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Monday, February 14, 2005
Ron Paul: What Does Freedom Really Mean?
Ron Paul's "Texas Straight Talk"
WHAT DOES FREEDOM REALLY MEAN?
February 7, 2005
".man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts."
Ronald Reagan
We've all heard the words "democracy" and "freedom" used countless times, especially in the context of our invasion of Iraq. They are used interchangeably in modern political discourse, yet their true meanings are very different.
George Orwell wrote about "meaningless words" that are endlessly repeated in the political arena*. Words like "freedom," "democracy," and "justice," Orwell explained, have been abused so long that their original meanings have been eviscerated.
In Orwell's view, political words were
"Often used in a consciously dishonest way."
Without precise meanings behind words, politicians and elites can obscure reality and condition people to reflexively associate certain words with positive or negative perceptions. In other words, unpleasant facts can be hidden behind purposely meaningless language.
As a result, Americans have been conditioned to accept the word "democracy" as a synonym for freedom, and thus to believe that democracy is unquestionably good. The problem is that democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism, which is inherently incompatible with real freedom.
Our founding fathers clearly understood this, as evidenced not only by our republican constitutional system, but also by their writings in the "Federalist Papers" and elsewhere. James Madison cautioned that under a democratic government, "There is nothing to check the inducement to sacrifice the weaker party or the obnoxious individual." John Adams argued that democracies merely grant revocable rights to citizens depending on the whims of the masses, while a republic exists to secure and protect pre-existing rights.
Yet how many Americans know that the word "democracy" is found neither in the Constitution nor the Declaration of Independence, our very founding documents?
A truly democratic election in Iraq, without U.S. interference and U.S.
puppet candidates, almost certainly would result in the creation of a Shiite theocracy. Shiite majority rule in Iraq might well mean the complete political, economic, and social subjugation of the minority Kurd and Sunni Arab populations. Such an outcome would be democratic, but would it be free?
Would the Kurds and Sunnis consider themselves free?
The administration talks about democracy in Iraq, but is it prepared to accept a democratically-elected Iraqi government no matter what its attitude toward the U.S. occupation? Hardly. For all our talk about freedom and democracy, the truth is we have no idea whether Iraqis will be free in the future. They're certainly not free while a foreign army occupies their country. The real test is not whether Iraq adopts a democratic, pro-western government, but rather whether ordinary Iraqis can lead their personal, religious, social, and business lives without interference from government.
Simply put, freedom is the absence of government coercion. Our Founding Fathers understood this, and created the least coercive government in the history of the world. The Constitution established a very limited, decentralized government to provide national defense and little else.
States, not the federal government, were charged with protecting individuals against criminal force and fraud. For the first time, a government was created solely to protect the rights, liberties, and property of its citizens. Any government coercion beyond that necessary to secure those rights was forbidden, both through the Bill of Rights and the doctrine of strictly enumerated powers.
This reflected the founders' belief that democratic government could be as tyrannical as any King. Few Americans understand that all government action is inherently coercive. If nothing else, government action requires taxes. If taxes were freely paid, they wouldn't be called taxes, they'd be called donations.
If we intend to use the word freedom in an honest way, we should have the simple integrity to give it real meaning: Freedom is living without government coercion. So when a politician talks about freedom for this group or that, ask yourself whether he is advocating more government action or less.
The political left equates freedom with liberation from material wants, always via a large and benevolent government that exists to create equality on earth. To modern liberals, men are free only when the laws of economics and scarcity are suspended, the landlord is rebuffed, the doctor presents no bill, and groceries are given away.
But philosopher Ayn Rand (and many others before her) demolished this argument by explaining how such "freedom" for some is possible only when government takes freedoms away from others. In other words, government claims on the lives and property of those who are expected to provide housing, medical care, food, etc. for others are coercive-- and thus incompatible with freedom.
"Liberalism," which once stood for civil, political, and economic
liberties, has become a synonym for omnipotent coercive government.
The political right equates freedom with national greatness brought about through military strength. Like the left, modern conservatives favor an all-powerful central state-- but for militarism, corporatism, and faith-based welfarism.
Unlike the Taft-Goldwater conservatives of yesteryear, today's Republicans are eager to expand government spending, increase the federal police apparatus, and intervene militarily around the world. The last tenuous links between conservatives and support for smaller government have been severed. "Conservatism," which once meant respect for tradition and distrust of active government, has transformed into big-government utopian grandiosity.
Orwell certainly was right about the use of meaningless words in politics. If we hope to remain free, we must cut through the fog and attach concrete meanings to the words politicians use to deceive us.
We must reassert that America is a republic, not a democracy, and remind ourselves that the Constitution places limits on government that no majority can overrule. We must resist any use of the word "freedom" to describe state action. We must reject the current meaningless designations of "liberals" and "conservatives," in favor of an accurate term for both: statists.
Every politician on earth claims to support freedom. The problem is so few of them understand the simple meaning of the word.
*Politics and the English Language, 1946.
WHAT DOES FREEDOM REALLY MEAN?
February 7, 2005
".man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts."
Ronald Reagan
We've all heard the words "democracy" and "freedom" used countless times, especially in the context of our invasion of Iraq. They are used interchangeably in modern political discourse, yet their true meanings are very different.
