Its Ok, We can Stop Now

You are going to hear this a lot, but bear with me please. Please say this out loud, at least twice. Three times if you’ve got the guts to… bonus points if you do it in front of a mirror.

“I HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE MY WORLD.”

Thank you! …and good job, btw. Now, every morning when you wake up, and every evening when you brush your teeth, please say those words for 7 days. You don’t have to do it indefinitely, just the next 7 days. Will it make a profound difference in your life?😊 You won’t know unless you try it, will you?🙃 and honestly if that’s all you do and you don’t make any other effort toward this thinking that I’m going to share with you, I don’t know if just speaking those words will make any difference. But you can email me and let me know. Just be prepared for me to email you back!

Little things make a big difference sometimes (I’m thinking duck tape here….and how it holds my bumper on….) It may seem like a very little thing to eat a healthy breakfast, but a child trained in that has the brain energy to do well in school and more opportunities available. I don’t think too much about my heartbeat, it’s a tiny little thing, but I’m glad I have it.

However some little things may be fun or nice, and there might be a time for them, but they’re not that important.  That little heartbeat is pretty important, but can you imagine …  🌩

…the EMT rushing into the house getting the lady on the stretcher.

She’s just had a heart attack!

And then the EMT immediately sees the issue, “Oh my goodness!” the EMT exclaims, “Look at your fingernails! You seriously need a manicure. Hold on I’ve got a kit here, some beauuutiful colors….” And the EMT proceeds to do her nails, very beautifully, too, I might add.

But if the heartbeat stops while the manicure is getting done, we have a problem.

So some little things we can let go if they are taking our time, space, energy and resources away from things that are important. So knowing our priorities individually, within our village and culturally within our country is imperative if we want to change the world for the better.

Because know for certainty every one of us WILL change our world — one way or another…. The responsibility of every human is I think beyond comprehension, and if we face the truth about it, it is completely overwhelming, if we are honest with what our responsibilities in this life are — and that huge responsibility most humans have been avoiding for millennium.

Millennia…

Millennium…

Thousands of years.

I guess it’s just a little thing whether I get that word right are not…🤷‍♀️

IT’S OK. WE CAN STOP NOW.

…or can we?…

No really, we can. Whether we will or not remains to be seen, but know that you can and I can. We can little by little stop making the choices that are destroying our lives and the lives of those around us, and seek to change our world for the better.

And we’re going to work together on this, we’re not going it alone. We can leave the manicure set at home, because…

…right now…

…we need to focus on the heart ❤️.

Thinking of the many little things on earth, I’m thinking right now of a quote about sparrows and flowers. Little Things, but important. Do you know the quote?🤷‍♀️🤔

Feel free to comment the answer. Or any questions that you have pertaining to this blog. You can also ask random questions about life, the universe and everything, however I probably won’t be able to answer those. But I could point you to Somebody who could…

STOP!!! ⛔️HOLD ON!!! ⚠️ — Did those past few paragraphs make sense?? Here’s the tweet version:

1. I HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE MY WORLD. (Repeat 3x)

2. SOME LITTLE THINGS CAN MATTER A LOT. (So don’t neglect important little things.)

3. SOME LITTLE THINGS ARE NOT THAT IMPORTANT. (So, let’s not get caught up in doing their manicure when someone’s having a heart attack.)

4. HUMANS HAVE GREAT RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS EARTH. So instead of running away from it, let’s learn what is needed and how to do it.

5. HOW WE USE OUR TIME, ENERGY, SPACE AND RESOURCES WILL DETERMINE HOW WE CHANGE OUR WORLD. For better, or for worse…

6. SECRETS ON HOW TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS. whoops! Haven’t talked about that yet….stay tuned…

Many of us spend our lives hiding. Hiding from our paralyzing fears. Sometimes our thoughts can be covered over by the distractions of the day and the noise of this modern world.

We have a perception of wanting something, some peace or deep joy. Most of the religions I know and those who have put aside any formal religion, have goals of inner peace and freedom from fear as well as other objectives – to live comfortably, to be thought well of by others. These and other goals are something tangible to be desired.

I have never met a Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Atheist, Agnostic or Christian ( I was raised very multiculturally. We’ll discuss that later.) who has purposely sought more fear and less personal peace for themselves and their loved ones. Even the Satanists I have known, who do dwell more on fear than others, desire the power over others to keep themselves from the worst fear and pain.

