In my last post, I wrote about the effect that BigBox retail is having on our communities and the world at large. It is easy to gripe and complain about what someone else is doing to us, to our way of life, to the environment. They are always up to something. One of my favorite quotes is from Walt Kelly’s Pogo who said, “I have seen the enemy and he is us.” In other words, there is no they. We are all creators of our world and we all play a part in whatever happens to it.
How, then, do we change the things we don’t relish? It is hard to even know where to begin. It is very easy to feel so discouraged that we just give up and don’t try to do anything at all to facilitate change. I think the best thing to do is
to be conscious of each choice we make, whether it is paying cash or paying attention.One of my favorite thinkers and authors on the world situation and how each of us can make a difference in it is John Perkins. His book Confessions of an Economic Hitman is a must read. It has spent 59 weeks on the New York Times best seller list. He is the founder of the Dream Change Coalition, an organization that came into being after John was told by a South American shaman that the world is how we dream it and that having dreamed up a nightmare, we must now change the dream. I encourage everyone to visit http://www.dreamchange.org/ and learn more about what we can do to change the dream.
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I agree. HOwever, you have to be careful when supporting 3rd party candidates. We still have a Repuclican govenor who did not get a majority of votes because we had 2 independents in the race. The indys took votes away from the Democrat. The Democrat was very lack luster and one of the indys took most of his financial backing as well. She did the state a big disservice in my opinion.
Seventh Sister, Thanks for commenting on my primitive little blog you are always welcome.
When we were young and idealistic, We all hoped that we could make a difference and change the world. Then as you get older, you lose that focus, and just become obsessed with protecting your family and possessions. It's refreshing to see someone retains a glimmer of hope that they still count.
Have a Merry Christmas.
came over from Taexalia's W List - love that "we have dreamed up a nightmare and now we must fix it." Yes. And again, yes.
and you know what I think about "fixing?" I think if we do the work of finding out who we are and what we are truely to be about, that does the fixing - we weave our intersection of the web strong and true and it affects all the other lines and crossings.
tammy,
Thanks for stopping by. I agree that knowing who we are and what we are about is the best way to start anything. Pema Chodran says you have to start where you are and knowing where that is is essential.
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