George Orwell wrote about "meaningless words" that are endlessly repeated in the political arena*. Words like "freedom," "democracy," and "justice," Orwell explained, have been abused so long that their original meanings have been eviscerated.
In Orwell's view, political words were
"Often used in a consciously dishonest way."
Without precise meanings behind words, politicians and elites can obscure reality and condition people to reflexively associate certain words with positive or negative perceptions. In other words, unpleasant facts can be hidden behind purposely meaningless language.
As a result, Americans have been conditioned to accept the word "democracy" as a synonym for freedom, and thus to believe that democracy is unquestionably good. The problem is that democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism, which is inherently incompatible with real freedom.
Our founding fathers clearly understood this, as evidenced not only by our republican constitutional system, but also by their writings in the "Federalist Papers" and elsewhere. James Madison cautioned that under a democratic government, "There is nothing to check the inducement to sacrifice the weaker party or the obnoxious individual." John Adams argued that democracies merely grant revocable rights to citizens depending on the whims of the masses, while a republic exists to secure and protect pre-existing rights.
Yet how many Americans know that the word "democracy" is found neither in the Constitution nor the Declaration of Independence, our very founding documents?
A truly democratic election in Iraq, without U.S. interference and U.S.
puppet candidates, almost certainly would result in the creation of a Shiite theocracy. Shiite majority rule in Iraq might well mean the complete political, economic, and social subjugation of the minority Kurd and Sunni Arab populations. Such an outcome would be democratic, but would it be free?
Would the Kurds and Sunnis consider themselves free?
The administration talks about democracy in Iraq, but is it prepared to accept a democratically-elected Iraqi government no matter what its attitude toward the U.S. occupation? Hardly. For all our talk about freedom and democracy, the truth is we have no idea whether Iraqis will be free in the future. They're certainly not free while a foreign army occupies their country. The real test is not whether Iraq adopts a democratic, pro-western government, but rather whether ordinary Iraqis can lead their personal, religious, social, and business lives without interference from government.
Simply put, freedom is the absence of government coercion. Our Founding Fathers understood this, and created the least coercive government in the history of the world. The Constitution established a very limited, decentralized government to provide national defense and little else.
States, not the federal government, were charged with protecting individuals against criminal force and fraud. For the first time, a government was created solely to protect the rights, liberties, and property of its citizens. Any government coercion beyond that necessary to secure those rights was forbidden, both through the Bill of Rights and the doctrine of strictly enumerated powers.
This reflected the founders' belief that democratic government could be as tyrannical as any King. Few Americans understand that all government action is inherently coercive. If nothing else, government action requires taxes. If taxes were freely paid, they wouldn't be called taxes, they'd be called donations.
If we intend to use the word freedom in an honest way, we should have the simple integrity to give it real meaning: Freedom is living without government coercion. So when a politician talks about freedom for this group or that, ask yourself whether he is advocating more government action or less.
The political left equates freedom with liberation from material wants, always via a large and benevolent government that exists to create equality on earth. To modern liberals, men are free only when the laws of economics and scarcity are suspended, the landlord is rebuffed, the doctor presents no bill, and groceries are given away.
But philosopher Ayn Rand (and many others before her) demolished this argument by explaining how such "freedom" for some is possible only when government takes freedoms away from others. In other words, government claims on the lives and property of those who are expected to provide housing, medical care, food, etc. for others are coercive-- and thus incompatible with freedom.
"Liberalism," which once stood for civil, political, and economic
liberties, has become a synonym for omnipotent coercive government.
The political right equates freedom with national greatness brought about through military strength. Like the left, modern conservatives favor an all-powerful central state-- but for militarism, corporatism, and faith-based welfarism.
Unlike the Taft-Goldwater conservatives of yesteryear, today's Republicans are eager to expand government spending, increase the federal police apparatus, and intervene militarily around the world. The last tenuous links between conservatives and support for smaller government have been severed. "Conservatism," which once meant respect for tradition and distrust of active government, has transformed into big-government utopian grandiosity.
Orwell certainly was right about the use of meaningless words in politics. If we hope to remain free, we must cut through the fog and attach concrete meanings to the words politicians use to deceive us.
We must reassert that America is a republic, not a democracy, and remind ourselves that the Constitution places limits on government that no majority can overrule. We must resist any use of the word "freedom" to describe state action. We must reject the current meaningless designations of "liberals" and "conservatives," in favor of an accurate term for both: statists.
Every politician on earth claims to support freedom. The problem is so few of them understand the simple meaning of the word.
*Politics and the English Language, 1946.
Friday, January 28, 2005
Hypnosis and Abundance
Anyone out there had experiences with Hypnosis Therapy?
If you have, please join in the conversation by posting a comment. I'd LOVE to hear from others who have had experiences in the Hypnosis arena.
Last night, I received a copy of a "Hypnotic Journey" set of CD's for a Financial Abundance course by Wendi Friesen, CHT. I've done my first Hypnotic Journey just last night, and I feel wonderful today. Energetic, full of new-found focus and sharpness, and an overall sense of well-being. All from one journey where I chose the thing I wanted to "be" or "have" before I started the journey. This isn't officially part of the Financial Abundance Course she offers, but I'm excited to get into it.
