The erupting volcanos, the rainstorms, the flooding, the fires are not the only storms that have hit the news waves. The “coldplay affair” as it is being termed took the internet with much fury and laughter. In a nutshell, a CEO and his partner ( ironically the Director of HR in his company ) were caught accidentally by a random video cam at a Coldplay concert. They both look very shocked, embarrassed and attempted to hide away from view the moment the “spotlight” hit them. But it was too late. The world had seen them and the attention has been relentless. Like all new trends this too will burn out in a few weeks and the world will go on to find other things and people to ridicule or focus on, but these people and their families will have to bear the shame and fall out for years to come.

The internet is littered with 1000s of memes making fun of them, or rather what they did. Their actions of burying their faces in their hands or diving below the seats are proof that they felt guilty and ashamed. Perhaps they did not think they would ever get caught, yet the universe has a way of pushing us to the point of transparency when we least expect it.

Much as the world took up the mantle to make fun of the couple with great storm,pomp and laughter it is wise to pause and reflect on this affair. Who are we laughing at? Affairs occur all day long throughout the world, this is human nature when it is misaligned with truth. There is no one who has not heard of someone they know of having an affair, this is a fact of life so why the laughter?

I believe we laugh at things, events or the misfortune of people when it is a direct reflection of our inner mishaps, yet we are too embarrassed to be truthful and authentic. So I ask this question of myself and you, when have you cheated? Looking deeper in our lives reveals that each of us have cheated. It may not be in the form of an affair with another individual but we have had an affair or cheated ourselves in some fashion. Be it saying we do not drink alcohol but secretly be a closet drinker. Say we do not eat sugar, or unhealthy options, but dive into the pantry for a midnight snack. We cheat at sports, in our conversations with friends, our taxes, our finances, with our God. We cheat with ourselves.

And that I believe is why we laugh. Not because we get delight in someone else’s pain, but the pleasure that the “spotlight” has once again been diverted from us. So that we our own cheating can be hidden out of sight. It is the shame to ourselves that we choose to ignore. The lack of our own authenticity. I am glad they got caught because it is now an opportunity for each of them to face their other partners and ask the bigger questions, why did they stray? What was not enough in their relationships that needed to be satisfied elsewhere? What fantasy were each person living out, that now has turned into a nightmare. It is a disguised opportunity to begin healing. to past the embarrassment and face themselves. Each of us remain inauthentic in our thoughts that betray us, our words that are misspoken, and our actions that are not genuine.

The heart always knows. And the heart is aligned with the universe. So it goes to reason that the universe will create circumstances to help the heart stay aligned to truth. It is the mind that remains ever in a state of flux. The light within does not lie. Energy does not fib. Our frequency transmits what the heart and mind sees. So perhaps we all can practice a little more humility and respect their privacy as we would offer the same to ourselves when we are “caught” in our own non truths.

The universal “camera” is always watching. It is hidden inside our heart.

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I love you