Thank you for this! I follow so many substacks for various takes on all that has happened in the past 3 years. Your posts always hit home! I've gone through so many phases: disbelief, anger, trying to convince family/friends, resignation, loss, crying, laughing, acceptance, activism, and finally, just smiling at it all. And then I read your latest post and smile again at how I'm not the only one feeling all these things, and usually around the same time! It's uncanny. I was just telling my daughter that I'm going inwards. Raising my vibes. Loving everyone. It's peaceful and very powerful. Thank you again for your uplifting messages, your humour, your insights.. it helps so much to know there are kindred spirits out there!
💕 Thank you, Emma. Your comment has made my day. It's so good to find others navigating in similar ways. I actually think the intensity of all this madness has a TRUE agenda behind it -which is to force us inwards, where we find that Source connection. I'm happy to hear you've come to the same conclusion. Best to you.
I agree! In the big picture, this is the madness we must go through to get to the light we all have inside of us. I often wish it wasn't at such a huge cost. But the madness of the world cannot be undone so easily.
Normally I would say it would take starvation to wake people up, but many in the gulags were still singing the praises of the Party while their backs were against the wall. Naomi Wolf recently opined on the Jewish idea of golems. I'm....starting to notice this...
Kathleen, I am in awe of your patience with these people. I cannot do it any more. When I saw building 7 fall was my "moment." It was a long 20 years waiting for everyone to catch up. It's less lonely now.
Well, thank you for the generous comment, but trust me, patience here did not happen overnight or even by my doing. I don't exactly know what happened that impatience began to loosen its grip on me. Honestly. I too was aware of 9/11 when it happened - or almost right away - and that was a lonely place back then - though I found other 9/11 truthers which helped.
I think at bottom, I see myself in them. I know where they are coming from. That was me.
Oh yeah 911 was a huge thing that I expected to be blown wide open.
It was so obvious on many fronts.
But sadly people went along with it.
These days, I think they pushed the fear button too many times in a short period and people are tired of it. I don't think they are the same as those in the gulags were.
Let's hope they wake up soon, big pain now, but less pain later.
I have been really struggling the past couple of weeks with frustration, fear and anger and realized I might have PTSD from back in March 2021 when I was shunned from my friend group and called a conspiracy theorist by my husband, who still can’t see the light which is painful and weighs on me.
Thank you for reminding me to seek to seek refuge in peace and stillness......the ground of being .......our sacred eternal nature and to practice patience and kindness to those around us who are hypnotized or in denial.
Living in fear is not really living so doing those things which bring us joy, what ever that is, is a beautiful form of rebellion.
Refusing to be divided by extending love and kindness to those around us no matter what they believe would go a long way to healing our society.
I believe we were definitely traumatized, and I'm sorry your husband is still not seeing it. You're not alone, I know other couples where this is the case.
"Thank you for reminding me to seek to seek refuge in peace and stillness......the ground of being .......our sacred eternal nature and to practice patience and kindness to those around us who are hypnotized or in denial."
I love that, so well-said. Thank you. Believe me I'm reminding myself as much as anyone else!
It's a learning curve for all of, and it's taken me some time to find a way that feels more accepting and kind.
"Refusing to be divided by extending love and kindness to those around us no matter what they believe would go a long way to healing our society." May I remember this daily. 💕
I really feel for the Aussie’s, you guys have had it much worse than many of us in America. I live in a midwestern state that didn’t go totally fascist the way the coasts did and I am still in shock with what I have seen here. You are not alone either. We stand together in solidarity across the globe for freedom and bodily autonomy. May we usher in a brighter future together! 🤗
For PTSD, check out irene lyon on YouTube. She's got an amazing way of connecting body to feelings.
I did her 21 day course before convid and really didn't get much from it at the time.
It wasn't until dealing with the gaslighting around convid that I started to feel snappy at people, but I remembered a few of the exercises and the purpose of them.
It helped me teach myself how to communicate my trauma to those who love me and to myself.
I finally quit my book club because every book was about feelings to the point of nausea. As a seeker (thanks to the great article by Gary Sharpe, I understand myself better) I wanted to read books that made me think, not wallow in navel gazing constantly. Historical fiction is my favorite genre, but it seems that their not wanting to understand the culture of the time put me at odds with other members. Railing about the injustices to women or the oppressed instead of appreciating our advances in these areas was exhausting. and heaven forbid that I try to discuss the nuances of why the culture of the 15th century acted as it did. Instead, let's argue about how it should have been.