I'm not sure I believe that any single person is "the best" hypnotist, but I'm not sure I found one who is so sharing and caring, and in tune with who they are and what they are doing for others. Since hypnosis is really just that wonderful state between awake and asleep, there's no harm that can be done (our brains and "higher selves" are smarter then that), and we'll never do anything in hypnosis that we wouldn't normally do (the trick is that we might not know we actually want to DO this or that!) ;-)
It's just another way to connect and truly experience the reality that we do indeed create what we focus on the most, and we just don't understand why our dominant intention is focusing on something we don't want, and of course it shows up!
Looking forward to hearing your hypno-therapy stories...
Daniel
If you have, please join in the conversation by posting a comment. I'd LOVE to hear from others who have had experiences in the Hypnosis arena.
Last night, I received a copy of a "Hypnotic Journey" set of CD's for a Financial Abundance course by Wendi Friesen, CHT. I've done my first Hypnotic Journey just last night, and I feel wonderful today. Energetic, full of new-found focus and sharpness, and an overall sense of well-being. All from one journey where I chose the thing I wanted to "be" or "have" before I started the journey. This isn't officially part of the Financial Abundance Course she offers, but I'm excited to get into it.
I'm not sure I believe that any single person is "the best" hypnotist, but I'm not sure I found one who is so sharing and caring, and in tune with who they are and what they are doing for others. Since hypnosis is really just that wonderful state between awake and asleep, there's no harm that can be done (our brains and "higher selves" are smarter then that), and we'll never do anything in hypnosis that we wouldn't normally do (the trick is that we might not know we actually want to DO this or that!) ;-)
It's just another way to connect and truly experience the reality that we do indeed create what we focus on the most, and we just don't understand why our dominant intention is focusing on something we don't want, and of course it shows up!
Looking forward to hearing your hypno-therapy stories...
Daniel
THE IRAQI VOTE
The Iraqi Vote is quickly approaching. Share your thoughts, stories, etc. through this extra long text link...
As always, I appreciate your participation!!
Daniel
As always, I appreciate your participation!!
Daniel
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Replace Rumsfeld
Yes, it's time for him to go. Long overdue, in fact. I appreciate our troops and their families. Therefore, they deserve nothing less than our full support. And part of that full support is accountability. Our Secratary of Defense has none, as has been shown time and time again. So join me in signing this letter to President Bush demanding that he remove Rumsfeld from his post. Our military can't afford four more years of shifty leadership. They deserve better.
Dear Friend,
We must stop rewarding incompetence, start demanding accountability, and for the sake of the troops in Iraq, we must replace Donald Rumsfeld. Please join me in signing the following letter to President Bush on johnkerry.com.
Replace Rumsfeld
Mr. President,
I was surprised and disappointed that you told the Washington Post last week that no Bush administration official should be held accountable for our failures in Iraq. As the situation worsens and more American lives are lost and troops deployed to the region, it's time to stop rewarding incompetence and to start demanding accountability. For the sake of our men and women in uniform and their families here at home, I urge you to start by replacing Donald Rumsfeld. His record of failure and his inability to play it straight with the American people and our troops overseas make him unfit to serve as Secretary of Defense for one more day, never mind four more years.
If you care about restoring our credibility around the world and our credibility with our troops on the ground in Iraq, you've got to start by removing Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense. That's why I am joining Senator John Kerry and hundreds of thousands of Americans in adding my name to the johnkerry.com petition calling for Rumsfeld's immediate removal from office.
I urge you to act without delay. We can't afford any more auto-penned letters of condolences and shifting stories about what kind of armor we have to protect our troops.
American soliders and their families are counting on you as Commander in Chief to hold those in charge of the war in Iraq to the highest standards.
Replace Rumsfeld
Thank you.
Dear Friend,
We must stop rewarding incompetence, start demanding accountability, and for the sake of the troops in Iraq, we must replace Donald Rumsfeld. Please join me in signing the following letter to President Bush on johnkerry.com.
Replace Rumsfeld
Mr. President,
I was surprised and disappointed that you told the Washington Post last week that no Bush administration official should be held accountable for our failures in Iraq. As the situation worsens and more American lives are lost and troops deployed to the region, it's time to stop rewarding incompetence and to start demanding accountability. For the sake of our men and women in uniform and their families here at home, I urge you to start by replacing Donald Rumsfeld. His record of failure and his inability to play it straight with the American people and our troops overseas make him unfit to serve as Secretary of Defense for one more day, never mind four more years.
If you care about restoring our credibility around the world and our credibility with our troops on the ground in Iraq, you've got to start by removing Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense. That's why I am joining Senator John Kerry and hundreds of thousands of Americans in adding my name to the johnkerry.com petition calling for Rumsfeld's immediate removal from office.
I urge you to act without delay. We can't afford any more auto-penned letters of condolences and shifting stories about what kind of armor we have to protect our troops.
American soliders and their families are counting on you as Commander in Chief to hold those in charge of the war in Iraq to the highest standards.
Replace Rumsfeld
Thank you.
Sunday, January 16, 2005
A Great Man Has Gone Home to God
This past Wednesday, Heaven rejoiced in celebration of Pastor Brad Smith of Madison, WI coming home to God. In honor of Pastor Brad's memory, Door Creek Church has created a blog for memories of Brad Smith and condolences to his family. So today, I refer all to the Door Creek Church Blog for celebration of a life that touched so many hearts, including mine, in so many ways. His gift will not soon be forgotten.
