We will forever be caught in the traps of our own mind if we fight with others’ minds! There is simply no way to express our heartfelt truth without the cunningness of others’ minds taking it and running with it through the briars of distortion for their own purposes. These purposes, which are primarily power — and the money that helps produce it — are only replacements for what we ALL really want: for love and worthiness. And these already exist in our being, but are covered and usually inaccessible as a result of our own incessant thought-thinking mind.

And just remember what we are doing…that in this war of words process with others, we hope to persuade others to our point of view, hoping that their intelligence will see the light of truth in what we have said. Yet, so many do not have that intelligence, and are so lost in emotions and fears and prejudices that they are unable to hear us. This can only produce frustration and even anger in us.

So, what to do?

Get to know the machinations and politics of our OWN mind! Explore meditation and how it can assist us in dis-identifying with the mind, and reconnecting with the heart and the being.
In THAT space, we will be able to change the only thing that is REALLY in our hands. And that is the change of OURSELVES! When coupled with others who are doing the same, this will lead to the only significant paradigm shift that is possible — consciousness blooming in people, one by one.…

The Mercury news published a map of which counties produce the most taxable income and which use the most taxes in all cases conservative counties got more in taxes then they sent to Sacramento while progressive counties payed more because they produced more and got back less.

If you look at where the innovation occurs its not in states like Mississippi this not because the people their are stupid. It is because they have less opportunity and less access to capital because almost always their economies are tied to one or two companies this limits competition. If you are the only game in town you do not want rivals rivals driving up the cost of workers and that is not something you want to change. After all if you are king of your little swamp pool you want to stay king. This is conservatism the preserving of the status quo.

If conservatives had their way the union movement would never have taken root in this country and the sixteen hour day would be the norm. Health care and retirement would be reserved for those that could afford them. The rest of us would get a pine box not a gold watch.

Everything that has made life better for the working man has come over the objections of conservatives. Social security, medicare, civil rights, seat belts, employer paid health care all came after a long hard fight that cost lives on both sides. The idea that people that do not like change have done anything that did not benefit them directly is a as ridiculous as the notion that greed is good.

David Hovgaard

Personally, I have reassessed some values and priorities. Not that what is going on (and what more is to come) is good, but I have always found that being put in an uncomfortable spot forces new thinking and adapting. I am learning to adapt in this new time — not adapting my new ways to keep up with the old standards, but stepping away from the old standards completely…