LET'S NOT RAIL AGAINST THE DYING WORLD

It is snowing. Nature is reminding us that Winter is not over. We had a stretch of weather that was Springlike, now back to reality. It is okay, we are on the downside of Winter. One more month and we can start dreaming of Spring.

My birthday week is over. We had a good visit with Naomi and Elijah. Friday we had a birthday dinner of roast chicken [home grown], sweet potatoes, roast asparagus and cheese cake for desert. Noah had to work, but he did arrive home before we deserted the dining room table. Naomi and Jamie planned the construction of the Ogilvie Opera House {I will have more on that in a future blog}. All and all, a good time.

I wish I could scatter some magic dust over the World and reassure people that things will be okay. We are in a battle between love and fear; it is both global and individual and it all starts with the individual. The very bad movie of divisiveness, polarization and fear continues to play out on the world stage. But it is just a movie; it really doesn't have any power over us unless we get sucked into the fear theme.

We are in control and creators of our experience. Take a vacation from the media; all of it. Let's focus on our relationships with our family and friends. Let's practice expanding our consciousness. Let's eschew fear thoughts. Let's practice letting unconditional love flood our hearts and minds.

Let's get over the idea that change is going to come from the top- down. That is not going to happen. We need to rebuild the world from the bottom. The change will migrate up. Families and communities need to start thinking in terms of improving their environment. We need to listen to Nature, to guide us, in how to best take care of ourselves. The practice of depending on food being transported from distant places is negative on several fronts. One: we have no idea if it is safe to eat. Two: we have no idea if the animals or plants were raised in a respectful manner to the environment and we have no idea if the animals had a happy life and a dignified death. Three: the fuel used to transport goods from distant places is wasteful and polluting. Four: it makes families and communities dependent on a system that is inherently corrupt. Five: factory farms are disastrous to the environment and make no genuine economic sense. Six: raising our own food gives us a closeness to Nature we have a hard time experiencing other ways. We hunger to experience our Oneness with Nature.

Instead of railing against a dying and bizarre world, we need to start building the one we want. Let us begin by raising our own food locally. Every family of every community can participate. Let's get started now, before an economic collapse forces us to do so. This is the time to plan our gardens. Order seeds, plan our plots, get the required tools if we don't have them. Members of suburbs and cities can talk to each other; there are places where they can plan community plots. Farmers, who have been married to industrial agriculture, need to think about switching to a system more favorable to the Earth and their environment.

Every moment, our minds, can choose between fear thoughts and love. When we practice choosing love, we begin to see it. Our world changes.

Love and Peace, Gregg

COMPANY

I was up at 7AM put my dishes on to soak and did most of my crossword puzzle. Then did the dishes before the water could get cool, finished them by 8:30 and then finished the puzzle. We have company; Naomi and Elijah arrived yesterday and are staying through Saturday. I wasn't sure I was going to blog. I don't want to comment further on the political scene or the deteriorating world; at least, not for now.

I got my amaryllis potted. I have five blooming size bulbs and four or five I am raising up. When I first raised them, I potted them around Thanksgiving, so they would bloom at Christmas time. Soon I didn't get them potted until Christmas time and they would bloom in the dark days of January. Now I aim to get them blooming by Valentines day. I don't think they will make it. I potted them last Saturday and they haven't sprouted yet. Oh well, they will glorify our living room when they do bloom.

Naomi brought over these speakers that operate cordlessly [bluetooth] and one can play songs directly from an iPad or a smart phone. We stayed up fairly late listening to some wonderful music and I may have imbibed too much. I am not scintillating.

One would think that being on Planet Earth for 82 years would prevent such an error. I wonder if I will ever get used to being old? It takes be by surprise often. I will think, “am I really 82?” How did that happen? And how come I am not grown up, yet? I don't really mind the limitations of being old. I can't remember the last time I ran. I wonder if I could run if a bear was chasing me? I am not so good at dodging that ram when he takes a notion to come after me.

We lived in this house for 42 years! Its hard to believe. Ever segment of life goes by at a different speed. Remember when Summer lasted forever?