Thank you, Pastor Brad.
Daniel
Thank you, Pastor Brad.
Daniel
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Comments encouraged
I encourage people to comment at my blog -- especially those who disagree with me. I think that debate is fun, and can be educational. After all, I'm not always right, and if I'm open-minded enough to listen to dissenting opinions, I might learn something.
However, that doesn't mean that name-calling, slurs, and juvenile comments are acceptable. If you disagree with me or others that comment about something, don't focus on the other person; instead, state what it is about their comments that you disagree with! Just as importantly, state why you disagree with what they are saying. Do you have a logical reason, or evidence to back up what you are saying?
DON'T call the other party names, or say things like "That's what all Liberals think" or "You're not as smart as you think you are" or "All Republicans are jerks". Focusing on the other person instead of the debate is what's known as an ad hominem argument.
You might want to read this short article about logical fallacies in arguments, and this short article about logical arguments.
Lastly, it probably goes without saying that spam will be deleted immediately.Thanks for visiting. Click here to go back to the main page.
Thanks to Martian for allowing me to use the above text.
However, that doesn't mean that name-calling, slurs, and juvenile comments are acceptable. If you disagree with me or others that comment about something, don't focus on the other person; instead, state what it is about their comments that you disagree with! Just as importantly, state why you disagree with what they are saying. Do you have a logical reason, or evidence to back up what you are saying?
DON'T call the other party names, or say things like "That's what all Liberals think" or "You're not as smart as you think you are" or "All Republicans are jerks". Focusing on the other person instead of the debate is what's known as an ad hominem argument.
You might want to read this short article about logical fallacies in arguments, and this short article about logical arguments.
Lastly, it probably goes without saying that spam will be deleted immediately.Thanks for visiting. Click here to go back to the main page.
Thanks to Martian for allowing me to use the above text.
Monday, January 10, 2005
That Which You Be
This was too good of a quote to not make a blog entry about it!
Expressed by Abraham-Hicks
"You cannot be joyful without spreading your joy. You cannot be sad without spreading your sadness. You cannot be well without spreading your wellness. You cannot be sick without spreading your sickness. You cannot be poor without spreading your poverty. You cannot be prosperous without spreading your prosperity. Whatever you be, you exude to the ends of the Universe. The entire Universe benefits by that which you be."
Expressed by Abraham-Hicks
Oshkosh Representative Underheim Cheats Voters of Representation
From the Wisconsin Democratic Party:
Oshkosh Northwestern
Editorial: Underheim must put voters ahead of his DPI dreams
Last year, Robert Welch kept his political honor intact by letting his state Senate term expire while making a bid for the more prestigious U.S. Senate.
The same cannot be said of our state Rep. Gregg Underheim. Last week, Underheim filed to run for state superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction. Rather than sit out the November election that returned him to office, or resign now, he will plan to stay in office and run for DPI. His decision will effectively cheat Oshkosh voters of representation.
A new legislative session started last week, making this a real slap in the face for voters. If Underheim wants to keep his honor intact, he will excuse himself from this talk of a bid for the DPI's top spot.
How quickly the man appears to have forgotten that his was a coveted seat.
Three other candidates wanted to represent District 54. They paid the price to "bid" for our "contract," spending hundreds of hours and dollars for the honor of representing the district.
If Underheim truly didn't want to be in office, he should have not run in November. Or, after winning, he should live with the results, give us representation for two years and let voters solve his career indecision in the next election. Now, if he wins the DPI seat after a Feb. 15 primary and April 5 election, Gov. Jim Doyle will have to declare an election to fill the seat.
There is more here than Underheim waking up with a new idea after the November elections. Ultra-conservatives in the Republican party asked the moderate Republican to politicize the non-partisan superintendent race.
It must have appealed because he has done that.
Underheim talked this past week about his priority of leading a discussion on the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights in the race. Education quality wasn't the priority.
Republicans with Underheim as the pit bull want to make life as difficult as possible for Elizabeth Burmaster, the present superintendent. That's one goal. It will please Republican party bosses in Madison to no end.
And, anyone who has doubts about Wisconsin as a political machine to be used for the convenience of ultra-conservative Republicans shouldn't have them now.
Oshkosh voters lose in a big way. The city needs a legislator to bring jobs here, preserve others from leaving, reform health care problems and work with community leaders. Instead, the city's representative will be diverted. Oshkosh will lack a legislator who gives 100 percent of his attention.
Underheim was elected to represent the people of Oshkosh in the Wisconsin Assembly through the end of the year 2006. He has a contract with the voters. He should honor it, because that's the issue here.
Underheim should do what is right, not expedient. He should resign from the race for state superintendent of DPI. His honor depends on him getting back to representing the people of Oshkosh -- and putting his dreams to use for the people who elected him.
The Final Thought: State Rep. Gregg Underheim should resign from the race for state superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction.
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Oshkosh Northwestern
Editorial: Underheim must put voters ahead of his DPI dreams
Last year, Robert Welch kept his political honor intact by letting his state Senate term expire while making a bid for the more prestigious U.S. Senate.
