Our global interconnectivity is being shown through the environmental crisis as it become more obvious. Everyone everywhere is affected when the ozone layer thins, when the PH of the ocean acidifies, and when acid rain affects forest far away from industrial smog. Even the Internet in the past decade has awakened many to the incredible interconnected world when in a matter of seconds news and rumors can be spread like a virus, infecting or informing even remote villages if connected by satellite.

Soon it will be more than just “enlightened beings” that know we are all one. But what are the implications of this interconnectivity?

The word Unanimity is derived from the root words “uni” meaning one and “anima” meaning soul. If we recognized that we (humans, planets, animals, EVERYTHING) are part of one interconnected global Soul, how would our life be different?

•  Our actions would be decided based on the outcome for the other person, since if we are connected our behavior affects us just as much as others.        
• Our judgments of others would become judgments of our self since if we are one Soul any criticism is actually aimed at you.
•  The loneliness and lack of belonging that is felt by many would disappear by the awareness that we are parts of a whole.
• Acts of kindness to others would increase since they would be known to be acts of love to our self.
• Polluting or damaging the environment would feel awful since part of us would be harmed.
• Interpersonal conflicts, wars and other conflicts would be unspeakable as we recognized that negotiation and listening to others’ points-of-view are an act of learning to know ourselves at a deeper level.
•  Eating could be seen as a celebratory act of appreciation for the plants and animals who had shared their life with us.

There could be many more possibilities for living harmonious, fulfilled and joyful lives when we understand Unanimity with creation!

What other thoughts do you have that could add to a vision of a world that worked for everybeing?

I was recently interviewed by MSN Money for an article titled, “Get Your Dream Job…at 55.” It was a delight to discuss how I left my corporate job to become an astrologer five years ago.

Since the article was posted, I have heard from friends who mention how inspiring the article and video clip were. It seems there are many of us who, as we are nearing retirement, seek to finallly follow our passion after years of deny it.

For over a 25 years, I have had a love affair with astrology. At first I would consult an astrologer when I needed an outside perspective and that made me appreciate the value of its grounded practical insight. But with time, I became determined to know what that astrologer was seeing for myself (though you can never really see your own chart objectively).

When I finally quit my corporate job, I really didn’t know what I would do next. I had been doing readings professionally for 8 years by then on a part-time basis, but it never occurred to me that I should make a career out of what I love.

I grew up being told that work was just that – work. If you want to have fun, you do it after you finish your job. You might say I was preprogrammed to expect no satisfaction or enjoyment in my career.

After four months, I began mediating on what I should do next. I asked “Where does my joy meet the world’s need?” and heard “astrology.” It had never occurred to me to try to make it my career.

My fear was that if I took what I loved and made it an everyday task it would take the joy out of it. WRONG! Now five years later, I can tell you that has not happened.

Sometimes I just stop and marvel at the miracle of getting paid for doing what I love to do – help people appreciate their Soul’s journey and bring more joy and fulfilment into their life.

Of course, there are parts of running my own business that I like less than others. Yet, as an entrepreneur I can always hire assistance for those tasks and leave the rest of my time to focus on what I do (and enjoy) best.

My life has proven that it’s never too late to follow your passion. When I counsel clients and friends about career concerns, I always like to remind them that life has meaning and purpose and so do they. Discover your purpose!

If you are not doing your passion, contributing your skills and abilities toward work that makes your heart sing, then you are contributing to disharmony and distress in the world. For if we all worked at what makes our heart sing, this would be one harmonious planet – a symphony of wonderful tones coming from happy, fulfilled people.

Are you following your passion?