tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44473474566474102972011-07-07T18:44:15.202-04:00Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.comBlogger581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-3383708699843725412010-05-19T01:28:00.003-04:002010-05-19T01:32:52.178-04:00

prof. glitterbox's suggested summer reading list summer is on it's way (or was here and will be back again... thank you global climate change)... nonetheless, what kind of purrfessor would i be if i didn't provide you with a suggested reading list for those days sitting out in the sun (your back yard, your neighborhood park or on the beach... don't forget the sunblock. some sun is good. too

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-16332276396474190002010-05-18T12:55:00.000-04:002010-05-18T12:56:31.167-04:00

i see it happening, slowly. the more and more that the "tea baggers" and everyone with an opinion and discrimination against anyone else speak up, the rest of the world is attacking them, not only in their area of expertise (which may have nothing to do with their "hate"), but people are starting to stand up and say "it's not ok to hate... no matter what, where or when". we are slowly on the

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-89590701342868678862010-05-05T20:03:00.002-04:002010-05-05T20:47:51.595-04:00

i often find myself trying to do things like yoga while listening to italian secret service station (lounge, acid jazz, downtempo, jazz, easy listening). when i thought about the stage i've created & the role i'm playing, i realized i would fire the music director, production designer & costume designer. the individual pieces are all great, but nothing we do in life is experienced just

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-16495947937433965552010-04-12T12:16:00.001-04:002010-04-12T12:16:18.758-04:00

i read a post online about "why americans started to produce so much waste". i felt the need to comment and here is what i said:the foundation of the american  economy (consumerism) is to buy stuff, waste it and buy more.  if we don't throw stuff out in the trash and go buy the next new thing (be it food, clothing, electronics, health/beauty products, etc).  every aspect of our culture, society

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-83824549933480857202010-03-31T15:38:00.003-04:002010-03-31T15:40:23.957-04:00

i took the vow. please join me and take the vow of non-violence in thought, speech and action.

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-31443769839185798862010-01-15T13:43:00.002-05:002010-01-15T14:09:24.540-05:00

please do something for me... a wish or a dream, if you will;earnestly try living 100% by this one guideline for 21 consecutive days."treat everyone you interact with as you would wish to be treated if roles were reversed and not as you have been treated in the past (or as my friend neptune would say, "history is not destiny")." one simple concept. twenty-one days/three weeks.instead of viewing

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-60327581443562850462009-11-13T13:05:00.002-05:002009-11-14T17:16:34.234-05:00

we all had the "hope" of a new president, a black president, a young president, a different brand of president, to come in and "save the nation", fix our economy, fix our health care, fix our racism and classism and make america a great country again. many of us were secretly hoping for a savyor to come in and save us. the fault in our thinking thus far has been just that...we want someone to

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-59888592553333544152009-10-19T17:42:00.001-04:002009-10-19T17:42:22.339-04:00

i received the following note through a list-serv that i'm on. i was inspired by the note and wanted to expand on some of my thoughts, using pieces of the email as the spring board.  This is the time to be openly gay and out of the closet.Voice your life to those in power who control our freedom and rights. Our community is being evaluated and judged by those now more then ever.We are not a sex

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-72372011245712693752009-10-06T19:31:00.001-04:002009-10-06T19:31:09.728-04:00

I was chatting with someone online who had just moved to philly, and I said:well, again, welcome.how has philly treated you so far? what part of the city do you live in? (almost wrote love in... wouldn't that be nice if we talked about ourselves as loving human beings instead of living human beings... there's a vast difference)what a vast difference?!?! we go through life trying to make a

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-54679959548735546682009-09-05T04:46:00.001-04:002009-09-05T04:46:21.396-04:00

shadows. everyone has them. those dark scary thoughts, feelings, emotions in the back of your mind. the things you don't want to bring out into the light. the things that you're afraid of. share your shadows with your best friends and diminish the burden. share your story and change our collective story. by embracing and forgiving our own shadows, we are forgiving it in others and

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-45595478561406568682009-08-27T03:38:00.001-04:002009-08-27T03:38:14.393-04:00

today, a friend asked about how to avoid/mitigate toxic people. I realized that this was something I wanted to share with more than just him, so here is my response: avoiding is still puts your energy in towards the toxic person. they are still causing a draining reaction. accept that the person is toxic. this is who they are. this is theirs to own, not yours. then, go about your day/life

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-66441946732449347272009-08-07T16:42:00.001-04:002009-08-07T16:42:09.289-04:00

