Hi There,
Ya know… it’s the things that seem little, that are actually a big part of what each of us is creating in the NEW life.
(Please tune in to Music from our dear, local, Alice DiMichele at the end)
I’m paying more attention to seemingly mundane things, like George Clooney being on the AARP magazine, right after I saw him on a Nestle commercial (Nestle being the most widely boycotted company in the world. Huge, horrible abuses of Indigenous land, pilfering water without permission, etc.) Why would GC endorse a company who did these things? He must not give a shit. I’m going to write AARP and let them know how I feel. That’s a little act but there is a big issue behind the scenes. For me.
Are you seeking Peace or Comfort? The layers of resistance to discomfort brings suffering.
—GangajiI like to lean into the promise that change offers because that makes it a little easier to let go of what really needs to go. It’s funny how easy it is to hang on to that which really isn’t doing right by me.
— Candace Hunter
What about you? Are you seeing things that may be “normal” but don’t feel right? Just because we’ve done it for a long time, doesn’t mean it’s the best thing. What are you changing? I’d LOVE to hear from you!
And…
Most of us want the security of loving and being loved, but is there love when each one of us is seeking his own security, his own particular path? We are not loved because we don’t know how to love.
J. Krishnamurti
Here’s a post which brings a most practical and personal perspective on the choices we can make. With humor and truth!
Sometime this year, we taxpayers will again receive another ‘Economic Stimulus’ payment.
This is indeed a very exciting program, and I’ll explain it by using a Q & A format:
Q. What is an ‘Economic Stimulus’ payment ?
A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.
Q. Where will the government get this money ?
A. From taxpayers.
Q. So the government is giving me back my own money ?
A. Only a smidgen of it.
Q. What is the purpose of this payment ?
A. The plan is for you to use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy.
Q. But isn’t that stimulating the economy of China ?
A. You think?
Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the U.S. Economy by spending your stimulus check wisely:
* If you spend the stimulus money at Wal-Mart, the money will go to China or Sri Lanka .
* If you spend it on gasoline, your money will go to the Arabs.
* If you purchase a computer, it will go to India , Taiwan or China …
* If you purchase fruit and vegetables, it will go to Mexico , Honduras and Guatemala …
* If you buy an efficient car, it will go to Japan or Korea .
* If you purchase useless stuff, it will go to Taiwan .
* If you pay your credit cards off, or buy stock, it will go to management bonuses and they will hide it offshore.
Instead, keep the money in America by:
1) Spending it at yard sales, or
2) Going to ball games, or
3) Spending it on prostitutes, or
4) Beer, or
5) Tattoos.
(These are the only American businesses still operating in the U.S. )
Conclusion:
Go to a ball game with a tattooed prostitute that you met at a yard sale and drink beer all day !
No need to thank me. I’m just glad I could be of help.
Instead of “letting it go” and “not making waves”, how about making the effort to step out of the old habits, out of the Comfort Zone, and do what’s needed.
Try this little action on for size…
— Use just one less sheet of toilet paper each time you go potty. (Math: 100 million people using 1 less sheet/potty = 365,000,000,000 fewer sheets x ?? (# of times you potty/day)
THAT’s ALOT OF TREES!!!! that you’ll save!
And speaking of trees…
What if each home in America planted a tree? That would be more than 100 MILLION new trees! Alot more BEAUTY too!
What a perfect example of how it’s the little things that are really big!
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.
— Buckminster Fuller
And these are the perfect times to do this, as we enter the Age of Aquarius!!!
“The teacher you all have been waiting for is right here between you and the Source. The longing, desire, and love that your heart has been looking for, if you step right into it, you become one with it.”
— Grandmother Flordemayo (13 Indigenous Grandmothers)
And, please enjoy Alice, who makes a difference every day!
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