The best way
to help mankind is to share
the gifts of who you are as you live
with
integrity. Day to day do
your best and
make your love visible.
--
CreatingCamelot.net
A New
Renaissance
It's time for a
new Renaissance. Empowered people
coming together to enrich one another
in ways that matter. Everyone
counts, and everyone has something
special to contribute that will make a
difference. As people bring their
hearts and heads together to create
the circumstances to thrive and share
the gifts of who they are, there is
magic and miracles. A special synergy
is created that allows that to happen.
You see it all the time when people
get beyond "what's in it
for me," and focus on a vision
of what can be. And, you see it when
people come together to help out in a
crisis and that is done all the time.
Now it's time to come together to
consciously create at a grass roots
level to welcome the magic that is us
as humankind (mankind).
You are the Gift
If you don't know
that you are a gift to life and that
you are here for a reason, perhaps
this quote by Marianne Williamson from
A Return to Love will be
helpful and remind you:
"Our
deepest fear is not that we are
inadequate. Our deepest fear is that
we are powerful beyond measure. It is
our light, not our darkness that most
frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am
I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented,
fabulous? Actually, who are you not to
be? You are a child of God. Your
playing small does not serve the
world. There is nothing enlightened
about shrinking so that other people
won't feel insecure around you. We are
all meant to shine, as children do. We
were born to make manifest the glory
of God that is within us. It's not
just in some of us; it's in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine, we
unconsciously give other people e
permission to do the same. As we are
liberated from our own fear, our
presence automatically liberates
others."
Making
Your Love Visible
The problem is not
that you don't have what it takes, the
problem is not taking what you have to
live with purpose so that you can make
your love visible in whatever form you
choose and in a way that makes a
difference. If you aren't aware of
your gifts and talents, you deny
yourself and you deprive the world of
the treasures that were born with you
to share on this earth. That is all
the more reason why it is important to
know yourself and to know your purpose
in life.
One way to discover your true gifts is
by serving others. It doesn't have to
be anything formal, like being a
volunteer, perhaps you already are
helping out a family member or a
friend. In the process of caring and
serving you get confirmation about
your talents, skills and interests.
It's not just the giving, its the
feelings of worth and value that
emerge naturally when you give. Maybe
you are a motivator, a solution
finder, or are extremely resourceful
and find answers others would have
never considered. Maybe your genius is
just being very patient and having
common sense. Whatever gifts you have,
use them consciously to create the
circumstances where you are always
thriving day to day in every way.
The Need for Connection
People everywhere
are hungry for answers, for support,
and for connection. That can come from
knowing yourself and knowing others.
This website would like to help that
happen even more. Again, remember, you
are here for a reason and you have
something special to give to the world
that cannot be fulfilled by anyone
else.
Creating Community
The purpose of
Creating Community is for people to
come together and to know each other
and to share their gifts for the
enrichment of the community and of
them self. Everything we need we
have in ourselves and each other.
The sharing and feedback provides a
way for people to get confirmation
about their gifts and
calling. Further, as people get to
know each other, the walls of division
are removed and replaced with insight
and appreciation. Relationships are
built and people can go places
together that would be impossible to
go to on their own.
When people are imbued with a vision
of what can be created that will
enrich their life and the lives of
others in the community, therein lies
the magic. Brainstorming about what
can be draws out the genius in
everyone. You can call it "synergy," a
"miracle." In Think and Grow Rich, it
was called "Infinite Intelligence." As
people come together for a higher
purpose of creating something that
enriches the community, versus "what's
in it for me," the star gate is open
and seeming miracles are a natural
event.
COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT IDEAS
The following provides some ideas
of ways in which people can be
more connected,
learn together and and grow together
in ways that matter. From reading this
list you will
probably have many more ideas of your
own. If so, please feel free to share
them because your input is valued,
appreciated and needed.
- Get to
Know Your Neighbors. Host a
Social Gathering.
