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I’m Changing the World… Are You?

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

“I’m Changing the World… Are You?”

Welcome to Joyful Orange’s new Operation: Joy! Project! Are you ready to Change the World? We are suggesting that you, as Changers of the World, commit to a period of time each week (1-2-3 or + hours) to be of service.

Why?

Because it will absolutely change our world! The job is far too great for one person to take on, but it is doable when we all pitch in. A common purpose that is committed to and acted upon builds exponential power. Do you want to know why drug trafficking, human trafficking, and McDonalds-like mega-companies are so powerful? In these organizations, many individuals lend their ongoing attention, talents and actions to single profit-making purposes, and they elicit the enormous collective power of many unsuspecting individuals through advertising and other manipulation to feed into their profit-related causes. Let’s use this energy dynamic that works and consciously begin to turn our reality around. In terms of mission and focus, there is nothing more powerful than kindness and service to others.

How?

By following your compassion. What touches your heart? Would you like to better the lives of: children; elders; the homeless; the ill or dying; the abused; struggling families, or your own family; animals? Are you partial to helping Mother Earth?
Lend a hand by offering what you like to do – or get involved by learning to do something new that will help out. Do you like to teach; entertain; laugh (one of the greatest services, by the way… ); be a caretaker; garden; clean up trash off neighborhood streets; etc.?

It is easy to ask, “How can I help?”

Where?

Usually there are abundant opportunities right in our neighborhoods, such as: shelters; hospitals; hospices; schools; elder-care homes; community gardens; civic groups; nonprofits.

Let’s roll up our sleeves and enter into the work of changing our world. If you are so inclined, let us and others know what you are doing by submitting a message below. It inspires others and builds energy and power behind our collective mission.

Joyful Orange is collaborating in this effort with The Sunflower Priestess, Guru of Laughter, great humanitarian and champion of children’s causes.  She is dedicated to putting people back to work – in work that benefits us all. (www.sunflower priestess.com, or find her on youtube and face book.)

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diaBLOGue V – What the World Needs Now is US

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

What the world needs now is US.

by: Phyllis Hampton
July 22, 2010

In previous diaBLOGue’s, we talked about outstanding individuals, or authentic heroes, who step out of the limiting boundaries of mass consciousness to bring back knowledge, wisdom and action that will help humanity and do what is necessary to grow and evolve. These heroes have the courage and presence of self to take risks,often acting alone to benefit others. I would like to introduce another heroic group – those of us who comprise the US of us. These individuals could be the most courageous of all. Who makes up this group? Those of US who actively and consciously participate in humanity as one of humanity. We listen to the messages of the heroes. From these we learn, contemplate, evaluate, discern, act, and grow our knowledge and wisdom. By doing all of these things, we elevate our families, cultures and world.

In our complex intellectual Western societies, not even the most competent and intelligent can be proficiently knowledgeable in every field. Not everyone has to (or can) master the physical sciences of the body and cosmos. Not everyone has to (or can) understand the categories of study relating to the psyche. Not everyone has to (or can) understand the energetic dynamics involved when we enter relationships and form groups. So the US comes in when we discerningly blend and utilize what we offer individually with what is offered by others.

The manner in which we individually and collectively come together defines the nature of humanness and humanity. Many social scientists have tried to define this very basic but illusive standard. Some say human nature is selfish and competitive, but perhaps this is more a condition described as “inhumane.” Others perceive our basic nature in humane and humanitarian terms. Perhaps human nature is both, neither or either. If this is a truth, we can choose our nature of humanness, and therefore impact the nature of humanity.
Actually, it appears that our moment of choice has arrived. Right now in our world, the consequences that are the result of humanity’s rather cavalier and selfish, i.e., “inhumane,” way of life are alarming. To name a prevalent few: an oil spill that threatens not only the life and well-being of many species, but of our own; wars fought in the name of “God” that are killing “God’s” children; great numbers of children, women and men exploited and enslaved in sex trafficking and labor situations; large areas experiencing drought and famine, and the decimation of life by ravaging diseases. The list goes on and on.

Cracks are extremely obvious in the “everyone for himself” viewpoint. If we have no water, no one drinks. Diseases unleashed do not discriminate. The next child to be destroyed might be one that you love.

Destructive acts to life, our race and our planet ultimately devastate us all.

The US of us grasps these truths and understands that what we do for another, we do for ourselves. This does not come from a religious, political, or other indoctrinating group perspective. It is absolutely scientific and pragmatic in origin. Either we embrace being a member of US, or we go down with the ship.

