On September 17, 2011 a group of young rabble-rousers pitched some tents in Zuccotti Park in the heart of Manhattan’s financial district. Their intention? To “Occupy Wall Street.” Their ultimate goal? Bring attention to social and economic inequality, greed, corruption and the perceived undue influence of corporations on government. Were they successful?

The attempt was immediately dismissed by entrenched powers of the status quo as a bunch of anarchist hippie wannabes who really only wanted an excuse to get high.

But they did get the world’s attention. And the drama that ensued created scenarios as surreal as those revealing the disparity in wealth of the Capitol against the poverty of District 12 in the Hunger Games.

I admit deep feelings of kindred spirit with the OWS movement. Like I have said many times recently, Revolutionary Misfit also desires to bring attention to things like social and economic inequality, greed, corruption and the perceived undue influence of corporations on government.

But there is a difference. One problem that the OWS movement faced was in deciding exactly what change they wanted and how in the world it could be practically implemented. It sort of had the makings of a typical union strike where the employees decide to cause enough disruption that management has no choice but to cave into their demands. But OWS would have had to have caused a lot more disruption than several thousands of tents pitched inside a park to get the entire financial apparatus of the largest economy in the world to cave into their elusively expressed demands.

I have no visions of such Tahrir Square-like grandeur. In fact, the only change I want to inspire is inside the heads of potential followers of this blog. That is change that is indeed practical and possible and can actually and ultimately have world changing reverberations.

The only change I want to inspire is inside the heads of potential followers of this blog. That is change that is indeed practical and possible and can actually and ultimately have world changing reverberations.

A change from within…rather than without…if you will.

So what is the inciting incident for the Revolutionary Misfits? All revolutions need one. I can’t really say it’s one thing in particular. For me, the instigator of this blog and the idea of impact mindfulness, the “incident” really is an amalgamation of happenings that helped form a world-view. Many have taken place over the course of my lifetime. But what brought it to a more current event-related head is the fact that the world, all of a sudden, seems headed in a disastrous direction.

The economic collapse of 2008 is certainly an indicator. Also, the fact that global warming is not just a cool documentary anymore…it has become a reality we face on a day to day basis. Global income disparity is rapidly widening to gulf-like proportions. At the same time dictators are falling under the weight of Facebook and Twitter inspired and organized protests. The ability to have an amplified voice is at our disposal like no time ever before in the history of mankind.

It is giving us this chance and it might just be our last. I don’t mean to sound apocalyptic, but really things are sort of fucked up. And really, it is within our power, and maybe even it is our duty, to say something and do something about it.

Revolutionary Misfit seeks a change. But not from one type or form of governing to another, but in one type or form of thinking to another. From one that is hell-bent on me to one that is laser-like focused on us. Making a difference for the good of us all. Having an impact and inspiring others to do no less.