"i look forward confidently to the day when all who work for a living will be one with no thought to their separateness as negroes, jews, italians or any other distinctions. this will be the day when we bring into full realization the american dream -- a dream yet unfulfilled."— martin luther king, jr. can this be accomplished while we still hold on so strongly to the diversity of our history and

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-70850381215789940082009-08-04T03:09:00.001-04:002009-08-04T03:09:02.403-04:00

phabulosity rule #1: always prevailpre⋅vail /prɪˈveɪl/ [pri-veyl] –verb (used without object)1.     to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally2.     to appear or occur as the more important or frequent feature or element; predominate3.     to be or prove superior in strength, power, or influence4.     to succeed; become dominant; win out rule #1 (or just the first rule i'm

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-53297792959598037232009-08-04T02:48:00.001-04:002009-08-04T02:48:01.270-04:00

i recently sent this list of videos to a friend who needed some cheering up. and then the light-bulb came on and said, why don't I just post these somewhere that others can access the list time and time again. so, here you go. watch, smile, enjoy! feel free to add others in the comments if you have them.free hugs = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4validation = http://www.youtube.com/

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-70377804051407595492009-08-04T02:43:00.001-04:002009-08-04T02:43:29.376-04:00

i've been noticing:i have physical pain around the back of my shoulders where everything sort of connects (if i were a stick figure). i have been itching to write more on my blog, and more about consulting, but have been blocked.i've felt an "energy blockage" at my throat chakradoing some meditation, I was listening to my deepak chopra station on pandora. a heart chakra clearing meditation came

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-16004534879356176822009-07-06T02:20:00.009-04:002009-11-14T17:09:31.233-05:00

a creative study. what does it all mean?write down your interpretation of the "flair" message (below) in a comment. after all, life is about usNOTme. click on the photo to enlarge it. you will have a deeper experience if you write your comment before reading anyone else's.not everything is as it appears, "life is short, play naked", in this context, is a metaphor and does not literally

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-70219568042775413162009-07-02T02:07:00.005-04:002009-07-06T05:32:20.158-04:00

somewhere over time, people began to gather around similarities and choices. different communities and cultures developed. we started to celebrate the things that made us different than other communities and cultures.as the pace of interactions in life have gotten exponentially faster (size of populations, exposure to an ever growing number of cultures, sub-cultures, and sub-sub-cultures, each

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-73211234227826949822009-06-29T11:44:00.003-04:002009-07-06T05:42:09.654-04:00

this is a poem i carry around with me, to remind me that when i get into my "self-deprecating" moods, it affects everyone i touch. it harkens back to my mantra "your spark can light a fire. if not you, who? if not now, when?" Our Deepest FearBy Marianne Williamson Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.It is our light, not our

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-62130491980039305232009-05-20T01:46:00.007-04:002009-11-14T17:11:46.277-05:00

many of you may have heard me recently talk about a black cat spirit in my presence. a friend of mine did some energy work and the cat, i thought, was gone.it wasn't until recently that i realized that there were two. one was attached to serena. this is the one that has left. the second is a much larger, sleeker and faster energy. i realized this past weekend that it's panther/puma.here is the

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-79835704295406860082009-05-14T00:53:00.003-04:002009-05-14T02:23:02.432-04:00

phabulosity 101 phabulosity rule #1: always prevail pre⋅vail   /prɪˈveɪl/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [pri-veyl] –verb (used without object) 1. to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally 2. to appear or occur as the more important or frequent feature or element; predominate 3. to be or prove superior in strength, power, or influence 4.

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-69570722749799560942009-05-08T01:34:00.007-04:002009-05-08T02:59:34.349-04:00

WOW! complete & utter miniphinies!1) i'm not wired the same as most.2) i've been going through life believing that my way of living, who i am and what i stand for, is wrong. as i become more finite in my goals & what's important or not to me, some of what it is that i believe so strongly in is a complete 180 from "society".3) if i accept that my way of existing is ok, then i'm ok.4) if, right now

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-30597964182415915812009-04-19T22:52:00.007-04:002009-04-19T23:09:10.679-04:00

ok my little goslings, this is going to be a two part post. part one is just this post, giving you the back story (and an opportunity to comment). part two will be my next post (a re-butt-al). depending how tired i get, it may not be posted tonight.so, as i was saying... i received an email, as these emails often go round and round, until they end up in the wrongs hands (me) and we begin a

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-61961368406348273262009-02-17T02:28:00.007-05:002009-11-14T17:07:59.980-05:00

