society of course implements many safeguards, may protocols so that the higher ideals area achieved. You, friends, are already doing this. You are already servicing and eager to yet serve more. You are looking for ways to delight in lending a hand, serving the poor, the others and you are doing this energetically wherever you go. For when your Christed light shines brightly enough it is magically shared around to the others and the whole collective benefits. Such is the same to be said for when your vibrations drop, the whole is effected. And so, keep your light brights on high. Keep your laughter at the ready, keep your hearts, hands and arms wide open and in loyalty to the human collective. Serve, grow, expand, laugh, be in joy! These are excellent qualities of an ascended master. You astound us daily with your tenacity, your grit, your hope, your perseverance. Have we already said that? (Smiling) You see, you are the superheroes of the galaxy and we are puffed up with pride that we have a front row seat to your expansion and that you are our neighbors.
There is much to exchange, much to share about our homes, our galaxy with you. Our cultures are diverse, varied, and yet we are all united in our desire to see Mother Gaia succeed in her most sacred mission of physical ascension. We’ve got your backs. We are the Andromedan Collective. We rejoice in your light. We thank you for your service and contribution to the whole.
~ galaxygirl
ALL IS NOT AS IT SEEMS.
Hello there! I would like to address a particular matter if you don’t mind, so we will get straight to it.
Welcome, Blossom and to all our Dearest Souls that we consider family friends.
How nice! Ditto.Ok. I watched a documentary the other night which depicted people so very, very worse off than me and the lives they had ‘chosen’. I KNOW and appreciate and give Gratitude daily for the Blessed place and life I have ‘chosen’. Can you explain why this world of ours is like living in two different ones? The comparison/standard of living/life is enormous and just doesn’t seem right, just or indeed, fair. Thank you.
Blossom, there is much in your world that you would not consider fair. Yet, it is not about fairness. That does not come into it. This again is a varied topic depending on many perspectives and we shall try our best to assist in giving an appropriate /satisfactory answer.
Placement of souls geographically upon your Planet is, as you correctly say … of choice. Indeed, you may not be able to grasp why one would choose to live in utter poverty and another in the lap of luxury. One’s choices depend on that which is to suit the soul in any given lifetime. It is not that when ‘counselled’ regarding placement for a following lifetime, that one would be sent to a war-torn or famined or low energy area as punishment for action taken in a previous existence. Not at all. It is the decision of any particular soul to do so. They may feel they ‘deserve it’ … to suffer in such a way due to misgivings of actions upon another previously. They may feel they are strong enough to be of great service in a particular ‘depressive’ situation. They may feel the need to ‘be there’ to accelerate their soul’s growth through experiencing such tough times in one fell swoop, as you would say.
It is easier I guess, to mention the documentary I watched, which was Michael Moore’s ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’. Those of lesser Light deliberately poisoned an entire town through changing the water supply from a beautifully clear one to a river of filth. Whereupon, people became so sick due to lead poisoning etc. When the ‘unclear of what Light is’ souls realized the water was eroding the cars in their factory … they changed the water back over, yet only to the car factory and THEN, they used the now almost derelict town, without warning, for war zone practice. PLEASE, PLEASE help us to come from the right place in order to THANK these lower energy souls as suggested in the last communication!
Again, Blossom … ALL IS NOT AS IT SEEMS.
Then what is it? I know you are going to say A GAME. Yet, with the greatest of respect, you are not one of the players down here. Such injustices that ‘appear’ to be spreading like wildfire … HAVE TO STOP … NOW! (Speaking of which … the weather is so controlled, it’s out of control!) We are not prepared to take it anymore. You say by Being Love and shining our Light is the only way through. Well, those of us that are aware of this are doing our best. Yet, from our position here on the ground … it ‘aint working!
Yes, it is.
Show me the evidence?
Look around you.
I AM! Around ME is beautiful … yet, swimming around in my clear watered goldfish bowl doesn’t take away the fact that life isn’t like this for everyone … and … it should be!