Instead of the book club, I'm now playing bridge with hiders instead of seekers. ( It's just so difficult to find seekers anywhere but Substack. Isn't that part of why we're here?). Occasionally I rock their comfort zone by mentioning some verboten topic or challenge their narrative, which is usually followed by crickets. But I just can't remain silent all the time. They're old women like me, but with no ability to question the narrative, but I keep trying to engage.
It's been awhile since I read the Guernsey Potato book, but a smarter cookie than me could find a way to rock your friends boat, in a gentle or humorous way, of course.
I get it. And the frustrations of the current constrictions (or all out stupidity) of "acceptable" discussion. Exhausting. I'm really focused on keeping ties in my community as I believe we will all need each other, and I've stopped demanding people wake up as if it's on my schedule. (I was truly obnoxious.) I used to be fully programmed too, so I understand it better than I like to admit.
I'm expecting a 'crack' to happen and I will hopefully be there will helpful info to assist. We shall see. Appreciate the comment. Best.
Yes, I held onto my illusions as long as I could. But once the bell is rung, it can't be unrung. Unfortunately, too many refuse to hear the bell ringing.
I'm praying for a crack too, but sometimes wonder if enough will see to change the direction of the runaway train.
Thanks for your writing and response. We need encouragement. Often it can seem hopeless.
When life is 'working' we don't feel very motivated, generally speaking. And it's all uncomfortable too - finding out how many lies we've digested.
I remain hopeful - some may think in denial. There's too much good for it to all end in a a transhuman loveless world. And my story aside, many are waking.
I've started my seeds and planted spinach. The weather is a challenge though. We had over 80 degrees in February here in eastern NC, but below freezing temperature forecast for tomorrow night. Last April we had no rain and temps in the 90s. I'm trying to encourage friends and family to embrace sprouting; so easy and a super food, plus no weather concerns.
The people growing the sprouting seeds have the same challenges.
I am building small gardens approximately 15 square feet, or in keeping with 50' roll of fencing, with framework for chicken wire to keep out the larger critters. And will be able to shift the roof from corrugated translucent panels for heat retention and too much rain, to shade cloth, back to open when the weather is nice, which the weather mostly is.
Of course I am far along having learned how to grow food intensively in small spaces.
>It requires taking pockets of time to genuinely tune out of the reality-show and tune in to the silence inside. It’s always present. It never leaves; we do. With our focus externally directed - for compelling reasons - we can easily overlook this immense reservoir of silence and even, peace.
Once I found the overwhelming benefit of looking inward, I don’t ever leave for long. Humanity is starting to vibe on a different frequency. I can feel your vibe, sister, even if your wine book club doesn’t know how to do that yet. 🤗
Yes, I agree that we need to try not let the fact that are still many who are unable or unwilling to wake up to destroy our own inner piece. Understanding why they are unwilling or unable is helpful for this. At the rate things are starting to come out, especially the Health Minister of German admitting to vaccine injuries and profiteering by pharma in the mainstream german press https://www.eugyppius.com/p/karl-lauterbach-in-substantial-reversal, satisfies me that we don't need a lot of others to wake up now in order to maintain enough pressure for the house of cards to fall. No-one can say the vaccines are safe anymore, because we can just refer them to the German MSM, for example.
I saw that today, and agree it's a very good sign. House of cards coming down. May we find a steady path anyways. Thank you, Gary. Always appreciate your comments.
I appreciate the half dozen or so stackers I follow, but fear getting sucked into the 'glamor of the spectacle', so I have several activities that require significant time commitments. I retired when the shit show started at the end of 2019, set up a shop in the basement and have made a dozen carved top mandolins. The first one took eight months. I am also a late in life learner on fiddle and other stringed instruments. My wife has also taken up playing mandolin and we play some very pretty waltzes. I am totally supported in my chosen treatment for PTSD, because well, she probably figured it was better than the alternatives. I have always maintained that the world is run by psychopaths and been anti-vaccine, while she is a total normie, so when the shit show started she doubled down on the idea that vaccines are good and the 'who is they questions' to deflect from any particular bad actors. Red flags didn't matter and more evidence piled up that the smart people are the most conditioned people.
