Small Seeds, Big Results

When I started writing these posts for everyone to read, ponder, share and maybe apply to life I had a central theme that I was working toward.  Seems like I have not been able to see the forest for the trees over the last few weeks visiting with people and making as many stops here and there as I could.  The theme though kept popping up when we discussed ideas.  In some of the first posts before the visiting started we looked at who are we, should there be another law, consistency, pennies making dollars, focusing and aiming, and then ethics by government.  The thoughts are easy enough to follow and should be leading you to certain conclusions.  In Who Are We the entry told to show how reliant we are all becoming on government and systems to solve all of our problems.  No responsibility.  There Oughta be a Law entry showed a little of how we are convinced that more laws are better.  No responsibility either.  In Consistency there is a look toward better foundations, personal responsibility.  Pennies Make Dollars was another look at some of the systems our government has created and a look to the future if we don't take control.  Responsibility.  Focus and Keep Aiming took a look at more local responsibility.  Ethics by Government showed one aspect of relying on governmental instruction for responsibility.
This brings me back into that central theme.  If this country and state is going to work well and in the way intended, the WE the people must work at restoring the responsibility to the local level.  We must be responsible for us, not government or laws.  I borrowed something from the Project Appleseed website that says it very well.

"Civic Involvement

There are those who feel that America’s future is grim, that is, that America has lost something special and it can never be regained. And in their consternation they mutter about “dark choices” and the like. Appleseed has a message for them. Just over two hundred years ago our ancestors genuinely faced a tough choice. They could submit to those they felt were depriving them of their rights as Englishmen or they could fight. Because they chose as they did, we may never have to face their dilemma because we have a third alternative.
So what must you do with your third choice? Well, you must roll out of the recliner, cut off the computer, turn down the TV and get involved. That’s it. Talk to family, talk to friends, interact with neighbors, take part in local community decisions, and become active in whatever political party best fits your idea of how America should be governed. Write to your elected representative, attend town halls, correspond with newspaper editors, and wholeheartedly enter the discussion in both online and traditional forums.
Read! Think! Debate! Vote! You are an involved, committed American making responsible use of the liberties gifted to us so long ago. The future is what we make -- YOU make -- of it."