295. MEN and WOMEN. Identifying the 'ME TOO' movement.

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HAS ANYTHING NOT BEEN SAID BEFORE?

Except for scientific discovery, from a philosophical perspective, just about every angle to life has likely been discussed. This would include the possibilities, for some already a given, of previous 'other' and proven lives, some living in a different sexual orientation.  

* Many Lives - Many Masters (Brian Weiss- Psychiatrist) 

In my number 289 Posting I discussed 'Apartheid,' i.e. 'differences'.

"Life is built on telling things apart. Without it, nothing can be defined. Any 'growing, living, existing creature,' that can't tell things apart becomes easy prey to those who do. This is the basic Law of Nature!"

Most of my life I have been fascinated by how incredibly different everything is. This is to me where  the mystery and attraction to life lies - its constant discovery - as long as one is open to it all.

'AYE' there's the rub! Because most of us shut down the input valve quite early. A creature that has configured the prerequisites for living, able to maintain it without much interference, has achieved life's essentials. Once there, drive and curiosity tend to slow down, if not shut down entirely.  

The objective of growth lies in the desire and ability to continue to recognize and value the beauty of our differences. From Butterfly to Crocodile, Ant to Lion, Man to Woman, Child or Adult. There is NO such thing as sameness or equality. Every species in its environment and situation brings its own and differing conditional displays.

Whatever is considered to be progress, improvement, or acceptable in one culture, may be strictly taboo in an other. Yet we are speaking of the same species here; Homo (Erectus) Sapiens. 'Wise' Man indeed, when most of 'his' world is controlled by highly restrictive and organized religions. This 'Ism,' very likely maintained for a long time to come.

What do we mean when we are speaking of the 'developed* versus un-developed world?'
Again, I really value what has been ascribed to be Rudolph Steiner's line:
'Before there are words, let there be meaning!' 

We tend to feel that 'developed' means better, smarter, and as such SUPERIOR. This takes us on the slippery slope of a certain false 'progress' where we are getting away from what is in fact a highly structured and well-integrated system which is the equilibrium, the very foundation of Nature in which everything has its place.

So taking stock of the rapidly shifting global conditions in which the latest 'ME TOO' movement in the 'Developed West' is gathering momentum, I dare caution a gentle warning.

Where in Nature everything has its place and purpose, not so much as 'better or worse,' but all as different and valuable, positioned over the millennia of time to belong, our species is lashing out, going for broke, come hell or high water.  And guess what? The Hell of High Water, controlled by Mother Gaia, is coming down on us in a variety of manners.

We are literally playing with fire!

Hopefully the 'ME TOO' women's surge will not become a run-away train and one-dimensionally blame all men for the ills and woes of those who have abused their positional powers. Although I have noted men attracted to positions of power, often to professions they should have no business of being in (since in fact it brings out their very weaknesses) - such are the foibles of character imperfection and attraction.

Remember, all men were former babies, mostly raised by their mothers. Although, YES, there are always going to be bad apples out there, and Mum's not the word to keep silent, we are in this together. Both sexes have their work cut out from across the gamut of our society.

Instead of primarily using the word 'equality,' I suggest the meanings of an array of to me more applicable words, such as ability. acceptance, allowance, appreciation, opportunity, choice, drive, recognition, status, consideration and, ultimately, respect !

Then, also, if we can keep gender out of the work-force, whenever physically possible, let only the very best person thrive in whatever field they so choose to excel in.

That's my take on it :)   
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*  'Many Lives - Many Masters' [ Dr. Brian Weiss - psychiatrist ]

* develop |dəˈveləp| verb (develops, developing, developed) 1 grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate: [ no obj. ] :  motion pictures developed into mass entertainment | (as adj. developing) :  this is a rapidly developing field | [ with obj. ] :  entrepreneurs develop their skills through trial and error.

294. From Mom-'n-PoP to eBay, Amazon and Alibaba. Is it Back to Smaller next?

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NOTHING = 4 EVER / CHANGE = the ONLY CONSTANT 

(The Yin & Yang of Life )

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"Yin / Yang: Two halves that together complete wholeness. Yin and yang are also the starting point for change. When something is whole, by definition, it’s unchanging and complete. So when you split something into two halves – yin/yang, it upsets the equilibrium of wholeness. Both halves are chasing after each other as they seek a new balance with each other."

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So it's another numbered year on the Julian Calendar - 2018. Whoops! Make that .... Gregorian...
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"The Gregorian calendar is internationally the most widely used civil calendar. It is named after Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced it in October 1582. It was a refinement to the Julian calendar involving an approximately 0.002% correction in the length of the calendar year."

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Thank you your highness Pope Gregory X111 (1582). How could we have managed without you? What and where would we be, if not for that 0.002% correction?