Blossom, each and every one are playing their role as planned.
Well, with the greatest of respect … The Game stinks!
Yet, created by consciousness itself … and you … each one .. are part of that creation.
And now we want out … OR … at least some help! So many times I hear souls asking why YOUR lot, or those of your kind, can’t jump in and assist us? We all know the experiment has gone drastically wrong … and if we leave it too late, it will be … too late! What are the laws that say you can’t come in and lend a helping hand?
The laws are very much in place in order for The Divine Plan to run smoothly.
Whoever put them in place … should perhaps be told it ain’t working! I know you know I am just trying to ‘get somewhere’ as opposed to being outright rude to you. I love you dearly.
Blossom and all … Take heed. PLANS ARE IN PLACE! For the Highest Good of all, for the Highest possible outcome …
Yet, do you not see? Do you not understand, that for us down here, these ‘Knowings’ that we are told year after year, seem to leave us dangling upside down by our ankles and the rope is becoming threadbare under the strain? We hang on and we hang on and we hang on and for many, there is no proof that anything is changing at all. Next thing is, we are going to be bombarded with 5G radiation! I mean really … why don’t they just drop a bomb and get it over and done with? Our world went insane a long time ago … and we’ve lost our happy pills! Clearly, my soul is in need of an offload.
THE CHANGE IS COMING.
So you’ve said.
THE BIG CHANGE … THEE CHANGE IS COMING.
So you’ve said.
And we will keep reiterating so. Because we speak TRUTH.
I know this. I TRULY do. Otherwise, I would be ceasing the friendship yet, can you not see how out of hand it is? THE CHANGE NEEDS TO COME NOW. Surely, Divine timing would be best to come NOW!
Your frustration is evident, dearest Blossom. We ask you to look deep within. To REMEMBER that you signed up for this, as did so many. YOU KNEW … and this is not new information to you … that it was not going to be an easy ride … yet, you still all ran to the front of the line to volunteer. To come down to Earth … to be in the STRONGEST POSITION … IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS CHANGE HAPPEN. And yes, from this position it can appear to be an ugly scene. You are in the intensity of it. It is affecting your soul … IF YOU GIVE IN!
YOU KNOW / KNEW your strength whilst not of Earth. You KNOW / KNEW it would not FEEL the same when upon it.
REMEMBER, REMEMBER, REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE AND WHY YOU WANTED TO COME.
YOU … EACH ONE WERE CHOSEN. YOU WERE OF SUCH GRATITUDE THAT YOU WERE GIVEN THE HONOUR.
HOLD ON. HOLD ON. HOLD ON JUST A LITTLE WHILE LONGER.
REGAIN YOUR STRENGTH.
CALL UPON THE MIGHTY FORCES OF LIGHT THAT ARE JUST A BREATH / THOUGHT AWAY. BILLIONS UPON BILLIONS OF LIGHT ENERGY SOURCES / FORCES ARE RIDING RIGHT ALONGSIDE YOU.
They want you to FEEL THEM. They want you to KNOW they are there with you. Draw from the strength and renewed Light Force they are offering.
YOU ARE ONE LIGHT.
YOU ARE A MIGHTY POWER.
YOU ARE LOVE AND ALL THAT IS.
Do not give in /give up now. We are here to tell you, to remind you to muster up the YOU within you and prepare yourselves for the last lap.
A runner of a long, long, long race feels they cannot go on and then renewed strength fills their Being as the finishing line comes into view.
I know I have said this before, yet, the finishing line was presented to us in 2012. We were told we were almost there.
Time … no time … that is where the confusion lies.
YOU AREALMOST THERE. FEEL THESE HEIGHTENED ENERGIES FILLING YOUR BEING. THEY COULD NOT COME INTO YOUR PLANET BEFORE. IT WASN’T READY AND IT WASN’T TIME.
NOW IT IS READY … NOW IT IS TIME.
