Miller Heiman
Where there is no vision, the people perish.
I've always liked that Proverb. Certainly it is applicable to any group or organization, and in particular at the moment, to Steemit. Recently I've been inspired by the great enthusiasm and vision of fellow Steemians like 
We've heard a great deal about those who are "abusing" the Steemit system through... um... inventive upvoting and self-voting, along with all the creative ways to purchase votes and rewards. Remember the old saying, "Where there's a will there's a way"? Well theres another saying that could be applied to those creative souls on Steemit who can sniff out a dollar a mile away: Where there's a dollar, there's a way...to get it. Humans! These folks are still living under the old failed ways of scarcity thinking where greed, grasping, maneuvering, abusing anyone who gets in the way, and abusive use of force through government and other institutions is the norm. Other than leading to war, poverty, environmental disasters and a corruption of the human spirit these old ways work well! It seems apparent to me that if the human species is to survive and thrive we must, we simply must, turn away from these old survival level behaviors and move to a higher level of consciousness.
Most of us are familiar with the old tradition of neighbors helping neighbors raise a barn. This is a good example of Cooperative Abundance. People voluntarily working together to help a neighbor, and by so doing they know when the day comes they can count on their neighbors to help them in turn. What the barn raisers are doing is what many are doing here on Steemit. Helping others and by so doing raise themselves.
Cooperative abundance is so much more... or can be. Certainly those Steemians who are doing what they can to help others succeed are practicing cooperative abundance because they realize it is a good thing... not only are they and those they serve prospering but their behaviors strengthen Steemit as a whole. Their generous service is creating a new paradigm, a new way of relating to each other.
Recently I've posted about the 4 levels of consciousness which will help you understand cooperative abundance. https://steemit.com/psychology/@mistermercury/a-growing-shift-in-consciousness Survival level consciousness is what humans have been stuck in forever. Essentially it's every person for themselves. This level of consciousness is based on fear and scarcity thinking. We see this displayed by fearful persons here on Steemit that must grasp, and take, and manipulate to get more and more and more irregardless of how that affects Steemit or others. This is the same mad behavior we see from dysfunctional corporations, international bankers and what are call the Elite. In the lower level of fear based consciousness fear says there is never enough.
Abundance consciousness is quite different from survival consciousness. The person who is on this level of spiritual maturity radiates a sense of self worth, value and ease, of having something to give to the world and enjoying it. This person is motivated by compassion and loving kindness and experiences a lack of greed and wanting more and more and more. This person has awakened to the abundance of the world and to the abundance of his or her own heart. There is not just an abundance of material things but an abundance of love and what we might call spirit. He or she has a presence of peace and wholeness and freedom from the bonds of slavery to others and to fear.
Now if you are like me you've got a ways to go to actualize this ideal, however, Steemit offers one of the very best platforms on the planet to practice, and through practice and walking our spiritual paths I think one day we'll get there. Why should we be motivated to do so? Because there will no longer be war in our own hearts, there will no longer be scarcity thinking or fear of not enough. There will be the joy of joining with those who have learned to be self-responsible and proactive in creating a new world, a new reality. And this can all be done here on Steemit.
I believe
A HOUSE DIVIDED CANNOT STAND
A few days ago 
It seems like the issue is reaching critical mass. I encourage you to listen to a series of interviews of Witnesses coming up on 
Let's discover who among our Witnesses support some needed changes. It's time.
I would make one suggestion to the powers that be, though I understand the odds of them reading this are slim. Suggestion: let's find a way that our ocean full of spamming redfish have a platform within Steemit to spam away and perhaps even make a bit of income from it. Once a spammer wishes to advance to producing better content they then can do so. Just a thought. These folks are not bad people, they just may not have the ability or capacity to create better content. Perhaps there is a way to serve them here.
Well, that's all folks. Thanks for reading. I do appreciate it. Two pics are from pixabay.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: This is written after receiving several comments you'll read below that are enlightening to me. Which I really appreciate. I am open to learning and understanding. I try to seek first to understand. Perhaps I've been too harsh. However, Steemit remains a wonderful opportunity to be our best selves. Many blessings.