I don't mind. I don't mind any of it! Life is a great adventure. It only gets better.

This is going to be a short blog. I am going to help entertain our guests; well at least, after a little nap.

Friday! Time for a celebration! Let your love light shine!

Love and Peace, Gregg

IT IS JUST A BAD MOVIE

The first full day of my 83^rd year on planet Earth has started uneventfully. I had an excellent sleep, I did the chores and paid some bills. We escaped the latest snow storm but our January thaw is ending. Back to normal temperatures; that's fine, as long as they are normal, we are on the downside of Winter now.

How can my World be so peaceful, when all around, peoples minds seem so revved up? Yet, the hyper quality, is not evident in the folks I see everyday. It is the main stream media, the alternative media and social media, they all seem to verge on hysteria. I don't remember a time when so many people operated on anticipation. It seems, few people can 'wait and see'. I get the feeling like none of it is real. That the folks on Facebook are just, joining in the fun, and when they get done posting 'whatever', they go back to a fairly peaceful existence. I don't know. I can't tell. The folks I meet everyday are pretty relaxed and one could say even optimistic.

The drama on the surface is chaotic, confused and patchy, like a badly put together and spliced movie. What is the real action behind the scenes? I have my opinion but I certainly can't know. This is not a time to rely on other's opinions. I will say a little of what I think.

I think it is all part of the great awakening. Everything looks ridiculous – because it is ridiculous! It has always been ridiculous! We need to see that nothing we accepted as true- was true! We have been living in a fairy tale created by those in control so they could continue their money and power game. They had a strangle hold on both political parties. If liberal and conservative meant something it was lost during the last three administrations. The Clintons, put the nail in the coffin, of liberalism when they cozied up to Wall Street and did not oppose the Empire's wars. The cabal continues their divisive tactics to drive wedges between all groups. I am a life long democrat and a raving liberal. The democratic party left me. I didn't leave them. I am still for some form of socialized medicine. I still think a guaranteed minimum income is a good idea. I would like to see guaranteed clothing, housing and food for all. I want excellent public schools. I want people to know they are really free, to live the way they want, as long as they respect other's beliefs and wishes and respect the planet.

We need to quit joining groups because it makes us feel good or gives us protection. We don't need labels. We are all human beings deserving everything necessary for a satisfactory life.

Let us just sit back and enjoy this bizarre spectacle. I know we are love, don't you? I know, if we maintain our peace, and love our neighbor, the chips will come down in the right place. They are not going to come down in the right place, through anger, fear, demonization of our fellow man or any other fear-based egoic response.

Each one of us can create paradise in our own life right now. Let us be in the moment and let love stream through us. We can do it. We can light up and help those next to us light up.

Come on folks! Let us stop being crazy. If we want to live in paradise- we can!

Love and Peace, Gregg

BIRTHDAY WEEK

Our heat wave continues! It is 39.7F. We are in mid-Winter. All the statistical date indicating the middle of Winter occur between January 19^th and the 27^th [could be the 26^th]. I mentioned this in a blog a couple years ago. A friend of ours, that used to visit us every Friday night, compiled data; included the mid-point between the first frost and last frost, the coldest day on average, the highest heating day and a couple more. The weather data was from the last hundred or so years [almanac from the FRESHWATER SOCIETY]. The heating statistic came from East Central Electric Association. We never did decide, when the best day was to celebrate the very mid-point of Winter, in this nine or ten day stretch. However, my birthday occurs pretty much in the middle.

Yup! This is the second day of my Birthday Week. I will have completed 82 years on planet Earth sometime tomorrow Morning. We are not planning any kind of celebration this year. Four of my children live 80 or so miles away. In the Summer that is a nice drive, and sometimes in Winter it is too. But I don't want to plan for it. Naomi lives forty miles away and she and Elijah are coming Thursday and staying until Saturday. Noah is staying with us. Some celebrating may occur.

Civilness seems to be in short supply, in our civilization, right now. Folks seem to be succumbing to fear and dread. As I have said many times before, this plays into the hands of those who gain from divisiveness.