I took an ad out on Craigs list for folk interested in playing traditional music. Some people I met wanted to form a band or get a fiddler for their band, or they would play pop tunes. I'm like, no I don't want to join a band or play modern music. One guy comes once a week for a year now and it's great and I play in three or four regular old time jam groups. Mine is a university town and all these folks are likely jabbed. I signal my discontent quietly so as to leave open options for my comrades. I want folk to know that they can speak their doubts, if or when they choose. My Dentist did assure me that more people see what is going on than what may appear. Her husband had recently passed, yet could or would not attribute it to the injection. The shaded words however did imply this and I do sympathize with the reticence of 'professional' types.
My life strategy, both before and during the shit show is to have situations that require constant decision making. Practice is needed for making decisions, obviously given how many bad decisions get made. Making mandolins requires a certain focus to avoid potential catastrophic results, and I need focus away from the shit show to help maintain positive engagement.
And yes Kathleen, there is no doubt a True agenda behind all this and pray that as many people as possible learn to surf the wave.
Sounds like a really balanced life-strategy, Sounder.
Making mandolines in the basement... very lovely. Do you listen to music while working?
I get a feeling reading above that you are someone who doesn't try to convince anyone, that maybe you're even, wisely, waiting it out patiently. I admire that.
Here's to collective surfing! Thank you for thoughtful comment.
I have always been outrageously outspoken, although the rhetoric has necessarily changed since the shit show has weakened the psyches of so many folk. I have never convinced anyone of anything substantial but feel that forward thinkers are obliged to provide markers for others to remember or be encouraged by, as or if they choose to wake up. As it happens the watchword given to me 45 years ago was 'patience', after I asked; what is most critical element for success in the project?
Conditioning is a powerful thing, so it is probably better to go after the source of that conditioning rather than to insult a person for being 'conditioned'. I got some license (to speak) back in the day by calling myself a guerilla ontologist. Oh, whats that? I question our initial assumptions about reality that drive the interpretations of our perceptions. It was fun but some folk probably did see me as being bat shit crazy from time to time, or felt they were being personally attacked. The initial assumption spoken about then, and still now (to no apparent effect) is that the split model is a false and intentionally compromised picture of reality that serves to maintain existing power structures. The only way out in my opinion is learn to confidently compete with current dominant narrative boffins by having an initial assumption that comport more closely with reality. So I maintain that it's possible for society to adopt more healthy life expressions, because the material is out there and one way to get there, and lessen mayhem, might be to consider not only simply that the spiritual and the material are basically the same thing but to ponder on the implications for the shaping of our consciousness and relationships to the external world.
Then everything changes as we realize that ego does not run the world.
(One needs a ego to survive in this world, just know, it does not run the world)
I know, it's a naive fantasy, but mine is at least rooted in something creative rather than the denial that more popular fantasies take their cue from.
Yes, my wife put all our CD's on a stick so I have many hours of music before it begins again and I love the tunes all over again.
"forward thinkers are obliged to provide markers for others to remember or be encouraged by..." I like that, never thought of it, but completely agree.
And this: "Conditioning is a powerful thing, so it is probably better to go after the source of that conditioning rather than to insult a person for being 'conditioned'." I will do my best to remember that next time I have my arrow aimed...
Your initial assumptions sounds like what I call underlying assumptions. And I like your thought that we need competing initial assumption that comes closer to reality. I imagine that is what's happening anyway as this version falls apart.
Thanks Kathleen, I may expound on this for a bit on my stack next week. Till then I need to practice fiddle for my first public 'gig' in forty five years, playing Irish tunes this time.
"The silence reminds me of how wonderful nature is in that our consciousness flows with reality." Yes!
"... it will happen organically, it has been happening!" Exactly. No pushing the river, as the saying goes, and oh my, did I try to, before my stubborn self let that go.
No, his lecture. I have the book but lazy me, just like when I was in school... If I know the heart of the subject matter from a video, I'm not obsessed with the details.