The same cannot be said of our state Rep. Gregg Underheim. Last week, Underheim filed to run for state superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction. Rather than sit out the November election that returned him to office, or resign now, he will plan to stay in office and run for DPI. His decision will effectively cheat Oshkosh voters of representation.
A new legislative session started last week, making this a real slap in the face for voters. If Underheim wants to keep his honor intact, he will excuse himself from this talk of a bid for the DPI's top spot.
How quickly the man appears to have forgotten that his was a coveted seat.
Three other candidates wanted to represent District 54. They paid the price to "bid" for our "contract," spending hundreds of hours and dollars for the honor of representing the district.
If Underheim truly didn't want to be in office, he should have not run in November. Or, after winning, he should live with the results, give us representation for two years and let voters solve his career indecision in the next election. Now, if he wins the DPI seat after a Feb. 15 primary and April 5 election, Gov. Jim Doyle will have to declare an election to fill the seat.
There is more here than Underheim waking up with a new idea after the November elections. Ultra-conservatives in the Republican party asked the moderate Republican to politicize the non-partisan superintendent race.
It must have appealed because he has done that.
Underheim talked this past week about his priority of leading a discussion on the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights in the race. Education quality wasn't the priority.
Republicans with Underheim as the pit bull want to make life as difficult as possible for Elizabeth Burmaster, the present superintendent. That's one goal. It will please Republican party bosses in Madison to no end.
And, anyone who has doubts about Wisconsin as a political machine to be used for the convenience of ultra-conservative Republicans shouldn't have them now.
Oshkosh voters lose in a big way. The city needs a legislator to bring jobs here, preserve others from leaving, reform health care problems and work with community leaders. Instead, the city's representative will be diverted. Oshkosh will lack a legislator who gives 100 percent of his attention.
Underheim was elected to represent the people of Oshkosh in the Wisconsin Assembly through the end of the year 2006. He has a contract with the voters. He should honor it, because that's the issue here.
Underheim should do what is right, not expedient. He should resign from the race for state superintendent of DPI. His honor depends on him getting back to representing the people of Oshkosh -- and putting his dreams to use for the people who elected him.
The Final Thought: State Rep. Gregg Underheim should resign from the race for state superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction.
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Tuesday, January 04, 2005
What's in your wallet?
Capital One has been sued by the Minnesota AG, and in my opinion, rightfully so. Enough of defective and deceptive credit card commercials. Get any credit card, and those neandrathals from the CO commercials will be chasing you. Maybe it was fitting to choose the Vikings as being representative of Interest Rates, because I think they're actually protraying a mirror image of themselves as bait and switch interest rate liars. And enough of the stupid "No" commercials while were at it. David Spade never has been funny. Snore.
-D
-D
Sunday, January 02, 2005
The Way to Financial Freedom in 2005
Yesterday was the launch of the new compensation plan for a company I've been involved with for several years now. What they've done is create a way for every person who is willing to try something new, put in a few hours per week (as much as they want), and who has the drive to succeed, to have the financial freedom they desire and deserve. The SFI Marketing Group is the place, and becoming an affiliate with us is the way.
Today the new placement was revealed, and it was like having Second Christmas. I'm on my way in 2005. Make sure you check it out if you're so inclined, and want to have a taste of freedom in '05. You can also check out our all natural cleaning products on the right, one of the hundreds of products that can be marketed, used, and sold.
-Daniel
Today the new placement was revealed, and it was like having Second Christmas. I'm on my way in 2005. Make sure you check it out if you're so inclined, and want to have a taste of freedom in '05. You can also check out our all natural cleaning products on the right, one of the hundreds of products that can be marketed, used, and sold.
-Daniel
Saturday, January 01, 2005
Creating 2005 With Powerful Intentions Part II
Creating 2005 with Powerful Intentions, the 2nd part...
The New Year has finally arrived. In many places, it was a somber celebration in honor of those lost in the Tsunami of December 26th, 2004. In deed, I also lit a candle in honor of those lost, missing, and those still alive and desperate for aid.
However, that being said, the beginning of 2005 is also a time to prepare for the year ahead. 2005 can be what you make it to be, indeed, it will be what you make it to be. The question is, will you create it consciously, or just let your judgments and beliefs that no longer serve you chart the course for 2005 and beyond? I know that I have non-deliberately created many years on this planet. I've allowed my life to be ruled by the subconscious beliefs, judgments and actions that do not serve me. Why? It's just the way we're wired, but it doesn't have to be the way things are.
In 2004, I've learned to respect others for their beliefs, whether I may agree or not. And when I don't agree, I've started to ask myself some questions...
Why don't I agree? What is it about me that makes me behave in such a manner towards another's beliefs?
Once I find the answer to those questions, I can then better work with myself to find the judgment, what may have caused that judgment to exist, and move forward to drop my judgments and simply say "They are now here." and "I am now here." No matter what religious beliefs one may have, I haven't found one yet that says "judge those you do not agree with." It's never been up to us to pass judgment, and to this day I still cannot understand what's so hard to get that we continue to judge. Constantly. We see a bumper sticker. Judge. We see behavior. Judge. We overhear a conversation. Judge. And the most common of all...we look at someone. Judge.
My intentions for 2005 are simple, and brought about by an enlightening e-mail I received from Linda Miller, a person I've gotten to learn a bit about at Powerful Intentions. My intentions are a derivitive of hers, and for more about Linda, visit her Spiritual Entrepreneur Forum. It's an enlightening place.