Even though there is no time! Chaps, chapesses, I am aware of my rant today, which I have brought forth from within me and on the behalf of many. It needs to be said … we are struggling in the understanding of just how far this game has to go!
We accept your disposition and indeed, we thank you for it.
No offense taken?
None whatsoever.
We’ll carry on, gaining strength from unseen Light Forces. Allowing ourselves to unite and feel that which is offered in order to see this thing through. We came in with such courage. May we regain it and march forward. THANK YOU. An indulgence on my part today … That’s how it went.
Blossom, Souls of Earth that are continuing on … Spreading THE LIGHT UPON and WITHIN … Hold steadfast in the KNOWING …
THE CHANGE IS COMING AND SOONER THAN YOU THINK.
I don’t ‘think’ anymore. I wait. When it happens … it happens according to the Divine Plan … and so it is. Thanks, Guys … hadn’t seen this going this way at all today. In Gratitude, in Loving service. I AM.
As each one finishes reading this transmission … please now give yourself a moment to connect and breathe and smile with us … knowing we are right there beside you IN LOVE and LIGHT and STRENGTH.
(I was sent ‘The Little Soul and the Sun’ by Neil Donald Walsh, three times last week. I read it many years ago. I TOTALLY get its point. All I am saying is … we all agree, both on and off world, that this experiment has gone too far. That is why I speak as I do today.)
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Greetings dearly beloved,
Today we, Ariel and Uriel, your sisters of Light, are both here to bring you wonderful news about what is in the works, waiting in the wings, for all of you reading this today.
As you may have already known, the theme of this new year 2019, is all about Expansion, Growth, Creativity and massive awakening of Soul Powers – it will be a powerful year of Manifestation and Transformation.
The often-physically painful and emotional phase of clearing, purging and ‘healing’ all things 3D have now been successfully completed for the majority of light-workers across the planet. We now feel the need to clarify the term ‘light-workers’ to avoid any misunderstanding.
Every living being (including those whom you had perhaps in the past considered to be completely devoid of Divine Love) belongs to the same faction. You, they, and all of us are, in our own way, serving the Kingdom of God. We are ONE, in every sense of the word. And since we are all One, even those people who ‘seemingly’ belong to the Dark faction, are in fact also working for the Light – working for their own soul expansion and evolution. They too, can be called a light-worker.
Dark vs. light, lower-vibrational vs. higher-vibrational, positive vs. negative, the past vs. the future, Democrats vs. Republicans, Catholics vs. Muslims, the rich vs. the poor, the educated vs. the uneducated – these are only some of the endless labels that humans use to perpetuate Separation; the long list continues. Humanity have been ‘playing’ these physical life-games on Earth for thousands of years, and by now, you have all truly mastered the art of extreme Separation, Duality and Polarization.
However, for all intents and purposes, today we will be using the term, light-workers, to refer only to those: whose hearts are pure. They may not even know that such a term exists, however, the way they live their lives are already so caring, loving, and compassionate in every way.
And that is, in essence, what a light-worker is.
Someone who possesses a pure, loving desire to be of service to the world and God – in a way that suits his/her own innate abilities. He/she is likely to be a sensitive soul, whom people usually go to, for advice and assistance.
If you are a light-worker who have chosen to be awakened earlier than the Human Collective, you, our beloved, are someone with an important mission/role to play especially within the next 20 years. You are here to show others what it means to be 5th dimensional.
ENERGY ORACLE CARDS – Sandra Anne Taylor
And that was probably your cue to then ask us this question, “Ariel & Uriel, we do not know how to be 5th dimensional. I have not yet recovered the memories of my higher dimensional lifetimes, so where/how do I even begin?” Our answer is simple, loved ones.
Begin with yourself; begin with your life.
The best way to change the world, is NOT by changing others.
This principle has often been demonstrated throughout your many life experiences with the people around you, every day. Telling people what to do, criticizing them, nagging them, using sarcasm or any other negative behavior will only serve to ‘add extra fuel to the raging fire’.