It can be a potluck or light
refreshments or just coffee, for a
"Getting to Know You" event. At
the gathering, you can discuss
what is needed in the neighborhood
and community that will make life
better. It will provide an
opportunity for people to get to
know each other and learn about
each others
talents, interests and
concerns.
- Start
a Health Support Group.
Do your own fitness program.
Everyone is an expert on fitness
and dieting. That's not the
problem, the challenge is having
support and a way to be
accountable. Meet once a week and
declare your results. Discuss
challenges. Get answers. Get
better and have support. The key
to fitness is accountability. Have
your own "Body Buddy" for
accountability and holding each
others feet to the fire. The main
reason diets don't work is because
it's about lifestyle change and
that is done over time. Having
support while you cultivate new
health habits and get yourself to
exercise makes a difference.
(FACT: The success rate for people
with an accountability partner is
95%. That success rate can be for
any goal.)
3. Start
Mastermind Group for Success.
Get like-minded people to
support each others
success.People who succeed at high
levels don't do it on their own. They
have support system
be it a friend, a mentor, or coach.
Having a regular "coach" for most
people is not financially
doable
(anywhere from $300 - 500 a
month. Some people, well known and
famous charge as
much as $3,000- $10,000 an hour.) Why
not just help each other for free and
reciprocate by
sharing talents? (See information on
Mastermind Groups HERE.)
Inspiration
Evening
Who has a
talent they would like to share or
teach? People in
communities can come together to
create their own "Inspiration
Evening." by sharing their talents,
interests or even do a workshop that
would benefit everyone. All of this
can be done for free or at a minimal
cost to cover materials. Why not? What
greater way to help each other, know
each other, and enrich the whole
community?
Following are a few ideas on topics
that might be of interest and for
which people in your community
have a talent or skill that they would
like to share. Also, for people who
love to share their knowledge it
can even evolve into a regular
money-making event. This is a good way
to "cut your teeth" and can be the
beginning of something bigger.
Following are some topics and ideas to
get you started thinking about perhaps
a talent you have that you would like
to share:
- The
Benefits of Yoga, Pilates or
strength training. Learn
about Yoga, Pilates and strength
training from someone
who is an expert, loves to
exercise and can demonstrate or
show a video on the subject.
- Organic
Gardening. The
benefits of organic gardening and
how to get started. Having
a garden is great even if it is
just growing a few things. Some
basics: onions, cucumbers,
broccoli, tomatoes, cabbage and
whatever you eat on a regular
basis. Herbs are especially nice
and easy to grow. They can even
become a gift item to give to
family and friends.
- How
to Write a Memoir. Maybe
this is something you have been
wanting to do. You don't even need
to be an expert. Get a group going
and learn from the many books
available on the subject. .
- Family
History Recording.
How to record and create a CD of a
family member's life for a family
history. How many people do you
know who wish they had a recording
of their mom, dad, sister or
brother? This is a priceless gift
and so easy to do. A good book to
know how to do this is The
Oral History Workshop available
at Amazon. (LINK HERE).
- Tips
for Getting and Staying
Organized. Welcome
the expertise from someone who is
organized and can teach others the
same and show a group what
products and tools to use and how
to get those papers in place and
eliminate the clutter.
Be Informed
Everyone has DVDs to
share and some of them can really make
a difference and get one motivated to
make some positive health changes. For
example, the Academy Award winning
movie, FOOD MATTERS features
interviews with leading medical
experts who discuss natural approaches
to reversing Cancer, Obesity, Heart
Disease,Depression and other chronic
conditions. As Hippocrates (460-370
B.C) said, "Let thy food be thy
medicine."
Consider the documentary movies you
have in your own library that might be
worth sharing, discussing and applying
the wisdom from them to improve your
life and help others do the same.
Following are a few movie titles to
consider:
1. Food
Matters - natural approaches to
be healthy and avoid chronic
conditions.