We've all heard of the game of "LIFE", the fun little board game that takes you through situations that might happen in someone's life and you have very set choices of "do A or B", and it was clear what the immediate result of your action was going to be.I encourage you to think of each decision in your life merely as a move in your game LIFE.Now, when I say "board game," everyone has one that

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-4441409713498124942009-02-17T01:31:00.008-05:002009-05-07T20:18:28.644-04:00

So I have done some thinking, which is ALWAYS dangerous, but no one said dangerous things shouldn't be done, just proceed with the understanding that what you are about to do may be misconstrued as dangerous.Anyway, the initial "tag" i've created of "us NOT me" sounds a little negative with that big ole NOT in the middle and KNOTS can be stressful. I think it gives up a false concept that the

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-85393034014557476092009-01-22T09:47:00.003-05:002009-01-22T09:57:22.101-05:00

So, I logged into Facebook this morning to find an event request for a NATION-WIDE Campaign to create a new Secretary of GLBT Affairs! I don't know that this is something I can support. I'm all about EQUAL rights, not SPECIAL rights. As different as we as for being gay or lesbian, so are black, white, yellow, brown, red & green people, old people, young people, physically challenged, mentally

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-81141992753930664922009-01-15T11:29:00.001-05:002009-01-15T11:31:07.444-05:00

I have huge concern, not only listening to my own lgbt community as well as many different segments of people that make up the American fabric. We're all focusing in on a huge misconception (to me)... that "Obama is going to do a lot for... (fill in your community of choice)." Obama never promised to do anything for anyone. Obama promised to WORK WITH each community to create positive change.

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-91180507158653859592008-12-27T01:10:00.008-05:002009-11-14T17:04:38.827-05:00

i just had the urge to say, “god bless america” but I realized that you have to know sooo much about me to know what it means for me to say that AND you need to know in context in which it is said.i titled this post "twitter" because i started using twitter to do mini little updates, and i realized how i am starting to construct my "tweets" using symbols & numeric symbols 4 words or parts of

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-51931195568411801412008-11-28T17:43:00.002-05:002008-11-28T18:02:53.378-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving. I hope that everyone had a wonderful day to reflect on all of those blessings we have in our life.Today, we can be thankful for the sales and the drive to stimulate the economy, right? Doors open at 4am. Lines of people for miles. It's all about the goodwill and peace on earth. Giving gifts of kindness, warmth and love.Oh... wait, and that gift I waiting in line for three

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-23942777053266689992008-11-19T00:26:00.002-05:002008-11-19T01:00:28.735-05:00

it has been quite an interesting two weeks and i have experienced quite a few things that bring me back to "us" not "me".i have made a lot of amazing connections and discovery/awareness of the power of the connections, where the combined energy force generated was ultimately a more rejuvative, restorative and enjoyable than any one could have done on their own. these connections have been made

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-64232916345462716932008-11-05T03:38:00.002-05:002008-11-05T03:47:43.946-05:00

Congratulations America! You have managed to restore faith in "the people" that we can come together as "a people" and put the concept of community, love they neighbor and respect of myriad array of diversities into what America can become.Being in the Philadelphia Volunteer office for the Obama Campaign as the results were rolling in, showed me that this country has the energy, desire,

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-38689853571594415072008-11-03T16:10:00.001-05:002008-11-03T16:10:45.583-05:00

In a general sense Obama is about “us not me,” where voting for McCain is more strictly looking out for “me, me, me”. I know that if I take care of my neighbors, my family, my community, we will all prosper and that will take care of me.In a more detailed sense, here are SOME of the key issues that Obama is bringing to the table that are important to me. You can find his entire BLUEPRINT FOR

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-14497222998514063272008-10-27T10:10:00.001-04:002008-10-27T10:10:48.497-04:00

Naps are where the energy of the universe is created.

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-22481609113818423792008-10-27T09:58:00.003-04:002008-10-27T10:10:18.124-04:00

from the Dalai Lama.....our true enemy is actually within us. It is our selfishness, our attachment, and our anger that harm us.As we think of ourselves (me) and compare to others, instead of accepting all of us as one equal part of the whole, we begin to have thoughts and actions that are motivated for me and against you. I become selfish and want things for me and don't want to share them

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-60690352423042370592008-10-13T21:58:00.003-04:002008-10-13T22:28:31.315-04:00

I just finished watching (again) The Celestine Prophecy, which talks about "divine energy" within us. I still equate divine to religious constructs. No matter what your religion there is a name for it; God, Allah, Deus, Buddha, Θεός, Bog, Ishvara, El. I've decided to call it the Allspark.Before time began, there was... the Cube. We know not where it comes from, only that it holds the power to