For example, let’s say that Mrs. C is on a mission to get her husband to quit smoking. She has been nagging him for years; ‘lecturing’ him on the dangers; reminding him of the hefty financial burden his buying a month’s supply of cigarettes had created on their limited budget. Her lectures occurred quite regularly, until one day he finally ‘exploded’ and yelled to her ‘to leave him alone’.
Do you see what has happened here? Mr. C has no WILL to change. Zero desire to change. Without the will to change, then well…, nothing will change. The cigarettes, no matter how bad they are, are currently satisfyingMr. C’s needs on some level.
All addictions are a form of emotional escape, from the root cause of the issue.
When people are Not ready to deal with the real reason as to why they keep doing/buying things that they ‘know’ (deep inside) are bad for them, then the problem will continue to persist.
All true change must begin with oneself.
And, here comes the main point of our little story:
Emotional Integration is the ‘KEY’ to CHANGE.
We realize that light-workers around the world are at different stages of their spiritual awakening journey. However, the group of powerful light-workers who happened to be reading this particular energetic transmission (and yes, we know exactly who you are), most of you have completed your emotional integration process.
In other words, you have stopped running away from your emotions and have released the previously embedded toxicity within your emotional body. And because of that, you are now primed and ready to move on to the next phase of your evolution: to master your Mastery over life.
How do you become a master of Life when you have, seemingly, failed to master one or more aspects of your life, over and over again in this lifetime?
Let us tell you now dear friends, whatever is the greatest life challenge that you have right now, that challenge is THE biggest test; the final exam – lovingly prepared by your Higher Self, before you can successfully graduate and ascend.
For some people it can be about the state of their health. For most light-workers, it is about their lack/scarcity consciousness. For others, it can be about love, forgiveness, loneliness or relationships.
Knowing this,how you react from now on, in the face of your biggest life challenges, is THE game-changer here.
You can choose to continue to focus on your problems, and react with fear, distress, anxiety, anger, depression, guilt, OR, you can choose to raise your awareness/perspective – i.e. SHIFT your inner programming, to match the programming ‘language’ that your Higher Self speaks in.
Your Higher Self speaks the language of Love – to Self, and to All.
Your Higher Self speaks the language of Peace – for Self and for All.
Your Higher Self speaks the language of Joy/Happiness – to Self and to All.
Your Higher Self speaks the language of Wisdom & Power – to Self and to All.
Your Higher Self speaks the language of Abundance – to Self and to All.
The term ‘abundance’ that we use here, represents all the good things in life, e.g. perfect health, an immortal (non-decaying) physical body, plenty of money, great friendships, fulfilling career and relationships, fun life experiences, etc.
It is time, our brothers and sisters, to ‘speak’ the Language of your Higher Self – the Language of God.
ENERGY ORACLE CARDS – Sandra Anne Taylor
God is supremely powerful. And by extension, that means, you too, are supremely powerful.
So why do you keep forgetting this, whenever you were faced with the final tests your Higher Selves have been sending you lately?
God is Love. This also means, that you too, are a Being of Divine Love.
So why do you (occasionally) behave so unlike your True, Most Loving Self?
God is Unlimited – and so are you.
So why do you keep limiting yourself to the 3D ‘language programming’ that can no longer function in this brand new, higher-dimensional arena/playground you have recently found yourself to be in?
A few days ago, on January 30th, Adele had posted a message in her Raphael’s Healing Space Facebook page, to share the good news with everyone that she had sensed all heavier densities associated with life on a 3D planet, were well and truly gone.
Duality, Polarity, Separation are the scaffolding, the framework and the foundation of a lower-dimensional existence in a 3D Universe. And with these three now permanentlygone from Planet Earth, this can only mean one thing.
Humanity has recently crossed over another important milestone.
You, our beloved, are now truly living on 5D Earth as we speak. At the end of January 2019, humanity & Gaia had in fact, ‘jumped several timelines’ together. And what had prompted this to occur?