Warning: It’s going to get a bit dark here. Are you with me? I promise I won’t keep it too dark for long. You can look up cute hamster pics after this….

So sometimes people even use pain to try to bring relief or peace. Pain to themselves or others. So this personal sense of “I’m ok,” “I’m safe,” “I’m at peace,” is really, really important to people, even if the way they go about getting it is by taking away that peace or sense of security from others.

There’s a whole lot of slavery, bondage and chains on a whole lot of people caused by this desire for inner peace and security.  If we aren’t secure and at peace inside, we do everything to cover it up. Quiet is our enemy, because in the quiet we have to face ourselves and the reality of life, much of which we are powerless to change, so we hide.

If I have all the food I need and no fear for getting more, I’m not too likely to steal your food (kleptomania aside). Likewise if I have confidence, a healthy brain and body and inner peace and external security, not afraid of being physically or emotionally harmed, I’m less likely to hurt you by my actions, or by my lack of action, unless there’s just this meanness or craving for power….

So who am “i” ? Who are you, friend? How do you identify yourself?

“I HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE MY WORLD.” And every day I use that power by my words and actions -or by my inaction… so, are we changing it for the better… – or worse….?

Part of the power to change our world has to do with our physical brains and bodies. In my observation, people who get plenty of outside time with fresh air and sunlight, who have enough healthy food to eat (For years I assured my mom I was getting plenty of meat, potatoes, dairy, fruit and veggies. In hindsight 15 yrs later, a steady diet of burgers, fries, strawberry shakes, jalapeño poppers and mozzarella sticks probably wasn’t the wisest choice and a lot of stomach issues has resulted. 🤷‍♀️)

If we aren’t worried about where the next meal is coming from, and people live in communities that are safe overall, plus people who rarely or never are stuck on screens (she says as she’s typing 🙄) … – These people are often way healthier mentally and physically than those who have been raised with the t.v. or internet as the baby sitter, and little good health options – no judgement, trust me, I know what it means to survive.

But EXCESSIVE SCREEN TIME IS ADDICTING AND LACK OF GOOD FOOD (I’m not talking snickers and a diet coke) AND EXERCISE AND GOOD SOCIETY (uh, society = friends, you know, the kind you can talk to about anything without fear — or maybe you *don’t* know that and have never had that😪, it’s ok, we’ll get there, just stick with me) CAUSES BROKEN BRAINS AND BODIES BIND US WITH CHAINS THAT CAUSE PAIN AND KEEP US FROM FEELING AND HAVING PEACE.

Poof. That was poorly worded. The concept is good but the wording is not great. Somebody rewrite it for clarity please. Thank you.🤷‍♀️😊

There are other factors as well, but that one is huge.

Ok, that was a mouthful. Twitter version: Eat healthy.

Get hours of fresh air and exercise.

Schlaf gut.

Hang with friends (in real life, 3D style).

Keep off electronics.

BREAK FREE.

Have more inner peace, but not at the expense of others.

Repeat after me, please. I HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE MY WORLD.

If you stop here, because there is no way the thought of fresh air and exercise is going to upset the comfort you get from a good 3 hrs of video games, I get it. Believe me. I do. And if we stop here right now and don’t take another thought to changing our ways, we will have changed our world, friend – by keeping it right where it is — in depression, shootings and suicides. 😲😲😲 Hold on!  Don’t leave me yet!

You are talking to a reformed world class Couch Potato here, somebody who has spent probably more time sitting in a chair than most – even if I did have a pretty good excuse. However if you are handicapped and confined to a wheelchair, then you probably beat me there.

Here’s where I usually plug my ears, along with the rest of humanity, hide under the covers, for me, it’s more a shell, I make an excellent turtle, and say, “Go away! Leave me alone! I am NOT responsible for the world’s problems, and, if we are honest, I can’t even get the dishes done! So don’t blame me! Blame someone else, better yet let me hide in my distractions. Reality is too painful.” And the chains pile on me, the fears mount up and I find myself a slave to the inability to move. 

Shhhh, my friend, you are treasured. You are loved.  Let’s face this horror together, please….