Yes. It makes no sense, but I smile. I do have the peace, but it has been quite the journey and I waffle at times. But God always reminds me...in little ways, like the cooing of the dove on my porch. He has us, as long as we have Him. Love your words and your thoughts. I am not surprised at the denial of people anymore, I have come to expect it, as a matter of fact. Was so refreshing to get together with some C&C commenters in real life and well worth the reach out. I get tired of dealing with people who are not living in the same reality as I am. Well said. What would I do without you??!!♥
Though I sympathise with your wish, I'm afraid I'm more inclined to the view that the people who aided and abetted this rise of totalitarian evil need to be punished. Brutally and severely. If not by other humans, then by God.
It is always a pleasure to read your ruminations. I am sure that the members of your book club are aware of this blog. How do they feel about being analyzed? Does it spark any conversations about the directions of their lives?
Which leads me ask a question about what I don't read. I don't read about children. If your concerns are about your associates as individuals, you can take comfort in the fact that in the long run they will all be dead. What does it matter, sooner or later? Yes, they will probably suffer some adverse reaction to the injections, be blindsided by the economic collapse, be surprised to be the victims of polar bear hunts. So what?
Thinking of Scripture to be read at my daughter's memorial service, about which I have heard nothing, I come up with Luke 9:59-60: "Let the dead bury the dead." Most of the people who attend will be woke. The older ones have no grandchildren, the younger ones no children. What does it matter?
This is the great conundrum of life. If you do not have children, you are free to do whatever you want. But it does not matter. If you have them, your time, finances and freedom are heavily constrained. You have made yourself more than a simple individual. You place yourself in the infinite stream of evolution, of humanity. In the biblical sense, in giving of yourself you gain immortality.
Having children would give members of your book club a reason to wake up to what's going on around them. I hope they do.
Thank you, Graham. I believe some of them are aware - but they have not said as much to me. So I don't know how they feel about it, I'm guessing they would not like it. Of course if they are reading they are welcome to comment!
I get your point. Death is part of the deal of course. It is the children and the future I am most concerned about too. Some of the - the members of the bookclub - do have kids, some not. I have 3 myself and well aware of those constrictions, yet also, would never wish things otherwise. when it came to raising kids - which takes a lot longer than it use to - I tend to think I don't have anything better to do.
For the ones with kids, and in one instance, grandkids, I hope they do too. They are good people, under the spell. Best.
Hi Kathleen, Excellent article, and stimulating discussion. I enjoy your writing. Keep it up.
I've been trying to buy you a coffee but I keep getting an error notice every time I type in my information. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I'll keep trying from time to time, but know that I really wanted to do it.
Thank you for this! I follow so many substacks for various takes on all that has happened in the past 3 years. Your posts always hit home! I've gone through so many phases: disbelief, anger, trying to convince family/friends, resignation, loss, crying, laughing, acceptance, activism, and finally, just smiling at it all. And then I read your latest post and smile again at how I'm not the only one feeling all these things, and usually around the same time! It's uncanny. I was just telling my daughter that I'm going inwards. Raising my vibes. Loving everyone. It's peaceful and very powerful. Thank you again for your uplifting messages, your humour, your insights.. it helps so much to know there are kindred spirits out there!
💕 Thank you, Emma. Your comment has made my day. It's so good to find others navigating in similar ways. I actually think the intensity of all this madness has a TRUE agenda behind it -which is to force us inwards, where we find that Source connection. I'm happy to hear you've come to the same conclusion. Best to you.
I agree! In the big picture, this is the madness we must go through to get to the light we all have inside of us. I often wish it wasn't at such a huge cost. But the madness of the world cannot be undone so easily.
It looks that way and I too wish it wasn't so devastating. Let's try to stay focused - at least in part - on those gifts embedded within it.😊
Normally I would say it would take starvation to wake people up, but many in the gulags were still singing the praises of the Party while their backs were against the wall. Naomi Wolf recently opined on the Jewish idea of golems. I'm....starting to notice this...
Kathleen, I am in awe of your patience with these people. I cannot do it any more. When I saw building 7 fall was my "moment." It was a long 20 years waiting for everyone to catch up. It's less lonely now.
Well, thank you for the generous comment, but trust me, patience here did not happen overnight or even by my doing. I don't exactly know what happened that impatience began to loosen its grip on me. Honestly. I too was aware of 9/11 when it happened - or almost right away - and that was a lonely place back then - though I found other 9/11 truthers which helped.