In the most recent conclave above Planet Earth, which many of you had attended in your sleep, the majority of you had expressed a strong desire for undeniable, visible changes to begin Now.
The ‘Old Souls’ physically embodied on-planet right now (i.e. the movers and shakers who are the true powers behind the story of New Earth’s Creation) had truly had enough of the old paradigm of Fear, Lack & Separation.
You wanted all necessary reforms to be fully expedited and although temporary chaos may ensue, you had all expressed unshakable confidence that you will all be able to go through those challenges with grace and ease. We truly have tremendous respect and admiration for all of you, our beloved.
However, because of this, things may temporarily look as though they are getting worse instead of getting better – both on the micro and macro levels. It is important to keep in mind, that these are all happening BY DESIGN.
As a Collective, you have deliberately chosen to intensify all 3D energetic remnants within yourselves, and within the psyche/consciousness of all embodied souls on Earth, to force you to choose a better way NOW.
This is to help you to permanently break free; to get yourselves out of the automated, 3D pattern-programming you have been using for thousands of years. You have been using the lower dimensional operating system of fear, lack and separation for eons.
The time has now arrived for you to re-set and re-program the super computer that is your life.
And the True Work must start from WITHIN.
Your operating system must now be constantly speaking the programming language of God. Only when you have permanently attained a higher dimensional perspective (no matter what is happening around you), your life will begin to change in magical, wondrous ways.
With the eradication of lower densities and their frameworks of existence, speaking in the programming language of your Higher Self has never been easier. It has now become so natural. This ultimately means that your efforts, to align your frequencies to match that of your Higher Self’s, need not be as taxing as before. It will be perfectly simple, like riding a bike, after many years of not riding it. Yes, you may be out of practice, but it doesn’t mean you have to start learning from scratch.
You will soon find that your thoughts, words, feelings and actions now naturally gravitate towards the ‘higher density’ instead of the opposite. This is because the scaffolding/framework that supports the opposite, is now permanently and completely gone. This natural movement towards ‘lighter, higher’ density thoughts/words/emotions can only be stopped by you. If you provide zero resistance to this natural ‘re-set’, to this re-programming process you are in the midst of doing, then you will soon find yourself be thinking, saying, feeling and acting like your Divine Higher Self.
This is 100% guaranteed.
So in other words, just ‘go with the flow’ and surrender to your natural inclinations to feel happy, to feel at peace, to be loving – and soon, your life will change to reflect this change coming from within.
Our God is Supreme Creator of ALL THAT IS. And by extension, Creativity is the only way your Soul expresses itself. This year, now that you are very naturally, well on your way to perfect alignment with your God-Self, you will want to grow, expand and express your creativity, your unique contribution to New Earth in a big way. Some of you have already started. Those who haven’t, never worry, everything has been planned perfectly for you.
I, Archangel Ariel, am here to help open the ‘floodgates’ of your inner creative genius. Call upon me to help you release all unexplored areas of self-expression within yourself. I can assist you to broaden your way of thinking, expand your limits, and discover many of your hidden talents. It is time to unleash all your talents and display your Magnificence for all the world to see. And when you do this, without the energies of arrogance nor conceit, you give others the space, the courage and bravery to come out of their ‘shell’ and shine brightly as well!
Open yourselves up to all ideas, and always say ‘YES’ to everything that life offers you – only when your inner guidance is in perfect agreement! Your feelings are the inbuilt, powerful inner GPS; the barometer of your Truth that must always be used, to pave the path to your Graduation Party!
And I, Archangel Uriel, am always ready to happily assist all souls who call upon me. I will help to provide free-flowing channel of information and inspiration relevant to your individualized mission/role on New Earth. The next stepping stone, and the next, and the next will continue to be revealed, one by one, and because of this, you will feel so blissfully content; joyfully swimming in the river flow of your creations.