I am not saying I have any good answers. We need to be wary of behaviors motivated by fear and especially be skeptical of moral outrage. We, all, carry with us some truth. We know things, we are not fully aware of knowing; that is where our intuition comes from. When we are peaceful, we are more apt to make good choices, than when we are all riled up.

The good news is, that despite how it appears, peace and love are gaining. The turmoil can only accelerate the awakening process. Folks are feeling their power; they are especially feeling their power in unity. They are realizing that peace and love are possible on planet Earth.

There is a huge current of love, it is like an electric current, running through society. We can tune into it. We can feel it. There is a great vibration of change occurring. It is somewhat disturbing. If one can tune into it, they can feel the love energy, otherwise it can be disquieting.

We won't accept anymore craziness. Know that! Avoid moral outrage. Avoid negative feelings. It is our belief in Love that will bring in a peaceful world. Let us find our centers and radiate peace and love to a thirsty world. The old is passing. The new is emerging.

Love and Peace, Gregg

A MUSING

 

We have been enjoying a heatwave these last three days. It didn't even freeze last night and it is now 40F. I could be enjoying it more if I stayed in bed longer. I went to bed after midnight and got up at 6:30. Just not enough sleep to be in top form. I am on my fourth or fifth cup of coffee, that might help.

Jamie and I were talking this Morning about how much of our food comes from all over the globe, shipped by container ships, trucks and rail [much less from rail]. Container ships use a very low grade petroleum and give off an immense amount of pollution. It is interesting that when there is talk about pollution [carbon and other], shipping in this new global economy is not mentioned. Hmmmm..... I wonder why. Look it up you will be surprised by the percentage of global pollution given off by container ships.

As everything from safety pins to tractors are made somewhere else, the goods need to come over the ocean. Most folks are aware of our manufacturing going over seas. How about our food production?

When I was in my early teens, the Twin Cities Metro area was surrounded by truck farms. I have personal knowledge of the ones in Hennepin and Anoka counties. I planted onions and potatoes for a dollar a day. We were paid a dollar to three dollars a day according to tasks and probably age. I never got above the dollar a day category. A dollar was a lot more money in those days; no, I didn't feel exploited.

Most of the basic vegetables; onions, potatoes, carrots, turnips, anything that could be stored were grown in these fields. The perishable vegetables were grown Southeast of the metro area, Le Seur area, perhaps. The only thing imported, that I know of, were citrus fruits and fruits and vegetables in the off-season. But the off-season, was really the off-season. There were no melons in the Winter.

I think all metro areas in the U.S. were surrounded by vegetable farms. I remember reading about the vegetable farms in New Jersey and Long Island that supplied New York City.

Some people ascribe urban sprawl as the death knell of these farms. But I remember them going out of business before the suburban tracks moved in; besides the plots in Hennepin and Anoka counties were largely peat lands not suitable for housing. I drive by the old farms in Anoka county, they are not farmed or housed.

I think the demise of the local farming was more likely some cost/profit ratio. The vegetable farming in California really cranked up after the invention of refrigerator cars and with the unlimited cheap labor, buyers could buy imported vegetables cheaper than the local ones.

We have very little connection with the food we eat. We don't see it growing. We don't know what kind of chemicals are used. We don't see who is being exploited to perform the labor. How can we get nutrition from something we have no connection with? Well, the subject of connectivity and oneness, is a subject, for another blog.

Imagine the reduction of pollutants [carbon and others] that would occur if we grew the food in the area where it was consumed. And then there are clothes, shoes, tools, all the other stuff. Huh........... have you we heard the establishment discuss this?

Well, it is going to happen. I am going to stick my head in the sand for a few hours.

Hey! But we have to celebrate! It is Friday and there is bright World shining through the gloom. I can see it. I can feel the Love. The sand is only a temporary fix.

