So what happens when someone you trusted does not follow through on their word ? What happens when people trusted you to be there for them - - on another's word, you gave your own. Some of the problems of communal living we don't talk about or hear about - and why don't we hear about it ? - because those involved do not wish to speak ill of others .... and truth is, when we give our word it's on us; not on someone else to keep their word to us - so getting caught in the middle and nursing bad feelings, and feeling that we ourselves did wrong by not being able to follow through on our own given words... Ah I cry for you. And herein are some of the reasons that communities are so hard put to making it through the birth canal. Because when other than your own words are involved you cannot predict the outcome. So when you see an individual stumbling around trying to make it happen but unwilling to say what others may want to hear.... It would be so easy just to open the door and take advantage - BUT we Know that we are in this for the long haul; We Know that it's not right, And we Need to be able to trust ourSelf - I mean what else do we really have ? And naming no names - still I cry for you my friends who put up so much and feel so let down. May your Way be made smooth to the lessons you draw to yourselves so that you may Grow in the Ways you somehow need - and sometimes we just wish we could see all the reasons - but truthfully more often we don't ..... One thing for sure, if we take all this with Love, and look to the Growth; we will be better and more caring people for it - And this my friends, is all that was really ever offered. My hope for you is that you keep your dreams alive and do not grow bitter - for you have much to offer. Blessings along your Way
here here, good point indeed. My buddy Brandon is talking about taking a job in Pheonix after telling me so long he was all in. I have faith though, I know what my beleifs are and I will not let minds of swaying foundation derail me on that, so I would perseveer though my freinds would label me mad for not going to college without a goal in hand other than a lucrative title and skill as they do. Perseveer in the face of shame from those who would lay expectations of fiscal self-orientation upon me. Death can come in the birth canal but not without rebirth if we should never forget there is hope. Faith will bring the way, return us to lives of balance and trust. His point was lengthy yet Albert Hoffman stated it well, and I do apalogize to those might take offence to the less than original nature of which I convey some points yet this one could not have been stated better than the most enlightened Doctor of the problemed child had stated it. I share the belief of many of my contemporaries that the spiritual crisis pervading all spheres of Western industrial society can be remedied only by a change in our world view. We shall have to shift from the materialistic, dualistic belief that people and their environment are separate, toward a new conciousness of an all-encompassing reality, which embraces the experiencing ego, a reality in which people feel their oneness with animate nature and all of creation.
even those of us that are not a commune have those issues and it is hard,,, very very hard to deal with not only on the personal ralationship level but on the mental psyche as well.we have to be able to somehow seperate what our hearts say and what our minds say and do what the mind says rather than heart,,, we had an experience here recently with someone and after what we felt were heartfelt attempts to remedy the situation it came down to asking someone to leave,,, not because we didnt like or want the person around but by having said person around it was putting ourselves our lives and our land at a risk,,,, it was a trust issue and where is the line that has to be drawn ,,,,, maybe even more so in our situation ,,, because we are not a commune,,,, we are more a way station/ stopping point rather than a commnual living type situation so we in the end are the only ones responsible for what happens and goes on here... and the person on the other end sees things the way they perceive them and their mentality n thought processes enter into it and it all becomes a rather yickystciky situation all the way around and seems to end with very hurt feelers on all sides of the situation to begin,,,, i personally can say it is a very hard issue for me,,, i may love someone as a human n not have to like them all the time,,,, yet folks dont tend to understand it that way ... but then have to sit back ,,, remember that this is what i/we chose and will continue to do and some may not understand us or what we do or are trying to do and tis all fine,,,, cuz those that are of like mind and spirit can and do understand ,,, and the good in it all far outweighs the negative parts....
