(ESPECIALLY SINCE I DON'T KNOW YOU, YOU SHOULD POST ME VIA THE GROUP WITH THESE GOOD POINTS- SHARE, WHO KNOWS WHO MIGHT GET SPARKED)I don't know if Will or Jane made the above remark, but it is an important one. For this group to work towards the greatest Good, conversations of substance need to remain on the list, with the group and not be taken up in button-hole off-list conversation. For the sake of the energy of BD Now!, I'd appreciate it if everyone would make an effort to refuse to engage with individuals who approach them off-list. In fact, one would do well follow this policy since so many who are working to cut individual minds from this group are doing so because they are selling something. Who has time for that, bringing the group effort down to the absolute personal?
And for the innocent in the this process or for the posting-shy, one cannot regard that remark above, SHARE, WHO KNOWS WHO MIGHT GET SPARKED, too highly. It is the power of speaking together like this, that our consciousness can evolve so much faster as friends inforce or embellish our posted ideas.
As bad as a virus is the individual who uses this list as a private networking tool. I promise, as moderator, I will have no patience or mercy for individuals who are 'working' this group. Outer darkness is easily arranged, believe me.
On the other hand, blessed are the individuals who send their 'can I have one, too?!!' type messages privately and not through the list. Most people are quite aware of what works for group energy and what detracts from it. I certainly am not making this post to encourage the posting of trivialities.
There is a saying in Camp Hill groups that the evolution of social conscious work starts out attracting those with something to share but, once successful, only attracts those looking for something to take. It's this very real syndrome and the Jack Hornerism that supports it, that keeps socially conscious efforts from being effective in the long term. Being conscious of this, I think we can work together to power deeper into the curve..
That's the end of today's sermon.
Keep up the good work, friends.
-Allan
