to Gaulois , My research on what I call '' THE MIND OF CANADA ''

has indeed come up with the challenges that communications vehicles of all origins CREATE for the individuals or groups that actual nourish themselves with ..., the nutrients ( food for thought )that is offered in any given ... CULTURE *..

My interest in our MINDSCAPE , so to speak , stems from Experiences I've had within regions I've lived over a period of many decades..*

Hence the role of NEWSPAPERS.., clearly , still the very daily.., or weekly source of news that is delivered..( still ) at your and my doorstep.., and becomes defacto the .. equivalent of ( PHONE BOOKS..)and what they were and still are to this day.., ie: if you were in the phone book , you were recognised as a person.., if not , you simply were considered passing through.., defining, along the way, as they do.., whether you exist or not.., in any given place.., in any given setting..

Well I contend that MEDIA plays that very role in all of our lives.., be it at the individual or more importantly, at the COMMUNITY level of IDENTITY..,( and we all know how identity has now become defacto the .., very ingredient and engine of the FUTURE IDENTITY ECONOMY ..,) as one fascinating UNIVERSITY RESEARCHING PROFESSOR put it to us , at a most recent Public lecture.. on , of all things.., THE ECONOMY OF CULTURE itself..,

( it could have as easily been called the ECONOMY OF IDENTITY ).., he , this professor/ researcher explained that we are entering a time.., when economist are realising that the very NEXT ECONOMY will be built on our identity wants and needs.. for we have now gone beyond the model of the ECONOMY that was based on SCARCITY.., to a now reality of being an economy that has too much available for the consumer..,thus his interest in the ECONOMY OF THE MIND.. as I call it..,

Let's be very clear about this.., the imagination side of what will become available to the consumer.., is now the largest emerging economy developing.. and as we discuss MEDIA ISSUES.., within CANADA..we need to be aware that we will be attracted to this emerging world thinking economy that , above all will attempt to lure us with the siren songs of GLOBAL IDENTITIES themselves.

Thus , it would seem we are at a turning point of what we will experience in the EMERGING ECONOMIES OF TOMORROW.., and this will have great bearings on how the VOICES we are so accustomed to take our cue from.,will be heard, and will become ever more busy with communicating that very IDENTITY product that we all so yearn for..*

Media , Ladies and Gentleman, positioned to take us on a flight of imagination like we've never seen or experienced before..,and at the speed of light..,

No wonder , concerns about the technology is being expressed over and over again..,
leading me to a thought that one of our best minds had..on the subject matter..,
THAT TECNOLOGIES ARE BUT EXTENSIONS OF THE HOMO SAPIENS.. and are but tools..*

(*limited tools ) at that..

To MEMORY WORKS.. I like your comments about the role the TYEE

could play...,in setting up a '' perpetual '' comments section.. ( And I think the Publisher should seriously consider it )

I recall years ago that I posted on the TYEE certain observations I made in a letter to the Editor of my local newspaper . ( I also posted their response or lack thereof ..- can't remember which at this time .. however it was empowering to have a venue for PUBLISHING what another Media's behaviour is as per their role in society..) as purporting to be.., a VOICE FOR CITIZENS..

( fourth pillar talk and all of that )..

What I like about your suggestion , MEMORY WORKS .., is that the TYEE.. could become an ARCHIVE and DEPOSITORY that would eventually become an INVENTORY or .. ( MIND MAP ) if you will, of how we are doing.., in our flight of imagination side of the equation.. WHEN IT COMES TO HEARING OUR OWN VOICES.., Not only within Canada itself.., but within each of the Provinces that are the building blocks of our NATIONAL IDENTITY*...

AT THE GROUND LEVEL OF NEIGHBOURHOODS..,AND CITIES ,VILLAGES and MUNICIPALITIES of all sizes and shapes..,local Media - or lack thereof..- must be exposed for the role they are playing in diluting our very sense of place, becoming and IDENTITY itself..

From the Ground Up..! indeed.., with a window to our very state of imagination.. as individuals, groups., or CITIZENS in their very own CITIES and VILLAGES.., we all have a stake in preserving a coherent sense of ourselves..,

Reminds of the time I walked into a SEVEN ELEVEN Store.. and realised that the VOICES that were offered to us..,on the magazine racks.. were for the most part..,VOICES from beyond our borders..,

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continued ... and this got me thinking of what we say about

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( and this got me thinking of what we say about anyone that keeps hearing voices* from another source then their very own VOICES.., ..) and we all know where they end up.., lost and disoriented.., indeed.., fragmented and invariably stripped of any meaning and yes.., even stripped of their sense of being.., sense of place , sense of belonging and IDENTITY itself..