Intentions for Two Thousand and Five
1. I intend to set my Intentions.
2. I intend to learn about Segment Intending, and then intend to use Segment Intending to deliberately create each segment of my day.
3. I intend to easily and effortlessly maintain clarity about my activities and my beliefs and to eliminate those activities and beliefs that no longer serve me.
4. I intend to continue to set my Intentions throughout 2005.
5. I intend to attract to me those people for whom I may offer a resource that will assist them to understand and know that all is truly in perfect and divine order.
6. I intend to attract to me only business partners who are excited about the products and services that I offer, who are serious about creating wealth and prosperity, and who are ready to get started.
These Powerful Intentions will serve me to create the 2005 I desire. You can read Daniel's Blog at Powerful Intentions to get continuous updates on Intention Setting, and use my experiences as a tool to create your own experiences in 2005 and beyond. I'll always be open to feedback and comments on Daniel's Powerful Intentions and my blog entries.
Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year.
It's what you desire and create it to be.
How freeing is that?
Daniel Dashnier
P.S. We've started a powerful new plan in one of my favorite programs to start 2005 off right, and manifest the money we desire. Come check it out today, and start learning to create a 2005 full of freedom, ease, and money!
The New Year has finally arrived. In many places, it was a somber celebration in honor of those lost in the Tsunami of December 26th, 2004. In deed, I also lit a candle in honor of those lost, missing, and those still alive and desperate for aid.
However, that being said, the beginning of 2005 is also a time to prepare for the year ahead. 2005 can be what you make it to be, indeed, it will be what you make it to be. The question is, will you create it consciously, or just let your judgments and beliefs that no longer serve you chart the course for 2005 and beyond? I know that I have non-deliberately created many years on this planet. I've allowed my life to be ruled by the subconscious beliefs, judgments and actions that do not serve me. Why? It's just the way we're wired, but it doesn't have to be the way things are.
In 2004, I've learned to respect others for their beliefs, whether I may agree or not. And when I don't agree, I've started to ask myself some questions...
Why don't I agree? What is it about me that makes me behave in such a manner towards another's beliefs?
Once I find the answer to those questions, I can then better work with myself to find the judgment, what may have caused that judgment to exist, and move forward to drop my judgments and simply say "They are now here." and "I am now here." No matter what religious beliefs one may have, I haven't found one yet that says "judge those you do not agree with." It's never been up to us to pass judgment, and to this day I still cannot understand what's so hard to get that we continue to judge. Constantly. We see a bumper sticker. Judge. We see behavior. Judge. We overhear a conversation. Judge. And the most common of all...we look at someone. Judge.
My intentions for 2005 are simple, and brought about by an enlightening e-mail I received from Linda Miller, a person I've gotten to learn a bit about at Powerful Intentions. My intentions are a derivitive of hers, and for more about Linda, visit her Spiritual Entrepreneur Forum. It's an enlightening place.
Intentions for Two Thousand and Five
1. I intend to set my Intentions.
2. I intend to learn about Segment Intending, and then intend to use Segment Intending to deliberately create each segment of my day.
3. I intend to easily and effortlessly maintain clarity about my activities and my beliefs and to eliminate those activities and beliefs that no longer serve me.
4. I intend to continue to set my Intentions throughout 2005.
5. I intend to attract to me those people for whom I may offer a resource that will assist them to understand and know that all is truly in perfect and divine order.
6. I intend to attract to me only business partners who are excited about the products and services that I offer, who are serious about creating wealth and prosperity, and who are ready to get started.
These Powerful Intentions will serve me to create the 2005 I desire. You can read Daniel's Blog at Powerful Intentions to get continuous updates on Intention Setting, and use my experiences as a tool to create your own experiences in 2005 and beyond. I'll always be open to feedback and comments on Daniel's Powerful Intentions and my blog entries.
Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year.
It's what you desire and create it to be.
How freeing is that?
Daniel Dashnier
P.S. We've started a powerful new plan in one of my favorite programs to start 2005 off right, and manifest the money we desire. Come check it out today, and start learning to create a 2005 full of freedom, ease, and money!
Friday, December 31, 2004
Time to create 2005 with Powerful Intentions Part I
Create 2005, you ask? Isn't it already coming, you ask? How can I create 2005?
No, it's not simple. Not for most of us. As a matter of fact, this is my first foray into actually intentionally creating 2005 for my experiences. However, I have learned, and I believe, that we do indeed create our own realities. Unfortunately for about 99.99% of humanity, we create our reality with our subconscious mind, deliberately creating more of what we do not want then what we do want. Our subconscious mind is a funny little creature, but oh so powerful.
For instance, when I say "I don't want to smoke.", my subconscious will only pick up the following: "I want to smoke." Not so good. It ignores the negative. It then creates the thoughts which create the things that we tell it we want, intentionally or unintentionally. That's why we need to create our reality with powerful intentions. In Daniel's Blog, I frequently mention my powerful intentions. I more frequently mention them in Daniel's Dashnier's Powerful Intentions area of the PI website. I haven't mastered this art yet, but I have decided I should play it like a game. I've begun to identify what I do not want in 2005, which will help create contrast with what I do want in 2005, which sparks the energy to create the thoughts of what I want, and therefore begin the process of manifesting my powerful intentions.
