The Earth has a fever!

I read an interesting account in a book about detoxifying the body called "Clean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body's Natural Ability to Heal Itself"- by Alejandro Junger, M.D.  One of the most interesting parts of the book to me was an analogy about the Earth as an organism compared to the human body.  Basically, from this analogy we can diagnose from symptoms such as global warming (the fever that does not necessarily point to one specific cause) that our planet may have a terminal illness similar to cancer.

"Cancer cells are also cells that forgot how to do their chemistry.  But cancer cells forgot how to do their math as well, and their geography and their grammar, and even how to behave within a community. When you look at cancer cells under a microscope, you see cells that kill each other and every other cell in the neighborhood; they grow and reproduce unusually fast, disregarding the natural laws of space, population density, and food availability. They also have a tendency to travel to distant places and conquer new territories.  When that happens, its called metastasis, and it means the cancer has spread.  Cancer cells eat different foods than healthy cells.  The waste products they eliminate into the circulatory system are often toxic chemicals that affect the whole organism that hosts them.  Cancer cells, like most cells, are microscopic, but size doesn't matter.  Such a small organism can initiate an inner revolution that can kill the strongest of men and women.......  One type of cell on the planet, the human cell, is behaving erratically, killing its own kind and every other type of cell."

This analogy illustrates a great point about the cause and effects of the global planetary conditions.  But I would like to further this point by saying one thing that seems to separate the Earth from the human organism when observing its behavior over the millions of years of its existence.  The Earth does not seem to have lost its capabilities to remove, restore and rejuvenate itself to the degree that the human organism has.  When observing the extremely advanced species that have been wiped off the face of the earth since its birth, we may want to seriously consider this point.  Dinosaurs that grew into extremely massive bodies with intrinsic capabilities to fly and breathe fire, feats the human species has yet to achieve, have vanished from the Earth after inhabiting the organism for hundreds of millions of years. 

When I observe the conditions that threaten the survival of the human species under dramatic changes in atmospheric pressure today, its seems the Earth's immune system is actively at work once again.   And if you want to draw another analogy...the Sun that provides key survival elements could quite possibly be the Earth's attending physician.  Today, we can observe with greater understanding the activities of our life-protecting star.  And although we understand it has a finite amount of resources at its disposal, we know they will not be depleted for at least another 100 million years.  But we can also see that it has begun to provide the Earth, and other patients it serves in its galaxy of protection with more intense flares of treatment therapy.

The question is...will the human species position itself as one of those that will continue to survive the heavy dosage of "chemotherapy" causing the Earth's core to heat up and send waves of energy throughout its tissues, veins and arteries to suppress dis-ease conditions?  Some species of life that were here before the dinosaurs and continue to survive today have positioned themselves as part of the "clothing" that the Earth enjoys.  Many living species contribute to the protective layers of atmosphere that even the human species enjoys.  It doesn't seem that these feverish conditions negatively affect their survival as much as it does the human.

Being somehow connected to the consciousness within this human cell, I would like to think that the human species with all its intelligence will indeed reposition itself.  The human species seems to be presented with a golden opportunity to cease being a contributor to threatening illness here on Earth and emerge as one of its vital accessories.   But will the global consciousness of the cell recognize this opportunity in time?

OWNERSHIP is worth WHAAAAT???

Have you seen the game show with Cedric Entertainer called "Its Worth What?"   Well, if you have seen it and you're still reading after the hyperlink......the human concepts of "relative value" and "price"are highlighted in this show where people must guess both in order to win money.

While observing the human condition during this current stint, I have given a lot of focus to these illusions of relative value, price and the concept of "OWNERSHIP".  Today, on the heels of the S&P's unprecedented downgrade of US credit I realize that the concept seems to be overrated and misunderstood by most.  

My observations have witnessed some seemingly powerful people in terms of their ownership statistics being completely stripped of whatever they supposedly owned (including their consciousness) when their choices led to physical death.   So while I've enjoyed the human sport of Acquisition, I have learned not to take the trophies of competitive acquisition (titles, deeds, account balances, etc) too seriously.    What always seems to mean more than ownership is what I have access to that feels good to me in any given moment.

This was proven by a rather affluent mentor of mine who I had asked for an opinion about a boat purchase I was considering.    While I thought his ego would enjoy being seen as the expert on such the subject since he owned a similar vessel, he was rather dismissive of the idea.   He simply said, "that's the last thing you should purchase if you know someone like me that already has one you like."  After that statement followed a very enlightening conversation about the maintenance and upkeep of a boat.    But many questions have been reverberating about the concept of ownership and tend to swirl around most of my acquisitions since that day:

• How much does the "prestige" of ownership matter in considering relative value?   
• And how much of anything's value is derived from the illusion that it is owned by someone or groups of people? 
• And how much value in anything is based on the perceived value of its owner?   Is a celebrity's dirty laundry really worth more than that of someone who is virtually unknown in society?  
• How valuable is something to you if it is owned by someone else but brings you countless hours or days of joy?   
• Is something more valuable to you when you own it yourself but it causes you immeasurable stress and takes years off the back-end of your life?  
• Do you really even own anything if it can be taken from you at certain times such as your consciousness in death?
• Is chasing the concept of ownership ever worth losing your consciousness? 

