{"id":6957,"date":"2013-10-28T02:38:52","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T06:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/?p=6957"},"modified":"2013-11-01T13:03:18","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T17:03:18","slug":"lets-have-a-conversation-right-here-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/?p=6957","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Have A Conversation….RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW"},"content":{"rendered":"

Namaste, Global Conversation Community. As we approach our thirteenth month since the launching of the site, we have seen our numbers grow substantially. BUT\u2026as our site continues to grow, we still see the same problems in the world, repeating over and over and over again. Why, may you ask?<\/span><\/p>\n

The problem is that we are sitting back. Being CONTENT <\/span><\/i><\/b>and being <\/span>PASSIVE<\/span><\/i><\/b>. <\/i>Reading, writing, and\u2026..moving on with our lives. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I must admit that I am just as much a part of this as everyone else. For the past year or so, I have written my articles, submitted them, and have gone about my daily business. I have NOT added enough comments to our other delightful editors, I have NOT delved fully into getting discussion about my own articles going, and I certainly have NOT created as much spiritual change in the world as I desire to make. <\/span><\/p>\n

BUT\u2026things ARE about to change. A new version of my grandest vision is manifesting itself. As I\u2019ve grown and changed, I\u2019ve seen just how much I can be \u2013 and I can do. No more \u2018self-imposed limitations\u2019. No more \u2018I can\u2019t\u2019. No more \u2018I don\u2019t have time for this\u2019. Because, honestly, what could be more important? <\/span><\/p>\n

As the current banner for The Global Conversation says, \u201cWhen an entire culture refuses to believe that it has anything to do with what is occurring, it cannot do anything about <\/i>what is occurring.\u201d What we think is clearly not meshing with what we are doing \u2013 and NOW is the time to change that. IF we start thinking, acting, and being spiritual not just internally, but EXTERNALLY and INTERPERSONALLY, the world will feel the difference. For when we share, we grow. And when we grow, we thrive. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s BE the difference makers. Let\u2019s BE that thriving energy of the moment. Let\u2019s BE that soul in Oneness \u2013 moving closer and closer together. Instead of day in, day out, my post, my article \u2013 share you voice, EVEN if you don\u2019t think you have anything exceptional to contribute. Every moment spent invested in spiritual discussion and conversation is another moment of light shining upon the entire universe. And who doesn\u2019t want more of that? <\/span><\/p>\n

So yes, I WILL respond to every comment on my posts, every email I receive, and (guess who finally created a Facebook!) every friend request in my inbox. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hit me up for some seriously amazing spiritual discussion. I\u2019m here and ready to change the world. Ready to join me? \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(Lauren Rourk is a Feature Editor at The Global Conversation and attends Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. She can be contacted at <\/i><\/b>Lauren@TheGlobalConversation.com<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span>)<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Namaste, Global Conversation Community. As we approach our thirteenth month since the launching of the site, we have seen our numbers grow substantially. BUT\u2026as our site continues to grow, we still see the same problems in the world, repeating over and over and over again. Why, may you ask? The problem is that we are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[251,1439,1438,245],"class_list":["post-6957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-younger-generation-take-on-things","tag-lauren-rourk","tag-love-life","tag-ready-for-change","tag-teen-spirituality"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6957"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7011,"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6957\/revisions\/7011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}