My agenda is to have no agenda. This frustrates so many people, including myself. But I resist the temptation, and I have to every day. It seems that the most natural thing to do when people gather together is to try to manage them. It may not be the most natural but it seems to be the most immediate. The zealots, the religious, the spiritual, the leaders, the authorities, the professionals, would like to see the people (for their own good, of course) follow a prescribed but kindly path to a better life that they envision for them. I understand this. I totally get it. Been there, done that\u2026 on both sides!<\/p>\n
I live in a world inundated with agenda. I am daily assaulted by millions of agendas aimed at capturing my imagination, my passion, my commitment, my allegiance, my money, my body, my soul\u2026 whatever. It is relentless and exhaustive. So, why not provide at least one place in the world where we leave agenda outside the door? Why not provide a place, kind of like our homes and families ought to be\u2026 where people can enter without any fear of being marketed, analyzed, polled, compared, solicited or persuaded?<\/p>\n
And\u2026 I\u2019ve got an idea\u2026 why don\u2019t we call this place a sanctuary<\/strong>? A place of refuge and safety from agendas, goals, visions and purposes? I don\u2019t care what kind of liturgy it is\u2026 from the highest with bells and smells to the lowest with circles of silence. It doesn\u2019t matter. And I don\u2019t care where it is\u2026 a warehouse, a living room, a school gym, a bar, a cathedral. Those are only the props. Please! Let\u2019s provide a place where people aren\u2019t consumers, customers, pawns, subscribers, supporters, adherents or disciples. Rather, let\u2019s provide a place where they can actually discover themselves, and be a person for a while\u2026 a place where they are not judged or cajoled, cataloged or categorized, lured or lead, envisioned or enabled, improved or empowered, managed or manipulated.<\/p>\n Is there any such place on earth?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My agenda is to have no agenda. This frustrates so many people, including myself. But I resist the temptation, and I have to every day. It seems that the most natural thing to do when people gather together is to try to manage them. It may not be the most natural but it seems to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":349,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-thought"],"yoast_head":"\n