Love and Peace, Gregg

ENJOY THE SHOW

 

I have been sitting here waiting for inspiration. It is not that there isn't much that I could comment on; I just don't want to. I don't remember greater political hysteria and I have lived a long time. Is it okay, that I admit, that I am more amused than threatened, by this celebrity clown that has found himself on the verge of being president? It seems that the forces, that do the bidding of the cabal, are doing everything to discredit him. Curious, does that mean he is not a cabal candidate? Whose candidate is he? The Republican establishment didn't want him. The people, I know of, who voted for him, did so to express their anger to an establishment that abandoned them. The Christian right and various conservative groups supported him because they thought they would get something they were yearning for, e.g. stop abortion, put religion in schools etc. But looking at this man's life hardly indicates his support for their agendas. Did he just con himself into the presidency?

I am amused, because he doesn't fall into line, with the cabal's war mongering. They have been on a full court press, for two or more years, to stir up conflict with Russia. They may not want a full scale war; a few little skirmishes and a return to the cold war, will line their pockets and increase their power over the people. His intent, to have a better relationship with Russia, is a slap in the face to the cabal and it is good for the world.

I know, I know it seems pretty scary. Some of his cabinet selections have been appalling. And, God only knows what he is capable of, if the Republican congressional caucuses gives him free rein; they could control him, will they?

In the larger picture, isn't it fitting that an orange buffoon presides over the collapse of the empire? Is it not like Nero playing his fiddle while Rome burns?

We are here to witness the collapse of a very, very, tired; very, very corrupt society and help bring in a sane world. We can't do that by joining sides. We can't do that by demonizing any group. We can resist joining in the hysteria.

More than anything else, right now, the world needs our loving energy. We are in a world, where every moment, we choose between love and fear. The forces of darkness, do everything, to get us to choose fear. Divisiveness, anger and judgement further their cause. We don't want to cooperate with their craziness any longer. We can choose only love. Yes! It is in our power.

So relax and enjoy the show. Bless the characters. Know they won't be on the stage for long.

There is indeed a tsunami of love sweeping through the peoples of the world. We are awakening in droves. We know we can live in peace and we can create paradise for all. We do not expect to wait long.

On Wednesday, I am taking a trip to Walker, Minnesota. I won't be writing again until Friday. Well, unless, I can't resist commenting on something.

Love and Peace, Gregg

A WORLD OF MANIPULATION

 

I have my chores done. The dishes are soaking. Do I have anything to say? I am happy to have the worst of the cold over with; it may be the last -20F degree Morning of this Winter. There is a warm up in the forecast; it will be a little below zero the next two nights, then we might actually have some melting. I don't mind the cold, itself, what I mind is the tension about frozen pipes. We didn't always have this problem, until some critters pulled the insulation away from the pipes. We have tried to replace it, of course, but we don't get it just right and when it gets substantially below zero we have a problem. Last night, we put a fan in the sink cabinet, in an attempt to blow air down along the pipes, it worked. No frozen pipes this Morning. The kitchen is in the main [old] part of the house; it is more than 110 years old. It is on a stone foundation with a crawl space. There are leaks in the foundation.

I have been sitting here at my computer this Morning, with a cup of coffee at my elbow, looking at various things on the internet. I live in a beautiful house, on a beautiful little farm, my chickens and sheep seem happy enough. I have absolutely nothing to complain about and a great deal to be thankful for. Yet the main stream media and much of the alternative news speaks about a horrible world.

I can't believe how the MSM has been distorting reality. Russian bashing has become epidemic. I don't believe a word of it. I haven't actually taken a pole. But it seems like my liberal friends, who use to be champions of the Russians and Putin, have joined the side of the demonizers. Perhaps, it is a temporary condition because they believe the Russian hacking hoax.

There hasn't been one shred of evidence, given to support the idea, that the Russians and especially Putin is behind it. When the government says, “We know. We just can't tell you, because it is classified” Haven't we learned by now, that is bull shit of the highest caliber!

We have endured, almost, endless war for the last two generations [since 1950] and it really cranked up since 9-11. We experienced these wars because we were willing to believe nonsense like this. It is designed to create decisiveness and therefore enemies. Endless war is the name of the game. It keeps the cabal in power and enriches the few.

