Calling all Heroes!

This is Joyful Orange’s first diablogue (philosophical dialogue meets technological blog)! Our diablogues are intended to impart ponderings so that our diabloguers might have an opportunity to look at themselves and their world with more expanded and wiser vision. Why? Joyful Orange Productions, Inc. is about bettering the world for you, me, and especially children. Any group or culture needs its explorers and heroes to go outside the group’s comfort zone – its boundaries and borders – to bring back knowledge and information that would better it in some way.

It is Joyful Orange’s belief that we need to call out to these (you) sociological, philosophical, psychological, metaphysical and scientific hero and explorer types to help humanity enlarge its box a bit so we all win, especially those who inherit what we bequeath: our children.

We aren’t saying that the box is bad and therefore must go! Every group needs a system in which to operate. If you don’t have a system, you have chaos. Essentially, chaos doesn’t grow or change things systematically. It rather clears the field, like an earthquake or flood. You must then start over, and often without the benefit of expanded learning and wisdom. If these two things have not been garnered, chances are very high the new system will have the same faulty foundational structures as the old one, and will ultimately meet the same catastrophic end.

So how do we do this? Firstly, we educate ourselves on the situation, the social consciousness, and the box. (Stay tuned!) Secondly, and maybe most importantly, we study ourselves and the roles of explorer and hero. What pieces do we have to offer our people that will expand its box – that will benefit humanity and create nurturing grounds for children? How can our knowledge and wisdom best be delivered so that it can be bring growth to our groups and societies?

One extremely important thing that I have learned about hero- and explorer-dom is that proving that someone or something is right and someone or something else is wrong is never helpful! Nor is adopting the savior archetype. Both of these perspectives are essentially self-serving, and we know that heroes and explorers are not that. They have the welfare of others at heart. The authentic heroes and explorers know that as they help their people, they benefit. They know that we are all a part of the whole – the builders, the doctors, the teachers, the wise men, the scientists, the explorers, the writers and poets, the artists, and the explorers and heroes… and when we do not work together for the benefit of all, we are not creating expansion, which is the environment for enlightening evolution and the basis of joy.

What is the work of all who are a part of the whole?
Essentially, it is to reduce fear and expand joy. At this time, most groups and societies are not working together for the sake of the totality, but we can begin to create a movement to return to this power functioning.

How?
➢ We sit at the round table and invite others to join us. We operate according to the inclusive rules and continue to strive for greater knowledge and awareness of our selves, our world and our universe.
➢ We retrain ourselves into the authentic roles and rules of the hero and explorer.
➢ And, most importantly, we be patient and non-harshly judgmental with ourselves and others. We didn’t get into this pickle overnight, and we won’t get out of it overnight.

But we begin – Every great movement has a beginning…. If you don’t have a beginning, you don’t have movement.

I personally want to welcome aboard all those who are forming this foundation of great change! Please share your comments and check out our webpage frequently for new offerings: www.joyfulorange.org.

And thank you for your assistance.

Phyllis Hampton
President & Executive Director
Joyful Orange Productions, Inc.