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-23248312609964705212008-10-08T12:10:00.007-04:002009-11-14T17:06:46.884-05:00

So, I put together this lovely little diagram of The Four Agreements. The Agreements, as described by Don Miguel Ruiz, really resonate with me, so I am reposting them here for you.1. Be Impeccable With Your Word Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-82543080254349817682008-10-08T11:57:00.003-04:002008-10-08T12:25:11.663-04:00

I spent some time last night with some very wise friends. They're not super heroes or have any special power, except open awareness and consciousness. We had a great discussion about control, which I apparently brought up the concept a lot. I've come to realize that I talk about control when I mean balance. Control is forced equilibrium. Key word being FORCED.Balance is harmonious opposition.

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-6500261903800672302008-10-08T11:40:00.006-04:002009-11-14T17:12:08.935-05:00

WOW! So much is going on in my life and in the world right now. Stock Market, Financial Turmoil, Wars, Power struggles, relationship struggles, job struggles, etc... You name it, it's struggling.But what is struggle?!?! Struggle consists of two (or more) sides negotiating and renegotiating change, trying to find balance and equilibrium.When that negotiating and renegotiating is about CONTROL,

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-33398374815887785892008-10-01T13:12:00.004-04:002008-10-01T13:17:51.704-04:00

Faerie Camp... where we build better faeries.I don't put people in boxes. Life is like twister... I can be Left Foot Red and Right Hand Green, I just need you to tell me how to work with you.Playdoh - because I'm not confident enough to mold myself.

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-48006186686758617332008-09-22T11:52:00.005-04:002008-09-22T12:05:25.231-04:00

If we looked down at the world from space, we would not see any demarcations of national boundaries (or any other boundaries, boxes, or separating factors). We would simply see one small planet, just one. Once we draw a line in the sane, we develop the feeling of "us" and "them."- From "An Open Heart" by The Dalai Lama (with inserted text by me in (---))We create our differences and our

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-80554296715660283672008-09-17T14:12:00.002-04:002008-09-17T14:27:52.160-04:00

I cannot take credit for this, but I wanted to share this thought with you.I am reading "The Four Agreements" as described by don Miguel Ruiz and this paragraph hit home for me and some of the things I have been thinking about and working on lately."...And this is why we have a fear of being ourselves around others. Because we think everyone else will judge us, victimize us, abuse us, and blame

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-59684307009423043752008-09-08T21:00:00.002-04:002008-09-08T21:27:20.992-04:00

Continuing on the thoughts of the previous post, "Religion & Politics," I wanted to write a little about a great movie I saw a few weeks ago called "This Film Is Not Yet Rated."The movie talks about the MPAA, who (directly or indirectly) dictate American Culture.The review board who gives the ratings to movies made and released in America controls the "saleability" of a film. No major theatre

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-89420303288829462262008-09-08T20:32:00.003-04:002008-09-08T20:59:33.489-04:00

So, by now you're asking yourself, "Why talk about all this "shit" in your life? Why put it out there on the line? Aren't you afraid?"How does that impact my belief of “us not me”? I feel that if I am letting go of my "issues," I am working for the care of a larger “us." If my openness and honesty make you uncomfortable, perhaps it's because it brings up things you may not want to deal with.

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-57403870498025811802008-09-08T19:53:00.002-04:002008-09-08T20:32:07.725-04:00

So, on the bus home, I decided to read through some of my journals from the past few years, see where I've come in dealing with the ups and downs in my life... try to figure out what I've actually dealt with and what is still that "thorn in my side"... and I've come to the conclusion... there are a lot of "voices" in my head.Now, I'm not talking about "hearing voices", but there is surely a lot

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-45537256032476668012008-09-08T15:27:00.003-04:002008-09-08T16:35:52.261-04:00

I'm going to start this one off about me, in a sense. I am not sure where it's going to go but you often hear, "It's not the destination, it's the journey." And I think that is probably very true of blogging.Anyway... I consider myself a pretty open person, sometimes to open and that gets me into trouble with people who prey on folks like me. As you may or may not know, I struggle (on a daily

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-64660555382658228432008-08-29T07:42:00.002-04:002008-08-29T07:58:30.793-04:00

So, I drove from Philly to Allentown to spend the day at the hospital with my mom. On the ride here, I am again reminded about the competitve nature in america to not let someone get ahead of me, even when you're not in the "race" to begin with.I'm driving along, at my own pace, and every time I go to pass someone, they start to speed up, because "I can't let you get ahead of me."Funny thing is