I think at bottom, I see myself in them. I know where they are coming from. That was me.
Oh yeah 911 was a huge thing that I expected to be blown wide open.
It was so obvious on many fronts.
But sadly people went along with it.
These days, I think they pushed the fear button too many times in a short period and people are tired of it. I don't think they are the same as those in the gulags were.
Let's hope they wake up soon, big pain now, but less pain later.
So wonderfully said and timely.
I have been really struggling the past couple of weeks with frustration, fear and anger and realized I might have PTSD from back in March 2021 when I was shunned from my friend group and called a conspiracy theorist by my husband, who still can’t see the light which is painful and weighs on me.
Thank you for reminding me to seek to seek refuge in peace and stillness......the ground of being .......our sacred eternal nature and to practice patience and kindness to those around us who are hypnotized or in denial.
Living in fear is not really living so doing those things which bring us joy, what ever that is, is a beautiful form of rebellion.
Refusing to be divided by extending love and kindness to those around us no matter what they believe would go a long way to healing our society.
What a beautiful comment, Joy.
I believe we were definitely traumatized, and I'm sorry your husband is still not seeing it. You're not alone, I know other couples where this is the case.
"Thank you for reminding me to seek to seek refuge in peace and stillness......the ground of being .......our sacred eternal nature and to practice patience and kindness to those around us who are hypnotized or in denial."
I love that, so well-said. Thank you. Believe me I'm reminding myself as much as anyone else!
It's a learning curve for all of, and it's taken me some time to find a way that feels more accepting and kind.
"Refusing to be divided by extending love and kindness to those around us no matter what they believe would go a long way to healing our society." May I remember this daily. 💕
Thank you Kathleen! Peace and hugs to you 🤗
I and many others in Australia have PTSD. Now they are massively gaslighting us about the vaccine deaths. You are not alone.
I really feel for the Aussie’s, you guys have had it much worse than many of us in America. I live in a midwestern state that didn’t go totally fascist the way the coasts did and I am still in shock with what I have seen here. You are not alone either. We stand together in solidarity across the globe for freedom and bodily autonomy. May we usher in a brighter future together! 🤗
Of course, how could all this not be traumatizing... Are you seeing more people connect the dots?
Yes, more people are connecting the dots as they share stories. Slowly but surely, it is happening.
For PTSD, check out irene lyon on YouTube. She's got an amazing way of connecting body to feelings.
I did her 21 day course before convid and really didn't get much from it at the time.
It wasn't until dealing with the gaslighting around convid that I started to feel snappy at people, but I remembered a few of the exercises and the purpose of them.
It helped me teach myself how to communicate my trauma to those who love me and to myself.
Thank you Rob! I will check Irene Lyon out.
I finally quit my book club because every book was about feelings to the point of nausea. As a seeker (thanks to the great article by Gary Sharpe, I understand myself better) I wanted to read books that made me think, not wallow in navel gazing constantly. Historical fiction is my favorite genre, but it seems that their not wanting to understand the culture of the time put me at odds with other members. Railing about the injustices to women or the oppressed instead of appreciating our advances in these areas was exhausting. and heaven forbid that I try to discuss the nuances of why the culture of the 15th century acted as it did. Instead, let's argue about how it should have been.
Instead of the book club, I'm now playing bridge with hiders instead of seekers. ( It's just so difficult to find seekers anywhere but Substack. Isn't that part of why we're here?). Occasionally I rock their comfort zone by mentioning some verboten topic or challenge their narrative, which is usually followed by crickets. But I just can't remain silent all the time. They're old women like me, but with no ability to question the narrative, but I keep trying to engage.
It's been awhile since I read the Guernsey Potato book, but a smarter cookie than me could find a way to rock your friends boat, in a gentle or humorous way, of course.
I get it. And the frustrations of the current constrictions (or all out stupidity) of "acceptable" discussion. Exhausting. I'm really focused on keeping ties in my community as I believe we will all need each other, and I've stopped demanding people wake up as if it's on my schedule. (I was truly obnoxious.) I used to be fully programmed too, so I understand it better than I like to admit.