ENERGY ORACLE CARDS – Sandra Anne Taylor
Today’s third card, the Cornucopia, is our gift to you. Father/Mother God, Creator of ALL THAT IS, has now bestowed upon you this horn-shaped, glowing basket of Light that is filled with all the things you have ever desired to have/experience on Planet Earth. The cornucopia is an ancient symbol of Abundant Harvest and Great Blessings. In the olden days, when someone receives a cornucopia, it is a sign that all their hard work is about to pay off in significant ways.
We would like to invite all of you to now close your eyes, and imagine your Higher Self, and spirit team are standing around you. Father and Mother God are both stepping forward, to get closer to you.
They smiled, and handed over this beautiful, glowing gift whilst at the same time saying,
“With this gift, We are now giving you all that which you have long desired. Your wishes, beloved children, are now fulfilled. Go and start creating all that your heart dearly desires to do, as this process is the key that opens the gates of: Unlimited Freedom. The freedom to be God; the freedom with your time to do as you wish; the financial freedom many of you have long been seeking for. You deserve this, loved ones. The hard part is already over, and it is time to celebrate! We are loving you beyond measure”.
– All in the Company of HEAVEN –
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you can create a pretty fantastic present for yourself, right here and right now.
Don’t Wait for the Predictions to Come True ∞The 9D Arcturian Council
“Greetings. We are the Arcturian Council. We are pleased to connect with all of you.
We are considering the possibilities that you all have in front of you, and we know that you are also considering which timeline would be best for you as an individual and for the best possible experiences for the collective. We also recognize that many of you still believe certain things are just going to happen, no matter what. And we know this because we hear you asking and we see you speculating about what is going to happen, as though something could be set in stone.
You are going to continue to ascend, and that is pretty much the only guarantee around. Now, we also see many of you putting your eggs into one basket. You hear about something that is going to happen at some point in the future, and you get fixated on it. This is true of many things, including what we have just told you is a guarantee.
You don’t want to wait until the shift happens, or anything else happens, before you determine for yourselves what you want to be living in the here and now. We want you to remember that you create your reality, and whatever reality you choose to create, there will always be a version of the collective there with you. Therefore, if you want to experience something in your lives, do not wait for any prediction to come true before you start living it.
We want more than anything else to empower all of you, and the best way that we can empower you is to remind you that you have the ability within you right now to feel how you want to feel, to vibrate in harmony with that which you want to experience. If you can take your minds off of the future long enough, you can create a pretty fantastic present for yourself, right here and right now. And you can expand that present moment out for all of eternity.
We are the Arcturian Council, and we have enjoyed connecting with you.”
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Working Hours 4444.
As a holistic and ascension life coach i always felt that the system of 4 4 44 of working hours in any kind of service is more than fair to anybody. Imagines working 4 hours/day,4 days/week being paid 44$ or € per hour while also having a basic income assured where you don’t need to work for a living, you only work for servicing the highest good for all doing what you love most with passion!How about them apples?
This study below brings us more and more closer to this reality i’ve been sending out through my vortex for all humanity.I know i am a dreamer AND i am not the only one and the more of us dream this the faster we attract it and make it become our reality for ease and flow and grace for all to live in peace, joy,abundance,prosperity,love and well being and freedom and freedom of expression.
The study:
In Brief
- The Facts:A 2016 study indicates that people over the age of 40 should only be working 3 days a week, or 25 hours per week, to maintain good cognitive function.
- Reflect On:Where did the idea of a 40 hour work week come from? Are we all working too much? If we changed the way we operate our economy, might we all have to work less? Didn’t we make up all these rules to begin with? Can’t we change them?
We all feel a little overworked, don’t we? Is this truly why we’re here? To work 40 hours a week for many years of our lives simply to survive within our society?
A 2016 study published in the Melbourne Institute Worker Paper seriesfound that people over 40-years-old perform best on a three-day work week.
