I want everyone who flies commercially to see this!

This issue is vastly important to me and I seriously want everyone to learn about this so that your decisions can be based on the reality of America's current situation.
If you have read some of my other posts, you know I advocate boycott, and if circumstances demand, then insist upon the alternative.
Regardless, we, as a people have the obligation to take a stand for our Consitutional Rights and not just for ourselves, but for future generations.
To view this short video, click on the title of this entry. You will be taken to a site called BrassCheck. They are watchdogs, eyes and ears and researchers for all of us.
Blessings
V.

How Do You Like This Plan?

I pick up pennies in parking lots and nickels from gutters. They add up. Last year I was able to pay a utility bill with the jar full of change I collected in this manner.

Our current president has already begun his accumulation of campaign finance monies as I write this in May of 2011. The figures he intends to spend according to my sources are over a billion dollars. Add to that the sums projected for campaigning by other elected individuals (or hopefuls) to help them maintain their lofty status, and the figure would be quite astounding, wouldn’t it?

Rather than bludgeoning the public with campaign ads and accruing thousands of additional ‘frequent flyer miles’ wouldn’t you rather cast your votes for someone who had contributed all that money toward paying on the national debt?

Oh yeah, some will say. A billion or so is nothing compared to the immensity of our debt. Well, hey! It's a start. It helps. Hence my little jar of salvaged coins.

Selflessness was a virtue in early America and was often exhibited by our nation’s leaders.

We have indeed become a welfare state, but the biggest welfare recipients are, by far, those who sit in Congress and occupy the White House. It has been that way now for many years… decades even. The nation’s leaders consider themselves to be entitled to riches sourced primarily in the sweat and stress of We The People.

Lower THEIR pay. Tax THEM. No exemptions. And no exceptions.

Now how’s that for being solution-oriented?

God Bless America

V.

IS THERE ANY POINT?

What I mean by that is actually, what is the point of complaining about the world crises. Bitching and Moaning do not fix anything. On the other hand, we must identify the problems before we can set about applying solutions.
Sadly, there is a disconnect. We seem to forget to carry on beyond the Bitching and Moaning stage. That is why I seldom listen to talk radio any longer. The commentators as a whole seem to be at best, caught up in the B and M stage. I have not heard any of them advance into feasible solutions.I think ego drives a lot of mouths to flap endlessly. I guess we all love to hear ourselves talk.
Now stewardship, if properly applied, would guide us to speak little and do much.
I do not particularly care what spiritual path or religion anyone tends to follow, but I am not impressed by one that does not encourage prayer for the greater good as well as for the spiritual advancement of the self.
Meditation can be good too, so long as it does not stop with the 'emptying' but goes on to fill with peace, holiness, love, good will, joy.... etc.
It was once said best: "Watch and pray."

A VIDEO OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

This is not a 'fix' but hopefully will be food for thought as we work to find our fixes.
Set aside an hour and a half for this video and you will be glad you did, but sad that it is true in this space time continuum. The lessons of history are important to learn. This was not taught in the public schools.
It's called 'We're All Indians Now.'
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/1027.html

AND IT FOLLOWS, AS THE NIGHT THE DAY (Fix # 11)

Again, perhaps not for everyone, but the prior post about the smaller homes, naturally transmutes into the idea of small farming as well. Personal sustainable gardening mightily decreases one's outlay of precious cash for food and can provide additional income as well.
Besides the food, guess what else you are making? Oxygen! Woohoo! Breathe deep!


http://www.nextworldtv.com/videos/community/sustainable-family-outside-la----keeping-it-extra-real.html

SMALL IS THE NEW BIG (Possible Fix # 10)

An interesting concept though certainly not for everyone. Yet this could help to solve some of the problems we see in every country and every culture and every environment.
The video will introduce you to this idea of smaller and simpler living, but please visit the web sites that it refers you to for additional details.
http://www.nextworldtv.com/videos/shelter/small-house-society-.html

Fix # 9 Beyond Kindness

So many simple things can make such a big difference.
Smile at someone who looks sad. Your smile may be the best thing that happens for them in their entire day, or longer. I have heard it said that a smile is the only thing you can give away freely without diminshing your supply.
Listen, if someone needs to talk.
Hold your friends, your relatives, your country and its leaders in your heart and mind and send them positive, loving thoughts. Ask the Angels to watch over and protect the living beings on this planet.
Express love and gratitude every day.
A song I heard as a small child held the phrase: 'If everyone lit just one little candle, what a bright world this would be...'
Let's help kindness to 'go viral' and spread throughout the land.
Love and Light to each of you!
Victoria