Even if it were true, it would be amazing hypocrisy for the United States to protest, since we interfere in every election on the globe; and with a lot more than a little computer hacking. There was a 60 Minutes program a couple years ago that featured hacking. That was a time when the Chinese were accused of stealing industrial secrets. The government representative acknowledged that the United States had the most sophisticated and active program of computer hacking in the world. At the time, I was surprised at the admission, but the demonization of the Chinese continued.

The larger concern is that this is just another campaign to divide and conquer. Keep folks confused, and fighting among themselves, so they don't see what is happening behind the scenes.

The empire, the one that that the United States supplied the Might [arms and men] for, is collapsing. I don't think most Americans knew we had an empire. Partly, that was because it wasn't acknowledged, and perhaps because it represents the World Banking Interest, more than it represents any one country.

I have never known what to call this group of immense wealth and power. I have settled on the cabal and sometimes I capitalize it. Some call it the Deep State. All their power is derived from dividing people and making one group of folks fear and be paranoid about another. They are responsible for the death of millions, and the destruction of whole countries, in the pursuit of more power and wealth. Their latest attempt was to get control of the energy sources in the world. Thus the Middle East calamity. If it isn't, the oil fields themselves they covet, it is control of the pipe lines. Their reasoning is, if we control energy, we can control the world.

They didn't reckon on people waking up, and realizing they were being manipulated, to demonize and attack others. Most of what we see, as terror attacks in the world, are directly or indirectly created by these same people. It is all a big show, to get folks sucked into their program, of demonizing some group or country in preparation for war.

It is over, their shenanigans are too transparent for most of us to be fooled any longer. Let us just watch the old systems collapse. Let us not be manipulated in to demonizing any individual or country.

REMEMBER- THEY ONLY HAVE THE POWER WE GIVE THEM. Without our cooperation of fear and anger they have nothing.

Let us find our peaceful centers and pour love onto the world. We are creating a new world of love. Look for it. We will see it in our neighbors eyes. We will see it in the grocery store. We will see it in the hardware store. We will have a hard time seeing it, if we keep our eyes focused on that great tool of manipulation, the television set. Or should I use that old appellation, The Boob Tube.

Anyway, folks, it is Friday! Time to celebrate. Raise a toast to everyone on Planet Earth. They are all our friends!

Love and Peace, Gregg

NOW

I heard the clock chime 11 times and that was fifteen minutes ago. I am a little late getting started this Morning. I had a busy Morning. Well, for me anyway. I, always, do the crossword puzzle when I first get up, then I contemplate doing the chores. I had to remind myself how beautiful the new snow was as it poured out of the sky. There were beautiful, huge flakes floating down in a windless sky. It was unusual to have a dry snow that formed flakes so large; generally the flakes stick together because of their moisture content, this snow was quite dry. It was below zero F when I went to bed, but the temperature rose during the night and was a few degrees above when I got up. The house felt cold though, so I decided to put a fire in the living room room stove, rather than wait for our furnace [geo-thermal system] to catch up.

I use a toboggan [one of those black plastic composition things] to carry my seven gallon water container out to the sheep and chickens. When I pull it along on a trodden path, it goes so fast, I have to be careful, it doesn't go faster than me, and crack into my heels; that hurts. This happens from time to time, especially now that I am getting long of tooth, and am not terribly nimble.

Today, I didn't have to worry about that. New snow, especially dry snow, is difficult to pull through. I don't have to do the chickens everyday. I have their water in a rubber tub. I think it is rated at five gallons but it actually holds close to seven gallons. In the Winter I add warm water and empty it only when it gets dirty. After a few days of breaking ice and adding water, I have a seven gallon ice cube and I have to haul it out and slam it on the ground to get the ice out. That was the situation this Morning, after several nights of below zero temperatures.

Besides my regular chores, I had to get some wood from the wood pile. I pull my toboggan to the wood pile and start loading; today, I caught myself, doing one of my little tricks. When I am done pulling the toboggan to its destination, I toss the rope in the toboggan. Several times I have filled up the toboggan with wood, only to discover, I buried my tow rope. It is not much fun pulling it out from under the wood. Today I spotted it after I threw only a few chunks; it is going to be a good day!

