So it seems as though there is this common energy out there with many of the people I know and respect who are amazing, forward thinking, boundary breaking, bringing back the ancestral knowledge community builders- we are all emotionally and mentally tired of playing the grant game, of "prove to us that your worthy". Many of my fellow educators and builders including myself are trying to figure of what is the healthy, holistic means to accomplish our ideals and visions. Its seems social enterprise is the way to go, where over 50% of our revenue is coming from the "amazing" business idea that is crying to be formulated in 2012. The rational is this,  visions for community shouldn't live or die because a funder says so or because a political party comes in that "na make no sense" (as my granny says) regarding  views on healthy communities. Rather community visions should be based on there meaningfulness and relevance to the communities they are serving. I'm sure even the funders would agree ( if you do and you think I'm brillant, please mail all cheques to) ....all jokes aside. As the title of a book I need to buy say's "The Revolution will not be Funded" and why would it- that would be a pretty controlled, playground revolution,  I'm left still wondering how my visions are going to be funded and my friends.  As I am writing this , the wheels have been put into motion (inspired during a mid day vacuuming at that !) to bringing some sharp, dedicated, motivated and might I say quite cute, women together ,to open up to what the universe may have in store for us, that would allow us all to collectively fund our separate but amazingly dope (do we still use dope in 2012) community initiatives. My thoughts are, if the people I'm building with can not  build upon business ideas to generate that paper currency we all need to do thing RIGHT, then I'm not sure who can, and then I'm not sure exactly what I'm gonna do next, and then I'm not---- ohhh the journey to manifest one's dream, maybe I should get a "real" job ....nahhhhhhhhhhhh that would be, de-motivating, time stealing, have to beg to leave early because my kid is sick , all around dream sucking ,too easy -cuz im blessed option (no offense to my friends who have jobs , I'm speaking to the people out there who hate their jobs.... anyhow something will come through, it has to ,it always does.........right universe!  RIGHT (who said that)

Tanika Riley