We See America Thriving: Traditions Lighting Our Way Forward

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Traditions Lighting Our Way Forward

November Traditions for 2008, from LIGHT TRAVELS II
by Veita Jo Hampton

We plea to All Sacred Universal Entities
For strength, relief, truth,
Courage, confidence, compassion.
We acknowledge our differences.
We celebrate our common goals.
We seek patience, tolerance, and endurance.
Grateful for laughter, beauty, surprise,
Wonders we cannot explain,
We celebrate love.
We are thankful for homes, space, place,
People gathered with us, those alive, and
Those who grace us with their spirits.
We acknowledge our quaint place in the universe.
We are grateful to be free to choose how we gather, for
Whom we vote, to whom we pray, where we share opinion,
We are thankful for the Constitution of these United States.

Photograph by Scott Charles Clarkson, California State Democratic Convention, April 2008.

Welcome

WE SEE AMERICA THRIVING is where the energy of hope supports the power to change the future of America. A restorative place where our hopeful hearts can connect beyond the negative news and collective trauma that surround us these days.

This is the place to gather our voices, nourish our hopes, share what inspires us, restore our spirits, celebrate our successes, reconnect to our resources and revitalize our energy toward bringing a thriving America into being.

Shed your dread. Take stock of the resources you have within you and in your community. Look around at all the good that is already sprouting. We have more solutions in the works than we often realize. Now let yourself feel at home with the better America you believe in.

What's the Best That Can Happen Next?

* What does a thriving America look like to you?

* What is the hope for America that lights up your heart?

* What is the vision of a better future that gets you through the day?

* What is the motivation that fuels your work in the world?

* What inspires you to reach your own next level of inner growth and outer service?

* Who are the people and what are the projects that stand out as current examples of how good the future could be?

* What do you want to start thinking and talking about as if it were already better, right now?

Share Your Hopes and Visions

Send your vision of a thriving America to america.thriving@gmail.com. We'll share the power of your hopes and the energy of your visions here on the blog. Original contributions are welcome, along with quotes, poetry, songs, videos and images that inspire and sustain you.

We want to hear from all ages! And let us know how you'd like to be identified. We can include such things as first name and last initial, age, location, and occupation or affiliation. We'll put in as much or as little information as you'd like.

Action and Information Links

WhiteHouse.Gov - President Obama has promised to make our government more transparent. Keep up with the latest from the Executive Office and visit the office of the Public Liaison to be involved.

An American Moment - Obama asked you to talk about the issues that matter most to you. Use this link to see what people said. It looks like it's no longer open for contributions at this time.

We Can Solve It - Challenging America to solve the Climate Crisis and Repower America with 100% renewable electricity in 10 years.

Generation We - The Millennials, aka Generation We, have arrived. They have emerged as a powerful political and social force. Their huge numbers and progressive attitudes are already changing America. And the world.

The Girl Effect - An excellent presentation on how to make a greater impact with "change the world" energy ... direct it at girls and women first.

TED Talks - A free archive of the best talks from the TED Conference. The Conference features the world's most inspired thinkers with the mission of Spreading Ideas.

Worldchanging - Founded on the idea that real solutions already exist for building the future we want.

Memory of the Future Project - Check out Sara Lovell's project of creating a map to the future want, consciously creating a better reality.

Resurgence - An extraordinarily beautiful and inspiring resource, edited by Satish Kumar. Forward-looking perspectives on the key ecological and spiritual issues of our time.

Forum for the Future - As sustainability nears the mainstream, this UK-based non-profit has an awesome track record of working with business and government leaders to identify and accelerate needed changes in financial, built-environment, transportation, tourism and retail sectors. Publishes Green Futures magazine.

We See America Thriving