We stand together at the Precipice of vastly different outcomes, depending on what Path the people of this planet take going forward. Many admit the Barge of Empire has been heading the wrong direction in many crucial respects, while some commit Acts that provide alternatives, expose the misplaced machinations of power in contemporary Business As Usual or otherwise contribute to this crucial Reversal from a system unable to correct course, change its relationship with exploitation and regenerate instead in how and why much of the current active ‘operating system’ has been ruling crucial decisions in how our Commons are mishandled. The time has come to revise our codes of conduct, to consciously reconfigure the contracts and underlying agreements which form much of our allowed public discourse, expected outcomes and predominant range of imagination when it comes to evaluation possible solutions to multiple-systems collapse we are facing as a species, as a society and as a conscious presence on Earth.
This from every household, neighborhood, bioregion, nation-state, corporate community or other viable place where Care takes place, where living needs are met, where Organic Intelligence occurs— this Shift can be recognized. For some, the change is subtle. Their ways will not be affected tremendously if the trucks stop coming, the grid goes down, or the BIS determines viability of all transactions worldwide. Indigenous, land-connected and people who practice traditions which embody these practices are all around— yet they need support, we need more who follow these examples and establish viable alternatives to the destructive paradigm, corporations bound to share-holder interest at the disinterest of the Common Good. Who will speak for the Future? When will the Voices, Needs and Messages of Future Generations be embodied today, in our lifetime?
We who answer this call draw a line in the Sand. For every person, there is some point at which it went too far, something which touches their Heart which they will protect. Whatever our inspiration, however our Faith, Knowledge and Belief intersect— we find motivation to put our differences aside, to co-create what will only get harder to make the longer we wait, a collective about-face in many respects, a break-down/break-through for many, as we practice and perfect the process of bringing people, including ourselves, through a “Triage to Triumph” trajectory— that we can better show up for the work ahead.
