Collective Poem from Retreat

[Ashley Cooper]

Hello all,

I was just reminded that I never typed up and shared the collective poem from our time together. This is what emerged when we were "feeling the new economy" following the guided visualization from Arthur Brock. Enjoy your words all mixed together!

Feeling the New Economy

This poem is composed of participant responses after

Arthur Brock lead the group in a guided visualization to feel the new economy

 

 

Everything’s taken care of

No scarcity

The model for the new economy is all around us

 

No waste

No exclusion

It’s all around us

 

Economic exchange can’t be reduced

to one part of an exchange

 

Shifting awareness…

We’re always functioning

As a whole system

 

It’s a long-term thing… this harmony

 

Remind ourselves….

That we really are connected

Regardless of how it might appear

 

Our bodies as individuals are non-sustainable economies

We’re going to have to rely on others

 

It’s completely natural for us to grow and develop

Feeding that which feeds us

 

There are synergies going on…

Things are working…

And they move

 

The heart can stop working

The plaque can build up

 

And… my body’s the right size

I don’t need to keep getting bigger

 

We have the principles to respond to the plaque build up

Species have been contributing for generations

 

Ahhh…. I can now experience “economy” peacefully

 

I don’t have to try

It’s all working

Be conscious of my contribution

 

…May the revolution be peaceful. Please.

 

We have the tools and the things we need.

We can heal, provide nutrition,

Come together as family….

 

What’s missing for us to grow what is emerging?

We’re ready for whole new layers

We’re ripe