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What Is Freedom

2009-07-04T16:13:56Z

I thought for a moment that Freedom is an inborn quality:
Either you live with freedom or not.
Either you cling to things and people or you let them go.
Either you think independently or you follow the crowd.
Either you are a master of your energy or the energy is a master of you.

But now i think that freedom can be learned if this is our priority,
if we have the strong SENSE OF FREEDOM;
or we can become enslaved more and more by people and things and circumstances
and our thinking narrows down. Some people like to be enslaved. It gives them a feeling they are needed.

I have never met a person who would be totally free.

There is always something somewhere keeping us from enjoying it.
The areas of life where we are not free are the very same places where the obstacles to harmony and happiness are.

It must be a lonely road to total freedom.
perhaps it is a goal impossible to reach.
perhaps we don’t really want total freedom,
Every time we are more free we gave up something else.
If ” freedom is just another word for having nothing to lose”
than being totally free would mean to be dead.
When we are alive we always have something to lose.

Maybe I never met anyone who is totally free because freedom is a process…
We encounter new situations and people every day -
are we free in relation to them or do they control us?

The road to freedom means to me :
letting go of one mind conditioning after another, one after another,
but i am creating also more conditioning in my mind along the way,
and each time it happens, I see that,
but it is so hard to let some of them go,
(those that make me me?)
it seems that i will give up myself if I do,
that I will feel bad- or is it the simple reason that I am not ready?

Freedom is a state of mind. Freedom is relative. But it is never total.
no matter what we do, there is usually a system we are entangled in.
Even if we think we have chosen an alternative route or live unconventional life.
After all don’t we search for more freedom when we think it will make us happier?
Not just for the sake of it?

Joanna Zajusz

originally posted on PMT

March is Phoenix Arts Month

2009-03-02T15:29:33Z

Every weekend during the month of March, arts events will be hosted in downtown Phoenix and surrounding neighborhoods, along with events, exhibitions, and performances on other days throughout the month. In recognition of the local arts community and these public festivals, Mayor Phil Gordon has proclaimed March as “Phoenix Arts Month” and invites everyone to attend and celebrate. (DVC)

>March 7-8, Art Detour: The city’s First Fridays art walk of local galleries and art spaces organized by Art Link. Free shuttles run beginning at Phoenix Center for the Arts, and take guests to destinations throughout downtown Phoenix.
>March 7-8, Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market: One of the nation’s most acclaimed gathering of Native American artists.
>March 12-15, West of Western Culinary Festival: Celebrating Arizona’s chefs and culinary arts at the Phoenix Art Museum
>March 15, Phoenix Art Museum: Spring exhibition “In Contemporary Rhythm” opens.
>March 21-22, Valley Fever Art Festival: Phoenix’s newest festival celebrating visual and performing arts, including music, dance, poetry, theater, street painting, and more at Heritage Square.
>March 28-29, Phoenix Fringe Festival: Innovative, experimental and provocative theater by local, national, and international artists.

For a full calendar of events during the month of March, click here.

Urban Bike

2009-07-09T23:56:38Z

Over at Phoenix Market Trends we’ve been knocking away post left and right. Purposeful to our motive for REC was exploration of Phoenix, especially urban Phoenix: the central core: Downtown and Midtown Phoenix.

Urban Bike is the series through which this is being accomplished. Some recent posts in the URBAN Bike series include:

Urban Bike: an adventure though some midcentury modern neighborhoods in Phoenix.

Urban Bike: on the Phoenix light rail.

Urban Bike: Willo Neighborhood Home Tour.

Urban Bike: Artisan Break Run.

Best Wishes For Phoenix And Everyone

2009-07-10T00:00:05Z

Phoenix Buy Local Week: Did We?

2008-12-23T21:07:39Z

December 8th to the 14th 2008 was Buy Local week. We made an effort to buy as much locally as possible. I took notes and went upon the normal week. The results are probably not representative of other weeks since all I did this week, by the looks of it is eat. None the less I paid attention and made conscious choices about which locals would get my money.