I'm expecting a 'crack' to happen and I will hopefully be there will helpful info to assist. We shall see. Appreciate the comment. Best.
Yes, I held onto my illusions as long as I could. But once the bell is rung, it can't be unrung. Unfortunately, too many refuse to hear the bell ringing.
I'm praying for a crack too, but sometimes wonder if enough will see to change the direction of the runaway train.
Thanks for your writing and response. We need encouragement. Often it can seem hopeless.
When life is 'working' we don't feel very motivated, generally speaking. And it's all uncomfortable too - finding out how many lies we've digested.
I remain hopeful - some may think in denial. There's too much good for it to all end in a a transhuman loveless world. And my story aside, many are waking.
Thank you, Nancy. Appreciate your comment.
Upon conquering the mental landscape its time to plant a garden.
Yes. I'm hoping as the unraveling becomes undeniable, to get support for a community garden. (I got a spot in mind that would be perfect.)
Nice. Start without them. 15 or something square feet of beds a year is ok, unless, of course, the collapse happens. Then you'll have lots of time!
👍
I've started my seeds and planted spinach. The weather is a challenge though. We had over 80 degrees in February here in eastern NC, but below freezing temperature forecast for tomorrow night. Last April we had no rain and temps in the 90s. I'm trying to encourage friends and family to embrace sprouting; so easy and a super food, plus no weather concerns.
The people growing the sprouting seeds have the same challenges.
I am building small gardens approximately 15 square feet, or in keeping with 50' roll of fencing, with framework for chicken wire to keep out the larger critters. And will be able to shift the roof from corrugated translucent panels for heat retention and too much rain, to shade cloth, back to open when the weather is nice, which the weather mostly is.
Of course I am far along having learned how to grow food intensively in small spaces.
>It requires taking pockets of time to genuinely tune out of the reality-show and tune in to the silence inside. It’s always present. It never leaves; we do. With our focus externally directed - for compelling reasons - we can easily overlook this immense reservoir of silence and even, peace.
Once I found the overwhelming benefit of looking inward, I don’t ever leave for long. Humanity is starting to vibe on a different frequency. I can feel your vibe, sister, even if your wine book club doesn’t know how to do that yet. 🤗
"Humanity is starting to vibe on a different frequency. I can feel your vibe, sister, even if your wine book club doesn’t know how to do that yet. 🤗"
Big smiles. And, I can feel yours.😘
"wine book club" is the right order!
Yes, I agree that we need to try not let the fact that are still many who are unable or unwilling to wake up to destroy our own inner piece. Understanding why they are unwilling or unable is helpful for this. At the rate things are starting to come out, especially the Health Minister of German admitting to vaccine injuries and profiteering by pharma in the mainstream german press https://www.eugyppius.com/p/karl-lauterbach-in-substantial-reversal, satisfies me that we don't need a lot of others to wake up now in order to maintain enough pressure for the house of cards to fall. No-one can say the vaccines are safe anymore, because we can just refer them to the German MSM, for example.
I saw that today, and agree it's a very good sign. House of cards coming down. May we find a steady path anyways. Thank you, Gary. Always appreciate your comments.
I appreciate the half dozen or so stackers I follow, but fear getting sucked into the 'glamor of the spectacle', so I have several activities that require significant time commitments. I retired when the shit show started at the end of 2019, set up a shop in the basement and have made a dozen carved top mandolins. The first one took eight months. I am also a late in life learner on fiddle and other stringed instruments. My wife has also taken up playing mandolin and we play some very pretty waltzes. I am totally supported in my chosen treatment for PTSD, because well, she probably figured it was better than the alternatives. I have always maintained that the world is run by psychopaths and been anti-vaccine, while she is a total normie, so when the shit show started she doubled down on the idea that vaccines are good and the 'who is they questions' to deflect from any particular bad actors. Red flags didn't matter and more evidence piled up that the smart people are the most conditioned people.
I took an ad out on Craigs list for folk interested in playing traditional music. Some people I met wanted to form a band or get a fiddler for their band, or they would play pop tunes. I'm like, no I don't want to join a band or play modern music. One guy comes once a week for a year now and it's great and I play in three or four regular old time jam groups. Mine is a university town and all these folks are likely jabbed. I signal my discontent quietly so as to leave open options for my comrades. I want folk to know that they can speak their doubts, if or when they choose. My Dentist did assure me that more people see what is going on than what may appear. Her husband had recently passed, yet could or would not attribute it to the injection. The shaded words however did imply this and I do sympathize with the reticence of 'professional' types.
