June 27, 2008

Planting the seed of community

Everybody needs to believe in something. Most of us believe in our own ability, but we find our thought patterns restricted by our chosen inputs and our prior education. It is difficult to be open to the new and very difficult to remain in the now. Change happens rapidly, yet the pace is almost non-existent on a daily time frame. We deal with whatever comes our way. Agenda setting is a tough task, especially when the boundaries and limits are artificially set by others. To act in today's world, we must maintain an existence based on rules of order preset by people who are long gone. Advantage is taken by working the system. What we need is a good strong chaos to develop a new working order that is an alternative to the present context. Belief is the starting basis of this quest.

As the cost of distribution of goods and services increases beyond the capacity of most people to maintain, the value of those who push paper and provide no real service as work will diminish. Economy will have to be based on substance, not vapor. Harmonics of growth dictate that we have to plant seed today to create the material basis for life tomorrow. Determining how to balance spirit, material and form through the earth changes requires conscious thought. The time has come to evaluate action paths - we can come together or come apart - it is up to us to decide the mechanism and to follow both our personal and our common agendas. The community that we build today will be the one that cares for us tomorrow - choose wisely based on your own ability and vision.

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