Don't Change What You Love

Let’s get real.  Our world will not soon see a disruption in the power structures of capitalism.  For much longer, we will have to witness our government, use money of working class folks to better cater to the needs of the wealthy.  And this will be done while so many people around the world die of hunger.  I cannot change that.  And I do not think that in my lifetime anyone else will change it either.

What we must do, instead of spending so much energy trying to change what other people are doing to mismanage our society’s resources is see where and when the good of the world is manifest.  And as soon as we find the people, places, and things which bring health and wellbeing to our soul we must return this positivity to our universe—where it came from.

Anarchy has to be about ground-up social change; because if there is anything good in the world it must be cultivated between friends.  Top down politics, regardless of who is in charge, regardless of their social or economic status, will always seem myopic when compared to grassroots movement.  Movements created by people who are not out to control, but to contribute are what really matters.  And it is for this reason that taking power away from corporations is not my political objective. 

All I want is to get my words out to the world so that people can ponder some of the things that excite me.  All I want, in writing, is to maybe spark a really provocative conversation between friends. 

Writing is one of those things which has helped me to feel my soul emerge within in my mind.  I find peace and tranquility in writing practice; I love reading books which give me ideas for more and more things to write about.  And I know some of my work has really impacted people’s lives.  There were times when that knowledge kept me moving forward, towards writing better and better.

I do not want to incite people to think that in order to be free we must dismantle capitalistic power structures.  I think to argue for such change is to only contribute to the existence of these power structures.  What I want is to use my love for writing to capture the attention of a small but respectable portion of my global community.  I want at least a few people to be really moved by my words, and story.  All I can do to make the world a better place is care deeply about how I am to live.   

If you love what you do—and you do it for that reason alone—you are changing the world.  Right now, deep down in each and every forgotten community of society, there are others of us who live simply, and do what they love.  And it is these people who are the fuel source for radical change—be on our side.