There are times when our minds are one of our greatest enemies. We overthink things and subconsciously look for pitfalls.…and you know what they say ‘seek and ye shall find’😆

Upon finding some we retreat in fear. No one wins a hurdle race without jumping the hurdles! Some just look at the hurdles do an about-turn and say I (we ) can’t do this, others might start the race but fall at the first hurdle.

We have to learn to be Bruces!

Seek our battlegrounds, Salvo is doing just that.

International treaties or any treaty for that matter cannot just be swept under the carpet and forgotten about, they are living documents and countries don’t take it kindly when they are broken.

In our case, they will act as evidence in an International Court showing them not only to have been repeatedly broken but also the evil intent behind them.

So, where does fear come in?

I don’t think it’s the past we fear, but the present. We look at where our country is today under the present ruling Parties and we are unable to visualize anything different, and you are right because what is required is not just Independence but a new system of governance!

It’s called Direct Democracy, there will never be a ‘new Scotland’ without it.

Once we understand that hope replaces the fear!

There is another way and Salvo/Liberation are making this happen now!

Independence is not dead and the number of new groups popping up proves that. But I have my reservations about ‘groups’ and what they are doing. If they were talking to each other and each one specifically dealing with one aspect of what our new country might look like that would be great, but if they are just mirroring the work already done by another group what is their purpose?

And, and this is important whose ‘work’ are they using? Coming from a place of knowing what it’s like to have all their own work half-inched by others, it’s not a good look and shows (a) a lack of respect for the original author(s) and (b) a lack of ability to bring something new to the table.

Joined-up thinking is about about looking at complex situations and using collective ideas to resolve them or build upon them, not repeating the work of others.

We need people around the same table and if this is what is meant by a National or Peoples Convention, then lets talk!

Join the train already moving and bring your ideas with you!