Politics suck!

So, I voted in the primary and try to keep up with all the issues and mud slinging.  Has the majority of people lost their flipping minds? I don't care what party you support. Really I don't. Being involved is good for Democracy.
But, SO IS CRITICAL THINKING AND RESEARCHING!

 
I try to tell my son. "Research a subject from several angles BEFORE you go shooting your mouth off."
Now, I admit. I have ignored my own advice on occasion and had to eat my words later. Humility is also a good thing to have. So many people go off half cocked and think violence will solve things. Then, there are these sleazy, ignorant, attention whores who whip up the easily led masses into a hateful frenzy from the safety of their studios. There is a special place in their hell for them. I'm sure.

"Man seeking power is the most dangerous animal on the planet."

I'm not sure who said that but it is true. One might start out with good intentions but power, money and perks corrupt quickly. Look at how many career politicians there are. NO ONE should be able to vote themselves a raise!! NO ONE!   I want my politicians to punch a time clock and be accountable for their lousy work ethic. If we did that kind of slip shod, lazy ass work. We'd be fired without a golden parachute.  It's bullshit. 

Yet here we are. Voting, protesting and signing petitions. Does it really do any good?  I'm getting a little frustrated. 
Doing the right thing seems obvious and easy but governments tell us how hard and complicated it is. We're just stupid peasants.
I wonder what would happen if everyone just ignored their governments and did the right thing.

 Feed the hungry, heal the sick, house the homeless, clean up environmental messes, help disaster victims and keep your religion to yourself. 
The Divine Wow loves us all equally. Celebrate that in your own way and let me do it my way. Enough said. 

Now, for some loving links!

http://www.oxfamamerica.org/

http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/

http://ecolocalizer.com/  


http://www.newscientist.com/


https://www.adbusters.org/

Have fun, kids!

Organise!

Summer is not my season.
My genetics favor a cool, moist habitat with lots of shade.
Being in the desert during the summer seems to croc pot my brain a bit and the Evil Twin takes advantage.

Not today!
It's blistering hot and humid. I have the day off the the boy is at a friends. A few chores and then, ME time.
I can't comfortably cool the house with the swamp cooler so I got creative.
I tried a little Bikram Yoga.
This is not for the faint of heart or heat sensitive. It's intense.
I did have an epiphany though. Not anything too profound. It's a common idea. Dropping a meme into the collective consciousness.
Some people have prayer lists. Others have group meditation, journeying and sewing circles.

I would like to invite more people to gather into informal groups that focus on a few, specific goals. To think about it and on a weekly basis. Then, at the end of the week, perform a ritual to send out the intention. Burn a candle, pray, dance naked or yodel. Whatever works for you. We have to forget about the minor details and get together on the important things.

Cicero:

We were born to unite with our fellow men, and to join in community with the human race.

How about for starters.
1. Small families.
Kids are expensive on so many levels. Not just for the parents but the rest of the world has to bear the load in some fashion.
2. Less stuff is good. Simplify.
Do we really need so much? Food, gadgets, clothes, cars..etc.
Live out of a back pack for a while and you'll discover how little you really need.

Eugene V. Debs:

Now my friends, I am opposed to the system of society in which we live today, not because I lack the natural equipment to do for myself but because I am not satisfied to make myself comfortable knowing that there are thousands of my fellow men who suffer for the barest necessities of life. We were taught under the old ethic that man's business on this earth was to look out for himself. That was the ethic of the jungle; the ethic of the wild beast. Take care of yourself, no matter what may become of your fellow man. Thousands of years ago the question was asked; ''Am I my brother's keeper?'' That question has never yet been answered in a way that is satisfactory to civilized society.

Yes, I am my brother's keeper. I am under a moral obligation to him that is inspired, not by any maudlin sentimentality but by the higher duty I owe myself. What would you think me if I were capable of seating myself at a table and gorging myself with food and saw about me the children of my fellow beings starving to death.

1908 speech

We can change attitudes. Win hearts and minds.
We just have to take the ego out of the equation. It's not about my needs but the greater good.
Just a little, friendly meme.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

Organize, and work for beneficial change. Not just for your small, circle of friends, tribe, religion, or country. But for this whole planet.
I don't know about you, but I'm pretty frightened. Look up from your new, distracting gadget and smell the coffin. It's bad.
I'm up for any amount of good vibes you can spare.