Americans love our freedom and we love to fight. This volatile combination is how our country was formed and grew and why we can justify planting our flag anywhere in the world where human rights appear threatened. It is also how small unimportant incidents between two male egos can escalate into major national issues that grab the headlines and stir the pot. Take the strange case of Dr. Henry Louis Gates of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
There’s something nice about being connected. Whether we’re talking about knowing the ‘right’ people in business, having someone you love waiting for you at home, or even being part of a street gang, being connected is good. In the words of the West Side Story Jets… “You’re never alone… you’re never disconnected. You’re home with your own… when company’s expected… you’re well protected!.” But I digress. Being connected can come in handy in many situations. I, for example, use it in my yoga practice.
I received an email from an old friend the other day for the purpose of trying, once again, to convince me why the right is right. The scary part is that the story it told and the example it contained portrays quite accurately the way a large part of our population really do think and act.
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When you’re a world famous celebrity nothing comes easy… not even your death. Controversy rages around your last moments, what drugs you might have taken, what your doctor did or didn’t do, not to mention your will, the custody of your children, and what about all those tickets people bought for your big comeback tour. Actually, a comeback tour from his present location has only been done once before, so I recall.
Michael Jackson died yesterday. He was the King of Pop, sold more albums than anyone else in history, was an icon throughout the world, and at the time of his death owed a half billion dollars and stood accused of heinous crimes against children. What a life. So how does this fit into a blog on Higher Consciousness?
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So is there anyone in America who didn’t think that Ahmadinejad was going to rig the vote in Iran, come out the winner, and be elected to another term? If so, shame on you for being so naive.
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When I wrote the last post on Twittering I didn’t expect to be back covering social interaction issues so soon, but a recent item on NPR makes this follow-up seem quite appropriate and connected.
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Every technological advancement, however innocent it may appear at first and benign it may seem to the masses, has its evil underbelly that festers behind the scenes. And though I’d be hard pressed to find anyone under the age of thirty who agrees with me…
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It always strikes me as funny in a “black humor” sort of way that it is the people who most loudly and most prominently shout the Lord’s name who act so overtly against the Lord’s word. Take war, for example.
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Personal greed has not always been the driving force behind human self interest. There was a time, long before the modern era, long before Capitalism and the rise of Hominum Economicus when individuals knew that they couldn’t make it out there on their own.
Hi, good post. I have been woondering about this issue,so thanks for posting. I’ll definitely be coming back to your…
Just wanted to say HI. I found your blog a few days ago on Technorati and have been reading it…