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Filed in voter caging, Republican party, manufacturing consent, simplifying change, the super rich, super rich, Publicly funded elections, campaign finance reform, christian fundamentalists, World Peace, compassion, peace, politics, religion, truth, activism, propoganda, corporate media, media, noam chomsky, Uncategorized October 24, 2008, 5:25 pm
Were it not for the very real and serious consequences wrought by a political system that values victory over compassion, politics in the Untied States as it is currently constituted would amount to not much more than bad theater. What I find much more interesting is how the corporate media in America spins, misinforms, […]
Jewels in the Rubbish
Filed in terrorism, empathy, The Art of Happiness, Pronoia, World Trade Center, 9-11, Reticular activating system, A People's History of the United States, sociopathic behavior, Rob Brezsny, Timothy Leary, Vietnam, Vietnam war, Buckminster Fuller, compassion, William Blake, corporate media, patience, tolerance, positive thinking, media, spirituality, peace, activism, history, politics, buddhism, science, health, civil rights, wisdom, howard zinn, buckmister fuller, racism, optimism, alan watts, personal development, dalai lama, self esteem, truth November 27, 2007, 5:26 pm
A good friend of mine once told me that nothing is entirely good or bad. I think that’s what the little dots in the yin and the yang symbol represent – that everything has the potential for its opposite within it. The Buddhists have a saying, “When you find a jewel in the rubbish, treasure […]
You Can Change Without Growing, But…
Filed in self esteem, shamanism, secret, conservation, wisdom, personal development, optimism, propoganda, intention, positive thinking, media, Gandhi, howard zinn, ancient, pop culture, politics, history, science, buddhism, truth, religion, spirituality, peace, love, joy, zen, preservation, quantum, technology October 6, 2007, 5:38 pmHave you ever had the experience of seeing something that you when you saw it you immediately recognized it as profound, but you didn’t quite get it? It happens to me a lot.
Several years ago I was sitting in traffic, stopped at a red light, and the car in front of me had a bumper […]
Low Self Esteem is the Root of All Evil (part 1)
Filed in visualization, personal development, self esteem, optimism, racism, Gandhi, wisdom, love, buddhism, religion, health, politics, peace, history, truth September 1, 2007, 8:17 amA couple of years ago, I was playing basketball and I dislocated a knuckle and broke a finger on one hand. I was going through physical therapy to heal from the injury, and I was sitting in the lobby of the physical therapist’s office feeling sorry for myself and across the room there was a […]
Optimism is a Skill
Filed in optimism, propoganda, bob marley, alan watts, self esteem, terence mckenna, secret, visualization, noam chomsky, howard zinn, racism, media, Buckminster Fuller, Gandhi, michael benner, what the bleep do we know, interdependance, buckmister fuller, dalai lama, personal development, politics, history, spirituality, health, science, truth, religion, buddhism, peace, quantum, pop culture, ancient, wisdom, activism, joy, love, john lennon, technology August 13, 2007, 12:33 amI’m optimistic about the future of mankind. I see humanity on the verge of an evolutionary leap in awareness where we recognize our inherent connectedness. The connectedness that we all share. I look around and I see three of the dominant ideologies of our time - science, religion and technology - all coming together at […]
