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October 2008 
Why Should I Stay? You Tell Me
Posted on May 29th, 2008
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Beagle
Beagle
Gaia isn't all it's cracked up to be. At least, that is what I have told myself more than once. Why should I stay with it? I have had a place here since 2006, and I have been posting to my blog page almost daily for a year and a half. I have been thinking about moving that blog to a different site.
Lots of people used to read my blog. I sometimes found some positive nuggets. Lately, however, this site seems to be home to more would-be dreamers than actual dreamers. I want to change the world, sure. That is why I am conscious about what I eat and wear, about how many miles I drive, about what my house is made from, about where my towels are made. That is why I have a garden. That is why I work with teenagers.
There seems to be a lot of fluff here. Thoreau said of his journals that he got "Pearls and Seaweed," meaning among the washed up detritus there would be a few gems. It couldn't all be good. Gaia seems that way but I have had a hard time finding the pearls these days.
I read what I find--members' blog pages, discussions, comments, what have you. I don't mean to diss anything here. Heck, I am as much a part of this thing as anyone else. I should be the change I wish to see and all that. I keep wondering, however, whether I can make more change elsewhere.
Why should I stay? Give me some genuine, articulate reasons, and not rosy niceties. Do I need to say what I have to say here? I could use the help.
Lots of people used to read my blog. I sometimes found some positive nuggets. Lately, however, this site seems to be home to more would-be dreamers than actual dreamers. I want to change the world, sure. That is why I am conscious about what I eat and wear, about how many miles I drive, about what my house is made from, about where my towels are made. That is why I have a garden. That is why I work with teenagers.
There seems to be a lot of fluff here. Thoreau said of his journals that he got "Pearls and Seaweed," meaning among the washed up detritus there would be a few gems. It couldn't all be good. Gaia seems that way but I have had a hard time finding the pearls these days.
I read what I find--members' blog pages, discussions, comments, what have you. I don't mean to diss anything here. Heck, I am as much a part of this thing as anyone else. I should be the change I wish to see and all that. I keep wondering, however, whether I can make more change elsewhere.
Why should I stay? Give me some genuine, articulate reasons, and not rosy niceties. Do I need to say what I have to say here? I could use the help.
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Hi Beagle, well I'm not sure why you should stay, and I'm not sure if this is going to sound like rosy niceties, but here's some thoughts. You've been here a long time and it sounds like some others on the site are going through similar questioning. It sounds like you want to see actual change being done, rather than talk? Is that what's the difference between would-be dreamers and actual dreamers?
I'm pretty new to the site and I'm in that love place with Gaia. I've never been in a place this amazing. So it's kinda puzzling to see people (like you) wondering whether it's time to move on. Have you been able to share with others some of your thoughts, comment on others blogs, that kind of thing? What seems to keep me really connected here is at least three things: asking people to be friends (complete strangers, anyone who seems to have some kind of connection….and after I asked about 15-20 people to be friends, others started asking me), commenting on others blogs, joining groups to offer opinions and posting on the grapevines. Oops, that's more than three things. Once I had a group of friends, it began to feel like a community. Like people who really care about each other, and who discuss BEING the change that they desire. (Oh, and discuss things like bears and creating their reality, which I did this morning.)
Anyway, just some random thoughts. I know you will find your way around this questioning. Blessings to you & good luck with your process. Kathy
Thanks, Centria, for offering your thoughts. It does come down to what I already know–if you want change, make it happen; if you want things to be different, then make them different. If I really want this site to be something other than it is, I need to make that happen. I am not sure I am up to that, but it is good to realize it.