I have just returned from LA (that is Los Angeles, city of Angels) I looked for Angels, but can report, as non-fake news, other than connecting with 2 of my off-spring, there were no Angels in site!

What I am motivated to report is that from my usual quiet-rural, mostly tree and local wildlife ruled existence, after 2 days back, I am still digesting the enormous input of data and experiences I was exposed to. Like being taken in to a private cubicle at the airport, because I had a hernia belt that was questionable. They even swabbed my hands, checking for explosives. It was explained to be routine procedure - when something untoward shows up.  Although it felt invasive at the time, I later respected their thoroughness.

Life is fickle, life is short enough, but my question at 78 is: How many more years am I physically and emotionally able to be rewarded by being with, and enjoying my off spring like this?

I continue to be impressed by our differences. Are individual Ants and Worms as different as We are?
A friend of mine told me about meeting a 107 year old man in New York - AT A PARTY! Stunned, he asked the man: 'How do you do it?' The man responded: 'Well? Good genes help, but when you wake up in the morning, you still have to be motivated. You have to be curious.'

At my daughter's, I read a book: 'Many Lives, Many Masters' (Brian L.Weiss) Its first sentence, if I remember correctly, states:"There is a reason for everything."
To me this statement indicates that some other force is in charge of running things. He, Weiss (a psychiatrist), then takes the reader through chapters in which his 'patient' is in a hypnotic state and consequently takes us in to what appear to be former lives. All her data is hugely impressive.

One of the main suggestions is that, in this life, we need to be more 'patient,' that there is a continuum. I immediately reflected, by remembering that as a young professional adult in the theatre business, I was told to be more 'Patient.' My response at that time was: "I will be patient once I'm dead!"

And guess what anonymous global readers? These past ten years of my life are the very first I allowed 'others ' to influence my objectives in a concrete manner. Technologies are changing rapidly. While this may seem hugely exciting, it is at the same time seriously alarming.

In essence. When you reach out in to a to you foreign area, you are allowing these 'others' to influence you.  The NEW reality then is? 'How prepared for their personalized inputs are you?'

As such, with my minimalist monthly government pension (budget) > thank you democratic Canada >  I ventured abroad to affordable India, then Serbia and Belgium, to find ready contacts to create my very last online website effort. I experienced mostly horror connectives, eager to take my money, but leaving me wanting for workable production results.

As a purposeful yet naive entity I am sure I was coddled along, not necessarily with the best of talent and know how. Pretence is the life-line online. But it was the best I could do during this continued battle, fighting Left Brain focused coders versus my mostly Right Brain, former Theatre/ Visual orientation.

So what wrung of the ladder are you envisioning yourself to be in these days? Is there more to come, or can you settle with it? Time and circumstance, questioning personal endeavours, or the lack. It's all a constant change!

How long lasts anything? The rub is all about the speed of change, and whether we, as a species, while aware of it, can keep up with it?
All I know is is that the 'Donald ' has his finger on a potential doomsday catastrophe.

Who am I? Who are you, wherever you are? Can we make a difference?
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292. “Non, je ne regrette rien.” (Edith Piaf)

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I fondly recall my senior and former Landlord pal, Robert, stating circa 1962, after I had graduated from Theatre School in London, England: “So you are going back to Canada are you?” ‘YUP!’ I might have responded, or ‘EH?’…  “Well, don’t stay too long, ‘cause you’ll just be a big fish in a little pond.”

Although at the time such British ‘isms’ blew over my still mostly Dutch raised head – I was taking him ‘literally’ rather than figuratively - after all, in such a vast space as Canada, ‘How could one be a big fish in a little pond?   

Irony is, whatever geography you end up plying your innate self in, through character and circumstance one ekes out their applied existence. And, as such, in retrospect, ‘je ne regrette rien.’

Although his friend Joris puts the staunchly Dutch character well, by “ Echoing the Calvinist insistence on “being true to oneself.” The Dutch are almost compulsively truthful. Most consider politeness a cowardly form of hypocrisy. Bluntness is a virtue; insincerity and backhandedness are cardinal sins.”…

I feel I have managed to side-step some of the more innate intolerant (‘beknopte’) Dutch righteous views. ‘If you ain’t Dutch, you ain’t much!’ or, ‘You can tell a Dutchman, but you can’t tell him much!’ There can be an impenetrable air of snob superiority about these globetrotters who can be found in almost every Upper Dean spot’s university on the globe.  

But then again, there is always the point in conversation in which generalities creep to the fore; allowed, they ultimately separate (discriminate) the wheat from the chaff. I’m told Rudolph Steiner stated: “Before there is language, let there be meaning!”

