Regenerate Your Community
Compassionate Communication
Unity within Diversity
This is possible with the shared acceptance of each other’s views and beliefs, so long as they are respectful and without force. It is being able to recognize that we are all unique individuals with diverse views and belief systems, and therefore have no right to force our beliefs onto anyone else.
Non-Aggression Principle
NAP is an ethical stance which asserts that “aggression” is inherently illegitimate. “Aggression”, for the purposes of NAP, is defined as initiating or threatening the use of any and all forcible interference with an individual or individual’s property (Punitive Force). In contrast to pacifism, the non-aggression principle does not preclude violent self-defense.
PUNITIVE FORCE vs. PROTECTIVE FORCE
The intention behind the protective use of force is only to protect, not to punish, blame, or condemn.
“If there is any thinking involving an enemy, then it’s punitive. The same if the intent is for the other person to suffer. If the intention is only to protect my own need, then it’s justified. That’s the only time force is justified. I must have no desire to make the other person suffer.”
– NVC Founder Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D
Learn more about Punitive vs. Protective HERE
Our vision is to discover the true nature of individual freedom and consciousness through unity, community, and the pursuit of self-mastery.
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OUR Values
Identity
Identity is defined as, “the qualities and beliefs that make a particular person or group different from others.”
As the writers of our Identity, we must take the time to examine and question every preconceived notion we’ve been born with. We must review all of our actions, behaviors, and habits and adjust those that are not aligned with our principles. It is up to us to live as conscious examples by choosing to change our behavior for the betterment of the human race.
We choose what defines us as people and communities. By embracing the principles of contribution, collaboration, and cooperation, we begin the fostering of an abundant society.
Collaboration
Cooperation
Freedom
Old English freodom “exemption from arbitrary or despotic control, civil liberty”“: the quality or state of being free:
a : the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action b : liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another.
Authenticity
Tori Hoffmann shares a story of personal growth from the Identity Movement community in “The Search for Authenticity.” Read it here.
Contribution
Pursuit of Self-Mastery
Mastery: a : possession or display of great skill or technique b: skill or knowledge that makes one master of a subject.
Abundant Community
Abundant from Latin abundantem (nominative abundans) “overflowing, full; rich, abounding,” Existing or occurring in large amounts.
Community: The People of a collective area that share social values and responsibilities.
Essential Terms
Movement
Open Source Economics
Regenerative Communities
Community: from Latin communitatem (nominative communitas) “community, society, fellowship, friendly intercourse; courtesy, condescension, affability,” a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society
Contributionism
An ultimate goal is a society that functions without the concept of money, any form of barter or trade, or the attachment of value to material things, Where everyone can choose to live anywhere and nobody is forced to do anything against their will. A system that provides an unimaginable abundance of all things on all levels. Learn more about Contributionism HERE.