The Savior Is NOT Coming!

At risk of being controversial, I'm sharing why I believe the savior is not coming!

It is time to step out in your own power, play your part, and BEcome the change you wish to see in the world!

Beyond Politics

Here in the US, presidential politics are as ugly as I have ever seen them. Everyone (myself included) has been trying to argue why the other candidates are unworthy to hold office. The worst part is, our politics have gotten so bad we are now attributing terrible evils to not only the candidates themselves but also to the people who would vote for those candidates. It is time to take a good, hard look at this practice. We are allowing the powers that be to divide us even farther by seeing our fellow humans as evil because they would vote a certain way. This needs to stop!

Let's take a look at Donald Trump. He's egotistical. His morals are lacking. He's harsh and gruff and often has a case of foot-in-mouth disease. He promotes separation by his talk of building a wall along the Mexican border and his scrutiny of Islamic immigrants to the US. The memes I've seen on Facebook about him are terrible. People equate him to Hitler. They believe those who want to vote for him are mindless, brainwashed sheeple who themselves will go along with acts of separation and evil in the name of safety. One question: is this true?

Let's take a look at Hillary Clinton. She flip flops on the issues over time. She's deceptive and will say anything to anyone if it will get her elected. Her handling of Benghazi leaves many more questions than answers. Her personal email server problem at best makes her look incompetent. At worst, it makes her look criminal. Many people believe she thirsts for war. We're perhaps easiest on her supporters, seeing them as easily fooled and naive.

Let's take a look at Bernie Sanders. He's considered a socialist whose ideas for change would bankrupt the country with all his freebie handouts. (Newsflash: the US is already bankrupt!) He is considered clueless with ideas that would never work by his opposition and his supporters are seen as lazy kids and welfare recipients who are already living on taxpayer dollars.

Let me pose this question: what would actually happen when one of these three get in? Will the world stop spinning? Will we begin to lock up our Moslem brothers and sisters because of their religion? We will go to war with Syria or Iran and watch our children be sacrificed? Will our country become so bankrupt that we have to fight each other in the streets for scraps of food because our economy has totally collapsed?

The answers to these questions lie within each one of us. Who are we inside and how will we choose to deal with the problems that will inevitably show up? The outcomes of our lives are not determined by who becomes president. What shows up will be the result of who we are as people.

Can a president force us into war? No. We can stand up against it. Can a president round people up into concentration camps based on race or religion or political affiliation? No. We have the power to join together and stand up for our own rights and the rights of others. Will our country's bankruptcy force us to fight for survival? No. We still have the ability to distribute necessary food and supplies if there is a problem with money. The point is, a president can lead us in a certain direction, but it is our choice to actually go there.

We need to begin to search inside for who we truly are. Are we love? Are we peace? Are we joy? If something outside ourselves is not congruent with this, it is up to us to fix it. The only way to change the world is to BE the change!

Allow yourself to see beyond politics! Know yourself. See your neighbors for who they truly are--beautiful beings of light and love who also desire to live in peace and abundance. If we choose to do this, our world will change for the better.

~CSE

     

The Way Politics Work

Just four short years ago, I was excited by Ron Paul's run for President. I liked his stand on military (protecting Americans on US shores as opposed to policing the world). I applauded his desire for less government regulation and intervention. I supported his mistrust of the Federal Reserve Bank and our unconstitutional monetary system. I appreciated Ron Paul so much I decided to try to help his cause in my state after the Presidential primary. I volunteered as a Ron Paul supporter and I registered as a Republican so I could participate in my county's process to select delegates to the state and national Republican conventions.

The organizing paid off extremely well in my populated Georgia county. The Ron Paul leaders managed to seat Ron Paul representatives in controlling positions in almost every precinct in my county. The majority of the people who showed up were Ron Paul supporters, as evidenced by a show of hands for various candidates. It was obvious to everyone there that the Republican leadership had lost control as their county was taken over by people who didn't support the traditional Republican party line. We the People were rising!

Over the next few months this organization paid off so well that Ron Paul was well-represented throughout the United States at the Republican  convention. It was at this point Republican leadership began scrambling to change rules in order to ensure that Ron Paul would not get the nomination. They replaced Ron Paul delegates with Romney delegates. They confiscated all Ron Paul signage. They refused to let Ron Paul talk live at the convention at all unless he agreed to endorse Mitt Romney. It had absolutely nothing to do with giving We the People a real voice in the process. It was all about making a show of putting their puppet nominee in the position for which he had already been chosen.

I've been pissing a lot of people off on social media lately because I have been talking about my belief that the system is all for show--that the candidates they want us to think we've chosen have already been selected by them. Even if there is a lot of grassroots enthusiasm for a particular candidate (like Bernie Sanders), I'm convinced it won't matter. Our so-called leaders will do what must be done to make sure their puppets are nominated. Just like they did to Ron Paul.

The fact of the matter is, we get spoon-fed a pile of political BS every day. Vast quantities have been served to us for so long that we're now convinced it's chocolate cake. Make no mistake. It's still horse manure. We're just so accustomed to the smell it has become tolerable and even desirable!

I'm calling it for what it is! Elephant (or donkey) shit!!! You can tell me it's a fair vote. You can tell me it's what We the People decided. I'm going to tell you that you've ingested way too much fluoride!

It's time to get your heads out of your butts and wake up to the real world!!! The real world is not pretty! It is corrupt. Parts of it are vastly evil (and I don't use that word lightly). It is a world where they pit us against each other like dogs in a fighting ring, partially for the entertainment value and partially so we want to really kill each other. It will not work for us if we fail to recognize the problems for what they are and correct them.

