i wrote this months ago on the st louis|ONE blog and the thought crossed my mind again today...
can movements be created or do they just happen?
does someone, somewhere start something or does someone, somewhere just recognize that something has begun and just join in?
i recently read about this concept and it was likened to waves in the ocean vs waves in a wave pool. someone starts one while the other someone just grabs a surf board and rides the wave.
so maybe the conversation doesn't lie on the genesis of the wave or the idea but rather on how big the wave or idea really is. the reality is that both small and big waves, both 2 footers and tidal waves are essential...
heres some additional thoughts...
someone somewhere needs to start something while someone somewhere else needs to be a part of the process in order for that idea to become a movement. if we just start something and it never gains traction and remains in neutral there is never any movement.
the reality is simply this... ideas NEED people to become movements! i understand this is very elementary, almost like duh right... but the adverse is also true. people needs ideas... people need causes and ideas to understand purpose. our hearts pursue purpose because the monotony of life on its own just doesn't make sense, so these ideas, or causes more or less become our identities... as we look for definition, we allow them to define us.
crazy how we have allowed so many peripheral influences (maybe good, probably important) to hijack and sabotage who we think we are as we search of our identities.
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Great blog.. But WICKED gathering last night. Totally delivered.. :)
thanks for the encouragement...
i am totally with you... i am loving the gathering as of late... the past 5 months or so has been eye opening for me.
thx for hanging