Psychic Focus on Engaging the World or Ignore the Illusion

 Q.  On one hand, one may argue that one should not engage in the world and try to solve global problems, because you risk being emotionally invested in these problems (which are just an illusion anyway) and locked up in negative emotion, perpetuating the problem at hand by focusing on it in a negative way. On the other hand, one may argue, that the argument of the world being an illusion which is not worth feeling upset about, is just an excuse not to engage in the world and tackle problems. Something which is avoided because of fear of change.

So either way, if you stoically ignore the negativity in the world, or if you engage in it to tackle the problems, one may still argue that one is influenced by or locked up in negative emotion, either the fear of change, or anger and sadness because of the state of the world. So how do you tell which is true in each situation?
A.  It is true that to some extent this is an illusion; but the challenge is that we have to live within this illusion.  

As I approach this question a little deeper, I hear the phrase “Event + Response = Outcome.”  The “Event” is the state of our world and the “Response” is how you deal with the state of the world.  If you get sucked into a negative thought process, you will become negative and add negativity to the collective consciousness (i.e “Outcome”).  If you change your “Response” to something positive like sending love, healing, even smiling or helping someone else, you create a positive “Outcome” that puts positivity into the collective, and also will elevate your own vibration.  

When I focus on this, it isn’t so much about to ignore or not to ignore negativity, but more about changing your “Response” to have a more desired “Outcome” for yourself and the world.  Everyone gets influenced by the negativity out there, so the challenge is to recognize it and do something to dissipate it with something of a higher vibration.  I also get it is near impossible to disengage from the world, so you have to deal with it in the best way that serves the greater good.  You cannot have darkness where there is light, so every bit of positivity you give out creates a little more light in the world.

And that is all I have for this reading.  Thank you.  Love and light-