Yes, it was beautiful when I first looked out the window. However, part of my mind saw how beautiful it was, even to the point of thinking I had better get some pictures, but another part of me, became preoccupied with the necessity of going out and dealing with the cold and snow. And it turned out to be a great experience! It was a very pleasant interlude in this man's life.

How often do we do that; miss the present beauty, because we are concerned with a future, we haven't experienced yet? I learn that lesson over and over again. Will I ever be able to stay in the moment? Yes, I think I will. Love is here. Peace is here. Joy is here. Ahhhhhh................. let us be Now.

Love and Peace, Gregg

CONNECTIVENESS

 

Our cold spell is broken for the time being. We had four days when it rarely got above zero Fahrenheit and then only a degree or two. We are supposed to dive back into the cold on Thursday. The low will be -20. Oh well, we will live through it.

I don't know if it is the stress of the weather or the horrible political scene, but something has made me more vulnerable to falling into the ego-swamp. I just recently named that mental state. It is a swamp with many dark pools; the I am not good enough pool, the fear of the future pool, the eddy of anger, the muck of despair, the morass of judgement pool, the whirlpool of blame, et cetera.

I am better today and I never spent an awfully amount of time in any of these states, but any time is way too much. I would be, up above it all, floating through the ether and then I would find myself in the swamp. I don't know what made me vulnerable, but I can take heart in that, whenever we struggle with ego issues, we often emerge ahead of the game. The more we let the ego, steer the car of our being, the less likely we are to do it again. Or at least not in the the same way. Our egos are tricky. We will learn to love them and kiss them and put them in their crib where they belong. We don't need them for protection, once we accept our oneness.

Talking about our connectiveness reminds me of a book I am reading. “Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer. It is an amazing book written for our time. I don't want to say too much about it. I don't know that my description would be adequate. It is an art/science/philosophy work. I rarely read a book that I don't want to just plow through. I read a few pages of this book and I just want to pause and soak in the ideas.

We need to do what we can to see differently and this book does that. We have no idea how different the world can be with a different perception. We have learned how important perception is, but most of us, have yet to see differently. We still see what we expect, and miss, what might be there.

This is going to be a short blog because I am going with Jamie to the Amish to get milk and then to town.

Love and Peace, Gregg

Postscript: I know the dictionary thinks there is no such word as connectiveness- but what do they know. Connectivity [?]

SURVIVING THE TRANSITION

It is cold. It was just over -20F when I got up at 7AM and now at 10AM it is still -6.4. The Sun is shining brightly though and doing the chores was pleasant. I did have a ewe that kept calling me, I glanced over, didn't see any obvious reason; I hope she is not about to lamb, it is risky when it is this cold.

What do we do to prepare ourselves for a financial collapse? It is hard to know. It is rumored that there are systems in place to take the sting out of it for many. It is said that, all along, there have been, folks in the know, who have been ready to step in when the cabal begins to collapse. But who knows? It is reasonable to prepare to take care of ourselves, and those vulnerable around us, for a period of a few weeks, to a month or so. Those of us, who live fairly close to the land, have always had supplies of food, that would last a month if need be. As time goes by, it may get less elegant. Jamie and I could survive several months and live well.

Food would not be a problem for us. What if our power got shut off? I don't think that would accompany a financial collapse but just in case, it would be well to prepare. We have two wood stoves, more than enough to heat the house if it is needed. Water is another matter. We need electricity to pump water. We have water, we stored in bottles, enough to last us a week or so. The animals are a different story. The sheep need several gallons a day. In the Summer that would not be a problem, they have a pond. Chickens would get by on a gallon a day. We do have a hand pump that could go back on the well. I doubt if it would ever come to that.

Everybody needs to look at their own situation. Cities may be harder hit than the countryside, but they also, have more resources to bring into play. Where water is distributed by gravity, e.g. elevated tanks, water would probably not be a problem before back-up generators could come on. But I can't see how a financial problem would, by itself, impact power supplies. Of course chaos could do it.