So, in a MIND OF CANADA approach to MEDIA itself.., I would ask of all readers to question what role they are playing.. either to help us get into contact with our COLLECTIVE IMAGINATION... or is it , in the contrary .., breaking us up.., fragmenting our collective mind..into pieces that can never ever .., find itself, in the global frenzy of .., infinity of possibilities themselves..,

Thusly creating , for the most part..,a break down of societies..,be it at the NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL, (* though it can be argued that because of this vast expansive dimension being foisted on people there is a tendency now to regroup at the local and neighbourhood level..and might explain away why there is this kind of resurgence.., of a GROUND REALITY approach to community.., to what I call,( and others have called ) COMMUNITY OF GEOGRAPHY..

The surge of interest in GOOGLE EARTH as a case in point .. , and so many other examples that point to a return to the very ground that has nurtured us all.., in an agricultural and CULTURE sense of PLACE, sense of BELONGING , and eventual sense of COMMUNITY IDENTITY..,

HUMAN SETTLEMENTS and the COMMUNICATIONS CHALLENGES OF THE 21st CENTURY .. becoming the topic , du jour..*..

Just some thoughts , Take Care,
Village.

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to SNERT.., the closest that I can come to a definition of

COMMUNITY*... is one that speaks to the HUMAN SETTLEMENTS '' road travelled '' of societies who from the very first steps taking in becoming agri-based .. quickly realised the advantages of pooling their skills and resources.., to a common gain ..

Indeed the very idea of a COMMUNITY OF GEOGRAPHY comes from this unique perspective that even CULTURE as we've come to know it today stems from this particular AGRICULTURE approach to banding together and creating a win win for all that participated in it's venture*

Thus to the question of splitting hairs.. I would think that clarity of meaning and having a frame of reference and thinking that makes our exchanges .. meaningful is the reason to get at the kind of questions you raise..,

I thought that my mentioning repeatedly the building blocks of community as being NEIGHBOURHOODS.. in their own rights.., and mentioning the '' SENSE OF PLACE'', '' SENSE OF BELONGING '' and '' SENSE OF IDENTITY'' itself would do it..,but thanks for reminding me that we all have on very own and unique DICTIONARY / PICTIONARY... and further on have our very own MIND CONSTRUCT , as to how we experience the world around us..,

MAKING THE QUESTION OF MEDIA INFLUENCE ON OUR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE MINDS.. even more fascinating..,and Important .

(*continued )..

For instance the pull of the internet in it's initial stages was

For instance the pull of the internet in it's initial stages was one of belonging to a WORLD COMMUNITY via the magic and the speed of the internet itself.., which gradually gave way to the very notion and realisation that this was very VIRTUAL at best as to being a real community*... ( GROUNDED ).., for emphasis..,

In my comments I try to bring back some kind of footings in our Dialog so that we all can arrive at a reality check in how we perceive the very ideas that our RESPECTIVE CULTURES / COMMUNITIES and even family units along with relations create for us in the LANGUAGING PATTERNS and TOOLS that we inherit from said environments....,( that indeed all would that could have the word community incorporated to give them meaning..,and understanding/innerstanding and outerstanding would provide for a breakthrough of communications .. wouldn't you think ? )

But in effect.., the historical sense of COMMUNITY .. can be derived by it's ROOT elements.., as in COMMUNE.. or COMMON..,hence the importance that I give to the COMMUNITY OF GEOGRAPHY approach.. to which incorporated VILLAGES and CITIES have given a certain continuity to what was initially but a HUMAN SETTLEMENT at best.. ( an arrangement ) between people's of - usually like beliefs and language- but came to be.., more like , PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO BUILD SOMETHING TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE GREATER NUMBERS WITHIN THAT GROUPING..,

Tribes within the FIRST NATIONS come to mind as very strong units of identity , within the context of what it might mean to be part of a COMMUNITY.. usually a life time commitment to the survival of that particular entity...,

There are other examples.., closer to our very own experience..when INCORPORATION of VILLAGES and CITIES..which eventually defined the PROVINCES.., in a meaningful way.. which in turn gave meaning to the IDENTITY of an even larger entity.. called a COUNTRY.. ( and on and on.. )

As we now experience the SPACE SHIP EARTH reality of BUCKMINSTER FULLER's mind construct that so aptly described our future challenges..,way back then..,

World Citizens.. and yes.. World Communities..,

Part of our social fabric.., part of our individual and collective psyche also... stemming from..our imaginative flight possibilities..,

of : what was discovered.., when realising that thought itself., became the fundamental building block.. of that creation of ours.., COMMUNITY indeed..,
of PEOPLE and IDEAS.., Etc..