The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research at the University of Melbourne took 3,500 women and 3,000 men through a series of cognitive tests such as matching letters and numbers under time pressure, reading aloud, and reciting lists of numbers backwards.
Analyzing those results with various other factors such as life quality, family structures, economic well-being, and employment, the team found that people who worked an average of 25 hours per week performed the best. What happens past 25 hours? Cognitive test results begin to drop due to stress and fatigue.
The study says:
“These results indicate that, for both males and females, the magnitude of the positive impact of working hours on their cognitive ability is decreasing until working hours reaches a threshold, and above that, further increases in working hours have a negative impact on their cognitive functioning… Then, where is the threshold?
In other words, when does the impact of working hours on cognitive ability change from being positive to negative? …
Using the test scores of memory span and cerebral dysfunction for the respondents, it is found that working hours up to 25–30 hours per week have a positive impact on cognition for males depending on the measure and up to 22–27 hours for females… Our study highlights that too much work can have adverse effects on cognitive functioning.”
Colin McKenzie, Professor of Economics at Keio University who participated in the research stated:
“Many countries are going to raise their retirement ages by delaying the age at which people are eligible to start receiving pension benefits. This means that more people continue to work in the later stages of their life.
The degree of intellectual stimulation may depend on working hours. Work can be a double-edged sword. It can stimulate brain activity, but at the same time, long working hours and certain types of tasks can cause fatigue and stress which potentially damage cognitive functions.
We point out that differences in working hours are important for maintaining cognitive functioning in middle-aged and elderly adults. This means that, in middle and older age, working part-time could be effective in maintaining cognitive ability.”
Are We Overworked?
Considering that the average adult finishes high school and attends university until around 22 years of age, that’s only about 18 years of work until they should theoretically be working part-time. Is it due to the fact that we’re overworked starting from high school, or maybe even earlier? What can be said about the number of tasks we do within that timeframe that we simply have no interest in?
We see it in millennials as we see it in older generations, people are showing signs of burnout and overwork as our world continues to become more and more demanding and less connected. Not slowing down can lead to things like depression, fatigue, lack of sleep, excessive pain, poor relationships, and consistent cannabis, drug or alcohol use. These are all issues that are incredibly prevalent in today’s society.
What Can/Should We Do In Our Time Off?
Well first off, if we aren’t working 40 hours what could we do? We often hear the stories of people who retire and seem to go crazy, degrade or not know what to do. While there can be reasons for this that relate to not being sure how to slow down and enjoy life, there is also something to be said about having a lack of direction or task in life that can lead to feeling uneasy.
The Okinawan Centenarian Studyhas shown that the people who live the longest, and who also happen to be the happiest, don’t believe in the idea of retirement nor do they even have a word for it. In their experience, they ‘work’ their entire lives, but as you might imagine, their ‘work’ is much different than how we see it in the West. The study indicates that people choose their jobs based on their ‘ikigai’, which is their cultural word to define purpose. In their eyes, their choices are driven by a deeper meaning to each person individually, not based on societal norms, culture or money. This sense of greater connection to self and ‘purpose’ allows them to contribute to their community in a meaningful way and also make them happier.
The Takeaway
We seem to approach many of our societal challenges with the mindset that we can create change as long as it fits within our current systems. However, our system, and our reactions to it, are providing a feedback loop that shows us things aren’t working, and that we are becoming more and more unhappy with how we’re living.
While it’s true that through self-developmentone can find peace in many modern-day situations and challenges, the bigger question we may want to ask ourselves is: Do we want to keep living this way? Are we bored of the way life is? Get up, go to work for 40 years, come home, and maybe retire to explore more of this world … one day. Is this what we’re capable of? Is this the life we want to continue to fight to protect? Or are we ready for something new?
Think of the fact that the 40 hour work week is simply a response to an economy we made up and designed as humans. We don’t haveto have it operate this way, we simply all agree to it. We’re agreeing to our own slavery, our own struggle, and our own demise in a sense. Can we not change this as a whole? What’s stopping us?