The World Needs Us Now

CARRIE THIE

2009 CONFERENCE PAPER

Now is an important moment to be of service in our communities in this time of great need. We must Recruit, Reinvigorate, Refer to Resources, and Effective Communication Skills. I think that really, the most effective way to spread this work is to do the work of being an authentic friend to the people who are apart of your life. It all grows from individual connection through our own authentic, genuine experience of life, and the benefits of this work. Gossip spreads from person to person quite effectively, and in perhaps a slower, but more profound way, we create true awareness one person at a time through our shared experiences of appreciating and developing our own lives. It’s really a way of being, rather than a product.