Deconstructing Constitution of Republic of Alberta / Natural Law

Tonight’s class had profound implications on our interpretation of Natural Law, the Law of Love and how we implement that in our lives.  The discussions as we explored the constitutional document brought up some important moral and ethical questions.  In the end, this class was not about the constitutional document  at all but ended up being a confrontation of our selves and the foundations of how we govern self and interact with others in our lives, whether they are a part of our tribe or still a part of the colonial empires.  

Be prepared to be confronted with questions that most people have not contemplated but is important to ask, especially when exploring finding alternatives forms of governance to counter act the violence of the state and the world war that continues to rage on around us.  How do we peacefully stand up as a witness to it all and testify to what we see?  Well that depends on what moral and ethical foundations we stand on.  Very tough questions were asked tonight and it may take months or years to fully explore what those answers look like. 

Recorded February 21, 2021

Project Management Techniques for Tribe Development

Fish Bone Method

Back in 2005 I graduated from the N.A.I.T. Project Management program, which also reinforced a lot of the principles I learned during recovery as well.  I was moved to draw upon that training and the years of project management experience in the IT industry to help build stronger relationships within tribes.  While the scope is different, the intent and spirit is very much the same.  

I was talking to Claude and he also reminded me of the masculine and feminine energies involved in this process as well.  When going through this journey, the beginning part involves strong feminine energies, where inclusion, involvement and making sure all is heard and the problems are flushed out and identified.  The following processes involve masculine energy, where solutions are identified and targeted objectives are reached to bring about the results.  This dance between the feminine and masculine is within each of us, but also between us as well and upon reflecting on this journey, this process is a good introduction on how the two energies can work together for the betterment of each individual and the whole tribe.

I also want to make it clear that my intent is to help facilitate this process for people to learn and integrate within their own tribes.  I also believe it is our duty to hold space for one another along this path.  While most are not currently willing to do this work, by walking the path and leading by example, it is my prayer that it inspires others to find that will and learn the skills, heal and participate in a way of life that is very different than the one currently facilitating our relationships and controlling our lives.  By using techniques learned through tried and tested project management protocols in business, industry, etc, we can target those lessons to help us with our day to day relationship challenges as we explore decolonizing and working on rebuilding our lost tribes.  This is done in the spirit of peace, decolonization and tribe building.

To break down the process, I surveyed the tribe to see where they are currently at.  This can be done with 10 or 12 simple questions to see how people are feeling, allowing them to rate each one from 0 to 9.

Next step involves doing a root cause analysis.  I used ideas from the project management course to do this, but this site comes close to what I did.

I then performed another survey of the group to prioritize the problems.  By addressing the top 20%, we can address 80% of the problems (80:20 rule).  

We then brainstorm solutions for those top 20% and then assign teams to work through the details of prioritizing and working on implementing those solutions. 

Each team will then report back to the group and obtain a consensus on the solutions.  When consensus is obtain, they solutions can then be implemented.

I will then perform another satisfaction survey to see if we actually improved the situation for the tribe.  That is measured by an increase in satisfaction within the tribe.  

Recorded January 31, 2021

Income Taxes

public domain

I know that a few people in class did not necessarily hear what the wanted to hear.  I want to clarify a few points for those listening to this audio recording.

If you are wanting to play their game, you will need to do a lot of research and studying.  I looked into walking this path years ago, but for me it took way too much energy.   This is the foundation behind me choosing to get out rather than play the game.  Either way, risks are involved as with anything in life.  Some people are good at thinking on their feet and dealing with confrontation, stressful situations, etc.  Some people are not so good at it.  In the end, as with anything in life, checking in with your heart to help you decide what to do is the only way to go.  I don’t ever want people to make choices without checking in with themselves.  All I can do is share my experiences and I pray that people ‘see’ and ‘hear’ the conversations in this class for what is being shared.  

As always, the choice always remains with the individual.  I hope this class helps.  

