It's downright awful out there

[OneGrassRoot]

6. Why keep doing what we know feels like shit?

(All of us, not just you, FL. )


Wishadoo is ready for those who resonate with everything we discuss here in this forum. It's not a "hide your head in the sand," airy-fairy environment. It's a place to connect and share more of the positives going on and try to do something about the negatives, focusing on positive action, rather than the bitch-and-moan fest that is the Internet, and most definitely is DU.

I'll throw in some negativity to shed any Pollyanna image you guys may have of me....

I've been working nonstop for years trying to create a space that DOES everything we've been talking about for years...a true reflection of this new world. All while I myself am barely making it from week to week.

If people choose to stay mired in what IS -- and it IS a choice -- that's up to them.

If people want to take baby steps -- no pressure, no expectation -- toward what COULD BE, they're the ones I seem to be endlessly sending out invitations to join me.

The invitation will always be there, so long as I and Wishadoo are alive, that is. As you can see, I mention it less and less here, as I, too, have to conserve my energy and stay focused on what I choose to create. It's not my place to convince people that what I choose to create is any better than what they're creating; I just hope people are mindful of how they're allowing themselves to feel simply by what they're giving so much time, energy and attention to.

Of course, every path is valid. Being mired in shit is something we've all done at one time or another, and there may be a very good purpose for it.

The values that are reflected at Wishadoo and Our Collective Good and other projects are the path I choose to walk for as long as I can now. There may come a time when that path closes because it really is a collective path, not a solitary path -- it's not a space that was created for me alone. No doubt there are other versions of Wishadoo out there now; maybe people will resonate with them.

And that will be just fine, too. Being immersed in this creation is what has kept me sane for the last few years, so I didn't get completely overwhelmed with The Shit. It feels good to create something like Wishadoo so, selfishly, it has already served a great purpose and it has helped people along the way.

I still refuse to accept that we can't have a better experience while we're here; we can choose how we respond to the ever-shifting sands beneath our feet.

You've got Wishlist waiting for you.

You've got Groups, with private forums, waiting for you (including ASAH for our unique topics of discussion).

You've got a Forum area, where I just posted a few articles about wealth inequality. Topics we can truly discuss and explore; topics which tend to sink like a rock elsewhere. No, the forum isn't as wonderful as DU's, but we get used to anything if we want to. Plus, the developer is going to upgrade the forum to have the thread flow and some of the other features we enjoy here.

You've got a Business Directory where we can find businesses of Integrity.

You've got a Marketplace, like an "ebay for good."


There is Our Collective Good, with stories to inspire and empower.

There will be a comprehensive directory at www.wishadoo.net -- a rather humungous project, but there isn't anything like it at present -- a truly comprehensive resource for people to find various types of assistance via one portal -- and it's desperately needed.

And there's so much more.....

But, really, the time has come where I can't do this all myself any more. That was never my intention, and I'm growing very weary.

We've got a Facebook type of setup, a craigslist tool, an ebay tool, Yellow Pages tool, a potential grassroots HuffPo, a discussion forum....all under the Wishadoo umbrella. No corporate overlords. Just me.

And it could be you, too, helping to shape it. I've always wanted Wishadoo itself to be a member-owned co-op. But, before blasting it to the world, I've been hoping those I consider friends would find a second home there and want to help shape it.

I don't post this for anyone to feel guilty or anything (there's absolutely nothing to feel icky or guilty about as it concerns me or Wishadoo! . And if people feel icky because of my attempts to inject positive action and positive choices into the equation, I've come to accept that that is their problem, not mine.

I'm just being completely honest, here with friends. I admit that I encounter doubts about what I've been working on when I haven't been successful at getting those closest to me more engaged there. On the other hand, maybe I'll be more successful with complete strangers!





Thanks for reading.

Blessings and Big hugs to you all....