When one does not have a particular destination any road will get them where they are going. If one goes totally with the flow one ends up where the flow stops. If one simply rides in a boat and does not use its paddles we float. There for destination and intention are important

Kilo, you bring up some interesting points. Most of which make an assumption that there is a unified objective of the masses and that this diversity of many ideas and platforms may achieve a “single goal”. What is that goal or mission? History has shown that compromise leads to complacency and complacency is stagnation and does not lead to transformation. In the end restraining all of us in a imaginary box with invisible walls. Hmmm... Vote, March, Protect, Raise Awareness, Sacrifice – I have to wonder if these tools need an upgrade. Or is there something in our homostasis nature of consciousness where we may want change but may not be willing to sacrifice or fast for it. Maybe, it is easier to push against what we do not want instead of being able to go the distance to actually build it. In these actions Vote, March, Protect, Raise Awareness, Sacrifice notice what is missing – there is a lot of doing with no plan for stoppiing, resting and assessing. We still rely on a system designed to keep us dependent to it to solve the problem. It is no wonder we collapse an become satified even when we have not gotten what we need. Yes, indeed we must shift our focus. We cannot kick and punch in multiple directions at the same time and expect to have balance or even win the battle. If we use the principles of this discipline we may discover a different path than the one that has been given by the system.

Thank you Nathan for your comments. These interesting times are full of uncertainty and opportunities for use to rise and step up our game. Both as teacher/students and as humans. What you refer to as a the dark times is an opportunity to pivot away from habitual behaviors and be the best representive of our true self. This is the hero’s journey. Yes, we must become the healer, coach, and protector. Holding up our values and principles to keep our communities in harmony. At the same time it is time for us to let go of the negative behaviors and thoughts that have held us back for too long. I agree this discipline as never run from times of difficulty. Running away has never been our value, however there are times where we must retreat to harness our resources, heal and evaluate our actions. This period of decernment allow us e.g. the community to come to a collective consensus to what is best of the whole. When farming one must first get rid of the weeds, til the soild before planting new crops. Sometime the ground may need to lay barren a season or two before attempting to grow anything. We now see the fabic of the society is foul and full of weeds. Is this the environment to plant new seeds in hopes to have a new bountiful harvest? It is my thought that we can not afford to get caught up in the momentum without knowing where we want to be and what that place feels like. We are the masters of time and space. We can choose to be patient and navigate through the mud and like the lotus - bloom. Yes, the collective consciousness has many solutions but from what references point do they rise from?