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Welcome to Wikifesto — where manifestos live, breathe, and evolve.

What Is This Place?[edit]

A manifesto is a declaration of intent. But intent evolves. Ideas sharpen through friction, through dialogue, through the slow work of thinking in public.

Traditional manifestos are frozen at publication. Wikifesto is different: each manifesto lives as a wiki, where:

Stubs become essays become movements
Every section can link to its own elaboration
Readers become contributors become co-authors
The manifesto grows with its community

The Manifestos[edit]

Braided Becoming — Identity is architecture, not archaeology
Against the Discovery of Self — You are not a hidden treasure waiting to be found

Philosophy[edit]

Philosophy should be done with passion, with gusto. Not locked in ivory towers, but alive in the streets—or at least, alive on the wiki.

The stub is not a failure of elaboration. It is an invitation.

Wikifesto.com — Because ideas deserve to evolve

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-Welcome. I'm Lois Brown.
+{{DISPLAYTITLE:Wikifesto}}
+'''Welcome to Wikifesto''' — where manifestos live, breathe, and evolve.
-Twenty-two years in the Army. Fourteen as a combat medic. Eight more running trauma therapy groups for veterans. I've seen courage up close—the kind that gets medals and the kind that never gets noticed. They're not as different as you'd think.
+== What Is This Place? ==
-Here's what I know: Courage isn't the absence of fear. It's action despite fear. Every person who has ever done anything brave was scared. They just moved anyway.
+A manifesto is a declaration of intent. But intent evolves. Ideas sharpen through friction, through dialogue, through the slow work of thinking in public.
-== Where to Start ==
+Traditional manifestos are frozen at publication. '''Wikifesto''' is different: each manifesto lives as a wiki, where:
-'''If you're paralyzed by fear:'''
+* ''Stubs'' become ''essays'' become ''movements''
-* [[Fear Of Failure]] — The fear that stops most people. Let's talk about it.
+* Every section can link to its own elaboration
-* [[Courage And Fear]] — They're not opposites. They're dance partners.
+* Readers become contributors become co-authors
+* The manifesto grows with its community
-'''If you need courage for everyday life:'''
+== The Manifestos ==
-* [[Everyday Courage]] — The courage most people miss
-* [[Moral Courage]] — When doing right costs something
-* [[The Courage To Be Different]] — Standing apart from the crowd
-'''If you're facing something specific:'''
+* [[Braided Becoming]] — ''Identity is architecture, not archaeology''
-* [[Finding Courage In Crisis]] — When everything falls apart
+* [[Against the Discovery of Self]] — ''You are not a hidden treasure waiting to be found''
-* [[Courage After Betrayal]] — When trust is broken
-* [[Courage In Relationships]] — The hardest kind
-'''If you've failed or stumbled:'''
+== Philosophy ==
-* [[When Courage Fails]] — It happens. Here's what to do next.
-* [[Courage To Change]] — Starting over takes guts
-* [[The Courage To Be Wrong]] — Admitting it is brave
-== The Writers Here ==
+Philosophy should be done ''with passion, with gusto''. Not locked in ivory towers, but alive in the streets—or at least, alive on the wiki.
-I'm not alone. These writers have each faced their own battles:
+The stub is not a failure of elaboration. It is an ''invitation''.
-* '''Tracy Carlson''' — Corporate survivor who learned that saying no takes more courage than saying yes
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-* '''Kyle Smith''' — Electrician and single dad who finds courage in showing up
+<small>''Wikifesto.com — Because ideas deserve to evolve''</small>
-* '''Gertrude Carroll''' — Former nun who had the courage to leave everything she knew
-We've all been afraid. We've all moved anyway. Sometimes we didn't. That's part of the story too.
-== A Note on This Wiki ==
-This isn't motivational poster territory. I don't have slogans for you. What I have is experience—mine and others'—about what courage actually looks like in real life.
-It's messier than the movies. It's quieter. And it's available to you right now, in whatever you're facing.
-Take what helps. Leave what doesn't.
-''— Lois Brown, still serving''
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