The COA Is Taking Off

The Farmyard Four have been a busy bunch the last two days and we have hardly met at all just as a foursome because we have had so many animals coming to us asking what the symbol they have been seeing means.

Instead of having a big group meeting and drawing attention on the farm we have committed to all the animals to talk to them one on one about things so all of the animals who stopped by our lunch and learn yesterday we told them we would find them and come and talk to them and the same thing today and I think by now we have spoken with almost every animal on the farm!

When we are meeting with them we have all agreed to stick to the same message so that we are a unified front.

We ask them if they remember what was said at the big stump speech and we talk to them about their thoughts of how many animals get eaten every year. We hear them out and make them feel heard even if they are getting some facts wrong or are questioning some of the facts.

We tell them we hear them and we tell them we understand how they are feeling.

Then we tell them that what we believe, and what the circles represent, is that:

All life is valued.

We are all connected.

Balance is best.

That's what the circles mean.

We then ask them if they can name the circles themselves and sometimes they can and sometimes they cannot but that is why we have to keep repeating this message and that is the end of the conversation for the moment.

We do not want to overburden them with any information but we just want to introduce our ideas and we know we will have more opportunities to talk with them anytime they want in the future.

We have not had ANY animal come to us yet with a fight or an argument or a disagreement.

This is all going so very, very well.