2. Finding
Joe - about the Hero's
Journey and how we are all on our own
Hero's Journey
3. The
Living Matrix - about the
science of healing and how we can heal
each other
4. What
the Bleep Do We Know - about
how our perceptions create our reality
5. The
Secret - about the Law of
Attraction for creating success
Creative Ways to Learn
and Share
1. Host
a Spiritual Movie Night and show a
movie like The Celestine Prophecy.
2. Host
an Inspiration Evening and show
YouTube videos by connecting your
laptop to your TV.
Show topics that are informative and
can be discussed after. For
example, The Science of
Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles. There
are thousands of informative and
life-instructing
videos. There are also You Tube videos
that will make you more aware like Ethos
with Woody
Harrelson.
Community Enrichment,
Success and Health
1. Provide a platform for people
to share talents and expertise. People
in the community can
develop their own programs and
workshops to share their knowledge and
wisdom.
2.
Share programs on success and health
one already owns with the rest of the
community. For
example, do you have a Jack Canfield
program on The Success
Principles? Maybe someone
has the Tony Robbins program, Get
the Edge.
Create A Health Support
Group
Become Coaches and
Trainers for Each Other
Just about everyone is
knowledgeable about exercise and knows
what to do. The challenge is getting
yourself to do it consistently, but
that can be changed easily. Having a
way to be accountable is key. If you
have the funds you can hire a personal
trainer. However, the cost for that is
prohibitive for most people who don't
have an extra extra $300 - $500 a
month to pay for a trainer. What is
doable is to have a partner and become
coaches and trainers for each other.
You can get a family member or friend
to work with you. Consider that most
people already know how to exercise,
and already have weights. How many
exercise videos do you own? Share and
use your own exercise videos, or go to
You Tube for "how to." You can
start now, and together with a friend
become more fit. You will be glad you
did. .
HOW TO GET STARTED CREATING COMMUNITY
1. Make a
flyer and announce a "Getting to Know
You" neighborhood social or potluck.
2. Have a
sign-in sheet with columns for: Name,
Phone, E-mail Address for future
contact..
3. Have an
agenda: Introductions, Purpose, and
share the Creating Community Ideas
here.
4. Ask for
ideas, concerns and suggestions for
creating a better community,
neighborhood.
5. If
possible, do a survey form to get a
written response from people
attending.
6. From the
response, and participation you will
know what to do next to continue.
Creating a Conscious
Community
A few months back I
happened to run across a website that
I thought was just great. The name of
the site is Conscious Community -
Reno. "Start Where You Live." The link
is HERE.
Richard Flyer
introduces the purpose of their
community in a video that is worth
viewing. He hits it right on the
head: Paraphrasing Flyer, he
says we are so sidetracked with minor
things in life, are fragmented, and
divided by our social groups,
religions that we are "a modern Tower
of Babylon."
Their community has cultivated a new
vision which started at a grassroots
level. Their community is thriving in
ways that are most admirable and would
be great for other communities to
follow.
I believe every community can
consciously come together to enrich
each other and create a community
where everyone can thrive.
This Reno "Conscious Community" has
gone far to make their community
better and has created a great
model for other communities to follow
and to expand on. If you are a
leader in your community, or know the
community leaders in your city, please
share this information with them. You
can also see the video
"Conscious Community - Reno" on You
Tube. The link is HERE.
Creating Camelot
A
better world can be envisioned and
created by us. We hold the key. We are
the answer. Individually, we can
develop and evolve and get better day
to day. Millions of people already are
doing just that. Together we can be
more aware of the forces dominating
our life and removing the middle
class. As Americans, we need to be
aware and awake. Democracy works when
people participate.
We can no longer sit back and hope for
life to get better. We have been given
the brains and the heart to engage our
true humanity. Even though we
may be great in many ways, together we
create the magic and the synergy for
the answers needed that we cannot find
alone. Technology will not save us
from the challenges facing us today,
but our heart and humanity will.
Share the information here with your
family, friends and leaders in your
community. Take action by getting to
know your neighbors and use the
talents you have to make a difference.
Participate. Your input and talents
are needed now. The gifts and genius
of you are engaged as you serve others
and make a difference. You are the
difference!
