QUALITY OF OUR CONNECTIONS: OUR TRIBE, OUR COMMUNITY

(c) 2011 Howard McQueen

When we are connected to values that transcend

 our sense of survival,

 we encounter the possibility to become connected to caring, compassion, generosity, ...

Our intimacy with these trans-personal values 

 is put to the test when others we are connected to

 trigger in us, our own survival instincts.

We often discover we want to meddle in the affairs of others,

 thinking we are helping, thinking we are noble,

 when we are but subsidizing and attempting to fix another.

We are best served

 gently encouraging

 ourselves and others

 to take responsibility

 and reclaim their helm.

The helm is both a solitary watch as well as a captaincy.

The captaincy is to your self-developed and inherited tribe,

 your network, your community, your ...

Imagine the collective capacity and capability of a tribe of humans

 holding core shared values and shaping these in a safe, durable and sustainable container.

This tribe would evolve a wisdom to guide its members through rites-of-passage.  

A strength in inter-dependency would blossom,

 as would a collective consciousness of co-operation and trust.

Personal and tribal challenges would be openly shared,

 with the cumulative wisdom guiding right action.

We are not alone.

We have bought into the lies of separation and fear-based reactivity.

Reconnect with your tribe and your heart.

Invest your equities and your energies into tribal values.

A storm is brewing.  

Lead your tribe to a safe harbor

 and a sustainable way of living,

 where spirit and cooperation will flourish.