I've found myself out of time for now to create this post, so more to come in "Part II."
Share your thoughts here or visit my blog at Powerful Intentions and leave a comment somewhere there. I look forward to sharing 2005 and all of it's wonder and beauty potential with you. Let's create 2005 together for the greatest good of ourselves and all involved!
Daniel
No, it's not simple. Not for most of us. As a matter of fact, this is my first foray into actually intentionally creating 2005 for my experiences. However, I have learned, and I believe, that we do indeed create our own realities. Unfortunately for about 99.99% of humanity, we create our reality with our subconscious mind, deliberately creating more of what we do not want then what we do want. Our subconscious mind is a funny little creature, but oh so powerful.
For instance, when I say "I don't want to smoke.", my subconscious will only pick up the following: "I want to smoke." Not so good. It ignores the negative. It then creates the thoughts which create the things that we tell it we want, intentionally or unintentionally. That's why we need to create our reality with powerful intentions. In Daniel's Blog, I frequently mention my powerful intentions. I more frequently mention them in Daniel's Dashnier's Powerful Intentions area of the PI website. I haven't mastered this art yet, but I have decided I should play it like a game. I've begun to identify what I do not want in 2005, which will help create contrast with what I do want in 2005, which sparks the energy to create the thoughts of what I want, and therefore begin the process of manifesting my powerful intentions.
I've found myself out of time for now to create this post, so more to come in "Part II."
Share your thoughts here or visit my blog at Powerful Intentions and leave a comment somewhere there. I look forward to sharing 2005 and all of it's wonder and beauty potential with you. Let's create 2005 together for the greatest good of ourselves and all involved!
Daniel
Thursday, December 30, 2004
Read this about Outsourcing
Ed Busacker created this powerful entry about outsourcing that I commented on (see my comments too when you read his post). It's worth your time to read and comment on. But as he mentions, please don't defend outsourcing. Not that we would berate you (at least not too badly) if you were to defend it, just heed the true results that I mention in my comments before you do post. If you agree with us, of course, post a comment. It's important that this subject be renewed at the forefront for it is the cause of a lot of the employment problems that exist today. Our domestic policy is destroying lives. And that is not some overstatement. Just do a little research and find out for yourself how devastating it can be.
-Daniel
-Daniel
Thursday, December 23, 2004
Christmas, Drug Policy, and Allowing
It is finally here. The day before the day before Christmas. Shopping done? Mine isn't. Then again, I onlyhave one thing left to pick up. I'm looking forward to the store shopping experience about as much as I'd look forward to licking razor blades. It isn't that I'm not in the "Christmas Spirit," because I certainly am for the most part. However, this year is different. First, the crowds annoy me. Not so much the crowds as the attitudes of the people in the crowds. So much cyniscism, anger, frustration, and overwhelm. What's happening to people? It truly disturbs me that so many people greet this, the most wonderful time of the year, with anger, frustration, and stress. It doesn't have to be that way, but of course they're missing the whole point of the holiday season. If Charles Dickens' ghosts were real, they would have to to millions of simultaneous presentations to Scrooges around the world tomorrow night. Maybe that's exactly what is needed. We've had a reminder of how precious life is, and I doubt those families will be stressing out over where to get the latest Star Wars game, figuring out Megapixels for a digital camera, or getting the latest J. K. Rowling mass hysteria sellout (a.k.a. Harry Potter), to make sure everything is "just right" for their "perfect Christmas." Instead, they'll be wondering if their son or daughter survived this week's attack on a mess tent by a suicide bomber, and if they'll be ringing in the New Year by making funeral arrangements.
What will it take for the rest of us to wake up? A bomb here in the U.S.? 100s of U.S. Soldiers dead in one day? Thousands? There won't be an impromptu sharing and soccer game between the soldiers and insurgents like that famous Christmas Eve so many years ago during the First World War. I'm doubting the insurgents will want to celebrate an Evil Crusader Holiday, and in turn, I'm doubting our troops will want to play around with the people who are keeping them from coming home any time soon.
Now to a horse of a different color...
Drug Policy in America
We have a very informative discussion in the Spiritual Democracy Forum on Drug Policy. We need people who've had experience with drugs (no judgment, we're not there to judge, but to share and learn, grow, and change public policies and perceptions as needed), treatment of drugs, spiritual use of drugs, and oh-so-much-more. I invite you to join in our Drug Policy Discussion today, with my rather limited knowledge, combined with the intelligence of another participant, which will contribute to the entire Powerful Intentions Community jumping into the conversation. I see the power in this discussion. Come join in.
Allowing
I've been working on Allowing lately. It stems from what I've learned in the arena of "choosing the thought that feels bettter," from Abraham-Hicks. You can read their quote every day to the right, or by visiting The Powerful Intentions of Daniel Dashnier and looking below "Abraham Quotes." It's updated every day. Join in the discussion, I guarantee you might be able to learn something new.
One more entry before I leave for the Christmas Holiday weekend. Maybe. I might just leave it at this, and let you all play, learn, and grow, and spend some time with your families if that's your thing. Merry Christmas to all, Happy Holidays, or whatever it is we're supposed to say. But, wait, my blog, so Merry Christmas!!