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-29097868676983238102008-08-25T01:24:00.003-04:002008-08-25T01:49:22.344-04:00

When things are out of alignment, they hurt. Just ask my back. But, the body and mind are amazing things and sometimes when the mind is out of "alignment", it can throw the body out of alignment as well.When us and me are NOT in alignment, it not only throws me out of whack, but also you and the other people I touch in my life.Many of us struggle with aligning our "wants" with our "needs" and

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-85888481222992607632008-08-24T12:08:00.002-04:002008-08-24T12:46:15.117-04:00

You deserve to be happy. I deserve to be happy. We all deserve to be happy. I think we can all agree on this... but how do you get there?It's simple, really. Don't worry. Be Happy. Just Be. Just Do It. Reeboks let you be you. These messages are all around us, yet we don't live them on a day-to-day basis. We have built up walls and hurdles to get over to be the next "thing".Fill in the

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-35469386399888513242008-08-24T10:46:00.002-04:002008-08-24T10:53:51.195-04:00

By letting go of "me" and giving into "us," it is no longer you in isolation, you stuggling against the world, and you "searching" for god.In the world of "us", you always have support from somewhere. Everyone is a part of you (and you are a part of everyone). What you do effects everything around you. In the world of "us", you are no longer searching for "God". You have found it. "God" is a

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-74926527828689795162008-08-24T10:27:00.002-04:002008-08-24T10:46:03.843-04:00

I am finding that in order to be "about us", I need to deal with me. Deal with me to be a better us. I'm not saying it's "all about me," because it's not. It's about us, the bigger picture, the one reality. But the only way to get to "US" is through me. There is no us with me and no me without us.Your "reality" is part of the larger reality, but it IS, in the end, YOUR REALITY.So, how do I

Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447347456647410297.post-84066800726247829912008-08-24T10:14:00.002-04:002008-08-24T10:27:47.323-04:00

I was helping a wonderful friend build a stone or rock wall around his garden (which was really cute because we put bottles in it and other objects for interest). He said, "This is difficulty." I suggested that this was the original "tetris".On my train ride home, I began to think more about how things fit together. I would like to suggest that the ORIGINAL TETRIS is trying to figure out how

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Well, I have finished my book, "Earth Path" by Starhawk, which is an amazing book about how was as individual humans and we collectively as a race think more about "me" than about "us" as part of the greater world we live in.I've moved on to reading "The Book Of Secrets" by Deepak Chopra. The book was recommended to me months ago by my therapist (Liza) to take a look at spirituality (not to be

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I just wanted to keep you updated (5 minutes later) that I perceive that I will be back to writing a lot more and continue to have epiphanies on how our world (figuritively and literally) have been and continue to be destroyed by the Me, Me, Me mentality and what we can do as a society or a small part of that society to think and act in a "Us Not Me" manner.

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Of obvious notion is the fact that I have not written in quite a while.I am in the final few pages of reading "The Earth Path" by Starhawk. One of the major things I am taking away from this book is the fact that we as humans are no different than the trees or the birds or the ocean... when you talk about an "energy". We all make, absorb, radiate, use and/or waste energy. Well, OK, maybe we

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Celebrating DiversityAllowing the variances to flourish naturally and rejoice with each new, expanded development in the branch of life.Controlling DiversityRejoicing in the fact that we have opened ourselves up enough to add one controlled variable to the "safety" of our own (mentally) gated community.i.e. change one factor in the equation and call it diversity. Skin color doesn't matter as

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"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."I know this is an old, hashed out topic, but....What does this mean? Really?I promise my life to an inanimate object (first and foremost).I promise my life to the ideas for which it stands. OK - this one I can buy...

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Communication is all about us. Lack of communication is all about me.When I am communicating, I am providing you information that results in a better understanding between us. When I am NOT communicating, there is something about me that I don't want you to know. Our reasons my vary; I may not want to give you an advantage to knowing something about me. I may not trust you with that

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I had an opportunity to sit and talk with a new friend over brunch on Sunday. We spent a lot of time talking about America and how did we get to this place we are of "me, me, me " and "more, more, more."We traced it back to the concept that people came to "the new world" to have a better life. The "new world" promised opportunity and the idea of controlling your own destiny.The first generation

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Ok. So I've been thinking a lot about community lately and also about what I will call "American 'me' mentality" and have been wondering what I can do about it. I've thought about creating a website or creating a non-profit to work towards social change. All I have done is a lot of thinking. Today, I have taken the first mini-step to action.I've created a blog.I will use this blog as a way to

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