Dear all,

Here is a practice that dates back to the days when the ice-age was around. The Aboriginal people in Canada had learned to govern themselves by consensus.

Necessary to today's decision-making, is the immediate development of a core community integrated consensus management to shape natural co-operative initiative teams.

Here, I must give an explanation of how I see consensus to operate. The mistake with how I've seen this word used is to think that it means everyone agrees to the same thing, with the same position. So no one in their right mind would go for that.

"Con" means with.

"Sensus" means direction.

Heading in the same direction is what consensus means.

Consensus in not something to be reached. It is what we start from and it is the way we are sustained with. Entering in consensus means to dwell in serenity and unity so that the decisions get to be reached and deployed with the all-inclusive sense of direction.

Decision making by consensus can be compared to the earth's movement, in that the poles are identified among the people's positions and the lining up of the axis between the poles' extremes sets the smooth equilibrium for the movement's orbit to be calibrated from. This is called "polarisation", meaning, the limits of agreement and of disagreement that we all recognise and respect and by which we all accept to abide.

The deceitful heart that lives on in each one of us, the wall of enmity that lives in the subliminal regions of our relationships and the tyranny of urgency, are all forces that combine to permanently challenge our resolve to sustain unity.

Governance by consensus does not get to be achieved from division and fear under powers of civil enforcement.

Such is the initial battle to be taken on by anyone who so wishes to engage in the service of justice, peace, love and freedom of humanity with God and one another.

CONSENSUS CULTIVATION

Here is a basic framework of rules for interactive dynamics.

1- Agreeing to disagree with the commitment to reach agreement. Reality is that objectivity has its own subjectivity. Our contacts are needed to stay objective until we uncover all facets of a topic. once unveiled, subjectivity of the topic appears. We then each have our own reaction to the completion of the research. This means that sooner or later, all involved must learn, adapt and/or grow up.

2- The other part of the framework is to know that mature freedom of speech stays in the speech of freedom. By staying on this course, we eventually develop a culture of intelligent freedom, happiness grows and work becomes a breeze, ready for any challenge or to grow from overcoming adversity with eternal life's pulsation into the present.


Flowcalization is a word I invented to describe the movement of the Spirit at the source of decision-making from personal to local to global by combining the words: Flow, Focal, Localize.

...all blessings be with us all...
Benoit17