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Wisdom and Love
without partiality...
All created in God's image
All share in the same desires. to be loved. to be shown kindness. to be shown mercy.
All shared in same pain and suffering...
not esteeming one person better than another...
looking at one another with same eyes as God...
From Two Weeks Ago
The idea of an Ecosystem that has EVERYTHING needed for flourishing and abundant life.
If something is lacking - fill it up
If something is present that doesn't belong - remove it
The idea of replicable patterns - Pattern Language
Mapping / illuminating the functions of the (BODY / ECOSYSTEM)
The question for each function is not HOW - but WHO - Who Not How
we all do our own parts, but in the end, on our own, we find out that we are not actually healing, lifting up, and empowering the community...
Struggling in isolation... struggling with how... vs. looking out - to Who...
What people or organizations are called to the complete functioning body / ecosystem that is lacking in nothing?
Deep listening and understanding... so that we can properly diagnose and intervene very carefully in the complex adaptive system of systems
Patterns...
the common problems
the common needs
Pattern Language - https://lionsberg.wiki/lionsberg_system_design/the_way/concepts_and_ideas/pattern_language
This will help us see the opportunities / gaps / needs -
each part of the body needs all other parts of the body
in order to begin creating a complete ecosystem - a complete house... A dwelling place suitable for consciousness to develop into the fullness of its potential and flourish in harmony.
The Creation of a Hub / Platform...
Reflections
Such a stretch in thinking, it might feel impossible...
But it is possible...
Stretching on thinking how isolated - even on how governments approach things...
Patchwork... based on loyalty, driven by politics...
Vs. needs and solutions based...
no equity of development... develops equity...
many communities feel disgruntled - feel isolated
Empowering communities to take charge of their own develoment...
electoral process so competitive...
because of competition for resource allocation based on who gains power...
Equal opportunity...
Flourishing Ecosystem...
when God gave us different gifts and talents...
the purpose was a world lacking nothing...
Requires people that are selfless...
How can I be a blessing outward to the community...
A movement looking and seeing and solving problems for the community...
Basic Human Role: Gathering Information, Making Sense of It, and Solving Problems for the community / nature / one another, etc...
Progress
Patrick and Moses - already linked up on these concepts, and Patrick is now buying paper from Moses...
Higher Order Functional Unity
Meet Needs
Solve Problems
Aspirations
Fill up what is lacking...
Active Engaged Citizens
Speaking Truth Openly - calling what is right right and wrong wrong..
Clean Water
Sanitation Systems
Waste Systems
Education systems / opportunities for learning
Progresive Enlightenment
Security
Meaningful and rewarding work for all
Health and wellbeing systems
Food systems
Economic systems - basic provisioning for families...
Spiritual health and vitality
Strong culture and values
Community events / traditions / rituals / festivals
Strong, transparent, accountable governance
Transportation systems
Walk
Bike
Vehicles
Buses
Trains
Planes
Spaceships
Shared infrastructure (roadways, sidewalks, bike lanes, bridges)
Community immune system - identifying and solving threats to the community
people corrupt the officials, give them bribes, so they can take shortcuts...
Crime and traffic offenses - judiciary system compromised...
Crime
Theft
Violence
Domestic Abuse
Rape / secual assault
Child abuse
Abuse of women
Vices and cause suffering in the future
Unemployment / Lack of meanignful and rewarding work
Ignorance
When we lack knowledge... about our selves, about our communiites, about our world
many people suffer because they do not know
available solutions
available services
available resources
modalities on how / where / who to ask for help
clarity on what they need to have, who is responsible, how to meet needs and solve problems...
Blight / old dilapidated run down dangerous areas
Lifeless concrete jungles
Misinformation / Disinformation
what is right and what is not right
what is a right picture?
Closing Reflections
Great meeting. Pattern Language approach around common problems, needs, solutions... continuous improvement...
Even failure is a form of learning...
learning how to not do it again...
We need to be the Who...
Homework - think deeply about hwo we can start somewhere, be impact, create the system that can be replicated... improving governance... thinking not in scarcity but in the thinking of God, the thinking of abundance...
Excited because this system will cause inclusivity... cut across different cultures... actual be able to tap into the strength from different cultures, bring together communities...
Rewarding, stretching minds, thinking beyond the small ways we have thought in the past...
All things are possible to them that believe...
We are not competing, but sharing the wisdom and knowledge that God has given us...
Not competitive, but complimentary with each other... made to be a solution in part with every other person...
Understanding in a holistic manner what we need and who we are... Each of us is who we are because that is God created me to me...
Next Week
Finish up the "map" of problems, needs, and aspirations
What is lacking? Fill it up
What does not belong? Remove it
See if we can populate each "function" of the body / ecosystem with three individuals we know and trust are called by God to that area or function.
Identify any gaps, and come up with a plan to expand the network to fill the gaps.
After That
Those starting 3 in each area will then be able to map the people and the organizations they know and trust in the space.
This will allow a shared map of the body / ecosystem to emerge by function