It is time for a test…

We are at the beginning of something very, very big! Jon, Ruel, and Tracy opened with a reminder that we are guided. The exponential growth of the Symposium appears at a transitional moment in history when it is vitally relevant. They introduced the community of facilitators in various ways.

Van Jones’ passion was contagious with a presentation that introduced us to a newly embodied aspect of the Symposium…Social Justice. WOW! There were now words… when he finished the imperative the silence was poignant…hearts throbbing…tears moving…out of breath. We needed to break into circles for further processing, just to handle our emotions.

Here’s the essence of it! It is time for a test…one of stretching the heart enormously as we confront the issues of social justice, not only externally, but inside of us. We don’t really get how strong we are until we are tested. And it is time to meet this edge! As we meet the challenge of engaging this community in the direction of social justice, we will be stretched with a hard look at: Who am I? Where do I fit? Where do I belong?”

Why have we not done this by now? Because we are scared. We need to realize that it is our problem of deficiency. We currently live in an Apartheid society with assumptions that we do not even know we have, living in bubbles that touch in various communities which we call diversity. The only way through is as a community, helping each other see our blind spots. There is no time left except to be unstoppable in addressing the issues of our time!

Some people are struggling. Is our heart big enough for them? Did you know you have been hoodwinked by Lynne, Tracy and the staff? There is an opportunity to turn the economy around to serve the masses with a new industry of enterprise. Your activity requires that you expand the coalition with the politics of inclusion, of solidarity. So this is about YOUR transformation. It is about fighting the war mongers and polluters within.

Learning how to engage with social justice will take some unrelenting discomfort and learning how to listen. The challenge is how does our community grow in the direction of social justice to join other current social initiatives. We can only do this by being real and authentic which means looking within and spiritual practice. Your passions for solving the world’s problems will inevitably bring you up against yourself.

My powerful insight of the morning is that the spiritually fulfilling part of the Symposium IS the social justice part. We only have to engage it dynamically through the heart.