What makes us turn on each other just for choosing our own fit into society? Are we repeating the conditioning and white ethos of, "Be like me or flee" so widespread in this society? Are we maintaining cultural isolation as the only way to build a healthy society? Are we being hopeful, planting seeds, and climbing ladders that help us grow towards a more peaceful society and human evolution?

Just as families are connected yet have various hopes and dreams, so the American society is making its transition from selective ostracism toward a more connected existence, supporting various desires and dreams that lead to a more healthy world.

Competition is dysfunctional when there is only one winner because others are considered losers. There are many roads along the search for our identity and purpose as we face the vicissitudes of life. We acknowledge dead-ends and turn to a better route. That courage leads to success.

Collaboration and shared strength can begin to brainstorm solutions toward a healthier environment and mutual well being. How we respect and listen to those different from us takes an attitude that we all deserve consideration. We all fit in a healthy society that reaps mutual benefits.

The past is gone. We can hold on to it and live by outlived traditions or we can learn to create a new life process where each of us acts with a shared soul human reality. We are emerging from the animal species.

Humans tend to focus too much on details and outer appearances so that we fail to learn how to see the whole picture. Only seeing the whole picture do we see helpful alternatives to make choices.

Do you recognize yourself as being worthy of fitting in a more holistic reality? Isn't it our shared soul mission? Can we all become winners in our shared country?

Carolyn Ashe Stokes
Republished 11/21/05

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