Intriguingly, where the English allow for an acceptable ‘OK’ upon being asked: “So how’r ye doing?” The Dutch simply wouldn’t buy it!  “ ‘OK?’.. Schiet now op! Je zegt daar niets mee jongen!” The Dutch want to know exactly where you stand, if they ‘bother’ to even ask you. They’re an invasive lot; they own you. The least you can do is give them the details of your present situation.

But then, it must also be realized that most Brits aren’t really that interested in how you are… so, the shorter the answer, the quicker you can move on. Like after a visit: “Hope to see you all soon again.”  Not so, it’s the last thing on their mind; more like: ‘Thank God that’s over!’ J 

 That’s why English makes for such a perfect global tongue. En passant, I should add that in general the Brits do not much like the Dutch. Whether this is a remnant from all the sea battles between them, I’m not sure…. 

291. POSTURING > The New Reality?

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Technology with its inherent alienation, can either save or kill us. Too much in the head, we are loosing our grounding. Mesmerized, our eyes lock on flashing hand-helds, each nano-second feeding us new information........ All the while our feet are up our nostrils.

Will posturing become the accepted norm of being? 

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POSTURING  *    a particular way of behaving that is intended to convey a false impression; a pose: 
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Unseen, you can be anyone you want to be. Have you picked your favorite Avatar yet? 

To get your way, tell them what they want to hear! Whisper what they want to see; allow them to be anybody, anywhere...Play to their emotional vulnerabilities, whatever emotions they still suffer from and are influenced by. Feed them what makes them feel instantly ’GOOD!’. The quick hit guarantees immediate results. No work needed.here.

“The Trust* Paradox!” I read in an About Us statement for a chosen ‘Foundation Model’ for a website’s motto about inspiring people development and operational excellence. It is described as a “unique innovation development program.”

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* Trust  noun

1 firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something: relations have to be built on trust | they have been able to win the trust of the others.

• acceptance of the truth of a statement without evidence or investigation: I used only primary sources, taking nothing on trust.

• the state of being responsible for someone or something: a man in a position of trust.

• literary a person or duty for which one has responsibility: rulership is a trust from God.

• literary a hope or expectation: all the great trusts of womanhood.

2 Law confidence placed in a person by making that person the nominal owner of property to be held or used for the benefit of one or more others.

• an arrangement whereby property is held in a trust: a trust was set up | the property is to be held in trust for his son.

* Paradox.
noun
"a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory:"
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Since Trust and Paradox are at war, how, in all sensibility, can they combine to live together as a model for ‘enhancement?’ Beats me...

BACK TO BASICS?

Electricity runs on a Positive, a Negative, and a Ground. All three are required to complete the circuit. Our bodies are the same. Without grounding, we short-circuit. It is as simple as that.

About a month ago I was asked to dowse* for water for a new Community garden plot. Although we are all pretty much alike with our arms, legs, organs and some 5.5 litres of blood,  essentially we should all be able to 'find' the water lines that run through the ground fissures. However, most individuals have difficulty focussing enough to tune in to their bodies and allow their innate abilities to come to the fore and speak.

Finding 'lost' objects may be a little harder, but essentially all so-called 'lost' objects are to themselves not LOST at all! They are very much existing in what ever place they happen to be at. It's just that 'YOU' have forgotten or simply do not have the notion to retrieve them. It is called 'memory.'

As such, concentrating on the object, with rods in hand, you essentially ask to be taken TO those objects. I have 'recovered' lost, hiding chickens this way; chickens that had scattered when an Eagle came to pick one up for lunch. Several had, head first, crawled in to spaces they would have otherwise perished in. Yes, a chicken's brain can not think in reverse...:)

The point I am making is that it is becoming clear to me that the rapid stages of technological  'advancement' are morphing us humans by making us increasingly vulnerable to its ploys.

Our In-ner-nets are being overtaken by the all invasive In-ter-Net. Are we okay with Big-Brother taking over our identity? Are we going to be safer functioning as a single blob? Are we prepared to give up our individual grounding?

Our evolutionary human senses are at war. Is this a mass preparation towards bot-ism, or will the experiment fail, and we self-destruct through bot-u-lism?

Remember how during the cold war * the nuclear clock was sitting at 3 minutes to midnight?
Well folks, maybe our all powerful Mother Gaya is telling us:
"This place needs to get rid of most- a- you's guys!  Enough = enough!"

Will posturing become the accepted norm of being?
There is little time left to figure it out.

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* [Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil, grave-sites, and many other objects and materials without the use of scientific apparatus.]

* cold war

ˈkōl(d) ˈˌwô(ə)r/

noun

1. a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare, in particular.

   • the state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1990.

     noun: the Cold War