I wanted to write a spiritual post this week. It was not to be. Maybe all is spiritual in the greater context of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. As the F1 race drivers say, “Yesterday was then and this is today.” We win, come in second or later third or on down the line and then there’s always tomorrow. A millisecond of time can make the difference in first and second place. Makes me realize that the world is different and the planet is in a very different place in the blink of my eye. Tomorrow is part of forever. Forever is part of the grand scheme of the immense love, intelligence, grace, dignity and integrity that we want to experience in our universal world in the cosmos.
This week was election coverage and debate and the loss of my wife and my plans for our endemic future. We didn’t see the debate. I think I will forego all debates and just watch the fact checkers afterward. I remember in high school our debates were fact filled, honest and full of integrity. When I taught in junior high school science we had flying saucer debates. The one side. ‘for saucers’ was great. The side against was unswayed. Then the next week each side had to switch and debate for the other belief. It was interesting how good each side was on the second go-round. I could’ve gone for either side in each debate. Jolly good fun.
Last month I issued a challenge to conservatives and myself I listened an hour a day to talk radio, Fox TV, and even read republican literature and information. My friends who are staunch conservatives, republicans and even racists I find have a viewpoint. My friends who are progressive, liberals and democrats also have their viewpoints. The two sides are far apart in their methods and means to reaching success for the American populace. That success might look like business on top and people paying the way. The other might look like people and environment first, politics second and third may be a fair share paid by billionaires and corporations.
Nobody wins when we beat down, berate, and dis other people. People unlike ourselves and who have differing beliefs than the other side of the spectrum. Maybe they could debate and switch to the other side of an issue to see how they’d do?
Let’s change our thinking and beget statesmen (statespeople?) and be true Americans benefitting all of our country and all of our people That’s the way that everyone and the country wins. In my opinion we can and must find a way to work together.
When there is give and take, like ebb and flow, and every American lives as above so below every life can be lived as the highest good for the greatest number. Every person could, should and would commit daily to a higher purpose. A purpose beyond the small, negative, personally enriching and personal lives debasing philosophies. Forget the small down here, me first thinking. The new edict will be to love one another.
Love all people and love ourselves. Use things. Rather than loving our things and using …. No more cutting down, debasing, or killing people who do not agree with us.
We really should, could and ought to make our two political sides work together. Problems will only be solved by politico mutual working together and public consent plus willingness.
We cannot bury our heads in the sand or the clouds. We must be flexible enough to learn, grow and communicate with one another. We will, we must solve problems together. Then and only then can we consider ourselves good and beneficial American citizens.
All of us improving ourselves and making life’s challenges opportunities. Bonding together to become positive for the world we seem to be polluting. Do this and we can each become a beneficial presence for the planet. In our focusupphilosophers.com website we recommend people to be divine human treasures.
Working together for social, societal and economic benefits for all human beings will make me feel good. ESN
The above is a letter to the editor that I am sending to the local Utah newspapers. I think newspapers are great. Most of their reporters work hard to get to the truth and tell it like it is. My bride Carole reads newspapers every day, I know because I go out to the curb and collect them so she can read them when she gets up in the morning. Heat, rain, snow, it matters not. I am her willing delivery boy. Sometimes she buys a different paper at the store so she can read more than one.
I have commented on Coronavirus in other posts and I will do so now. Covid-19 novel Coronavirus is growing again in the USA. My good friend in Australia says that in his area there have been no new cases in his city of Canberra for so long that many people don’t wear masks. When there is a case or two the government mandates masks, 1-3 meters social or physical distancing, and constant hand cleansing with soap for 20 seconds, 70% alcohol and the like. He and his wife wear masks and do other safety precautions because they are part of the medical community.
They were here in January and February so I got to talk to medical professionals first hand in the beginning. Lady Gabrielle read the information on the internet constantly. She discerned that common precautions were necessary. She admonished me to wear masks when going out. I wore a mask when the governor of Utah said to only wear a mask if you were sick.
Carole and I wear masks and physical distance whenever we are out of our neighborhood. Now and until there is a vaccine tried, true, trusted and perfected we will continue to do so. We have wipes in the cars with alcohol and use them whenever we return from stores, etc.
Carole made a hand cleaner for home. Mix 1/4th liquid soap, 1/4th alcohol, 1/4th hand moisturizer and 1/4th hydrogen peroxide. I use it in addition to soap when I come in to the house.
I watched an interview with Tony Fauci. He said that he had been concerned about viruses for years. He seemed sad that the current administration didn’t take his knowledge, predictions and fears seriously. He said that in his opinion the medical community should take charge of our situation regarding the virus. A virus that has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans.
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The brain has a few distinct areas that we can and have tapped in to. We most know about the limbic brain because it is the flight or fright, do our daily routine and live the good life, or challenging life which is located between your ears and eyes.
There is a higher part of your brain that you can use. It is about 1.5 inches above s and in the middle of your ears. It is the win center of your brain. It stores and can restore the feelings and memories of the highest and best wins, feelings and moments of your life.I recommend that you focus up whenever making big decisions, or planning for trips and your future.