This is addressed to Americans of the U.S,A. All of us may benefit.
What is happening to us and around us?
What are we feeling?
What are we seeing and hearing?
What are we pretty sure of?
After "what?" we begin to ask and answer: How? Why? Who? When? Where? We do not have to it all today, but we can begin today and then persist.
We Can:
We can understand one another better by listening to each other quietly.
We can share share real experiences and interpretations.
We can claim our freedom of assembly and speech to talk over our plans, concerns, and values. We have done so.
We can consider doings and happenings together.
We have done well and we can do well now.
We can talk honestly and that is a fine doing, especially when done in a friendly manner.
We can listen to each other and that is a great doing, especially when done with the purpose of understanding.
We can listen for meanings and understandings and that is a great doing.
We can share our real experiences and that can lead to better common understandings.
We have come to better understand in the past and we can come to better understand now.
We can share honest opinions and discover assumption. Not easy but well worth doing.
We can do a lot! We can do well. Our doings can great results.
We can see that some of the happenings around us are not great.
We can see that not all that is said and done in our name is not great.
We can most often say and do that which is necessary, especially when we say and do together.
We can know that most of that which we feel about pride, humility, values, and honor is important
We can unite to good effect many humans have done so, our forefathers have done so.
We can practice enough co-operation.
We can be ready and willing to unite. We are already able to unite. We could begin some useful useful uniting within a couple of months.
We can take a little step toward a better toward a better union one by one right now. We can begin to move toward a darn good union.
We know that united we can do well.
We can practice taking better care of ourselves.
We can practice governing ourselves together.
We can find greater joy in our independence together.
We know that practicing co-operation can empower us.
We know that practicing organization can be a powerful action for good.
We can show up.
We can practice participating together.
We can practice better ways of listening to each other and talking to one another one at a time.
We can. Let's do.
Let's do that which we can.
We can.
Let's do.
Happy 4th!
RCS