Update to post Sometimes we actually are heard
A few days ago I posted a note on a letter that my wife and I sent the inauguration committee. The letter is in the post below. We now find out the my letter is being presented to congress by Diane Feinstein to make it a federal crime to scalp tickets to the inauguration parade and ceremony. I am writing this not just because I am proud of it, that is a part of it, but at my amazement that something happened. It is easy to get cynical that nothing we do has any effect. It is gratifying and encouraging to see something happen. I really did not expect my letter to have effect and certainly not this fast or as much. Now, if only I could write a letter to change ________. You fill in the blank.
Sometimes we actually are heard
I have to tell you about this, as it amazed me and I am kind of proud of it. My wife and I made plans to attend to inauguration. We planned early. We found a place and checked on what it takes to see the parade and the inauguration. We were really happy Obama won. Now we were doing what we are supposed to do to get our tickets or at least have a chance of getting tickets to these events. What we find is the inaugural events are a huge ticket scalping thing. Tickets that are given away for free, were being advance sold for up to $20,000.
Questioning Enlightement and Those Claiming to Be Enlightened
A I was about to include this in some replies to my great blog friends here. I have many ideas about "Those that would be the enlightened ones" There is a Rudyard Kipling story "The Man That Would Be King". Great story. Those that would be the enlightened ones may be this as this is one of modern myths. As cultures have had prophecies of a white god showing up at some paricular time and seen as the fulfillment of the prophecy (I can't think of one example where this ended well for the population the white god came to), we may very well be looking for our enlightened beings to showup.
As Night Into Day - Sleeping Into Awakening - A Seed to Fully Grown Plant
Everything speaks to me. In my world consciousness is everywhere conversing. Yes, I have voices in my head and images and analogies and stories. Sometimes they insist on being written down. When I was very young I had the idea that what I called at that time my subconscious was talking with me, the physical consciousness. The problem was, it was rarely in English.
Let It Be Easy
I wrote this as a reply to the post "I Need Your Support" and is often the case, after writing it, I thought to post it.
I have always worked hard. I always (had) complained about it, too. I have made very good money and it seems that I feel I have to support everyone and I don't get a break. I have worked, I have complained.
