You Must Have Patience
The Divine Eye: Seeing the Good in Everything and Everyone, March 24, 1995, Oasis Bookstore, Amherst, Massachusetts
I have a question. I too am drawn to working in peace, and I’ve just recently completed a training on conflict resolution and mediation, and I’m very, very excited about it. What I don’t have clearly right now, is what the next step is for me, in how to go ahead and manifest my passion for bringing this peace into, like a practical day-to day environment.
Would you like to go on a peace walk?
Yes, I would. I don’t think this summer, but I’m open. I’m definitely open to that.
They have things like that, insular experiences, bubble-type experiences that is where conflict resolution should be taught and preached from the word go. From the beginning. The key to conflict resolution is that it must be happening before conflict happens. That is so important. You have learned that. We also think that you are.... Are you affiliated with other helping organizations right now?
I work in human services right now, and I hope to be affiliated with Franklin Mediation services, and maybe some other volunteer work, for other mediation....
Do you live in Greenfield?
I live in Northampton.
Good. Greenfield, if anyone here lives in Greenfield, we feel that the energy of that city is very grim and dim. So, it is not a very helpful place to live. If you are only renting, move along. If you own a home— if you own a home, burn candles in your home with regularity. This will help. But for you, dear one, would you like to leave this whole area?
Would I like to leave the area?
Move away, yes.
I love this area. I love Northampton-Amherst area.
Ah.
Did you have a plan for me?
No, but we do feel that in this area mediation and resolution, currently there is as much of it as people want. So, for a couple of years, it is going to be somewhat difficult for new people who want to do this kind of thing. Whereas in Seattle-town, there is a kind of big need. And also, San Diego-town, El Paso-town. These are three places where there is a big need for this.
So, we only want to tell you this, to tell you that if your heart is leading you in this direction, you must have patience, if you are going to stay in this location. For a couple of years, it will not necessarily fall into your lap. But conflict resolution is a growing experience, because more and more, industry is going to be turning to this. They are currently in a phase of teaching about the beauty of all people in industries and business. Next, they will be going into a phase of teaching about conflict resolution. And they need to have expertise of such as yourself for this. Will you design a brochure touting your services?
I’m thinking along the lines of introducing it on the corporate level.
Yes.
In this area, that is where my vision is it could make the most difference, and reach the most amount of people in a practical setting.
Ah, you must have a good brochure. You should think brochure first. Brochure first. Make dummy brochures. Print them out. Fold them up. Have them around your home. Live with them for a little while, re-tinker with them. We cannot overestimate for you, dear one, the value of a brochure, because it sets out on paper in public what you do, and who you are. Do you have a logo?
Not yet. This is like brand new.
Yes, but this is where you start. You don’t start with the plan; you start with your logo. That is, you know this, it is so important. Because you heart is in the appearance of this. And seeing it on paper in a form that can easily be given to here, here, here, here, and here, forces you to take yourself seriously. You do take yourself seriously, but there is nothing like seeing your name on a bulletin board. Then it is too late not to take yourself seriously.
You need to kickstart yourself with a brochure. So, make some sample brochures and print them, and fold them up, and take a look, and live with them for a while, and think about how they look to you. And then re-do and redesign them. This is not a good time for you to print brochures. The best time to print them is June. June 1st to June 21st is a very good time to print brochures. So, you have some time to really think and live with them. And as you are writing them, create your vision for what you will be doing. Do you have a team with which you can work?
I think I would like to work with Franklin Mediation Services. They have all that background, and a lot of these materials. So, I think that they would be....
Yeah. They are good people. They’re good people. A bit of a drive.
It is worth it.