Sep 5 2012: I like these ideas more now that I know more about them. Franco seems a bit extreme and reminds me of Dr. Raymond Cocteau (The Demolition Man)! His vision is grand and beautiful, but he has involved himself to the point that if his dream came to be, he would appoint himself supreme being, I am sure. TZM (The Zeitgeist Movement) is just a bit too communist for me, in social political aspects, but that is probably because of how we are approaching the "RBE" (Resource Based Economy) and what stage we are looking at. They are looking down the road to complete system redesign and a future outcome. I am looking at today and what we could do as small pockets of communities, creating microsystems that are a group achievement, and benefit the members of that group. I will ask Steve Collin to help me brainstorm when he gets back from JPL, but until then I'd still like to hash out some approaches to the Permanent Fund and start up capitol.
Sep 3 2012: Something else to consider is the available resources to pay back global debt. If we standardize renewable energy, will will not have to live off a debt based currency. Kinda like turning a Turbine into an ATM machine.
Aug 18 2012: Oh, what an inspiration, Ms. Elworthy. Your timing for me to hear this is perfect. Isn't the internet a truly wonderful tool for perpetuating the next level of human social evolution? :)
Thank you for those thoughts. I can use this and you're hearing that from a former bully -thug. Meaning I hated bullies and justified teaching them a lesson with their own medicine.
I realize it doesn't work. I realize when I am using bully tactics on my kids and I realize I am not done growing. I am just fortunate enough to have had my fear protect me from a horrible fate in the US Navy Seals. The punch heard round the base, got my expelled from the Navy 2 days before shipping off to BUDs (Basic Underwater Demolition). How do you like that? What should I think of those moments in my past where I saw no other means to dispel violence than with violence and it worked? At 16 I was a Yankee son-in-law to a deep south good ol' boy who one day thought he would impose his will over my mother and sister. The police report he filed made me laugh, because he sounded like a scared little kid, but it was a scared little kid that beat his ass and got him out of our lives. Yay me!
I mean, wait...what am I going to do? I love being a protector. It is something I have confidence in. I can see that for me, it is a day to day struggle, dealing with violence and anger. I am blessed that my children keep me on my toes, but it is far from over with me. As I raise my kids, who will know how to defend themselves physically in hand to hand combat, I must balance their strength with temperance. As my children become tempered, so will I. It has always come down to them in the end, and they are the easiest reason for me to change anything about myself that I feel is unworthy of their mentoring.
So, I hope you have more lectures on this...I see more on the subject and I am going to watch them all.
Namaste!
Aug 18 2012: The awakening has begun. More religious beliefs are evolving into spiritual principles. I can't help myself with the puns, sorry.
I am living proof that a brainwashed sheep can fight the system and the machine and tear down the programming built up against him. It is an endless task. It will last me to the end of my days. But I do attribute my kindness to the teachings of Jesus. I always felt good about him and his deeds. Did read a book called "The Shack" that almost sent me running for church. Excellent book. But that's all these are, are books. Books that men made, and therefore in the context of un-provable subject matter, should be read as fiction and enjoyed and allowed to inspire people.
Aug 18 2012: Look. Public education is in the toilet. I send my kids to school well beyond what their peers are doing. Whose fault is that? Other kids might feel slow or dumb around them because they learned to write and spell before preschool. My daughter sat on lap through three semesters of online classes and paid attention. She has an intrinsic comprehension of math, she speaks French and Spanish and picks up other languages very fast. She'll be tall enough to advance a class and not stand out. These are the concerns of Academics.Let's be honest, if the Greek god system hadn't divided the Greek government, we'd all still be heathens. The need for unified religion was a desperate act to maintain control over the Roman Empire that was about to fall the same way Greece did and at the hands of the same gods. So God sent his only begotten son to die on the cross for all us sinners and save the Roman Empire from ruin? I kinda doubt that last part...just google the word "Vatican" and there is something nasty attached to it.
Anyways, I have worshipped everything I could to find that thing that I was missing. All it took in the end was worshipping a woman who blessed me with two kids that saved my life and filled that empty spot. My cup runneth over!
I don't think the Vatican even support creationism anymore...didn't they open up to the idea of Alien beings? Oh yeah. Yup! It's okay to believe in aliens now, because the Vatican says so. Gosh I hope there are no Catholics in here...what am I saying - they mourn their faith. (Shut Up Kevin Smith and get out of my head with your Dogma!)
Anyways, for those "believers" out there who have to cling to a man's robe to feel connected to God - you're groupies. Don't get offended! Most people are. We are social groupies! And for those of you who think you have a right to shove your ideals down my kids throat, you better watch yourself...intelligent design is something people do, and I designed these kids to be very intelligent. ;)
God Bless ya!
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Thank you for those thoughts. I can use this and you're hearing that from a former bully -thug. Meaning I hated bullies and justified teaching them a lesson with their own medicine.
I realize it doesn't work. I realize when I am using bully tactics on my kids and I realize I am not done growing. I am just fortunate enough to have had my fear protect me from a horrible fate in the US Navy Seals. The punch heard round the base, got my expelled from the Navy 2 days before shipping off to BUDs (Basic Underwater Demolition). How do you like that? What should I think of those moments in my past where I saw no other means to dispel violence than with violence and it worked? At 16 I was a Yankee son-in-law to a deep south good ol' boy who one day thought he would impose his will over my mother and sister. The police report he filed made me laugh, because he sounded like a scared little kid, but it was a scared little kid that beat his ass and got him out of our lives. Yay me!
I mean, wait...what am I going to do? I love being a protector. It is something I have confidence in. I can see that for me, it is a day to day struggle, dealing with violence and anger. I am blessed that my children keep me on my toes, but it is far from over with me. As I raise my kids, who will know how to defend themselves physically in hand to hand combat, I must balance their strength with temperance. As my children become tempered, so will I. It has always come down to them in the end, and they are the easiest reason for me to change anything about myself that I feel is unworthy of their mentoring.
So, I hope you have more lectures on this...I see more on the subject and I am going to watch them all.
Namaste!
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I am living proof that a brainwashed sheep can fight the system and the machine and tear down the programming built up against him. It is an endless task. It will last me to the end of my days. But I do attribute my kindness to the teachings of Jesus. I always felt good about him and his deeds. Did read a book called "The Shack" that almost sent me running for church. Excellent book. But that's all these are, are books. Books that men made, and therefore in the context of un-provable subject matter, should be read as fiction and enjoyed and allowed to inspire people.
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Anyways, I have worshipped everything I could to find that thing that I was missing. All it took in the end was worshipping a woman who blessed me with two kids that saved my life and filled that empty spot. My cup runneth over!
I don't think the Vatican even support creationism anymore...didn't they open up to the idea of Alien beings? Oh yeah. Yup! It's okay to believe in aliens now, because the Vatican says so. Gosh I hope there are no Catholics in here...what am I saying - they mourn their faith. (Shut Up Kevin Smith and get out of my head with your Dogma!)
Anyways, for those "believers" out there who have to cling to a man's robe to feel connected to God - you're groupies. Don't get offended! Most people are. We are social groupies! And for those of you who think you have a right to shove your ideals down my kids throat, you better watch yourself...intelligent design is something people do, and I designed these kids to be very intelligent. ;)
God Bless ya!