Sorry for the long thought process , but I enjoyed your question snert.. and was , indeed..,free wheeling the imaginative side .., as I did INNOVATIVE THINKING by simply experiencing as well as observing the very sentences that flowed from your interaction with my previous post..,

Thanks for that..
Take Care,
Village.

Betty . Georgia Straight has indeed a fascinating history ..

And it's transformation from what it was way back then to what it is today.., is a great example of.., how COMMUNICATIONS can grown in any given environment..,

And this ,the Georgia Straight did with
great adaptive steps.., firstly as a VOICE that was being denied any kind of reality by the powers that be at that time,

And further to this .., having to become very pro-active in it's guerrilla style survival.. by in effect reaching out to all readers who might , just might , want another point of view emerge in a landscape and MINDSCAPE that , much like today .. was owned and controlled by a very few power brokers .., who clearly could not take the Georgia Straight seriously.., even when it managed to not only survive and thrive..

It was a generational leap of one VOICE.. adapting to.., and co-existing with many other VOICES.. who felt confident enough that they would prevail in their dominance of the READERS psyche.. as is now the confidence expressed by those who control the airwaves...

As to the Internet.., having such a freedom built into it.., ( a free highway of expression ).., obviously becoming now a matter of focus and concern to those who wish to have not only a say in what people read or view..but want to control the GATES..,

GATE KEEPERS.. by any other name.., that do not want their privileged position usurped by.. outsiders.., who just might upset the apple cart.., of COMMUNICATIONS»* as did the Georgia Straight in it's time.., ( but as you can see, they , all Media have not only adapted to this ..then New kid on the block but emulated some of it's approaches and non reverence to the institutions and powers that be of that time..

AND now..? well I would venture to say that THE TYEE.. in having giving to readers such as all of us.. A UNIQUE FREEDOM of experiencing our very own VOICES..will one day challenge the powers that be..and be considered another of those recurring NEW KIDS ON THE COMMUNICATIONS BLOCK..*.who along many others is battling for the heart and minds of us , the CITIZENS of not only this province ..but of a country called CANADA..

Along with COMMUNITIES OF GEOGRAPHIES..that make up our worlds on the ground.

Village,

Village

Here is a conversation fragment on organization within society and whether it is economic, communications, complexity or community. The post that I made today has some links to extreme democracy which you may find interesting. That link is to quest mode and you would have to register to comment and participate but I thought you might see the potential for mind mapping and information archiving that you mentioned in a few previous posts. (note the enumerated post feature in that link)

Thanks OV.., I'm on my way out . ( Contractual obligations )..

At first glance , I find interesting the exchanges you linked me to .

I will have something to say when I return from my work. But I want to immediately say that I am pleased that you've offered to me an additional window of EXPLORATION and DISCOVERY.. (and in that light , welcome all others who would have other windows - angles of perceptions / points of view and what have you , to share with me..) I welcome all opportunities to broaden my horizons..., as to how we, HOMO SAPIENS, think.

And especially how we manage to COMMUNICATE THAT THINKING.

Thanks once again OV.
Village.

OV..., Woke up , got out of bed.., .......

almost a song..., (* in my head )..., shades of Sergeant Peppers lonely Hearts Club band..

Great stuff and I highly recommend any reader that's never heard it , to listen to it with not only great nostalgia , but if for the first time , to listen with great attention to the words , the music... the MEANINGS.. , but I digress here..,

I did wake up this morning with a sentence going over and over in my MIND.. having read most of the comments on the conversation fragment*you offered up .. in the previous post..

THE SENTENCE? : or rather the thought ?

