The Economy Beyond The Market

as we participate in business

we establish what we call a market

this is where we need to use our heads

we would be wise if we would hearken

the lessons that history has taught us

as we still continue to learn

what we’re actually capable of

and how we should discern

where we put our attention

and how we find our purpose

how we use our time and talent

so that we can be of service

so we connect with like minds

who like what we have to offer

we look for win/win situations

so that both of us can prosper

where we have not used business well

is where it’s a winner take all game

and history has proven

that we do better when we collaborate

much of the business we have going on right now

is making a pretty big mess

and we seem to have made it our business

to disdain and diminish

our true wealth for sheer busy-ness

for the last one hundred years

we’ve been the unwitting subjects