Your Own Nervous System as the Gateway to Meaningful Change in our world

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the state of the world. Injustice, chaos, and division can make us feel powerless, as though the currents of history, politics, and power are too strong for one person to influence. Yet there is a place where real, tangible change begins — and it isn’t in marching, shouting, or even strategising. It begins within: in the body, in the nervous system, in the quiet regulation of our own presence.

The human nervous system is the interface between the world we inhabit and the Source of all life itself. When the nervous system is dysregulated i.e ungrounded or unsafe, it is reactive, tight, anxious, or frozen, our source energy flows through fear and contraction. Our thoughts, words, and actions — however well-intentioned — are filtered through that constriction and have a direct effect on our reality as we experience it. When the nervous system is regulated, when we cultivate presence, clarity, and openness, our nervous system becomes a clear channel through which wise, intelligent, compassionate action can arise (the highest action for all).

Why your presence matters

Consider this: public figures like Tommy Robinson in the UK or other justice fighters may be devoted to their causes, speaking boldly and acting courageously. Yet their nervous systems require balance as a primary ‘action’ — if the nervous system is overstimulated, over-activated, or reactive, the actions that arise can carry a vibrational frequency of fear, aggression, or separation rather than clarity and impact. Presence stabilises intention, allowing actions to flow naturally from discernment (integration, love, union) rather than from compulsion or ego (fear, separation)).

Why “being” is not passive

Some may read this and think: “Sitting back, calming the nervous system — that’s passive. It doesn’t forge change.”

Here’s the truth: presence is the precondition for effective action. Without internal balance, our words, choices, and efforts flow through tension, fear, or reactive patterns (separation) — and even our best intentions can miss the mark. By cultivating clarity, steadiness, balance, safety and trust within primarily, we ensure that every act we take — whether small or large — lands with precision, skill, compassion, and impact.

Think of it as preparing fertile soil before planting seeds. Being in presence isn’t inaction, integrating disharmony in your nervous system to regulate it; is creating the foundation from which meaningful, lasting, and wise action naturally arises. When your nervous system is regulated, your actions ripple outward with integrity, influence, and resonance — far more than frantic, effortful action from fear of consequences alone could ever achieve.

Anger as a Force for Change

Anger is a powerful, necessary force of energy — a raw, urgent signal that something is out of alignment, unjust, or harmful. Left unchecked and unintegrated, it often erupts as reactive behaviour: aggression, frustration, or rigid opposition to control or force a perspective. It can cause further separation, the opposite of what we actually want. Yet when anger is consciously recognised, felt, and integrated, it transforms into pure potential for meaningful action.

The process is alchemical:

1. Face the shadow – Notice where anger arises, what it’s pointing to, and what parts of yourself it touches. The nervous system may feel heated, tight, or urgent; simply allowing awareness to settle into it begins the purification. Take a moment - don't act immediately.

2. Integrate – Bring presence and clarity to the sensation. Breathe into the tension, soften the body, and hold the energy without suppressing it. This step transforms raw, chaotic force into coherent, usable energy.

3. Act from aligned power – Once integrated, anger becomes a clear signal and motivation. Action taken from this place is precise, effective, and sustainable. It moves toward resolution, justice, or constructive change — not reaction, opposition, or blame- which again will only perpetuate the situation you seek freedom from.

   
   

In essence, anger is like molten metal: raw and potentially destructive if uncontrolled, yet when tempered through awareness and integration, it becomes a tool of conscious creation. The nervous system is the crucible where this alchemy occurs, turning raw emotional energy into a constructive force that can ripple outward, shaping both your immediate world and the broader society. When it flows from love and not fear it can move mountains.

The Ripple of Your Vibration

Everything we do, think, and feel carries a vibration — a subtle energetic frequency — that interacts with the world around us (whether you ‘believe’ it or not). Our nervous system is the tuning fork of this vibration: when it is calm, regulated, and open, the energy we emit is coherent, clear, and constructive. When it is reactive, tight, or stressed, our energy flow becomes fragmented, tense, and often amplifies chaos rather than reducing it.

This is why presence is so powerful. By cultivating steadiness and clarity within, you aren’t just “feeling better” — you are literally shaping the energetic field around you. Your clarity, calm, and trust ripple first into your immediate environment, then outward into larger systems, influencing people, interactions, and even collective outcomes.

Put simply: the vibration you hold internally affects the reality you live in externally. Harmonise yourself, your nervous system, and the world begins to harmonise too. This is the subtle, often unseen way personal alignment translates into meaningful change.

Practical ways to cultivate presence

1. Pause and anchor in the body

   • Simply noticing the breath, feeling your feet on the floor, or softening tension in the shoulders brings attention away from compulsive thinking and into embodied awareness.

   Notice the stories your mind tells

   Thoughts about injustice, fear, or blame are not ‘truths’ per se — they are minds interpretations. Let me elaborate - 

   Injustice itself can be real of course— a person is oppressed, rules are broken, harm occurs. That is the factual layer of reality.

   The mind’s stories 'about it' — “this is all my fault,” “I must fix it immediately,” “everyone is corrupt,” “the world is doomed” — are interpretations, judgments, or reactive patterns generated by nervous system dysregulation. These stories are filtered through lack, fear, anger, or attachment - they don't arise from 'Wholeness' or integration.

So the distinction is:

• Reality = the events themselves (e.g., an unjust law, discrimination, inequality).

• Stories/mental overlay = our reactive, ego-driven interpretations 'about' that reality.

By naming our thoughts as “stories,” we allow the nervous system to settle without denying the reality of injustice. This creates a space where clarity and effective action can arise, rather than being hijacked by reactivity in the nervous system.

In short: the injustice is real, but the mind’s narrative about it is an optional ‘add on’— and it’s the narrative that often blocks wise, effective, integrated response.

2. Integrate small, real-world microcosms

   Begin with the immediate: family, friends, coworkers. The more safety, clarity, and presence you cultivate here, the more it naturally ripples outward. A calm, grounded interaction in your household, or a clear and compassionate conversation, carries the same energy as larger acts of social change — because the world is built from these human interactions.

   
   

3. Take aligned action from presence

   Once the nervous system is regulated, conscious action arises naturally. You can educate, volunteer, create, or lead without being hijacked by desperation for change, fear or compulsion. The difference is palpable: actions are clear, precise, and effective rather than reactive or self-defensive.

The ripple effect

Think of your nervous system as a pond. Each moment of internal balance is a stone dropped into the water. The ripples move outward: first to those closest to you, then into wider circles of influence. Collective harmony emerges not from controlling or conquering others with your forced expression, position or opinion but from embodying steadiness, compassion, and discernment. Love is ALL inclusive.

The world doesn’t need more frantic action, more reactive outrage, or more compulsive control. It doesn’t need ‘fighters against’ for change. It needs clear channels of presence, grounded in nervous-system regulation, flowing outward in conscious, practical, and consistent action. Heart led action, not ego driven. The change you wish to see — fairness, integrity, connection — begins with your own field of Being, and it grows naturally from there.

✨ Practical takeaway: Start with your body. Notice tension, breathe, soften. Recognise stories as stories. Act from clarity. Your nervous system is the interface through which life, through you, contributes to the unfolding of justice, balance, and love.