| Elder’s Meditation of the Day |
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| “When you remove love and try to replace it with monetary things, you’ve got nothing … get him to understand that he has to love himself before he can love anything else.” |
| –John Peters (Slow Turtle), WAMPANOAG |
| It is said, “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” That’s the trouble, most of us do. |
Great Spirit, You are love; You are spirit. Spirit and love are interconnected. I am spiritual. Let me realize what I am really made of.
I have decided that this whole election process is just too dang freaking long, I mean there’s still over 290 days till the general election…. I have come up with a plan to streamline the whole process.
No primary campaigning before the 4th of July, primary campaigning begins the following Monday
With 1 weeks primary campaigning in states based on their total population. So first would be Mountain time zone, followed by Central, Pacific and then Eastern (based on total population only.
Primary campaigning is allowed for only one week in that designated time zone only and the vote takes place the following Monday, (NO campaigning allowed on weekends and only 1 debate per time zone allowed)
The next Time zone begins the Monday following the previous primary election voting.
The Party Convention can them be held Labor day weekend, And Campaigning for the General election would begin the first Monday in October. (only 2 debates allowed for the general election). Election day would remain the same, the first Tuesday in November
Any violations would result in a 100,000 a day fine or removal from the ballot if not paid.
So as example, the 2008 Election would be as follows:
Mountain Time, July 7 thru July 11 with voting on July 14
Central Time, July 21 thru July 25 with voting on July 28
Pacific Time, August 4 thru August 8 with voting on August 11
Eastern Time, August 18 thru August 22 with voting on August 25
The Party Conventions begin August 29 thru September 1
The General Election Campaign would begin on October 6 and run thru October 31 (NO campaigning on weekends remember)
The General Election voting on November 4.
See, simple, easy and we don’t have to listen to the same crap being spewed for 2 years only for 4 months…. I’m loving it
I’ve noticed a lot of people struggling with trying to accomplish so many different tasks, Sometimes we take on too much at once and well, then we can’t do our best with any of them. I remember the advice I use to give others during my preacher person days (don’t ask, them shoes was way too tight). Don’t worry about the stuff that Your not getting the answers for right now, deal with the stuff that God is talking to you about, He’ll get around to the rest…. Remember like that old Johnny Cash song, “One piece at a time,” Life is a lot like a jigsaw puzzle, you can’t put all the pieces together at once, only take them apart. Daily Om had a article about that recently.
At Your Own Pace, The Tortoise And The Hare
The classic tale of the tortoise and the hare reminds us that different people take life at different speeds and that one way is not necessarily superior to another. In fact, in the story it is the slower animal that ends up arriving at the destination first. In the same way, some of us seem to move very quickly through the issues and obstacles we all face in our lives. Others need long periods of time to process their feelings and move into new states of awareness. For those of us who perceive ourselves as moving quickly, it can be painful and exasperating to deal with someone else’s slower pace. Yet, just like the tortoise and the hare, we all arrive at the same destination, together, eventually.
People who take their time with things are probably in the minority in most of the world today. We live in a time when speed and productivity are valued above almost anything else. Therefore, people who flow at a slower pace are out of sync with the world and are often pestered and prodded to go faster and do more. This can be not only frustrating but also counterproductive because the stress of being pushed to move faster than one is able to move actually slows progress. On the other hand, if a person’s style is honored and supported, they will find their way in their own time and, just like the tortoise, they might just beat the speedier, more easily distracted person to the finish line.
It’s important to remember that we are not actually in a race to get somewhere ahead of someone else, and it is difficult to judge by appearances whether one person has made more progress than another. Whether you count yourself among the fast movers or as one of the slower folks, we can all benefit from respecting the pace that those around us choose for themselves. This way, we can keep our eyes on our own journey, knowing that we will all end up together in the end.
Well, I’m going back to work tonight
Walk in Peace, TCWF