How would a financial crises affect us? It could interrupt supplies going to the grocery store. The network of chains supplying our grocery stores depends on the promise of reimbursement for goods and services rendered. They are not going to continue long without some payment.

Is the nuts and bolts of our survival the biggest problem? We can survive, just fine, if we are together. We will be able to take care of ourselves and our neighbors. The only problem is us. Can we arise to the occasion and do what needs to be done? We can, if we listen to our hearts, and eschew fear.

We have been manipulated and controlled with fear. The cabal has used the divide and conquer strategy for eons. Can we get above that? I have seen so much divisiveness lately it is appalling. How did we let ourselves get so divided? I think secular religion is as powerful, or more so, than traditional fundamentalist types. We really need to lose our labels! All of them! Republican, Democrat, liberal, conservative, atheist, religious, etc. They are not real, and they have been only used, for division and animosity. More and more they have lost there original meaning. People hang on to them as a token of belonging to this group or another, but they are empty and not descriptive.

I have many times stressed that we must give up our beliefs, because we really know nothing. Every field of study, every discipline, has been contaminated by ego and money. We will believe almost anything, if we can only belong to, and be sheltered by a group. We need to quit believing something because some authority, regardless of their stature, postulates it. It is okay to realize, we don't know. We just don't have enough information.

When we give up the craziness, that spins around in our head, and think with our heart, we will know what to do at every juncture. We all are love and we all have knowing. Let us lay down our labels, and put away our judgements; we will 'see'.

Correct decisions come from peace. By peace, I mean that quietness inside us, that vast calmness. We can all achieve it.

Another Friday. Friday has never lost its specialness, even though I have been retired for seventeen years. It is time to celebrate! We can celebrate every day! Our love shines when we celebrate.

Love and Peace, Gregg

MORE ON CRUMBLING

It was cold out when I got up, just as the Sun was about to break the horizon, my thermometer read 10.7 degrees below zero F. Actually I am not sure of the tenths, .7 is what I remember. It is now a balmy 4 below.

We have a geo-thermo heat pump, and when it gets much below zero, I help it out, by firing up one of our two wood stoves. The heat pump will function pretty well down to -20. During the last cold spell it was -17, one Morning, and I didn't light a fire. But it works awfully hard and a fire in the stove is such a nice cozy thing anyway.

So this Morning I fired up the stove in the living room and then I had to get wood from the wood pile. I loaded up a toboggan load. I forgot how hard a weighted down toboggan pulls over new dry snow. Oofdah..... [I have to express my ¼ Norwegian blood- that expression may be Swedish- but hey, its Minnesotan too] It was cool, with the breeze it felt like -20 or colder; on the other hand, it was bright and Sunny and the chores were pleasant.

So now I am sitting here, and remembering, I would comment on some aspects of the coming financial collapse. I should never do that. What I am comfortable with one day, I may find not so comfortable with later. I am a terrible prophet; something our Tuesday Morning visitor reminds me of; I occasionally come out with something I think is going to happen, and he remembers to remind me, when it doesn't seem to be occurring.

I believe I said I would comment on the positive aspects of the collapse. That seems fairly easy to do. We could talk about the end of debt slavery, the indentured servitude, 90+ percentage of humans are born in to. But how can we get a full picture of the tyranny of our version of capitalism? Add up all the money we spend on insurance [car, fire, medical, liability] add to that all the taxes we pay. Well one could say, “Well we have to pay our share. We have to be responsible.” Yes, of course, but is it responsible to pay for the empires war machine that is killing people on the other side of the Earth? Is it responsible to hand over our money to corporations, in the form of subsidies, that then pay no taxes themselves? We are supporting a corporatacracy that is picking our bones for the wealth of a very few. Do we want to continue this way?