What and where I purchased.

>Coffee each day at local coffee shops like Hava Java, Lux Cafe…+

>Bread at MJ Bread on Roosevelt and 7th St.

>Chocolate at Catham’s Chocolates which is closing soon due to a lack of chocolate eaters.

>Two Tacos at a local place on Camelback and 3rd St. but the name slipped my mind. They were good though with organic ingredients: a real value.

Besides food I did buy a book but it was not local store - they did not have it and I wanted it now.

>Ordered real estate signs from a local printer. bp-graphics

>Got a bike repair at a local bike shop: Slippery Pig Bike Shop

>Purchases a gift of art supplies at Arizona Art Supply

>Had an awesome time with really good music on Thursday at Bomberos Wine Bar in Sunnyslope.

>Purchased produce grown in AZ on Wednesday at the farmers market at 24th & Camelback.

I did buy some grips for my bike which were $49.95 but I later saw them at REI for $28.00. Not a bit deal but it’s quite a difference and this is one hurdle with buying at locally owned independent stores but just the same things are often less expensive in independent stores plus for somethings it just makes sense to buy locally especially things that will need to be serviced or just if you care about the community, its growth and health.

View Central Phoenix Homes For Sale by Price Drop

2008-11-12T12:21:03Z

Search Homes By Price Drop

A new feature at Central Phoenix Home Search is the ability to search for homes by price drop: specifically you can search by percentage price decline withing a certain time period.

This isn’t just a simple price drop search – you can customize EXACTLY what you’re looking for. The use is pretty self explanatory, so go ahead and check it out.

Central Phoenix MLS Homes.

Central Phoenix Real Estate Sales Data

2008-11-10T05:10:18Z

Real Estate Confluence will rarely have housing stats except for an occasional look at what’s going on in Downtown, Midtown Phoenix but we have extensive data, specific studies, commentary and reviews at Phoenix Market Trends.

In fact, we have just updated that sales data to include October sales. Review all the individual Phoenix housing market reports.

It’s Farmer’s Market Season in Phoenix

2008-11-10T05:03:25Z

The season for farmers markets is here: fall is in the air.

Many of the farmers markets are closed during the summer and rightfully so. What’s the pleasure of going through some fresh lettuce while your head is burning from the sun.

So just as with almost another activity in Greater Phoenix the living season is starting now.

There are quite a few farmers markets throughout the Phoenix valley and there are several new farmers markets coming in Glendale, Surprise and Buckeye.

See the additional links below.

Downtown Phoenix Public Market Food and more

View REO Foreclosure Properties In Central Phoenix

2008-11-08T23:48:12Z

The home search at Real Estate Confluence has been improved with some new spiffy features.. One of the major improvements is the ability to search for homes, condos and lofts by school district or specific school.

This is a very popular search method. In this case when you start typing in the school or school district it will give you a list of schools that narrows the more you type the name. You will also see the amount of homes available in that schools area.

View and example: see this search for homes served by Madison Simis a popular school in North Central Phoenix.

Search for Phoenix homes on a map by school.

Central Phoenix Foreclosure (REO) Home Search

2008-11-07T23:04:33Z

Search for REO, Short sale, Lender Owned properties via out innovative, easy to use and timely map based home search.

We use “a proprietary algorithm that analyzes each property’s description to determine whether or not a property is a pre-foreclosure or has been foreclosed upon, to get the most possible result for users.

Homes have become increasingly affordable. It’s not possible to purchase a fairly new home in excellent condition and location in the suburbs for around $100,000. It is also possible to purchase luxury homes once priced at close to 3 million for about a third of that price and many in between.

This is a difficult market for sellers but its an opportunity for first time home buyers and move up buyers to buy truly good deals and our proprietary search help you find those properties and we will help through the purchase process.

Start your Phoenix Valley REO Seach or you can alway let us know what your looking for an we’ll set up a custom home search for you that includes only the types of homes that best match your needs and want.