It takes all of us standing up and BEing responsible. It takes all of us coming together and demanding change. I requires us to work together to create positive new structures that are capable of sustaining us and renewing us all.

Politics today are a show created so people believe they have some control over what happens to them. Understand that true power still resides with We the People. We just need to stand back up and reclaim it. 

I found this link since I first published this post, and it is an extremely good explanation of how the delegate choosing process works and why it is so important to who gets the nomination. I don't agree with their take that Ron Paul supporters were overtaking the will of the people. We may have been working smarter than the general voter population, but in the end it just didn't matter as party leaders manipulated the circumstances (and rules) to get their way.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/how-exactly-would-a-brokered-convention-work-634792003722

~CSE

      

The Value Of Money

I saw a meme being promoted in social media the other day. It was written to promote a conservative political agenda, but as I looked at what was said it dawned on me that is was based on our current system of valuing money--a system I believe to be highly flawed. Regardless, it made me ask myself some hard questions.

The post read as follows:

• FASCISM: The government orders you to give the fruits of your labors to others. If you refuse, the government arrests you.
• COMMUNISM: The government takes the fruits of your labors and gives them to others. If you refuse, the government arrests you.
• SOCIALISM: The government politely takes the fruits of your labors and gives them to others. If you refuse, the government arrests you.
• DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM: At the request of 51% of the voters, the government politely takes the fruits of your labors and gives them to others. If you refuse, the government arrests you.

It was obviously written to make people angry that their value/energy/money is being forcibly taken and given to others who "don't deserve it." My question is, if our money became worthless tomorrow, how would we go about getting the goods and services we need? 

The most logical answer would be to barter. It would be easy for the actual producers of goods and services to get the resources they needed. Farmers, doctors, furniture makers, etc. would be in the clear. What about teachers, social workers, and garbage collectors? How would all that work? I believe the powers that be want us to think it would all end up in chaos and that a state of martial law would have to be proclaimed. I personally believe humans are much better than that.

At the present time, there are people who give value/energy every day that do not get paid for it in money. Many caregivers take care of their own children or an elderly parent with no energy given back for it in return. What about the starving artist, who has talent but requires people with loads of money to buy his work? Should he be forced to use his energy in a job field that does pay money but does not use his talents? What such circumstances say to me is that our value system has gotten seriously warped. Why are we not allowed to use our gifts and energy in meaningful ways--in ways that make our hearts sing with purpose?

When we limit the value of money/energy with society's current norms, we limit who we allow ourselves to BE. Most of us go through life running on a hamster wheel, working hard but going nowhere because our energy/value/money ends up in the hands of a relative few. It often takes real creativity to build yourself a niche where you can get paid to do something you love.

It is time to think differently about what money is and what earning it should mean (as opposed to what it means at present). When we solve this problem, it will no longer be about having our energy/value stolen from us. It will be a mutually beneficial giving and receiving that will bring peace and prosperity to all.

~CSE

Land Of The Free?

I am a resident of the United States of America. Once upon a time, I was convinced it was the greatest place on planet Earth. Now I'm convinced it is nothing more than a gilded cage (with the gold plating wearing extremely).

I am free to vote on the candidate of my choice in an election. The thing is, these "choices" are now highly controlled. Think any Joe Schmo can run for office? Think again! You have to either be connected or have a huge bank account yourself in order to play with the big boys. Don't even bother if you're not running on the Democrat or Republican ticket!!! What's that meme they have made us all believe? "Nobody wins if they aren't Democrat or Republican, right?" If you look around at the people in office even down to the local level you will see there are very few exceptions to this rule. There is one other thing that makes you an ideal candidate: corruptibility. Those who can be blackmailed are more likely to become politicians because they are the ones that can be controlled.

I am free to live the "American Dream"!!! For most people, this means buying a house that you cannot afford so you can pay interest on a loan that was created from thin air when you signed on the dotted line. Yes, banks create money based on the "loans" they give away. It's part of the fractional reserve lending practices they participate in. Once you sign on the dotted line, you too are part of this debt slave system. It gets even worse as you think about all the things people go into debt for nowadays. Cars, computers, high def gaming systems, boats and every other luxury item imaginable. You too can live the life of your dreams as a debt slave!!!

But we have "free" education--at least until college. Our educational system has become one of being able to jump through certain hoops. This is where things like standardized testing and crap like Common Core come in. Our educational system is not about helping children cope in the world. It is all about producing little worker bees they can spit out into designated slots at the correct time!!! Work hard, make good grades, and you too can be slotted into the working world of drudgery and debt slavery!!! It doesn't really matter what your talents are as long as you have the ability to fill a job they need filled. Happiness is definitely optional!!!

Then there's the media. Everything is entertainment...even what gets posted as "news". Why in the world do we need to know if Justin Beiber is being named in a paternity lawsuit? Why is Caitlyn Jenner news? (It isn't as though she is the first person to undergo a sex change operation.) What we need to know about are things like the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), which Congress is trying to pass secretly right now without the citizens of the US knowing a damn thing about what it contains!!! It is designed to give corporations the power to force their products into markets where they people have already rejected them!!! It also has broad powers to regulate the internet through taxes, fines, and imprisonment if you post something on there the powers that be don't like!!! WAKE UP, PEOPLE!!!

I am tired of conforming to the box I have been forced into by living in the United States. It isn't that I think living elsewhere would be better. I do not. I am just sick of the lies!!!

The only way to solve any problem is to first recognize you have one!!! I believe this country can be better. I believe this country can truly be free!!! It just requires that we wake up to what is being done to manipulate us into living inside the box and choosing to break out of it.

Take responsibility for yourself and your freedom. Otherwise, your power is forfeit as you empower those who only have their own best interests at heart.

~CSE