Fix # 8: Recipe for a Good Year

This is an email from my friend Phil, in Pompano Beach. It will be Fix # 8. Thank you, Phil, for your contribution. I do not know the original source, so cannot give an attribution, but our thanks also, to the originator of this cute, yet thoughtful piece.           New Year Recipe Take 12 whole months. Clean them thoroughly of all bitterness, hate and jealousy. Make them just as fresh and clean as possible. Now cut each month into 28, 30 or 31 different parts, but don't make up the whole batch at once. Prepare it one day at a time out of these ingredients. Mix well into each day 1 part of Faith, 1 part of Patience, 1 part of Courage and 1 part of Work . Add to each day 1 part each of: Hope, Faithfulness, Generosity and Kindness . Blend with 1 part Prayer, 1 part Meditation and 1 Good Deed .Season the whole with a dash of Good Spirits, a sprinkle of Fun, a pinch of Play and 1 cupful of Good Humor. Pour all of this into vessel of Love. Cook thoroughly over Radiant Joy, garnish with a Smile, and serve with Quietness, Unselfishness , and Cheerfulness. Makes 1 pleasant year!

Doing Something: Fix # 7

Sometimes it's more what we don't do than what we do do.
If I cannot afford to go out and buy a bunch of stuff to convert my life to total solar living, at least I can cut back on my energy useage by putting timers on appliances and using power strips for the coffee maker, toaster, microwave and all those other items that have instant on features. when I started doing that, I noticed a drop on my electric bill by just over $4.00 per month.
The lights I leave on while I'm gone, for security purposes and to see when I come in are all low wattage compact fluorescents which as you know use very little electricity.
These thiings are not going to change our economy or recreate civilization into a new and better pathway, but they are a conscious choice.
I chose not to buy new cars, phones, TVs, or computers, just because the newer models do more interesting stuff. What I have works. I am grateful for it. I have proven I can even live fine with no TV at all. If it's broke, fix it. If it's not broken, then be grateful to have it and use it wisely and if it does break, replace it only with a moderate replacement.
Moderation is a very key factor to it all.
"The meek shall inherit the earth" is what we are told by Yeshua.
The word meek now means something different than it did 2000 years ago. (Or it's Aramaic equivalent)
Meek meant moderation, not belly-up weakness.
I choose to be moderate in my walk.
It is really more enjoyable that way. You can see more along the way.
Be Blessed
Victoria

BE WILLING TO SACRIFICE A LITTLE BIT: FIX # 6

This fix is related to # 4. This is how to take action. This is how to stand up.

Being willing to sacrifice some personal convenience.

Want to fly to Vegas for a well-deserved get-away?

Want to fly to Disney to spend a whole lot of money by forcing yourself to have a gleeful time gazing at fake historical things, hanging out with giant cartoon characters and eating overpriced ice cream bars with mouse ears?

Want to fly to visit your grandkids?

Drive.

You miss so much when you fly over stuff. You will experience the beauty of America and the assorted cultural experiences we offer when you drive.

Your boss wants to fly you to different clients every day or every week? Join with others in your position and lobby your boss to eliminate unnecessary flights by making wisely liberal use of SKYPE.

By boycotting airports and airlines as much as possible, we will assert our power over the situation of TSA’s intrusion into our personal lives and preserve our guaranteed rights to privacy and possession.

Let’s not be willing to sacrifice our freedoms and our rights as American citizens for the mere convenience of travel. Furthermore, why spend two to twelve hours hanging around in an airport hoping to actually board a plane that will take off and deliver you where you wish to be? Avoid delays. Avoid rudeness and the infringement and violation of your person and the theft of your applesauce, yoghurt, mouthwash and bottle of water. They often don’t throw those away you know. They supplement their own groceries.

Avoiding flying also saves resources. The fewer passengers, the fewer flights. The fewer flights, the less aviation fuel is used up.

Well, this is what I’m doing. I recommend it to everyone. Money talks. Business listens when money talks. Government listens to business.