Another day to muse.  This one started over 2200 miles away in Florida over 14 hours ago and won't end for another 5 or 6 hours.  That makes for a very long day.  Oh well, that happens sometimes.  Overall, it was a good week, though I didn't get very much sleep.  Something about traveling does that to me.  That is OK. Fortunately, I don't have to travel a lot.  So, what would come forth today, after another three days absence from these musings?  As usual, I don't really know.  I just allow it to flow in whatever manner it will.  I have no sense of  being in control of all of this.  Or, for that matter, any of it.  Yes, I choose to come to the keyboard and bring Composer up.  But, beyond that my volition is no part of the equation.  It is more of a matter of stepping aside to allow something greater than me to come forth.  Note, we said something, not someone.  Consciousness does not express through me as separate from the I AM. 

Hmm ... how does one go about "Creating the Foundations for a New World"?  I've known that this is indeed what I am here to do for over a dozen years.  One way to create new foundations is to adopt new beliefs and to demonstrate these in the way that we live.  We can serve as an example, shining our light that others may see, and using our flame within to light the flames of others.  Another thought is to train someone to do what we do so that we are free to do other things that we see need to be done that are more demanding of our unique gifts and talents.  All of these are choices that we can make.  Whether we choose to make them or not is another matter.  These methods work regardless of whether we have a clear picture of what the new world will be or not.  How do we know that we will not make things worse in the process.  The bottom line is that we may.  Change in and of itself is neither good nor bad, though it seems that it is inevitable.  It is for us to predict what effect changes might have and to decide whether these truly result in a better life.

I'm starting to drag.  I don't know how much longer that I can continue with this today.  I may need to nap before my drive home tonight.  We'll see how it goes.  I've already had a second wind.  We'll have to see whether a third one is in the cards.  What next?  What am I moved to do now?  Where can I apply my efforts to make the most difference.  I like doing what I am doing, but there is this strong sense that I could be doing more.  I could be doing something that has far more positive impact for far more people.  Yet, what services do I really provide, and who would consume such services?  I have said before that I would be a Philosopher King, much as described in Plato's Republic.  But, we don't live in such a republic and it is not clear that we will anytime soon.  Though, I just had a thought.  Actually, it was a brief image of a hierarchy where such kings actually ruled.  And, they will rule based on the content of their character and their wisdom, and not by any other means.  That is asking a lot from representatives.  Indeed, it is.  But, these are positions of service that we are speaking of, not positions of power.  Unless, they are carried out with this in mind, there is the potential for grave damage to be done.

Then again, what does it really matter.  The world is what it is.  The world is what we make of it collectively.  When we choose to make it into something different, we will do so.  Everything happens in its proper timing.  It seems that I am meant to be more of an observer in this existence that a doer.  Though, I take initiative and at the very least generate a lot of written communication based on what I observe.  At least, that is much of what I do at work.  Here, it is not so clear.  Though, there are times when my observations provide a basis for what is being expressed.  There is much give and take.  This is not simply a matter of me turning my faculties over to another to play ... that is, not unless we have a much grander concept of faculties than normally considered.  And, why not?  It is not a piano that consciousness is playing here.  Rather, it is a mind and a spirit.  We are co-creators here.  I am an integral part of what is expressed, but only a part.  The expression that comes forth is an entity, a creation, a being in its own right.  It has its connections and its influences, both physical and non-physical.  Many of these, I may never know.  Yet, I am moved to continue on and express regardless.  Once given birth, the expression is freed to live a life of its own ... altering all who come in contact with it in some manner.  I would hope that this would be positively.  But then, this expression is not for everyone, not even a small fraction of folks.  Yet, even that is enough.  It only takes one spark to ignite and start something that can grow into a fire of spirit that consumes everything.  And, yet, in this "consumption" lies the very basis for a new birth, a re-birth in spirit.  It is a matter of frequency and vibration.  And that, can be stepped up or down at anytime.  We have the mathematics.  We have the technology, it is a matter of applying it in the domain of consciousness.  We make progress in those areas where we expend resources ... especially where we employ the best and the brightest among us.  It is high time that we collectively chose where to do this rather than let the government and market forces do so.

If we create a world of prosperity, a world of abundance where each person has what they need on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels ... money would no longer equate to power, neither would information, since this would be freely available.  We only think that we can hide things from one another.  To have privacy, we must construct walls between us.  But is this really so?  Can we not also have privacy by respecting others properly.  But, how would we ensure that some do not take advantage of others in such an environment?  We take away any motive for doing so.  We take away any benefit, perceived or real, from doing so.  We teach each of us to treat all of us with the reverence demanded by the term namaste.  It is that simple.  The spirit in me bows to the spirit within you.  Further, we teach that one are ONE, springing forth from a single consciousness as the fingers spring forth from the hand.

What does it take to create such a world?  Clearly, we need a vision.  John Lennon offered us one in his song Imagine.  This is well within our reach to achieve.  But it will not happen so long as we are at war with our selves, with our brothers and sisters, and with fellow nations ... and even with terrorists.  War against terror uses terror to fight terror.  If we want peace and security, we have to turn away from arms, away from weapons of destruction and embrace the implements of a whole new domain.  We have to somehow escape from all the hatred.  Easier to say than to do.  Perhaps.  But, it has to start somewhere. 

There is a sense that there is a silent majority that has remained silent for far two long, accepting the status quo, that is about to be unleashed.  United, their energies will tranform the earth in a brief moment.  Whether that one year or a decade or even a century, I know not.  But, there is a strong sense that it will be in my lifetime ... and I've set the endpoint for that to be around 2024-2028.  That takes me to 66-70, not old by many standards, but old enough by mine ... and that it seems is what counts for me anyway.  There is always the possibility that I could be wrong, and that this constitutes the end of another phase, not THE END.  If so, so be it.  What matters is that we make the most of whatever time we are allotted.  I feel that I am doing that here, when engaged in this expression.  But, this still is a lonely endeavor.  By now, I would have expected that such would not be the case.  Yet, still it is, with no signs that anything is changing ... no signs other than coming up to an Easter birthday next year.  I've been anticipating that one since 1973, for nearly 33 years.  Can it really be less than 15 months away?