Daniel
What will it take for the rest of us to wake up? A bomb here in the U.S.? 100s of U.S. Soldiers dead in one day? Thousands? There won't be an impromptu sharing and soccer game between the soldiers and insurgents like that famous Christmas Eve so many years ago during the First World War. I'm doubting the insurgents will want to celebrate an Evil Crusader Holiday, and in turn, I'm doubting our troops will want to play around with the people who are keeping them from coming home any time soon.
Now to a horse of a different color...
Drug Policy in America
We have a very informative discussion in the Spiritual Democracy Forum on Drug Policy. We need people who've had experience with drugs (no judgment, we're not there to judge, but to share and learn, grow, and change public policies and perceptions as needed), treatment of drugs, spiritual use of drugs, and oh-so-much-more. I invite you to join in our Drug Policy Discussion today, with my rather limited knowledge, combined with the intelligence of another participant, which will contribute to the entire Powerful Intentions Community jumping into the conversation. I see the power in this discussion. Come join in.
Allowing
I've been working on Allowing lately. It stems from what I've learned in the arena of "choosing the thought that feels bettter," from Abraham-Hicks. You can read their quote every day to the right, or by visiting The Powerful Intentions of Daniel Dashnier and looking below "Abraham Quotes." It's updated every day. Join in the discussion, I guarantee you might be able to learn something new.
One more entry before I leave for the Christmas Holiday weekend. Maybe. I might just leave it at this, and let you all play, learn, and grow, and spend some time with your families if that's your thing. Merry Christmas to all, Happy Holidays, or whatever it is we're supposed to say. But, wait, my blog, so Merry Christmas!!
Daniel
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Do that many people really believe we've already made contact with aliens?
I have to say I'd be one who says "Contact has already been made." along with 59% of other people who voted in a poll online at Space.com. This ties perfectly in to how I feel and how some recent blog posts have been going. Everything in synchronicity again, and it's wonderful! For example, Julie Coombs, a powerful creator at Powerful Intentions, created a blog entry about the Space.com survey. Ed Busacker has also added an entry to his blog, and I've commented on it regarding some interesting experiences with street lights turning off, and a side note on a possible time-loss abduction.
Great stuff. Go check it out. Get involved. Write a comment. C'mon...write a comment...afraid of the stars?
;-)
Daniel
Great stuff. Go check it out. Get involved. Write a comment. C'mon...write a comment...afraid of the stars?
;-)
Daniel
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Insurgency Surge?
So, is the Iraqi insurgency experiencing a true surge in activity?
After today's attack on a U. S. base in Mosul, one has to start asking some harsher questions about this war, lest we become apathetic and end up with the oily version of Vietnam.
Many of those killed were from Fort Lewis, which is where all of the poeple I know that are in Iraq currently are based out of. Now that community must stand and wait, just like so many other places across this nation each and every day when a new attack comes over the news wires.
This was on an army base! Base=Secure, right? Apparently, No. Neither does The Green Zone.
Free Iraq? Elections on the 30th of January?
We'll see.
Right now, let's think about how much our gas prices might go down because there's a "free Iraq." Or maybe the families that not only won't have their loved one home for Christmas, but now will have to spend Christmas planning a funeral. Wake up America. Your children are dying.
Daniel
After today's attack on a U. S. base in Mosul, one has to start asking some harsher questions about this war, lest we become apathetic and end up with the oily version of Vietnam.
Many of those killed were from Fort Lewis, which is where all of the poeple I know that are in Iraq currently are based out of. Now that community must stand and wait, just like so many other places across this nation each and every day when a new attack comes over the news wires.
This was on an army base! Base=Secure, right? Apparently, No. Neither does The Green Zone.
Free Iraq? Elections on the 30th of January?
We'll see.
Right now, let's think about how much our gas prices might go down because there's a "free Iraq." Or maybe the families that not only won't have their loved one home for Christmas, but now will have to spend Christmas planning a funeral. Wake up America. Your children are dying.
Daniel
Department of Peace
Over in the Spiritual Democracy Forum, a great person and friend, Mary K. created a thread entitled the "Global Renaissance Alliance," which discusses the creation of the U.S. Department of Peace. Now, I find this concept fascinating. I also have doubts that it could actually occur. That, of course is obvious given the administration's apparent love for war (even though support for the war is now slipping, according to a new poll by the Washington Post), and supporting lackluster management by Donald Rumsfeld. That aside, I think this post is not only worth checking out, it's worth discussing. So come on over, and join in the discussion.
Daniel
P.S.: Some "Web Wizardry" has happened! My Powerful Intentions Intro Page and my other blog (Daniel's Blog) come in #3 and #4 when a search is run on "Powerful Intentions" in Yahoo! That is something to celebrate!!
Daniel
P.S.: Some "Web Wizardry" has happened! My Powerful Intentions Intro Page and my other blog (Daniel's Blog) come in #3 and #4 when a search is run on "Powerful Intentions" in Yahoo! That is something to celebrate!!
Sunday, December 19, 2004
Access Your Abundance
I've got a comment on this post, and I've now replied. Since Abundance is such an important part of life, I thought it appropriate to re-post a directly link to it. Enjoy.
The Truth is Out There: Accessing Your Abundance
The Truth is Out There: Accessing Your Abundance
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