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A Christmas Gift

2011-12-24T17:13:00.000-08:00

I am happy to be spending this Christmas with our daughters and grandson. The love shared with family is most precious. So far we are lucky enough to live in a country where we can express our love in liberty and honor. Though there are threats to that freedom, there are also opportunities to spread the word about what it takes to keep it. Because the raising of consciousness is the way of

Redress of Grievances Against Oppression

2011-12-15T20:25:00.000-08:00

After discussion with a friend on the deterioration of our constitutional rights and what could be done about it, he emailed me a draft of a possibility. First a text to me on 12/09/2011 concerned some realizations of the possibility we discussed: “Apologies… I’ve hit a snag or two. 1st is, the realization that there is a dichotomy inherent within the political process which fails to see the

Spiritual Events and Well-Being

2011-10-30T08:38:00.000-07:00

There is a lot happening in our lives and the world today. Events unfold in ways controlled and seemingly not. Forces of nature, the state of economy and human difference (intimate to worldwide) seems to direct our lives as often as our own choices. Do we gain or loose by such influence? A spiritual perspective may shed some light. Spiritual events--what are they? They may dominate our

Minnesota Government Shut-Down

2011-07-22T19:54:00.000-07:00

What Have We Learned? Now that the state is again funded, I am wondering about a few things. Am I just way out of touch with economic reality, or is common sense not an attribute of our governmental leaders? I’d like some answers to the following questions: Why do state agencies that bring in revenue shut down when money shortage is the issue? Don’t these agencies bring in enough to cover

Independence Day – Why We Celebrate July 4th

2011-07-04T09:34:00.000-07:00

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as celebrated with parades, fireworks, feast, family and friends is possible because it was fought for by the 13 original colonies, and claimed on this day in 1776. We are pretty much free to indulge as we like because of the foresight and wisdom of the founding fathers of the United States of America. Those who are serious about keeping this liberty

Why I consider myself conservative

2011-04-07T19:59:00.000-07:00

I believe in protecting what is right, or what is rightfully ours, without taking what isn't, or not being able to pay for it. I create my own well-being while considering that same right for all.

Here's One I Couldn't Put Down

2011-03-30T20:25:00.001-07:00

The Food Dictators

2010-11-28T08:37:00.000-08:00

Wouldn't it be nice if our public servants (government) was really serving us, the people, instead of promoting fear?Farmageddon Trailer from Kristin Canty on Vimeo. What do you think? Comment below please.

How to Recognize an Alien

2010-11-20T08:19:00.000-08:00

Posted by the Hummus Offensive. I love this piece. Check it out.

A Message to My Congressman

2009-12-09T21:02:00.000-08:00

How often do you contact your congressman? Here is my latest email to Keith Ellison:I certainly hope you, as a public servant, oppose H.R. 4173 and support a stand-alone vote on Ron Paul's Audit the Fed bill. How could 1500+ pages of bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo improve our understanding of where the heck our money went. Please listen to sense. Anyone who hears Ron Paul cannot deny the truth in his

Health is Our Choice

2009-12-05T13:35:00.000-08:00

There is the prevalent opinion in the media that our lives are at risk in this winter flu season, especially since the current variety of the swine flue (H1N1) is rampant.But is it? What authority should we look to for facts on the subject?The popular media would have us accept the edicts of the CDC. But the Centers for Disease Control has been given more voice than science seems to support. If

Liberty and Justice for All

2009-11-14T08:39:00.000-08:00

An article in the Arkansas Times made me ponder the words of the Pledge of Allegiance. I guess I could really only stand and say the following words from it with conviction:"I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all."And that is with the #2 definition of "allegiance" on dictionary.com: "loyalty or devotion to some person, group, cause, or the like."If I were to reword that shortened

Forced Vacinations? -- Fear Not

2009-09-18T19:07:00.000-07:00

A friend sent me this message:My dear friends:You must read this and forward to all your loved ones; go to YouTube and search this title:Forced vaccinations: a whistleblower's clear warning - reposted by Project Camelot.Or, click onto this link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNrMY9vsiCc　Or, you can get to the YouTube video via the ProjectCamelot website at this link:http://www.projectcamelot.net/