We don’t have to be a scientist, leader, doctor, philanthropist, or, what we commonly think of as “pillars of society.” The US of us is the great equalizer of the status perspective. All professions, all services, all knowledge that serve the betterment of humanity in this empirical fashion are equally important. Nor do we have to be clannish about it – every decision to come from the US perspective in everyday life is making a difference and adding to the power of US and what that power can yield – healing, balance, value and growth for all of US.

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diaBLOGue IV – The Hero’s Greatest Tool

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

by: Phyllis Hampton
December 20, 2009

What is the hero’s greatest tool? It is objectivity.

Perhaps you might instead have guessed the answer was compassion, caring, righteous anger, or some other propelling state of heart or mind. These conditions are necessary in order to initiate into the action step of a hero’s journey, but they are not tools. You cannot learn or purchase caring or a passion to want to make life better for others. You somehow have to arrive at this point in your destiny, and deep compassion and caring define this point.

My personal thought is that there are many heroes among us, but most have no idea how to proceed in order to be successful. Instead of these individuals becoming heroes that facilitate growth and expansion, there are a lot of frustrated righteous martyrs out there, and humanity misses out on their message, their compassionate acts, their knowledge, and their wisdom.

So how does a hero go about making use of his/her FIRE, or the superhuman power that compassion and caring offer, in order to fulfill a heroic humanitarian role? Developing objectivity can help. Often would-be heroes have preconceived notions about what is “right,” or how knowledge, wisdom or a heroic act should be received by others. It is important to consider that being passionate or intelligent does not automatically make one “right,” and assuming so can easily create a fiasco. This energetic equation looks like this:

FIRE (compassionate energetic power) + unchallenged subjective beliefs = debacle.

If the hero-type blames the outer world for the failure, then the hero quickly becomes martyr-like and usually goes down with his cause. Radical activists rarely have the impact they seek. Heroism and martyrdom (lower case) are not the same things. With objectivity in the equation, it instead looks like this:

FIRE (Compassionate energetic power) + wise objectivity = steady gain.

Here are some questions to ask yourself:

  • Are you a hero that can entertain the thought that your reasoning or your beliefs and assumptions may be in error or in need of refining?
  • Can you be flexible in your expectations?
  • Do you realize that change cannot be forced and it often takes time? And to be an agent of change does not necessarily mean you do it alone?
  • Are you willing to listen, observe and make adjustments until the greatest growth and expansion is realized?

We are in desperate need of true heroes! Objectivity can assist those who have the potential to reach the apex of the hero’s journey and offer humanity a little more freedom and lessen its stagnation.

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diaBLOGue III – The Firestarter Hero

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

by: Phyllis Hampton

In the previous diaBLOGues, we’ve briefly looked at different types of heroes:
The Explorer – one who travels outside of society’s “box” to bring back to it vital (not necessarily comfortable) enlightening knowledge and wisdom.
The Builder – one who successfully implements needed (not necessarily comfortable) changes into society.
The Hero-at-Large – one who is always taking the opportunity to expand centeredness and dissipate the thick cloud of fear, especially the fear of change.

Are you a fire starter? If so, there aren’t many of you. Authentic fire starter heroes appear to be born to it, and rarely live long, comfortable lives. They seem to have burning destinies to complete. Napoleon, an obvious fire starter, said of his fate:
“I feel myself driven towards an end that I do not know.  As soon as I have reached it, as soon as I shall become unnecessary, an atom will suffice to shatter me.  Until then, all the forces of mankind can do nothing to stop me. “

This is the essence of fire starters. They in some way change the trajectory of, or the stagnation of, humanity. Their success depends upon neither fearing nor courting death, neither desiring nor repelling societal acceptance or accolades.

In times such as these, all heroes are required – all need to step up. Heroes, if working together, can work in an exponential way and perhaps lessen the impact of what many see as the unfolding of humanity’s dark karma. The hero continues to work to bring humanity into balance with the universal laws. Physics has shown us that these greater laws are uncompromising, and it is humanity and not them that must change.

In truth, there is no hierarchy in heroism. A hero is a hero, whether explorer, builder, hero-at-large, or fire starter.  What makes them successful, however, is that they step up to their fate and their greater work, however that needs to happen.  And when they do, humanity wins.

The next set of diaBLOGues will address what heroes need to know. Until then…

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