CHRIST in a PONCHO

Adolfo Perez Esquivel, 1980 Nobel Peace Prize winner
for Christ in a Poncho said this: “Capitalism and communism
are both imperialisms that provide only half answers. They
make the human being an object … We want something
besides capitalism or communism, something on the order
to self-management and sharing.”

Monday, November 17, 2008

"FREE" HAS BECOME A DIRTY WORD . . .

. . . in our culture because, it appears, that most often there ARE STRINGS ATTACHED. The notion that "no one gets something for nothing" ! It seems to be
true.

In the business landscape, we always have to be wary about fine print which says:

* by the way, you must give us your credit/debit card ..just in case you go over
our time limit of (so many days, etc.) And somehow they know you will!)

* and then, there are a lot of other conditions your head can't hang onto ...
have you read those pages of Terms of Agreement, and retained it in your brain?

So, you ask, how can you trust anyone, if you've ordered something with these
conditions via Internet, only to find that they 1) took your money out a month
before you received the item, and/or 2) the carrier lost it and you have to go
through a lot of rig-a-ma-roll to track it down" ! If you're lucky enough to
negotiate the carrier website because you have the time and tenacity to hang in
there, despite your frustration... then you can beat the system !

Banks usually honor the people who take money out of your account first, and you
end up having to go through their process to prove that YOU didn't order it in the first place !

PeopleShare Services puts you face-to-face
with local people whom you offer or request
any free services and goods.

PeopleShare Services has a short, clean-cut
Agreement in big print that everyone
can easily understand and use.

"Free" in this system doesn't meet you must
sacrifice quality of Service...in fact, you'll
actually get better response that you would
with cash, credit, bartering or time dollars!

There are major distinctions between the values and intentions between this Gift Economy and your average American business. And the potential impact during Hard Times to local households, home businesses, religious and social civic groups is enormous!

If you have any entrepreneurial experience, your feedback on the quality on this new local economic alternative to cash, credit, bartering, etc is needed. Your involvement will not only benefit your neighborhood, your town, but could possibly become your own home business as well!

Please send your resume to gifteconomy@gmail.com to find out more.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

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YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HERE YOUR QUESTIONS !

Monday, November 10, 2008

“DOWNSHIFTING” … into VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY

YEARS ago, families could live pretty well with one paycheck. Now it’s almost impossible to just make ends meet with even two paychecks! Back then, people helped each other out a lot more, and didn’t need as much money to get their needs met.

That time is here again, and it doesn't have to be a bad thing. In fact, it is in the midst of crisis, despair and yearning for resolve that we often gain our greatest insights, and with real purpose and meaning in our lives.... "Democracy as Consumerism" and "Progress At Every Price" is ending !

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PeopleSHARE Services is an entrepreneurial venture carefully designed to paradigm-shift a unique economic alternative into America's future ! This publish- ing, training, mentoring system was created to set up and support self-employed social entrepreneurs in their own independently-run home businesses. It offers a strong Values Clarification Component, and a way for the general public to access 20,000 to 40,000 FREE personal and professional services (per year/per county) Its mission is to stabilize and empower local communities during good times and bad !

Two paycheck families, single parents, teenagers, the elderly and disabled, the under-employed and unemployed all have wonderful services and goods to recycle ... with treasures offered from Heads, Hands and Hearts, our attics, basements and backyards to share. It is here, through the gifts we give each other/ourselves that dreams can be fulfilled.

You’ll most probably find what you’re looking for in this Gift Economy for your home, home business, religious or social / civic organizations.

* FOOD / PRODUCTION * SHELTER / MAINTENANCE * EDUCATION / TRAINING * OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES * TRANSPORTATION * ODD JOBS * PERSONAL * RECREATION / ENTERTAINMENT * HEALTH PRODUCTS / SERVICES * HOUSEHOLD * * UTILITIES * REPLACEMENT PARTS in any of the above *

Only our lack of imagination prevents us from coming up with ideas that bring much relief, satisfaction, joy and/or gratitude into our lives. Come bring your business "know-how" to 1) see HOW THIS innovative PARADIGM SHIFT WORKS, and 2) give it clarity through your feedback. Please forward this blog to all individuals inspired to another way to live.

LIST YOUR QUESTIONS
in the COFFEE SHOP ABOVE

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO CRITIQUE ...

"HANDBOOK for a LOCAL GIFT ECONOMY"
Promoting Sustainable Green Values
. . . Linda Burkhead, author

This 175 page technical business manual has been written for qualified social entrepreneurs to setup and operate this advertising business in their county. The manual describes how to uncover and promote 20,000 to 40,000 FREE personal and professional services per year per county! This ''chit-less'' gift economy is equally useful in times of household crisis and personal enrichment needs. It's been designed to bring in about 5,000 people a year into the system. As a independent for-profit business, the estimated first year net income is $35,000.

The Mission of this Gift Economy Model is to create a complimentary, cooperative local economy that helps us * BE TRUE TO OURSELVES * BE HEALTHIER * MORE CREATIVE, RESOURCEFUL * SUSTAINABLE! The Potential impact to local communities is enormous, and career opportunities abound for proven, passionate, entrepreneurial types.

Each state-wide "Homesteaders" Association will serve as a watchdog to destructive influences to its members. The mission here is to monitor those influences and protect the ethics of the trainings.
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High integrity and strong accountability features of its design . . . support users and operators of the system alike. The SECRETS within its operation will only be revealed to those who volunteer to critique THE HANDBOOK to find out more.
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START THIS PROCESS NOW with DETAILED QUESTIONS in the COFFEE SHOP ABOVE! THANKS

Focus Group to Critique the Handbook starts January 2009
Please send your resumes and referrals to

gifteconomy@gmail.com
no later than December 15, 2008.