Voice For Reason

Archive for August, 2007

Do you know any truly arrogant people in your life? The kind that you can love one minute, and dislike the next. I am talking about the kind of people that are so in love with themselves, that they are never wrong.

We all can be a little stiff necked at times, and that is not what I’m talking about here.

I have two people in my life who are family, very close family,they are never wrong,and they never apologize. Do you know anyone like these two? What makes matters worse is that they will accuse someone who is right of being wrong, just so they don’t have to admit they made a mistake.

I find that people who are never wrong, are usually quite self absorbed. There isn’t much room for anyone else’s needs in their life. What a tragedy for whomever becomes emotionally involved with one of these types.

So if you know one of these folks, and they are on your nerves, maybe even your last nerve, let it go.

I think the old saying kill them with kindness, might work volumes on these narcicism’s, and that doesn’t mean to humor their crap. Just be nice but firm, and all the while working a mojo on their hidden self esteem problem you never know you may even crack their shell.

So rather than hate the arrogant, pity the poor fools, for they are the saddest form of life on the planet. They need all the help that we can give them to bring them back to reality.

Live well and love better!

Well I am no Archamedes, but that is the way I feel almost daily working from home on the Internet. It is just one mystery after another being unraveled.

It seems like just yesterday I was working rough and tough jobs, construction, millwork, you know the kind. I also prescribed to the caveman philosophy of computers were for nerds. Wow how naive some people can be.

I got my first computer almost a decade ago to manage the books of my construction company. Since then the thing has really grown on me. No, I am not still using the same one, if I were I would probably still be trying to access this site.

Anyway I am using a 2.33GHZ MacBook Pro these days, and it never ceases to amaze me. Outside of the lack of compatable software, it is a tremendous workhorse. There are times when I will have Windows XP running as an application, simultaneously with at least 6 or more OSX applications. It can do all of this without so much as a wimper.

Anyhow the computer age has definitely sucked me in. I love the technology and the financial doors that it opens.

It seems somewhat surreal being an entrepreneur. Everyone else around you is running to and from some job, trying desperately to make ends meet. All the while this same mass prescribes to the ethnocentric ideal that they are on the right path.

Many a dream has been devoured by the masses. They are the ones that say that it cannot be done. Never give your dreams over to these people, keep them to your self or a non- judgmental confidant.

Imagine a world where the dreamer never rose above the masses. Progress and development would be relatively non-existent. I relish the fact that there have been many amazing people who have harnessed the power of creativity, and broke the bonds of doubt and rejection imposed by an inherently defeated populace.

There is nothing more beautiful than the flowers of the creative mind. So let’s all plant some seeds. Humanity is in dire need of a social overhaul, lets be the change. We the people are running out of time in regards to our home. The Earth needs our help today and we need the Earth to live.

Now just as the entrepreneur differs from the worker, so does the conservationist differ from the consumer. Consumption is killing our world, so think outside the box, become the solution, and conserve. Live in that surreal state where anything is possible, even saving a world in distress.

It seems that everyone is rushing here and there everyday. Sometimes this can lead to the puppy chasing its tail syndrome. When we are always rushing and not planning our moves we leave a great void in our productivity.

Goals are so important to really lead a truly accomplished life. Whatever we do we must have a clear path to follow for there to be the success that we all think about.

Slow down take the time everyday to realize the confusion in your own life and find the path. Write it down, there is nothing more powerful to affect change in your life than the written goal.

Take the time to educate yourself on the proper implementation of the goals that you set. Set realistic goals for the day and your life so you can have success.

It seems as though everything in life speeds up the older that you get. I go through each day thinking it went by faster than the one before.

What this means to me is that I had better do the things that I should in the moment. There is no escaping the fact that we could lose someone, or miss a once in a lifetime opportunity at any time. So being fully aware of the moment is the greatest gift that we can give ourselves and our loved ones.

People can get lost in a myriad of distractions which are life draining. Truly learning to focus on the day at hand with an eye to the future is definitely the highest form of service that we can perform.

What can we do today? Love, honor, and cherish our world. Live life today, and live well.

The weather is a interesting topic. Usually an ice breaker for a conversation. Well here is an ice breaker for you. Have you noticed any changes in your weather?

I live in an area that has some pretty distinct weather, but for years it has been changing right before my eyes. What once amounted to four distinct seasons has become more and more like one.

We now have proof, from the scientific community, that man is changing the environment. I personally have been thinking about this whole issue for almost 30 years. I have seen the affects in the high mountain forests where I live.

What do we do now? Well if you have a flat tire driving on it only makes the repair more costly, and in some cases impossible. Think about it. So every single day that goes by is one step closer to something that just cannot be fixed.

We live in a closed system on this planet. Your garage with the door shut is basically a closed system. Now how long can you survive in your garage with the door shut, and your car engine running. It’s a real no brainer. There is a carbon counter at the desmog blog check it out. This counter clicks away at almost 1000 tons per second. That is the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere.

So the next time you turn something on, think about it. The next time you think you need to drive, think about it. Get involved in the act of saving our planet. It is no longer a choice, it is a necessity.

Go Green Today

Create a different world today. While we stand
on the precipice of disaster as a society, there
is another option. We have the power for the
first time in our history to change the world.
We have to make this choice before too much more
time passes by.

We know what the problem is. It is laziness
and nothing more. If your eyes are still
working, look at the world around you. Slowly
being poisoned by convenience. Simply put
society has reached a state of isn’t there a
machine to do that. There is simply no better
machine to do work than the Human body.

There are definitely enough people today to
tackle almost anything. We need to minimize
the internal combustion engines role in everyday
life. To that end we must go forward on our
feet not our butts. A difference can only be
made with a global shift in consciousness
towards people being self sufficient.

What are you willing to do to save the world?
Can you turn off some electrical components?
Are you able to walk or bicycle somewhere,
rather than drive a car? Would you turn over
your garden with a shovel, and leave the tiller
in the garage? These are very important
decisions for everyone to consider.

Using your hands and feet are great for you.
I encourage you to do everything you can and
leave the machine off. Being productive in this
way is essential for a human to have a healthy
life. We are made to be active and productive.

We cannot go back to the time before technology.
However we can quit abusing it. Time to think
about what is important. Use the technology to
learn, and use your body to get some work done.
Remember man did amazing things prior to machines.