Hi whitecrow,
This slow reaction is perfectly normal. People are, by nature, reserved. That's why we find it easier to say thing over the phone, rather than face to face.
Also it's easy to get carried away in the moment, and when you are asked to do a sober act, all of a sudden you get cold feet.
I'm not too sure about taking the cause to the street. I think that the people who are interested will find the movement. We are not Evangelists or Jehovas Witnesses.
We need to cover the backs of those who choose to adhere to the cause. I would love to set up a meeting for a week or so on the farm, but I'm the only person from the Northeast of Brazil in this forum! So I hold weekly meetings for two days with all the members from the Northeast of Brazil, but there's not much of a discussion going on, as I'm there on my own!
As time passes and world situations change, so will the need to meet p2p.
Best regards,
Steve
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Originally Posted by whitecrow
I've been calling for Ground Crews to get up from the computer and take the new paradigm out into the streets. I've told our local Forum members where I work, and put my cell phone number out there. And I've been shouting: Let's get together! Let's meet, plan, talk, brainstorm, and act! So far there have been very few takers.
So consider this: the PTB have us where they want us. They know where we are: we're sitting at our computers. They don't need to worry. We're not out in the streets, talking to people about what they're going to do when the stuff hits the fan. We're not offering hope to anyone besides each other. We're not out showing people that the solutions are in their hands. If we were, then they'd have something to fear from us.
I also belong to a group that is using the tool Strengths Finder 2.0 which is marketed as a business motivational tool. It is a powerful life tool that allows one to identify and focus on a number of one's strengths, and discover the strengths of others as well. Positive, proactive focus is what this tool offers. It's well worth the $20 it costs at Barnes & Noble. This other group meets every few days - in fact there's always some kind of conversation going on, almost like one of those perpetual rotating poker games. Our focus is not on business but on moving ahead in community as the world around us crumbles.
This is what I want to see from Ground Crews! This is what we need if we are to have any effectiveness at all. I'm not talking about buying a book. I've failed to arouse any interest in that here at this Forum. So forget the book. I'm talking about taking action, BEING the change we wish to see in the world.
Please consider that if we fail to act, we are playing right into the PTB's plans.
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