Grasping

I have been grasping for an idea all morning long.  I even pulled out the dictionary.  There were many words that I was thinking of: generosity, growth, gratitude, generations, gods.  All great words, but for some reason I am not feeling the letter G.  So hopefully, H will provide the inspiration I need.  See you tomorrow.

Friends and Family

I have been blessed with a wonderful family and a small selection of great friends.  I know that I am lucky.  Which brings me to today's post.

Gather those you love around you.  Create family, create community.  Family doesn't have to be blood, it can be solely of the heart and soul.  Gather them around and remember to tell them that you love them.

Have a good day everyone and give your friends and family lots of love.

Eschatology or the End of the World

Why do we want to believe in end times?  Is it to try to make the vagaries and whims of nature make sense?  With the amount of natural and man made disasters going on, it seems the logical conclusion that the world is going to end.  This belief is called eschatology.

Eschatology is the theological belief that concerns the end of the world.  Many different religious systems believe in the end times or the end of days.  The end of the world has fascinated and horrified civilization for thousands of years.  We see the end of the world around every corner, it has been prophesied and anticipated, even Jesus believed that he or his followers would live to see the end of the world.  Jesus, through John the Baptist, was part of Apocalyptic Judaism and believed that the end of the world and the coming of the Kingdom of God was imminent.

Many religions or philosophies have views on eschatology; for some it is a transition from an old cycle to a new one, for some it is truly the end or just the end of life as we know it.  Our current fixation is on the Mayan calendar and the end of the world predicted by some to be this coming year in 2012.  An interesting fact about the Mayan calendar is that it has ended 12 times, this will just be the thirteenth.  Does it mean the world is going to end, or that there is going to be a cosmic shift?  Probably not.  Is the world or civilization as we know it going to end?  Most likely, unless we take responsibility and transition to become resilient communities (there is that word again).  I'm not saying to go back to homesteading times, because that is not for everyone, but to be conscious of the effect that you have on the world and what you can do to minimize the harmful effects and maximize the positive ones.

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Discipline, Distraction and Determination

Discipline is probably one of the hardest things for me to grasp, I am capable of great discipline but I am also tend towards distractions.  Even as I am writing this I have to work hard to not let my self..."Oh, what was that noise?"...get distracted.  For me, discipline is not lack of distraction, it is the acknowledgment of it and the determination to get back on track.


I have had to work on acknowledging and moving past distraction my whole life.  Unless I am working on something I really enjoy (it's not work then actually), I am easily distracted.  I was living in my own little world, daydreaming when I should be listening to the teacher, doodling during lectures, reading ahead in the text book.  It is something that I will never be rid of, and I wouldn't want to be rid of it.   I have just learned to work with it, through determination and a convoluted sort of discipline.


Instead of becoming discouraged at my inability to escape being distracted, I let everything that distracts me to run in the background, the simple acknowledgement of my distraction allows me to get past it.  I work on it everyday and I find that even if I am not 100% focused according to others, I am as efficient and focused as I can be.  I don't see being easily distracted as a limitation, some of my best ideas are from the path that distraction takes me, but I do understand the need for discipline and have worked to make it a major part of my life.


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Community

In this day and age, with our amazing advancements in technology, it is easy to become detached from our neighbors.  Technology isn't bad, it is an incredible, wonderful tool, but we as humans are naturally community oriented people.  We have been massing together against the unknown for thousands of years, it is ingrained deeply in our DNA.  For most of us to be alone is to be vulnerable, to have community is to be strong.

We yearn for connection but have you said hi to your neighbor, have you made the effort to build a relationship with the people in your community? Connect with someone, gather your community around you.  Togther you are strong and resilient.



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Bravery...Being Bold

Everyone has the potential to be brave at least once in their life.  Bravery is not the absence of fear but how we face it.  What is difficult is being brave all the time.  We are constantly faced with choices and many times it boils down to two questions:  Do I choose the easy option, even if it means compromising my morals? or Do I go with the hard choice and stick to my convictions?  It is tempting to take the easy path, but I have found the easy path can lead to a slow soul death and stagnation.


So when you find yourself in a situation where you feel uncomfortable because it goes against what you believe but you feel fear, really look at those questions.  What can you live with?


Be Brave.








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An Adaptable Animal

Animals are quite amazing, they adapt to their environment, mutate to become a part of their world.  While most animals are adaptive to their environment (adapt or do not survive) homo sapiens have adapted their environment to them.  We as humans conquer, we force land into submission.  What would happen if we reversed this? What would happen if we adapted to our environments?  Would we evolve?  Would we mutate?

Can we become adaptable animals?  I would like to think so and I know that there are movements out there that are aiming to do just that, but are we too late?

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