We need a reorientation.Kathleen Devanney's Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. It’s a small thing and a massive thing at once. It requires something invisible to be seen at the individual level and enough individuals to see it. Enough single waves to create a tidal shift that will wash over our world.
Starting a garden is just the start. When the declaration was put to writing most people knew how to take care of themselves, they didn't need that document. But people today don't know how to take care of themselves and do need that document to learn they are nothing more than pawns, even worse, do whatever the politician, either the black or white stripe of a skunk, tells them to do. Because they can't take care of themselves.
Starting a garden is just the start of becoming independent again. I have to make this as simple as possible to at least put the key in the ignition
The Declaration of INDEPENDENCE is very much contrary to the position most humans find themselves to be.
Why do we comply? As the April 15th tax deadline approaches, it’s a serious question. Thank you for this back to the absolute basics Kathleen. We need more reminders, we need to teach independence. In the last few years we’ve learned we can’t trust our lawmakers, our law enforcement, our judiciary system, the drug companies, medical facilities including doctors and nurses. Yes, people will do anything for money. Even our churches bend...what’s left? We the people are left. Our mouths forming the words, we do not comply. We are our own authority. YOU work for ME and you’re fired.
Music is a tremendous mechanism, we need a good songwriter and guitar on this pronto!!!
Wow! This one should shake our core and incite our brain cells. Sadly, it probably would sound like Greek to the woke; a concept so far out of some people's wheelhouse that grasping it is near to impossible. Fortunately, many people smarter than me have explained how we got here, and most of us are fully aware of the corruption that fills every institution in this country. We can look back at history and see the parallels between the present and other times and places. And the government has crafty ensnared at least half the population to be dependent on its largesse. I'm ashamed to admit that I'm one of them as my husband is a military retiree.
We had dinner with like minded friends last night. Hours were spent rehashing problems that readers here know only too well. I raised the question as to solutions and actions, and everyone seemed flummoxed. My husband and I are in our 70s, but Rick, we've started our garden in our suburban back yard and we have 4 laying hens. I've started a project I call: Just Look Up. I hope by getting people to recognize that the skies no longer even slightly resemble the skies of my childhood that they may question other entities as well.
I'm grateful for people like Kathleen and Rick that encourages us to ponder, but pondering is not enough. No one can do everything, but everyone can do something. I hope other readers will share their ideas and specific projects.
If anybody here is not familiar with Jordan Peterson, this is one of his main mantras, that to change a society you really need to change the individuals. He wants people to concentrate on responsibility, not rights. Clean up yourself, then your immediate vicinity. That is hard enough. If enough people do that, however, the rest begins to take care of itself.
I love it. It takes courage to claim your selfhood. You need the steely will to say "No" to
- government that wants to force things on you (viz, masks and jabs)
- people who call you names (viz. racist, anti-Semite, etc.)
- people who try to elicit false sympathy (poor transvestites, homeless, addicts, etc.)
Best plan is to vote with your feet. Move far from the blue states - from the western democracies if possible - to somewhere where the government is no more than a distant, unfamiliar entity.
I just completed an 8 week Biblical Citizenship class that was offered free at the Ohio Freedom Fighter meetings I attend every week. What an education we all received!
Claiming one’s sovereignty is everything. It is the fundamental act, at direct odds with the enchantment that seeds doubt and fear, and thus dependency.
We don’t have to be perfect, know everything, or be completely prepared; but we need to be brave and believe in our own potential and power to manifest, of which we are eminently endowed.
We’ve been encouraged and programmed to eschew the mundane in search of entertainment, convenience, and comfort. But those mundane things, mistaken for boring, are the very things we need to forge true independence.
Time to reclaim the wisdom and knowledge of our forebears.
I hear something yesterday which really struck as correct. If we require permission, or especially a license, to do something, then we are slaves and not free. In the UK we need a license to watch the TV or go fishing!
Democracy might be the worst form of government (except compared to anything else), but I don't vote because I believe it's an endorsement of my subjugation to the state. A consent that others represent and speak for me. Hell, no they don't.
It is my intention to help others learn how to wield the sword of word and gain understanding of the authority of Jesus Christ. Also to start a new trend. A bold faith that mocks the devil. THOSE WHO KILL WITH THE SWORD MUST BE KILLED WITH THE SWORD.
All men serve a master. In order to not just make this claim but also hold true to it under the inevitable forces that will attempt to crush you once you claim it you need faith in something greater than yourself. Just your will and authority is not enough, you need a higher authority and will to call on when under pressure. Lord Jesus Christ is the authority you need to make this claim. I will send a link, an example of what kind of persecution you will face and just how much weight the authority of his name holds. I suggest reading the entire thread to the end it is a real life example of exercising spiritual warfare and claiming authority in Jesus Christ.
Starting a garden is just the start. When the declaration was put to writing most people knew how to take care of themselves, they didn't need that document. But people today don't know how to take care of themselves and do need that document to learn they are nothing more than pawns, even worse, do whatever the politician, either the black or white stripe of a skunk, tells them to do. Because they can't take care of themselves.
