Editor’s Note // Blessed are the frequency holders

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Matt Niswonger

Matt Niswonger is the co-founder of Adventure Sports Journal. His roots are in climbing. Now a father of three with less time on his hands, Matt mainly sticks to mountain biking, surfing and gym climbing.

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Blessed are the frequency holders: As war spreads, how do we respond?

With over 500,000 casualties in Ukraine, and the tragic escalation of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, war is spreading across the globe.

Even though California seems safe and isolated from these wars, in truth we are not. If you believe as I do that all of humanity is linked through shared consciousness, the growing conflicts are painful to behold. In a recent episode of Essential Teachings, the podcast by spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle, the importance of being a “frequency holder” was discussed as a response to human misery.

For Eckhart Tolle, a frequency holder is someone who commits to emanating peace in the present moment. Such people are not trying to get somewhere or accomplish anything.

Frequency holders are simply living in the moment as if the past or future don’t exist. Such people are giving off a certain vibe that over time becomes a powerful frequency. This frequency is only tuned to the now. Not the past, not the future, but only the now. Frequency holders say things like, “Breathing in, there is only now. Breathing out, I heal the world and myself at the same time.”

History has shown that war is contagious. That’s why now is the best time to breathe peacefully, tend to our gardens, and take a walk in nature. Peaceful action starts with peaceful intention. Women and children are always hurt the most by war. That’s why we must aspire to peace.

Here in California, we must commit ourselves to making a difference. Not as partisans who pick a side and start hurting people, but as frequency holders who emanate peace in the now. We are frequency holders because the only side we promote is peace and reconciliation in the eternal now.

Some will find this strategy weird or unrealistic. They will point to the fact that “Hamas was the aggressor,” or “Putin was the aggressor.” These facts cannot be ignored but emanating peace in the now as a frequency holder doesn’t change the past or eliminate the need for political solutions that address historical injustices. Being a frequency holder simply means only now exists, and in the current now, you vote for peace with all your heart, mind, and spirit.

War is a terrible solution to any problem. It’s like cutting off your head to remove a cancerous mole on your face. It’s like using a chainsaw when laser surgery is needed. It’s a blunt solution to a nuanced problem.

True there is evil in the world. I’d say Vladimir Putin falls into that category. I’d say Hamas falls into that category when they kidnap, kill and torture. That said, Putin and Hamas are responding to the pain of the human condition, and fighting evil with more evil only spreads evil. We must learn how to fight evil with peace. For the sake of our children and future generations, we must stop solving our problems with violence.

I know it’s hard, and I know humans aren’t good at it, but a steadfast commitment to peace is the only solution that recognizes our shared consciousness. We are one. Humans are one. Life is one. Earth is one. Nations, religions, and ethnic differences are just fictional categories. Shared consciousness. That is all. If you open your heart you can feel it.

If you ski, snowboard, hike, swim, surf, or bike in nature this winter please do so as a frequency holder with peace as your message. No one is safe when war is on the march. We must respond.

Life is an adventure. We are blessed to live and play in California but that doesn’t give us the right to ignore the pain of the rest of the world. Soak in the power of nature and emanate peace as you become a full-fledged frequency holder in the cosmic event known as unfolding consciousness. Peace is a daily commitment and if we work together we can make a difference.

Thanks for reading my words. I hope you agree, but even if we disagree I’m always interested in your thoughts. Drop me a line at the email listed below. Or better yet, send me a handwritten note.

— Matt Niswonger

matt@adventuresportsjournal.com

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