By doing nothing, we change the world, but it’s not a change for the better. Hugs. Please don’t run away. Hamster time soon….I promise. And yes, nothing hurts like a truthful look in the mirror and facing the responsibility we as a culture have neglected. It’s ok. I’m not asking you to change. I know it’s painful.

That’s what slavery is. It keeps us bound to the tasks it demands if us, and causes unrelenting pain if we refuse to obey.

So, friend, are you a slave? Or can you step away from your electronics freely for the rest of your life, gathering friends to your house for board games and frisbee instead?

I know electronics are how we connect socially, but it’s killing many in this generation, so, I’m asking you, as smart as we claim to be, do we have the power to stop? To intentionally create local friends and step back into recreating a healthier society, or, are we bound to the electronics because the pain and suffering of separating from movies and video games is way too hard to bear?

I’m not asking you to stop the things that have you bound. I have chains I still need broken too, I’m just asking that we be honest, that most of us aren’t really controlling the games, etc. Like any other drug, those electronics and games control many of us. And so we change our world by agreeing with what it tearing us down.

No judgement. None. No guilt. No fear.

I HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE MY WORLD – AND I WANT TO BE FREE.

It’s ok.

Really. Hold on. Let’s be just honest. Honest with how we spend our time, energy, resources and space in light of not just our lives, but those around us.

It’s ok. We can stop now. We can stop hiding from our responsibility to help those less fortunate and allow for just a bit, the pain of foolish inactivity and years of wasted life to hit us.

Told you this was scary. Freddy has nothing on a good honest look in the mirror. Mainly ’cause Freddy’s make believe and no matter how disgusting it gets, we can walk away unscathed, sort of. But looking honestly at one’s self, that’s really scary. If you made it this far on the treasure hunt, I’m proud of you.

If you don’t see any flaws or anything to fear, let me help….

If every human in America gave up video games and committed to helping those starving, how many mouths could we feed…? I know, we need our downtime.

…And they need bread and clean water, and homes and peace.

But we *can’t* help them. The reality is  scary. We are too enslaved. We lack the power to break the chains of our addictions to fun, comfort and all that is exciting and interesting, and even though we know that the world around us is screaming for help, most of us are too bound by our chains of busyness, affluence and comfort to get off the couch and go and rescue them. We. don’t. want. their. suffering.  We are too bound by our fear, selfishness and greed.

No fear. No judgement. No guilt. Just let’s be honest and admit it. We are the slaves. And as much as we all judge in horror the slave drivers of the past, and applaud those who stood for truth and freedom, that no man should be bound by another in forced labor, and rightly so, we close our eyes and ears, hiding from our own flesh and blood and in our bondage and addictions to pleasure, fun, comfort, we deny freedom to those to who so desperately need it – freedom from war, freedom from abuse, freedom from poverty. We are convinced, as we drink our lattes (sorry, while buying fair trade IS a good thing, drinking a five dollar cup of coffee to help the poor is a bit, well, you think of it from their perspective.)

If we carefully see to our every need and want, with no thought for those around us, there is nothing we can do. And so, in our American apathy, we do truly change our world, — but is that the legacy we really want to leave?

No judgement. I wasn’t aware of these chains myself until recently. I certainly don’t take credit for any great revelation, it was years for me, bit by bit, and many were part of my realizing how I was changing my world – and not for the better – and later in this site I will give proper credit and share my influencers, but stick with me, please.

Please say this out loud again three times: I HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE MY WORLD. And the first step is to look in the mirror with complete honesty and be ok with hating the chains and slavery we see, while sincerely loving the person in the mirror and wanting that person to be safe, at peace inward and outward, healthy, well fed, but above all – loved and free. Funny thing I’ve found, helping others even when I’m in need myself, can actually be very freeing.

Not there yet? That’s ok. Me either, but please stick with me, we will get there.

Please take a break and come back tomorrow or the next day to continue this journey for finding the treasures we need to make the changes needed to help this world.

You are the first treasure! 🥳🥳🥳  We found you!

And if you were able to look honestly with me today at the person in the mirror, you have done well. If not, maybe take a break and come back in a few days and try again? Hopefully, you love that person in the mirror, because peace starts there, but if you can’t yet, it’s ok. Hang with me, we’ll get there.

And that list you wrote of things that need to be changed? Keep that handy. We’ll work on that. Ok, go watch cute hamster videos now.

🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