TERRITORIAL COMMUNICATIONS IMPERATIVE suggesting itself as one of the clearer explanation of our prowess as Homo Sapiens domination when it comes to our organisational or better yet ... our THINKING abilities .., bar none..,

The very existence of LANGUAGING TECHNOLOGIES which we've improved from what was initially sound mimicing abilities of our immediate environment to the evolving codes and programming abilities of that particular LANGUAGING TECHNOLOGY itself..WHICH IS QUITE IN EVIDENCE TODAY, , has indeed brought us to the dominating role via not only our use of the very POWER*.., that has emerged from that very ability to communicate*.. but more clearly in evidence is what remains of that DISCUSSION , in my reflections of what I was hearing you and others postulate on..

Indeed , one of the other imaginative leap that we were able to create, invent or simply stumble on and recognise for what it was worth.., was when we discovered that by learning to walk-WHILE STANDING UP - we were able to gain an advantage not only from a position of height itself , as to our mortal ennemies.., but we also discovered that the ability to stand UPRIGHT gave us an advantage..,

And from these two initial creative EXPLORATIONS/ DISCOVERIES.. came this stunning ability to do what is now called R&D.., we have come to realise that our inate sense of COMMUNICATIONS .. in all of it's forms.., provide for our not only living conditions itself.., but suggest that it is within this IMAGINATIVE LEAP into the unknown itself.., that we forever find a way out of our perilous situations.

In my BOOKS .. Power does not equate Control of ressources , but rather Power comes from INFORMATION and KNOWLEDGE of THOSE RESSOURCES.., which invariably gives the HOMO SAPIENS a certain control over them..,

THUS THE IMAGINATION SIDE OF OUR SKILLS.. via LANGUAGING TOOLS EVOLVED FROM TIME ETERNAL ,in my opinion , is what transfers to us the very feeling, meaning and application of POWER*.. and we should approach it with all of it's limitations*.. ( known and unknown ),.

THANKS , ONCE AGAIN..
Village.

OV..., Woke up , got out of bed.., .......

almost a song..., (* in my head )..., shades of Sergeant Peppers lonely Hearts Club band..

Great stuff and I highly recommend any reader that's never heard it , to listen to it with not only great nostalgia , but if for the first time , to listen with great attention to the words , the music... the MEANINGS.. , but I digress here..,

I did wake up this morning with a sentence going over and over in my MIND.. having read most of the comments on the conversation fragment*you offered up .. in the previous post..

THE SENTENCE? : or rather the thought ?

TERRITORIAL COMMUNICATIONS IMPERATIVE suggesting itself as one of the clearer explanation of our prowess as Homo Sapiens domination when it comes to our organisational or better yet ... our THINKING abilities .., bar none..,

And from these two initial creative EXPLORATIONS/ DISCOVERIES.. came this stunning ability to do what is now called R&D.., we have come to realise that our inate sence of COMMUNICATIONS .. in all of it's forms.., provide for our not only living conditions itself.., but suggest that it is within this IMAGINATIVE LEAP into the unknown itself.., that we forever find a way out of our perilous situations.

In my BOOKS .. Power does not equate Control of ressources , but rather Power comes from the earliest imaginative flight which inviably creates the INFORMATION and KNOWLEDGE of THOSE RESSOURCES.., which ultimately gives the HOMO SAPIENS a certain control over them..,

THUS THE IMAGINATION SIDE OF OUR SKILLS.. via LANGUAGING TOOLS EVOLVED FROM TIME ETERNAL ,in my opinion , is what transfers to us the very feeling and meaning and ability of application of POWER*..( IE.. we could never have, nor harness power without the conscious realisation of it's existence ) and with that in mind ,we should approach it with all of it's limitations*.. ( known and unknown ),.

THANKS , ONCE AGAIN..
Village.

To BC Mary .. I am , once again , Reminded by revisiting your

Blog.., how important that very act of yours WAS .

You did all British Columbians a great service and I sincerely hope that you fully realise the gratitude that people such as I have , for that unselfish act.

THAT PEOPLE YEARN FOR A FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, FOR A FREEDOM OF BELIEFS ALSO, REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL INGREDIENT , along with this need we all have to aggregate , to in effect exchange , and learn from each other..:
TO COMMUNICATE*..,

This ever fading glow , from a candle that does have , indeed , the power to stand up against all of the DARKNESS that the UNIVERSE itself can bring up against it.

These BLOGS become these candles..,kept burning , by the deepest desires of all who create them.., to simply be part of the HUMAN FAMILY..,to be part also of the decency , the respect, the tolerance , the joy also of belonging to an evolving thought process, that includes rather then EXCLUDES..*..

