NAHA East Coast Spring Expo - Raleigh, NC- 31 May - 2 Jun 2002

[Guest guest]

Hi y'all,

 

Even though NAHA is a members only organization .. they make public

announcements and one of the latest ones on the Idma List was that I'd

be speaking at the Spring Expo.

 

I know many of you are aware of my opinions on the latest mind-boggling

and totally irresponsible actions of that organization .. and especially

of the president, Jade Shutes. My opinions are, unfortunately, shared

by almost all the people in this industry .. they are still confused and

wondering what the hell went down.

 

Anyway .. since it was announced that I would speak, I wanna go public

now and tell y'all that I AM NOT going to speak .. below is a part of my

19 March post to Doug Rasmusson, NAHA Atlantic District Director. Since

Doug occupies an official position, I do not see this post as private so

I have no problem sharing parts of it. Butch

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I think it is early enough to back out without causing disruption - and

I MUST do this .. I wish I didn't have to, but I MUST!

 

I am not being true to myself by accepting the invitation. I must go to

the USA at that time anyway ... but I can't attend your function now - I

must not attend. There are things I wanted to tell the people - things

I think they would have enjoyed and need to know. I had a nice list of

subjects to cover and even after fighting with myself the last couple of

weeks, I was about to forward you the Bio and Manuscript .. but I just

couldn't do it.

 

If I were to participate, how could I continue to criticize NAHA .. and

openly show a strong desire to see Jade Shutes and the organization as

presently exists, shown up as being a useless, unethical autocracy and

probably a YL front now?

 

I know that this is the Atlantic District .. Jade has little to do with

it ... but still, its NAHA and I have thrown down the gauntlet and said

I will not support NAHA ... I have gone public and continue to go public

in my criticism of NAHA.

 

I will NOT .. however .. criticize what you are doing on the East Coast.

I will make sure people understand that my fight is not with what you

are doing. I think having a function on the East Coast is the best idea

since sliced bread. I think that the line up of speakers you have is

outstanding, I think that the price of admission is more than fair .. as

are the hotel accomodations. But I cannot participate!

 

I asked myself if I would be true to my own beliefs and ethics if I

supported this? I decided I would not be. I asked myself if supporting

it would make me a hypocrite? I decided it would.

 

I wanted to meet people I know only via email ... and I know it would

have been a grand time ... but I had no warm fuzzies about this and knew

that if I did it, I would be selling myself as my heart was not in it.

I would feel disgust for my own behavior.

 

I cannot support or be affiliated with NAHA now ... it is my desire to

see present management out or the organization die ... I would prefer

the first but if it should die, it will be replaced.

 

I will promote any efforts you might make to take over the organization

and try to save it before it becomes a Young Living front for promotion

of their agendas. Regardless of what anyone else believes now, I think

this is happening .. and I think Jade has totally compromised NAHA to a

point that it cannot survive unless she is removed!

 

This started as a tough decision because I was being selfish and trying

to have my cake and eat it too. Then I realized it was an easy decision

because all I had to do was what I thought was right. Politicians and

slick or greedy business people often avoid truth if its not in their

best interests .. but US Army Officers are expected to not even think

about it .. they just tell it like they think it is and let the chips

fall where they may. I have done this for more than half my life and

I'm not going to stop now.

 

Anyway .. that's where I am. I appreciate the invitation and the kind

efforts of you and Naomi. I wish you a successful Expo and I'll do

nothing to cause it to be otherwise.

 

I feel better now that my decision is final and irreversable.

 

Regards and y'all keep smiling, Butch

 

PS: Perhaps you know that I used to be a NAHA supporter .. linked them

to my website, got lots of folks to join, was a Donor Member myself - at

that time it was the top level I think. And I would like to be able to

support NAHA again .. but not this NAHA.