All sorts of people around you, voices and conversations being had from all angles, and some even willing to engage with you. And yet you still feel alone. You feel alone despite all of the people around you many who do not think as you do, believe what you believe, see what it is that you see. At the end of each day you might even feel like you are shouting that same crowded room yet no body can hear you.
This is the feeling that I, and many others have felt over the years in a variety of aspects from being a prepper, have a belief that something bad is on the horizon for our great nation, a belief in God, or having what has now seemingly become taboo... Traditional American Values and pride in being an American. We tend to be quiet about these things because others have a tendency to say these things are "old fashion", are insulted, or we actually bought in to the old bull-poopie axiom "two things to never discuss politics and religion".
Now this begs the question what does one do to resolve this... issue. And I call this an issue because it would seem in recent days that these aspects I noted earlier are being encouraged to be "kept in the closet". The natural human reaction is to seek out other people like ourselves. As a people we have a tendency to gravitate to those that are like us. People that vote as we do, church groups, et. al. The problem I see with this question is that anyone one of us can find others that are like us after a little bit of searching but that is all it is: Finding someone like us and that's it. To that end I think the question flawed and it needs to be restated.
The real question is two fold: (1) What does one need to do to network with others to effect change? and (2) What are you willing to do to take control of your life?
Let's start with taking control of your life. Think about how you feel, what you think, your opinions. All of these things we have to take ownership over. To say that I feel insulted because someone insulted me is to be intellectually dishonest because I have the power to decide how I feel about what was said. No one can make me feel a certain way. I choose to react a certain way. Once we acknowledge this and know how to own our feels and reactions we are free to take control of our lives.
To the former question, it does seem sterile and business like but continue to think about it in that sense. In the business world we look for people that can do something for us and vice-versa. An employer will pay you X if you can do Y and Z. It's a win-win situation. This ties to taking control of our lives in the sense that we choose to seek these win-win situation or we choose to complain the lack thereof. And much like the employer, we may have to go through a good number of candidates until we find people that we can network with. People that we can associate with and in best case scenarios call friends. The change that comes here is that not only is there strength in numbers but there is also commendatory in the bonding that comes with this.
Earlier on I said that with a little bit of searching we can find others like us but in the end that's all it is. I will contend that when we can answer the aforementioned questions the line "that's all it is" will be replaced with "this is just the beginning". This of course will require some work. Not just I put in a few days talking to people. But truly investing time and getting to know people. And sometimes it requires being a part of something larger than yourself.
When I was a very young man I had the honor of joining the United States Marine Corps. During that time I learned what it meant to be a part of something larger than myself. I worked for the whole knowing that others had my back. This is a feeling I have not experience in the civilian world... at least not until recently.
In my quest to find people like myself, with similar beliefs, similar codes of life, similar goals I had the honor of being introduced to the Frontiersmen. It is with the Frontiersmen that I truly felt that I once again had a voice. No longer was a shouting in a crowded room only to be ignored. When I spoke, I was heard. Not only was I heard but I got to hear from people that I would get to know and see them comrades-in-arms or more so to the fact as Brothers and Sisters. I once again have the honor of not only being apart of something bigger than myself but I have the privilege of being a part of a movement that at some day in the near future will become an integral part of the fabric of this greatest nation on Earth.
To that end, if you feel as I once had, I strong you encourage you to look in to the Frontiersmen. Go to the Frontiersmen Network Facebook Page and come to the Introductory Meetings. Get to know people, chime in, and know that you are not alone.