Gran Torino—A Great Ride with a Good Old Bastard

2009-08-27T19:56:00.000-07:00

Last night we watched Gran Torino. Clint Eastwood plays Walter Kowalski, a bitter old man with nothing good to say about the world or anyone in it since the early ‘70s, except that he married the best woman on earth. The story starts with her funeral and his attitude decrements from there on interaction with his ungrateful sons and grandkids, the boyish priest who promised his wife he’d hear his

Adaptation

2009-08-08T08:21:00.000-07:00

It started with random thoughts that coalesced into a review -- of a movie, and of my writing life . . .We watched "Adaptation" again last night. On Netflix I gave it a 5 rating--Loved it! It's a movie about the writing life, writers block and the freedom of creative expression. It's about love and passion, about our connections with the origins of being--our very genesis. And about how our

The Law of Allowing: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

2009-05-17T07:17:00.000-07:00

Last night we watched the movie, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Watch it if you dare. After seeing it, as well as a few other significant news items lately -- like the forced medication of Danny Hauser, and the torture memos -- I decided to distill into words my outlook on the matter of liberty. Here goes:There is one law -- the Higher Law -- that all others or based on, either in support of,

Some points to ponder . . .

2009-02-19T19:54:00.000-08:00

. . . in this time of economic uncertainty: News of the economy is a lot like reality TV: Dramatic challenges and extravagant plans of action that do not seem to align with common sense, except for the new emotional charge it gives the watchers of and players in the drama. Somehow it seems so unreal. A lot like primetime TV. The announcers of every day’s bad news always seem to add a

Financial Responsibility

2009-01-31T09:39:00.000-08:00

As I was bemoaning the woes of this long, Minnesota winter the other day, I felt weighted down, as if in armor. A poem came to mind. (See Shedding the Mask on River Tree Whispers, my poetry blog.) As I wrote it down, other conditions of this bleak time also began to surface, as if to support my lament. Not wanting to get up on a political soapbox in that e-venue, I step up here. And to start

Money, Banks and Free Trade – Common Sense Can Rule

2008-12-12T10:02:00.000-08:00

-- by Ardi KeimWhat would it be like if we weren't isolated from the real world?What is real? And what is illusion?Take the economy, for instance:I'm not an economic analyst. I'm not even sure how the whole monetary system works. I do understand that money is supposed to be an instrument to make exchanges between people easier. And that banks are sort of the safe-keepers of money. I'm all for

Anastasia

2008-11-18T20:02:00.000-08:00

by Vladimir MegreWords of wisdom, hope and peace from a woman of the forest in northern SiberiaThis is the first of nine books in the Ringing Cedars Series now translated into over 20 languages.As a slow reader I have started many good books, many of which I never finish. But Anastasia (and each one after) just got better and better. Read just one and you too will understand why 10 million

Why I Wrote In "Ron Paul"

2008-11-06T19:05:00.000-08:00

Because I didn't want to waste my vote. You'll see soon enough. See his ideas. The Constitution works. Read the book.

The Rule of Freedom

2008-08-29T20:11:00.000-07:00

A friend sent an article with unpleasant view of current events (much of which is ignored by the mass media) leading to ominous possibilities in the near future. Here is how I responded:The content of the message you sent seems dire indeed. And I'm pretty much in agreement with most of it's being of high probability. On the other hand, the biggest reason for that high probability is that so many

I Write . . .

2008-07-13T15:55:00.000-07:00

I write what I believe to be true, and I share what I believe to be helpful to others. The truth exists whether it is believed in or not. If you believe what I write, you are subject to the same chance of being wrong as I am. We base our beliefs on evidence. What is evident to me may be evident to others as well. And the right to express what we believe is granted by a Higher Source other than

What is Essential Harmonic Enhancement? And Why?

2008-07-13T13:05:00.000-07:00

When I decided to call my version of the Raindrop Technique: Essential Harmonic Enhancement Technique (EHET) I was asked, Why?As anyone who has ever experienced the Raindrop Technique knows, it is so much more than a technique of dropping essential oils like raindrops on the back. It has more to do with attitude, with harmony, with all that is essential to enhancing health, well-being and life.

A Manifesto for Living by the Spirit of the Laws of Life

2008-06-15T12:12:00.000-07:00

--by Ardi KeimI write this down because I know the truth in it.I know that there are laws of life that govern our ways and means within it.I know that the heart of that law is the spirit of the law. The letter of the law is merely a record of it, and that human records and human language is subject to human error.I know that the spirit of the law is the Spirit of Life . . .1. And that That One