Our Sacred Duty

As the people, the citizens of America, it is our duty as well as our sacred honor to remember our rights and privileges as Americans. It is imperative that we remember these things, not as history lessons, or something from the past, but as living , breathing active and valuable duties, rights and responsibilities set forth for us in our nation’s foundation, which was carefully crafted, under divine guidance, to last for all time.

Only we can screw it up. Only we can become so soft and so complacent and so forgetful, that we neglect our duties as Americans and allow ourselves to fall quietly into serfdom.

There is a rampant and often undetected effort by certain of the world’s richest and most powerful, to undermine our American values and weaken us to the point where we simply comply with the intrusions we were protected against by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Those documents set forth the foundation of law: of the people, by the people and for the people. It is, however, the people… us, you and me, who have the duty to make sure perpetuity sees the power of these documents.

Do you carry one in your pocket or purse? The book is smaller than a Kleenex packet. It weighs about the same. And is published with an attractive and durable leatherette cover.

Have you read it recently? Have you read it since secondary school? Have you EVER read it? Do so now. And after you have done so, think about all that it means.

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And so, I challenge everyone to acquaint themselves on an intimate basis with these documents. Also, step up to the challenge of ensuring that your children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews receive proper education; not the heavily edited versions taught in the school systems of today. Where the systems fail, supplement the process at home. Libraries and bookstores offer ample access to the fundamentals of English grammar, penmanship, writing, reading, history, math, social studies, economics and the many other important topics that are only glossed over or utterly neglected in the school systems. Don’t be conned into thinking that education in the ways of modern technology is enough. What happens when the power goes out and the cell towers tumble? Get back to basics first.

Blessings of love and light and freedom to all, and God Bless America.

Victoria

SOME PEOPLE CARE OTHERS DO NOT

This gentleman says it very well. The same story applies not only to military personnel but to ordinary Americans who have little if any recourse and seldom any capability to combat these severe methods of USURY GONE AMOK in the USA


Congressional Committee hears about US soldier's family losing house to Chase Bank while deployed

IDEAS TOWARD A NEW ECONOMY

[This posting was supposed to have been published in here last winter (February 2011) but somehow it got lost and I do not know how to move it into position]
This is a heavy thought to jump in with, but hey... sink or swim!
A band-aid fix on our economy is not what is needed.
Economic rejuvenation, economic revitalization, up-turn in the economy, economic renewal, and so many other phrases designed to placate our mesmerized society do nothing but prolong our difficulties.
1. What would a truly healthy economy look like?
2. What features would indicate that a culture had an effective economic system?
3. Economic systems seem to be tied hand-in-hand with governmental systems. Why is that?


Please insert your answer to these questions in the comments section.


Capitalism
Corporatism
Communism
Socialism
Crime
These are the economic systems of which I have any awareness. Capitalism is our ongoing favorite here in America, but it has morphed into corporatism, though it still wears the capitalism hat in disguise. All of these fail to solve the needs of free people trading for goods and services.
Barter works in small and unregulated ways. I can buy eggs from a farmer for a lot less than at a store. I can barter for a massage by trading dog sitting. Barter is not something that can be regulated by a government, nor would we want it to be. In barter, everyone is responsible for and to themselves and for their behaviour of fairness toward the other party. Government does not like barter because they have not found an effective way to regulate and tax it.
I want to find or perhaps devise an economic system based on kindness, fairness and responsibility and not on greed and entitlement.
Seems like entitlement is greed turned upside down.
Those who feel they are entitled to things they have not worked for are greedy and envious and lazy. I painted that with a broad brush. I know there are mitigating circumstances. But people are entitled to shelter and food and water, not to big screens and Ipods.
Those who feel that their constituency are entitled to stuff are greedy for votes and if not that, then perhaps they are operating from a sense of guilt over being one of the 'Haves.' Then again, perhaps compassion has turned toward sympathy.
If someone, either rich or poor, is struggling to survive a negative outlook, or even stuck without trying, there is no way they can hope to save the world. Saving the world requires Love.
Love in every aspect of life.
Let's see how we can build an economy around that simple concept.

WHO, WHAT AND WASTE

CNN, which, as an airport employee, I am force-fed each work day, all day, actually aired a nice little piece about a little boy who had realized the wastefulness of drinking straws and had set about to rectify the situation. See the brief clip at this link:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2011/08/25/dnt-mo-anti-straw-campaign.cnn?iref=allsearch
Afterall, why should humanity turn so much natural resources into something as extraneous as one-use-disposable straws? Anyway, the piece interviewed him and he told about his research and the ideas he had in order to replace the ubiquitous disposable straw.
Here is the link to Milo's very worthwhile web site:
http://bestrawfree.org/Home.html
I made a comment about how refreshing it is to see a young boy so intelligent and proactive and willing to take up a cause no one else has done and to move forward with it.
Sadly, the old woman paying for her candy, diet soda and trash magazine bitterly responded by saying she wondered who had put him up to that. Who told him all that stuff and why bother to make a big deal of him on TV.
I was a bit stunned by her comment. I responded by saying, "Isn't it wonderful that such a brilliant little fellow had the gumption to begin such a project?"
She said, "Well, he couldn't have come up with any of that. Someone had to tell him all that stuff."
I said that he had done his research. She countered with well somebody had to tell him.
I said he was a brilliant little fellow who had the idea, then did his research, then came up with the plan.
She said that was impossible and that a little kid could not come up with any ideas but had to be told everything. (A classic she said /she said)
I said that brilliance is a gift and that it is accessible to anyone if they are willing to seek it and accept it and that it is possible for people to think for themselves, especially children.
And then I realized that what I was looking at in this old woman was the face of death. Entropy on two feet.
It was very sad.
That was a good time to say 'whatever,' give her her change and push her out the door. Well, of course I did not push her out the door. I simply turned to my next task.
I learn a little more each day about dealing with people. Some people apparently, choose to remain narrow-minded and ignorant. It is sad, but as I learn to discern this and profile who is who in society, I can point myself in directions that bless without wasting my efforts. When to engage and when not to engage is a time-saving lesson. Learning how to disengage is crucial, as is when to disengage. Saying nothing sometimes says it all.
Clearing one's energy field following negative encounters is important to one's well-being. Suggestions for ways to do that can be found in my HEALING THOUGHTS blog.
My comments to the brilliant young fellow doing this important work are 'Bravo! Keep up the great work!"