Hmm??

Who has time for Patience?

So for as long as I can remember observing my experience with humans, I've been hearing about this "patience" thing.   When I was learning what it meant to be a good little human, I would always hear my guardians say "Be patient! or "You've got to have some patience if you want to...."   But from those same people and others I would quite often hear the phrase "I don't have time for that!"   And most of the time that I would hear the phrase,  it would be in regards to something they wanted to dismiss.  And although they may be declaring their desire to dismiss that reality, I wondered why certain things weren't just addressed even if only briefly.

So today I would like to think I'm a bit wiser on this journey and understand to a degree why certain foci may seem futile and not worthy of good energy and attention.  But regarding the concept of patience, I have felt that "The Illusion of Time" might skew the human's perception of whether certain challenges were worthy of even a quick attempt at resolution.

Anyway....if you're following along the path of my socially deviant thinking, you may understand the punch-line of today's blogpost a little clearer.   I have lived by my own cliches for many years and have often verbalized them publicly for personal affirmation or even at times to encourage open debate.  One of my most frequently stated cliches is about Patience.  And almost every time anyone has been within an earshot of me saying it, they respond with "I like that.  I'm going to use that."   So I've been eager to publicize it.   Perhaps one day people will be reciting my cliches and quoting me like Confucius.  But if you get to know me, you may realize that I'm less interested in impressing people and creating a legacy as I am in advancing the human condition.   But I wouldn't be surprised if this one ripples out and catches on.  And if I'm going to be well-known for anything, perhaps any ego that remains around my consciousness would be proud of this. So without further ado.... here it is.....

"Patience is like a muscle....the more you exercise it....the more it grows!"  If you find yourself running out of it for any reason, you may want to consider the reasons why.  Are you running out of patience from not exercising it?   And if you feel you don't have time to spend on certain people and things, then perhaps it isn't even worth the mention that you don't.

The Ilusion of Time

Okay, so we've created this illusion of time as part of the measuring system in order to organize our complex lives and compare them with others who manage their lives with similar tools.  Granted, this feature of our existence can be extremely helpful in creating and managing social activities with others.   But should any measuring system designed to organize life become the primary governing force behind it?

I learned to put "time" in what feels like an appropriate place in my life when I had an interesting experience as a kid.  I remember riding in the backseat of a car with my parents on a long trip.  At one point we were traveling on a popular interstate highway and there was bumper-to-bumper traffic on the other side due to either construction or an accident.   I don't remember now what caused the traffic to back up on the other side, I just remember thinking about one thing for several miles.....  Once we got past the gridlock, I noticed the cars moving on the other side at or above the speed limit again.   These travelers seemingly would have no idea of the traffic they were about to encounter unless they were prepared by someone who saw what was ahead.  In those moments, I remember thinking.....I had the capability to see their future, their present and their past while they may not even be thinking about me and mine.

Ever since that car ride, I have been able to see time from a seemingly different perspective than most who apply it to their lives around me.  While many seem to be governed by the illusion of time, I feel that life is more governed by our choices than anything else.  We have the free will to choose our perspective no matter how much laws and philosophies are mandated or suggested to us.  My choice more often than not has been to see life as ONE GREAT BIG MOMENT!

No matter who else has a perspective on my life, from where I sit ....NOW is the moment that matters most.  Now seems to matter most because I still seem to have some access and control over it.   I realize that I don't always have the same reign over the past or future reality.   Nor does giving too much energy to either perspective have as much of an impact as what I think and do NOW.   When I reflect on the past, I have realized that even then....whatever I did was in the "present" perhaps with anticipation or expectation of what might occur in the perceived future that might be different than the perceived past in that same moment.

So what does this all say about the illusion of time?  I'll leave that for you to ponder and even comment if you wish.  And if you care to, comment on one or any of these considerations below:

One of the phrases I often hear repeated (seemingly unconsciously) is "I don't have time for that!"  And I'll ask my blog readers...

1. "Why not?"  Is there quite often something more important than what occurs in the NOW?  and if so..what makes it more important?
2. Or do we really feel like we are short on time because we have limited ourselves to its partitions in planning activities with others who are governed by time as well?"
3. Does the fear of aging, death or sickness in the perceived future have any thing to do the perception that time is scarce?

I'll end today's post by suggesting that you ask yourself these questions the next time you say "I don't have time...."   And you may want to consider what is priority in your life in the moment that may matter most...."NOW!" 

The Story of Stuff

Who am I??

For purposes of my blog, this is definitely a "trick question".  One primary intent behind writing this blog is to archive my thoughts and share them with whoever cares to read them while I'm taking time to find out who I can be!
The quick and dirty answer that I have chosen while on the path to more answers is..... "I am who I choose to be in the moment!"

For now....I am choosing to write about the experiences of my life as a functioning bi polar multiple personality schizophrenic.  These are just a few of the defining identifications that I am determined to exist beyond.  But I have no issue with taking ownership of them for those who get a kick out of boxing people in.  At least these labels give me a wide range of psychosis and neurosis to choose from while on my path through what I call......eVolving!   Care to join me?