Such is the pendulum change that we are going through.., when we reach out with our thoughts , with our feelings.., with our HEARTS..,

Your reflections on the other side of the question - or Coin if you will - as to WHO ULTIMATELY GAINS BY ON GOING ATTACKS ON THE RCMP.. is a fine example of a thought process that is willing to look at all possibilities and scenario's and bears repeating for a larger audience ..

I hope you don't mind my posting it here , for I do think it is a fine example of exploration and discovery THINKING .. that always opens up the possibilities and choices we all so need, to further our very own EXPLORATIONS and DISCOVERIES.., so that eventually some kind of consensus.. some kind of TRUTH eventually emerges and makes , for a better connected world..,

A feeling , thinking world that rediscovers that it has individuals within it that have their very own thoughts , feelings and dreams. VISIONS if you will, which , when shared with all of us.. makes us all richer.., for having had the experience of EXPERIENCING these shared moments..,

Now that is an economy I can not only identify with .. but willingly want to trade and barter in*..

IMAGINATION MARKETS.. anyone ?

The post I mentioned above , IMAGINATION MARKETS.. and all.

# posted by BC Mary @ 6:39 AM 1 comments links to this post
Sunday, July 15, 2007

Who wins, if we destroy the RCMP?
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Tomorrow, we hope, the pre-trial Basi Virk Basi Hearings get under way again and I've been thinking about something for days. I'm sure others have too. Please bear with me, as I really need to say this and to hear your thoughts as well.

Let's start in Victoria during that 1996 storm of the century when a freak weather incident dumped so much snow that people were stranded in their homes, hospitals couldn't change shifts, planes, buses, trucks, cars, ferries couldn't move. It was an emergency requiring the army to move in, which they did, smiling to the welcome they received. And rightly so.

But here's where I started thinking -- did anybody shout: "Somalia! Remember Somalia? Somalia proves that the whole Canadian Army is so bad it needs external investigation and supervision!" Nope. Not then, not now. Rightly so.

Fast forward a few years. Another kind of storm hits Victoria when serious corruption is suspected right inside the B.C. Legislature. This was also a storm way too big, too deeply hidden for citizens to cope with. This, too, was an emergency and the army -- in this case, the para-military -- showed up to do its duty.

And I'm thinking: did anybody shout: "Thanks, guys! Thank goodness you saw that! Thank goodness you investigated! Thanks!" Nope, we didn't say that. There was a ghastly silence about the whole sickening issue until gradually the strange accusations began: rotten police, clumsy police, brutal police, unfair police ... until it became: never believe a word the police are saying. Oh? How come? Who decided on this media strategy? And who does that point of view serve in the longrun?

So here's what I've been thinking ... we know better. We know that nobody stays true to their highest potential under a steady rain of abuse. I'm thinking we all know what a scapegoat is and that rats when threatened will use any strategy to escape or defend themselves.

I've been thinking we know all sorts of things: that every human needs a decent bit of encouragement in their work. We know that the RCMP, just like the Canadian Army, has to face ugly, dangerous situations on our behalf; maybe for the RCMP it's even worse, as they face these dangers on a daily basis. Always on our behalf.

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continued from above.., RE: BC MARY's BLOG..

... until it became: never believe a word the police are saying. Oh? How come? Who decided on this media strategy? And who does that point of view serve in the longrun?

So here's what I've been thinking ... we know better. We know that nobody stays true to their highest potential under a steady rain of abuse. I'm thinking we all know what a scapegoat is and that rats when threatened will use any strategy to escape or defend themselves.

I've been thinking we know all sorts of things: that every human needs a decent bit of encouragement in their work. We know that the RCMP, just like the Canadian Army, has to face ugly, dangerous situations on our behalf; maybe for the RCMP it's even worse, as they face these dangers on a daily basis. Always on our behalf.

This RCMP family photo (accessible on the Internet) exemplifies the RCMP.
There's the Dad (retired), his two sons, his daughter, and his son-in-law.

We know too that our para-military Royal Canadian Mounted Police is forbidden to speak out publicly in its own defence, so we rarely hear about the great things they do. Maybe that's a wise policy; but certainly it also makes them easy targets for the rats and the unscrupulous.

And we know that even the family dog can tolerate only so much insult and whacking before he gives up and turns sour. We know all that.

So we should be able to guess what's happening in a Mountie's heart and mind each time we insult the entire national police force for incompetence and corruption. We know that isn't smart. If we keep it up, we know that in the end, the RCMP will become a disheartened, uncaring, resentful national police force ... which leaves one awful question to be considered.