My life strategy, both before and during the shit show is to have situations that require constant decision making. Practice is needed for making decisions, obviously given how many bad decisions get made. Making mandolins requires a certain focus to avoid potential catastrophic results, and I need focus away from the shit show to help maintain positive engagement.
And yes Kathleen, there is no doubt a True agenda behind all this and pray that as many people as possible learn to surf the wave.
Sounds like a really balanced life-strategy, Sounder.
Making mandolines in the basement... very lovely. Do you listen to music while working?
I get a feeling reading above that you are someone who doesn't try to convince anyone, that maybe you're even, wisely, waiting it out patiently. I admire that.
Here's to collective surfing! Thank you for thoughtful comment.
I have always been outrageously outspoken, although the rhetoric has necessarily changed since the shit show has weakened the psyches of so many folk. I have never convinced anyone of anything substantial but feel that forward thinkers are obliged to provide markers for others to remember or be encouraged by, as or if they choose to wake up. As it happens the watchword given to me 45 years ago was 'patience', after I asked; what is most critical element for success in the project?
Conditioning is a powerful thing, so it is probably better to go after the source of that conditioning rather than to insult a person for being 'conditioned'. I got some license (to speak) back in the day by calling myself a guerilla ontologist. Oh, whats that? I question our initial assumptions about reality that drive the interpretations of our perceptions. It was fun but some folk probably did see me as being bat shit crazy from time to time, or felt they were being personally attacked. The initial assumption spoken about then, and still now (to no apparent effect) is that the split model is a false and intentionally compromised picture of reality that serves to maintain existing power structures. The only way out in my opinion is learn to confidently compete with current dominant narrative boffins by having an initial assumption that comport more closely with reality. So I maintain that it's possible for society to adopt more healthy life expressions, because the material is out there and one way to get there, and lessen mayhem, might be to consider not only simply that the spiritual and the material are basically the same thing but to ponder on the implications for the shaping of our consciousness and relationships to the external world.
Then everything changes as we realize that ego does not run the world.
(One needs a ego to survive in this world, just know, it does not run the world)
I know, it's a naive fantasy, but mine is at least rooted in something creative rather than the denial that more popular fantasies take their cue from.
Yes, my wife put all our CD's on a stick so I have many hours of music before it begins again and I love the tunes all over again.
thank you for that reply.
"forward thinkers are obliged to provide markers for others to remember or be encouraged by..." I like that, never thought of it, but completely agree.
And this: "Conditioning is a powerful thing, so it is probably better to go after the source of that conditioning rather than to insult a person for being 'conditioned'." I will do my best to remember that next time I have my arrow aimed...
Your initial assumptions sounds like what I call underlying assumptions. And I like your thought that we need competing initial assumption that comes closer to reality. I imagine that is what's happening anyway as this version falls apart.
Enjoy the music, all over again. Best.
Thanks Kathleen, I may expound on this for a bit on my stack next week. Till then I need to practice fiddle for my first public 'gig' in forty five years, playing Irish tunes this time.
I hope you do expand on it I'll look forward.
For St. Pat's day I imagine... Have fun!
I've gone through a similar change. I no longer feel the burning to spread the truth.
I just follow it. Sometimes, I get a good question from someone and my response opens their mind a bit.
I didn't feel this before because I didn't see that people are wakeable, it just takes time and patience.
They'll wake up when they want to and in the way they want to, just like we did!
The silence reminds me of how wonderful nature is in that our consciousness flows with reality. As Bruce Lee would say, be like water.
Society changes and how we see things changes. The revolution will not be televised because it will happen organically, it has been happening!
https://robc137.substack.com/p/the-milgram-experiment-and-how-we
"The silence reminds me of how wonderful nature is in that our consciousness flows with reality." Yes!
"... it will happen organically, it has been happening!" Exactly. No pushing the river, as the saying goes, and oh my, did I try to, before my stubborn self let that go.
Thank you. Will check out your stack. Best.