Recorded January 24, 2021

UNDRIP, Decolonization & Reconciliation

We dived into the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Canada’s implementation through Bill C-15, which lead to the Constitution Act of 1982, Royal Proclamation of 1763, Treaty 6 of 1876 and a lengthy discussion of jurisdiction, decolonization and reconciliation. It was a heavy class, but well worth the effort to explore what the UN and Canada is not doing and where the true reconciliation will come from … each individual doing the work! I hope you enjoy the discussions. If you have questions or feel moved to share your thoughts, feel free to leave a comment below.

Recorded January 17, 2021

Colonization History & Love

Batchelor, Lawrence R., 1887-1961., Public domain

Tonight we reviewed the 2000+ year history of colonization in Europe and it’s migration to Turtle Island, along with some key moments that had a huge impact on the whole process. While we were discussing law forms between these fictional constructs, we got onto the Law of Love and that ended the class in a beautiful way. I hope you enjoy the class. Homework for class next week, so make sure you check out the beginning and end of the class for the assignment.

Recorded January 10, 2021

Defining Success

R M Media Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

In this class we wrote out our obituaries to identify our core values.  At that point we had beautiful discussions about those values and using them to define our success in life rather than failing to meet the expectation of socially imposed values from family, communities, corporations and governments.  

The battery died on my phone, so I lost the last 10 minutes or so of the class.

Recorded January 3, 2021

Courts

While this class started out talking about courts, feudalism, rulings, jurisdiction and other such technical topics, the ending was orchestrated by spirit and was a complete surprise. I had not planned to have these types of discussions, but it was absolutely fitting and relevant to the conversation and topics covered in tonight’s class.

The class referenced two documents, both of which you can download here and here. You can also access other documents by visiting the library and opening the post “Important documents & Links”

Recorded December 13, 2020

Death & Wills

Photo Dharma from Sadao, Thailand, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

We had a particularly deep and touching class today as we discussed a topic that many find uncomfortable. However, in the end, the class reflected a profound shift in our relationship with death and I found it moving, touching, emotional and absolutely beautiful. I hope you enjoy the class as much as the group who participated and I look forward to hearing your thoughts and feelings about how we can grow a much healthier relationship with death and embrace this most sacred ceremony we will experience in our lives.

Recorded December 6, 2020

Common Law Courts

Spirit guided this class as I had a couple people ask the same question within hours of one another.  So we tackled Common Law Courts tonight and had some profound discussions about the topic.  I hope this helps people on their journey.  

As I mentioned in class, there is an injury pyramid which you can see at this link:
https://www.jjwhiteinc.com/2018/02/06/the-injury-pyramid/

The idea is that 300,000 at risk behaviours will statistically result in 3000 near misses, 300 recordable injuries, 30 lost work day cases and 1 death.

If we want to eliminate work place injuries and death, we don’t focus on the injuries or death.  We focus on the 300,000 risky behaviours people do at work.

Same goes with murder and rape.  We don’t focus on the murder and rape behaviours but rather focus on the covert violent behaviours hidden in bed rooms, kitchens, board rooms, relationships, etc.  We focus on healing our relationships with self and others so that we don’t engage in violence.  The minor small stuff leads to bigger and bigger stuff, which leads to rape and murder.  We address the bottom of the pyramid to heal and prevent those types of behaviours we don’t want to see in our lives.  The state does not do this, but in fact, perpetuates the problem through violence, poverty, punishment and other abusive behaviours.  

Recorded November 29, 2020

Values that help us with boundaries

I am constantly amazed at how spirit orchestrates our conversations and what people get out of them. Tonight is no exception. We discussed boundaries and the steps that we need to take to bring our values into our conscious awareness so that we can have a firm foundation upon which to evaluate what is going on around us and within us as well. While this was introduced with the scenario of lock downs and masks, it quickly deviated into topics that were far more personal and deeper. I hope you enjoy the recording. Peace and love to you all.

Recorded November 22, 2020