Starting a garden is just the start of becoming independent again. I have to make this as simple as possible to at least put the key in the ignition
The Declaration of INDEPENDENCE is very much contrary to the position most humans find themselves to be.
Why do we comply? As the April 15th tax deadline approaches, it’s a serious question. Thank you for this back to the absolute basics Kathleen. We need more reminders, we need to teach independence. In the last few years we’ve learned we can’t trust our lawmakers, our law enforcement, our judiciary system, the drug companies, medical facilities including doctors and nurses. Yes, people will do anything for money. Even our churches bend...what’s left? We the people are left. Our mouths forming the words, we do not comply. We are our own authority. YOU work for ME and you’re fired.
Music is a tremendous mechanism, we need a good songwriter and guitar on this pronto!!!
Wow! This one should shake our core and incite our brain cells. Sadly, it probably would sound like Greek to the woke; a concept so far out of some people's wheelhouse that grasping it is near to impossible. Fortunately, many people smarter than me have explained how we got here, and most of us are fully aware of the corruption that fills every institution in this country. We can look back at history and see the parallels between the present and other times and places. And the government has crafty ensnared at least half the population to be dependent on its largesse. I'm ashamed to admit that I'm one of them as my husband is a military retiree.
We had dinner with like minded friends last night. Hours were spent rehashing problems that readers here know only too well. I raised the question as to solutions and actions, and everyone seemed flummoxed. My husband and I are in our 70s, but Rick, we've started our garden in our suburban back yard and we have 4 laying hens. I've started a project I call: Just Look Up. I hope by getting people to recognize that the skies no longer even slightly resemble the skies of my childhood that they may question other entities as well.
I'm grateful for people like Kathleen and Rick that encourages us to ponder, but pondering is not enough. No one can do everything, but everyone can do something. I hope other readers will share their ideas and specific projects.
If anybody here is not familiar with Jordan Peterson, this is one of his main mantras, that to change a society you really need to change the individuals. He wants people to concentrate on responsibility, not rights. Clean up yourself, then your immediate vicinity. That is hard enough. If enough people do that, however, the rest begins to take care of itself.
I love it. It takes courage to claim your selfhood. You need the steely will to say "No" to
- government that wants to force things on you (viz, masks and jabs)
- people who call you names (viz. racist, anti-Semite, etc.)
- people who try to elicit false sympathy (poor transvestites, homeless, addicts, etc.)
Best plan is to vote with your feet. Move far from the blue states - from the western democracies if possible - to somewhere where the government is no more than a distant, unfamiliar entity.
I just completed an 8 week Biblical Citizenship class that was offered free at the Ohio Freedom Fighter meetings I attend every week. What an education we all received!
https://www.patriotacademy.com/biblicalcitizenship/
Watch the 3 minute video.
IMO, once we took God out of the equation, that’s when everything went to shit.
just did a refresher read, our current list of grievances are just as serious
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript
Claiming one’s sovereignty is everything. It is the fundamental act, at direct odds with the enchantment that seeds doubt and fear, and thus dependency.
We don’t have to be perfect, know everything, or be completely prepared; but we need to be brave and believe in our own potential and power to manifest, of which we are eminently endowed.
We’ve been encouraged and programmed to eschew the mundane in search of entertainment, convenience, and comfort. But those mundane things, mistaken for boring, are the very things we need to forge true independence.
Time to reclaim the wisdom and knowledge of our forebears.
Once again, a wonderful reflection. 🙏🏽
I hear something yesterday which really struck as correct. If we require permission, or especially a license, to do something, then we are slaves and not free. In the UK we need a license to watch the TV or go fishing!
Democracy might be the worst form of government (except compared to anything else), but I don't vote because I believe it's an endorsement of my subjugation to the state. A consent that others represent and speak for me. Hell, no they don't.
The Anthem. Sounds good to me. I am in and have been in since the beginning.♥
https://fathernathan.substack.com/p/unholy-sht-jesus-the-joker/comment/13898007?r=25fg9s&utm_medium=ios
It is my intention to help others learn how to wield the sword of word and gain understanding of the authority of Jesus Christ. Also to start a new trend. A bold faith that mocks the devil. THOSE WHO KILL WITH THE SWORD MUST BE KILLED WITH THE SWORD.
All men serve a master. In order to not just make this claim but also hold true to it under the inevitable forces that will attempt to crush you once you claim it you need faith in something greater than yourself. Just your will and authority is not enough, you need a higher authority and will to call on when under pressure. Lord Jesus Christ is the authority you need to make this claim. I will send a link, an example of what kind of persecution you will face and just how much weight the authority of his name holds. I suggest reading the entire thread to the end it is a real life example of exercising spiritual warfare and claiming authority in Jesus Christ.
Excellent, Kathleen. I'm still having trouble with the ko-fi app. Sorry.
Thank you for the incredible resource you put together of references at our fingertips, a monumental effort and labor of love.
Never a dull moment around here, Kathleen. I’m catching up on so many stacks, I regret my absence. Always worth lurking in yours.