Reach Out and Thrive
I had my spiritual “coming out” on December 26th on my radio show (http://BlogTalkRadio.com/JoanSotkin) and really appreciate the emails and blog comments of support that I received.Actually, lots of people seem to be focusing more on their inner development now that the outer world is falling apart.
The good news in all that is happening is that there is a new order emerging. The tough part is that the old structures have to be destroyed before the new can be rebuilt. If your dwelling has ever gone through a reconstruction, then you recognize the disorientation that so many people are feeling.
Part of the problem, as I see it, lies with those in charge of our governments who are hoping for things to go back the way they were. We aren’t going to be moving backwards. Gross consumerism is on it’s way out as people search for more meaning in their lives.
There are lots of young people who care about the future of the planet. They are the ones who have to grow up under the threat of major catastophes as our oceans rise and topography changes along with alterations in weather patterns. These young people realize that success lies with suvival not with aquisition of things.
It’s time to stop focusing on building individual wealth as our major goal. It is important for us to learn how to use money and other means of exchange like barter in order to faciliatate the movement of goods and services. One thing is for certain, we can’t function and survive alone and we need a functioning system of exchange.
We also need to band together to make sure that everyone has what they need. Perhaps the time has come for people to understand that each of us is a cell in a larger organism and that the physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial health of one affects the entire organism.
What can you do today, no matter what your situation might be?
Reach out to others. Become part of a functioning community–or help to organize one–where people work together towards a common goal. Or join a group that offers support and encouragement as people walk together through the chaos of change.
Spend time in quite contemplation as you search for your vision of a positive future. Then share that vision with others. I started this topic on the Build Your Money Muscles Prosperity Group on Facebook. I’d love to hear from you.
Putting the WE Back in Wealthy
With the global economy behaving the way it is, there’s no doubt in my mind that a new paradigm has to emerge in order for everyday folks to move into a more prosperous financial state of being. The system that exists now helps the big get bigger and the small get smaller.
To me, it looks as if the job market is becoming more and more narrow and that in order for ordinary people to see their incomes rise, there has to be a greater movement towords self-employment. The problem is that many don’t have the skills or personality to succeed as entrepreneurs or solo practiontioners.
What has to change is the each-man-for–himself that prevails in our system. Competition from an individual mindset has to be replaced by cooperation with like minded people working together.
There’s a novel by science fiction wirter Theordore Sturgeon called More Than Human about a group of misfits who couldn’t survive alone in society, but together they formed a strong, viable unit. I read that story many years ago, and it keeps coming to mind as I think of where we have to go in order to prosper. Now that I’ve really gotten into networking on Facebook, a picture of how we can create a network of individuals working together in order to thrive is emerging.
Rugged individualism and extreme competition is on its way to becoming yesterday’s story as people will be forced to find more cooperative ways of building comfortable, sustainable lives.
At the same time, people who now look to others to support them, keep them healthy, and offer them security will have to become more proactive and take responsibility for their own health and well-being. This will require a major but ncessary shift in consciousness–and behavior–for many.
Taking responsibiity for one’s own health and well-being, does not mean doing things alone. It requires working with others who have complementary talents and abilities so all can thrive.
Is this idealistic? Perhaps. But i see it as a necessary step in our evolution.
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