Dr. Carla Goddard

An Opinion on Occupy Wall Street: Voting



Posted: Tuesday, October 18, 2011

by Dr. Carla Goddard

I have been asked repeatedly over the course of the past two weeks for my perception on or comments about Occupy Wall Street. I have shared before with many, my political beliefs and opinions are not something that I share often on social media outlets.

I do believe the following:

"Decisions are made by those who show up" ~ Aaron Sorkin

I believe that regardless of what religion, spiritual path, gender, sexual orientation, age, or any other label distinction you wish to label yourself or someone else, have a responsibility here in the United States. That responsibility is to vote. It is a responsibility to participate in the process that allows us to state our opinions.

Voting is an ancient tradition. Many of us come from proud traditions that have used the process of council for centuries. However, apathy is a modern invention that removes your power. Not voting because you do not believe it will make a difference is apathy.

If you choose not to vote, you are stating that you allow others to make all your decisions for you. Standing aside sharing opinion without showing up to vote will not return the power your have given away.

Let's see what is effected by your vote. Privacy issues, religious rights, health care, free speech, racial equality, separation of church and state, animal rights, corporate rights, media ownership, protection of endangered species, the environment as a whole, energy and alternative energy options, off shore drilling, jobs, and the list goes on and on.

A peaceful way to state your opinion is to vote. So while change may come from protesters ... it may also come from voters. How any one of us determine to show up is a personal choice. It is my prayer that one day we all make the choice to change through complete peaceful conversation and mutual respect for all paths without violence in words or actions. Until that time, may we all remember we are all related ...
Dr. Carla Goddard is a contemporary Shaman Medicine Woman. Father was of a small Nation in Maine, trained with a Mohawk Shaman, studied with a Waiest Monk, and academia background in Metaphysical Sciences specializing in Parapsychology.

She draws upon the energetic flow of life to share with people a path to heal their own souls, to find the flow of energy in their own life, and to have profound shifts in awareness. Connecting individuals with their own soul and with other soul’s to create a “tribe"; her own desire to change the world one soul at a time across the globe by envisioning what the world needs next. Believing that the change in the world will happen through active presence, active communication, and active connections to blaze a new path.

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