I mean, Somalia did happen. Somalia involved real failures that went right up the chain of command to the Minister of National Defence (Kim Campbell). But Somalia was never allowed to define the entire Canadian Army. And I'm thinking: neither should Houston or Vanderhoof define the entire RCMP. [See: Report of Somalia Commission of Inquiry http://www.dnd.ca/somalia/vol0/v0s1e.htm]

So, one last, awful question: who wins, if we continue to disparage the RCMP to the point where they fumble, fail, and can't serve the nation any longer? Who wins ... the Good Guys? Nope, I don't think so.

I think it's the Bad Guys who will win -- and the good, decent citizens of this country who will lose bigtime -- unless we find a way to support and encourage all that's best in the national police force.

It's not a rhetorical question. It's an urgent question of immediate importance: If this public opprobrium continues and the RCMP is brought to its knees, who do you think will come out of it with a benefit? - BC Mary.

Reflections , such as BC Mary shares with us in her blog does

merit being read by many more readers.. and exemplifies the kind of FREE THINKING that will one day open up the
Thinking Economy of the future , in the making..

To trade and barter in IDEAS..,is clearly one of the flood gates to have arrived on the so called .., monetary based economy shores of a very distant past..*..( this is meant to be read circa 2020 ... )

Well you get the drift of my thinking I'm sure..,

We have an IMAGINATION ECONOMY .. right within each of our creative and receptive cells.., and with this emerging new energy.. - for we know that no economy can run without an ENERGY of some form or other.., - well Ladies and Gentleman.., I would submit that this very Ground Breaking new 21st Century Energy.., comes from within one of the first and now last frontiers ever to be Explored..,

OUR VERY MINDS.. ( INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE MINDS..) able to generate the kind of '' electricity '' - read ideas.., imagination , creative urges of all kinds , types and forms..- and you will fully grasp not only the meaning of this powerful source of ENERGY..
but you will also realise the applications that come with that new found realisation of a POWER*.. that much like electricity itself.. has the ability to LIGHT UP OUR LIVES.., OUR UNIVERSE..

( that can not only move people..,and yes even move CREATED mountains at times..-be they imagined obstacles or better yet heights to be conquered - ,for we all remember the very perceptive line that said.., '' THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THEN THE SWORD ''.. Well, somehow , we seem to have forgotten this..,)..and we need to reminded of our internal and collective POWER SOURCE and generator..

OUR THINKING AND HEART abilities uniting for a powerful ''mind construct '' experience which will break down the walls of resistance and harness the very power and force of .. the very streams of consciousness that produces the kind of ELECTRICITY that eventually lights up the world..,

the Creative act.., ( I think , therefore I am..) , of becoming alive!

(continued ... )

continued.... in a stream of conscious way..

the SOCIAL CAPITAL that is somehow alluded to in books these days..,really hints at this..KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, an all, but in effect makes the mistake on focusing on the physical assets of any given community rather then looking at the greatest of the '' PSYCHIC INVENTORY'' that exist within each individual and collective groups that make up the COMMUNITIES of today..,and yes even more so..,

the communities of tomorrow.. who in their turn are in danger of losing the footings , THE VERY GROUND , of the meaning of COMMUNITY itself.., indeed..,
the

COMMUNITY of PLACE.. ( OF GEOGRAPHY ). , sense of belonging , sense of identity itself somehow being lost from the perspective of HUMAN SETTLEMENT HISTORY..in this future push we are making in attempting to invent THE FUTURE COMMUNITIES of TOMORROW. that is there to remind us all, of our baby steps we are taking ,

in need , CLEARLY ALSO , of being steeped in a better understanding, ( INNERSTANDING/OUTERSTANDING ) .. of whatever experience might have been the legacy of.., this earliest of settlement EXPERIENCE*..

MEMORY indeed of Settlements of OLD.. now needing to be re-united with the effervescent feeling of the SETTLEMENT notions of NEW..

The challenge for change projects and e experiences of the past.. will somehow help as we take the baby steps into - Albright - an unknown future..,yet very equipped are we.. with a new source of very old energy re- ENERGISED..

IMAGINATION, CREATIVE .. tides.., much like the pendulum of time itself.., reminding us of our imagination ride..

IDEAS , imagination.. and Creative strides into ..,

this moment , of thought itself.

Village.

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