I usually post things that I haven't seen elsewhere.
Alphabet vs the goddess was the one that started me because it was so obscure, despite it's amazing message.
I just looked it up - have not read nor even heard of it. So interesting. Did you do a post on the book?
No, his lecture. I have the book but lazy me, just like when I was in school... If I know the heart of the subject matter from a video, I'm not obsessed with the details.
well I'm happy to hear a lecture too - like the ability to listen and do something else. :-)
Yes. It makes no sense, but I smile. I do have the peace, but it has been quite the journey and I waffle at times. But God always reminds me...in little ways, like the cooing of the dove on my porch. He has us, as long as we have Him. Love your words and your thoughts. I am not surprised at the denial of people anymore, I have come to expect it, as a matter of fact. Was so refreshing to get together with some C&C commenters in real life and well worth the reach out. I get tired of dealing with people who are not living in the same reality as I am. Well said. What would I do without you??!!♥
😘 I'm glad for your peace.
Who doesn't waffle in these times?
Yes that does sound like it would be refreshing! And I agree - it can be so tiring.
Oh, and what would I do with out you? 💕
Though I sympathise with your wish, I'm afraid I'm more inclined to the view that the people who aided and abetted this rise of totalitarian evil need to be punished. Brutally and severely. If not by other humans, then by God.
Well, many did so without any understanding or awareness. There are those who knew and yes, should be held accountable.
Somehow I trust it gets sorted.
No reason to think we'll all agree all the time.😊
It'll get sorted by nature or Providence, depending on what you believe. It won't be pretty though.
Agree. It will get sorted and it won't be pretty.
Kathleen –
It is always a pleasure to read your ruminations. I am sure that the members of your book club are aware of this blog. How do they feel about being analyzed? Does it spark any conversations about the directions of their lives?
Which leads me ask a question about what I don't read. I don't read about children. If your concerns are about your associates as individuals, you can take comfort in the fact that in the long run they will all be dead. What does it matter, sooner or later? Yes, they will probably suffer some adverse reaction to the injections, be blindsided by the economic collapse, be surprised to be the victims of polar bear hunts. So what?
Thinking of Scripture to be read at my daughter's memorial service, about which I have heard nothing, I come up with Luke 9:59-60: "Let the dead bury the dead." Most of the people who attend will be woke. The older ones have no grandchildren, the younger ones no children. What does it matter?
This is the great conundrum of life. If you do not have children, you are free to do whatever you want. But it does not matter. If you have them, your time, finances and freedom are heavily constrained. You have made yourself more than a simple individual. You place yourself in the infinite stream of evolution, of humanity. In the biblical sense, in giving of yourself you gain immortality.
Having children would give members of your book club a reason to wake up to what's going on around them. I hope they do.
Thank you, Graham. I believe some of them are aware - but they have not said as much to me. So I don't know how they feel about it, I'm guessing they would not like it. Of course if they are reading they are welcome to comment!
I get your point. Death is part of the deal of course. It is the children and the future I am most concerned about too. Some of the - the members of the bookclub - do have kids, some not. I have 3 myself and well aware of those constrictions, yet also, would never wish things otherwise. when it came to raising kids - which takes a lot longer than it use to - I tend to think I don't have anything better to do.
For the ones with kids, and in one instance, grandkids, I hope they do too. They are good people, under the spell. Best.
I am so happy for you. You are blessed.
Thank you, Graham. And you as well.
re: "a dead-zone version of reality"
I can relate. (I know the book groups gals well.)
Thanks for blogging.
actually had a coworker who fell out a window in downtown LA. he was a few floors up and he credited his survival to grabbing onto the long curtains.
seems like we are in free fall, Jesus & the respite of nature are my curtains (& praying it’s not curtains for us.)
I think that might be the first story i ever heard where curtains were the heroes.
thanks.
Hi Kathleen, Excellent article, and stimulating discussion. I enjoy your writing. Keep it up.
I've been trying to buy you a coffee but I keep getting an error notice every time I type in my information. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I'll keep trying from time to time, but know that I really wanted to do it.
Hi Rocket. Thank you so much, for the comment and the coffee attempt.
I have that issue sometimes too when I want to do the same for substack writers. No idea!
I appreciate the thought! Best to you.