Thomas Jefferson Building Tours November 12, 2008

heartland

In the huge endeavor to foster in new components of our ever evolving challenge to live on this planet, we tend to break down what we see as our roles in the project. Of course we all have special interests and talents and in putting our efforts forth it is wise to not over extend ourselves into areas in which we have little effect. My role, or the way I have chosen to see it, is in the area of social growth, specifically within the area of community building (literally) designs that will support the needs of very young adults that are failing to thrive within our social systems today. If anyone here has a shared interest in talking about a wholistic approach to creating community I would very much like to hear from them. I have a vision of co-creating an intentional community that would - in regard to available options for young people, open a door that is not available to them today. It has to do with spirit, not religion, with living within a flowing system of daily activity that teaches interdependence, responsibility and self empowerment. A leap forward and a nostalgic gaze back in our way of being here on this planet. I draw heavily on the past reviewing what works and what seems to be damning and damaging in social changes. There are truisms that have been a common thread in successful social orders that have been all but forgotten in the effort to mainstream ourselves to "success" today. People like me wonder how, why many of the components of what could/should be the glue of vital communities have all but disappeard. The results are very easy to see as I watch our children grasp for those ideals. We have taught them what to honor and in many of our communities and famililes the things that they seek do not exist. They are left to wonder why they must live a lie instead of reaching for the ideals that we supposedly hold dear to ourselves. Do we need to throw away our social conciousness to gain ground in the great race to...?