We could look at it in an other way. As free beings on this Earth, how do we want to live? Do we want a capitalistic system that regulates what we can and can't do? What happened to the village, where somebody made clothes, another made, shoes, another baked wonderful bread, another had a marvelous herb garden, somebody else had wonderful hens that provided eggs for the community? How was that taken away from us? It wasn't that long ago. We know that we can provide everything we need for a happy and productive life. We all have something to give the rest. We are so marvelously rich, in talent and energy, that we could easily provide for ourselves and others. That has never been the problem. We always produce in over abundance. Look at history. Empires raised huge armies on what we would consider primitive agriculture [I am not convinced it was primitive- but that is a subject for a different discussion]. The point is, all through history a huge percentage of the population were essentially leeches, producing nothing for the rest.

Our capitalistic super structure needs to collapse, in order for us to realize how much we have been slaves to money and consumption. We are constantly fed the idea that we need more and more to be happy. Happiness has become money and money has enslaved us. All the while, corporations [with the help of government] rape and pillage the third world, so the Western world can maintain this craziness. The last piece of nuttiness has been the attempt of the cabal to control the energy resources of the world, and therefore, control the worlds people. Millions of people in the Middle East have been killed or displaced for what[?]; the power and greed of a very few. We do not wish to support this horror any longer.

Imagine, village life, all over the world. Imagine what the world would look like, if all that wasn't love, would drop away. The great awakening is happening! It is not difficult to see what a wonderful world we have. What if we just spent our time, helping each other, and enriching each others lives? What else have we got to do? What better thing is there, than using our gifts, to help each other?

As I say, I am a lousy prophet, but many others, besides myself, see the end of the current financial system beginning this year. Will it be in steps? Will it be sudden and complete? I don't know. What I do believe, is that our consciousness will no longer support the system of the cabal. As I have said before, they only have the power we give them.

Let us dream of the world we want. We do create the world we want. We will create a world from our most loving decisions. It is ours to do.

Friday. I will discuss how we can best get through the transition phase. I do think we need some kind of healing/learning centers. And I think, we could all get some practice, getting our hands in the dirt and watch and care for growing things. We will see what comes to me on Friday.

Love and Peace, Gregg

THE CRUMBLING

 

It is almost four 0'Clock and I am just starting my blog. I watched the Rose Bowl parade this Morning and then I went with Jamie to town and to get milk from the Amish. We got back, over an hour ago, but my body was demanding a nap.

I have some things to say but I really want to stay out of the divisiveness, at least for now. When I say nothing is as it seems, I really mean it. Don't jump to conclusions! Eating crow is no fun. Don't fall into the current craze of blaming Russian hackers for the election. There is a clever program going on, of demonizing Russia and especially Putin. There isn't a shred of evidence that Russia is behind the hacking. All we have is the government saying so. When the government swears to something, with this kind of certainty; you can be sure it is not true. Seventeen intelligent agencies! Wow, is that a pile of manure.

I don't know what the deep state or the cabal is up to. Perhaps just to divide the people more. The anti-Trumpers fall for it because they want an excuse for the Democratic defeat. I don't know what the Trump voters think. I don't think they were voting for Trump anyway, they were just pissed-off. Everybody is pissed off. The ruling cabal wins when divisiveness rules. The more negative emotion they can stir up, the easier they can control the people.

I know the cabal would like another third world war, but I think they must have given up the idea; most of the world won't cooperate. However, as long as they can keep fear on the front burner they can hope to stay in control.

Let us just stay out of it. If we have to watch; let us see it as particularity bad B movie. It has its funny parts and much ridiculousness. Put your energy where you see good results. Let us focus on, being close to those around us. Enjoy the glow of our good relationships. Exclude no one from our loving thoughts. Let us focus on our own growth, as loving beings of this planet, who know that all is one. Always look for what we are thankful for.

The economic world, as we have known it, is going to crash. We are going to have to rebuild from the bottom up. We can do it.

On Wednesday, I will discuss how this collapse is a positive thing and talk about how we can help ourselves and each other.

We are in for an interesting ride. It won't be that traumatic, if we keep in mind, that we are loving beings of a loving Universe, and we are only witnessing, what was not love, fading away.

Love and Peace, Gregg