Our Continuing Effort to Educate
I beseech you to correct one fault – severe speech of others; never speak evil of any man, no matter what the facts may be
Henry Ward Beecher
We: The People
We The People This world is what we have made of it. If it is ruthless today is because we have made it ruthless by our attitude. We change ourselves. We can change the world, and changing ourselves begins with changing our language and methods of communication. -Arun...
Stop Kidding Ourselves
Stop Kidding Ourseleves Our brains have bugs. Politicians use their rhetoric to manipulate our bugs.We stay with our group point fingers at everybody else and blame them for all the problems. The truth is that we all start out pretty much alike it’s all the stuff that...
Finding a Moral Compass in Challenging Times
Finding a Moral Compass in Challenging Times
Mass Psychosis
What does “virtual” mean?
vir·tu·al Share:adj.1. Existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in actual fact, form, or name: the virtual extinction of the buffalo.2. Existing in the mind, especially as a product of the imagination. Used in literary criticism of a text.3. Computersa....
I AM Affirmations: Sovereignty, Inner Power, Courage, Vigilance, Love, Freedom and Awakening (REMIX)
This recording was written and is being performed by Kenneth Soares. I have been using it for several months now and I want to share it with any of you, who may be struggling as I am. "You can find it on YouTube.)
Government vs Technology
From fines to guidelines, governments are moving to end Big Tech's unregulated run. How will this rivalry shape our society? Will Big Tech yield to government pressure?
Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide?
WRITTEN BYThe Editors of Encyclopedia BritannicaEncyclopedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree…. Encyclopedia...
Who writes History
If you control history and what and how is being taught, you control humanity. This is what's being going on, but it's all coming out now...It's a great time to be alive.
Introduction to Basic Communication
Introduction We cannot survive without other people. Our relationships, and how well we communicate in them, help us define who we are. We all want to be heard, understood and appreciated. We need each other to feel whole, valued and connected. When we communicate...
Vaccines won’t work
US virologist breaks down COVID-19, how to curb spread.Lessons learned from Dr. Djaballah about the COVID-19, caused by the SAR-CoV2 virus, can be summed up in several notes. Check out the video interview with Dr. Djaballah for more in depth. - How much do we know...
The True Believer
The True Believer: Thoughts On The Nature Of Mass Movements is a non-fiction book authored by American philosopher Eric Hoffer. Published in 1951, it depicts a variety of arguments in terms of applied world history and social psychology to explain why mass movements...
Historian: White Terrorist Groups Attacked Democracy
As Washington reels from the storming of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob intent on overturning the 2020 election results, lawmakers are considering new impeachment proceedings against President Trump for fomenting the insurrection. Civil War and Reconstruction...
Politics as Unusual
"Politics is our system. It orders our lives. It determines who wins and losses when governments make decisions. It determines whether the future will be brighter or bleaker for our children," according to Ann M. Delaney, in “Politics for Dummies” (5). The people we...
A Time to Fix Our Broken World
To everything thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die...a time to break down and a time to build up; a time; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance... (Ecclesiastes...
Make Lasting Change
“The material world is about bottom lines; it is driven by action and it can only be transformed by action—not just any action, but action which spiritualizes the material.” from wisdomreb@meaningfullife.com
Truth and Fiction Coronavirus
Gregg Braden Official Disclaimer: Gregg Braden is not a doctor and is in no way providing medical advice or suggestions of any kind whatsoever. Please contact your health care provider regarding adding any supplements or changes to your diet, exercises or life...
Understanding and Healing Emotional Trauma
Good-enough early nurturing fosters the neural networks which enable us to regulate our emotions healthily. People grow up trusting their emotions, be they painful of joyful, and capable of responding to our social world appropriately. In contrast, poor early...
Brain Bugs
In 1876, Thomas Edison coined a term we use to this day to describe those pesky glitches, malfunctions and other deviations from the intended paths of technology: It has been just so in all my inventions. The first step is an intuition — and come with a burst, then...
The Climate Change Denial Movement
This article, written in 2013, details the groups and the methods they use to convince us that climate change is NOT real. 91 organizations and a billion dollars a year tell us the lies that are killing our planet. The roadmap is here, now we have to figure out how to...
Repairing the World
10 Steps to Eliminate Evil Speech/Verbal Abuse Criticism, derogatory, disparaging, belittling words, put-downs, labeling/naming; words affect what we do and mold the way we think about people and the world around us. TRUE or False, but especially when they are lies,...
10 Steps to Eliminate Evil Speech/Verbal Abuse
Most of what we hear, these days, is criticism, and derogatory, disparaging, belittling and dehumanizing words. True or false, intentional or not; these words create untold emotional pain and anger. But, if you start modeling change, we can all get Better Outcomes. 1....
What is important?
"It is not important that we come together in a moment of crisis and show our patriotism by flying the flag; it is not enough that we become a superpower by building an arsenal that can destroy this earth several times over; it is not enough that we subjugate the rest...
Vision of the Future: As Presented by Marshall Rosenburg
There is HOPE! And if you look around there is people who are willing to help. We want to bring people together and help them find the path to peace and compassion. We are planting seeds for you to follow to Common Ground. Our goals are to spread understanding,...
America We Deserve Better
I can't believe how our country has changed since I was a child. My parents never let me talk about people the way we do now. If I did, they made sure that I had the cleanest mouth in town, my favorite was Ivory (it floated). In school, getting caught speaking out of...
The Trump Effect
According to The Trump Effect: An Update, years of anti-bullying progress in schools have gone to waste since the 2016 presidential election. This article is a followup from the writers’ previous two-part post about “The Trump Effect”. At first, writers Rosemary K.M....
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
By Stephen R. Covey Be Proactive. Here, Covey emphasizes the original sense of the term “proactive” as coined by Victor Frankl. You can either be proactive or reactive when it comes to how you respond to certain things. When you are reactive, you blame other people...
What You Can Do
We are looking for people, organizations and candidates who understand that we cannot expect the people who presently run the system to change it. We need people who cannot stand political rhetoric, the negativity and anger and who demand representation from our...
Why Did We Come Here?
As We Celebrate Our Independence From England, It Might Be A Good Idea To Review Our Reasons For Coming To This Land. IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776, The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary...
Harry Reid and the Grumpy Old Dog
Dear Lou, Certainly you may respond to my comment. I absolutely understand the goals of your organization. However, I find that those on the right who are bigoted, homophobic and against the rights of women to be beneath contempt. You object to using "demeaning"...
Brain Changes in Children
This article gives a good overview of the effect of Domestic Violence/Verbal Abuse on children; Brain Changes in Children. The more we learn, the more serious the problem appears to be.
The One Minute Apology
The process below is from Blanchard and McBride’s Book, "the One Minute Apology." (Blanchard Family Partnership and Margaret McBride, 2003) When I read the book several years ago, it gave new meaning to the Jewish Holiday of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.If you can...