No One in America is Safe–From the Government

From Paul Craig Roberts at Counterpunch:
A Totally Lawless Regime
Think about this question: In the 21st century what regime is more lawless than the Bush Regime?

Everyone is entitled to his own answer. The only answer I can come up with is the Zimbabwe regime of Robert Mugabe. Voted out of power in the last election, the [...]

Seth Godin’s “Angry People” Chart

Wise words from marketing guru Seth Godin:
“Angry people are different from other people. They are not just an inch or two along some curve. Instead, there’s a gap in the curve, a vertical chasm, separating the angry from everyone else.
You may encounter angry prospects (angry before you even got there) or angry customers or angry [...]

Why Aren’t Americans Doing Anything About George W. Bush’s Crimes?

This is a call to action: read this book.

Famed Charles Manson prosecutor and three time #1 New York Times bestselling author Vincent Bugliosi has written the most powerful, explosive, and thought-provoking book of his storied career.
In The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Bugliosi presents a tight, meticulously researched legal case that puts George [...]

What Do Prescription Drugs REALLY Do to You?

Did you know that many of the drugs you’re prescribed, can actually HARM you? It is so shocking that these things are supposed to be helping us but in most cases, they don’t. They simply feed the greedy pockets of big pharmaceutical companies. How do we know which drugs do damage?
The 24-Hour Pharmacist- is the [...]

10 Ways to Change The World by Gandhi

From the positivityblog:
1. Change yourself.
“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”
“As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.”
If you change yourself you will change your [...]

48% of Teenagers Didn’t Buy CDs Last Year. Yay!

Perhaps not totally aware of it, nearly half of all teenagers bought online music and software and downloaded it, instead of buying CDs, which is a great relief to the environment. You see, all of those billions of CDs and plastic CD cases will eventually end up in a dump or incinerator somewhere only to [...]

Posted on February 28, 2008 | No Comments | Filed under : eco living, environment, general, inspiration, kids, lifestyle, music, news, wisdom

Thoughts From Bodhidharma

The mind’s capacity is limitless, and its manifestations are inexhaustible. Seeing forms with your eyes, hearing sounds with your ears, smelling odors with your nose, tasting flavors with your tongue, every movement or state is all your mind. At every moment, where language can’t go, that’s your mind.
All know the Way, but few actually walk [...]

How to Afford Anything

If money is your greatest obstacle in Life, what are you doing to break it down? No matter what your income, here are some very wise tips for being able to afford practically anything you want: (from Ken Rockwell):
“People ask me how I afford all this camera stuff. Easy: I beg, borrow, and sometimes even [...]

Personal Transformation and Suffering Go Hand-in-Hand

The inimitable and wonderful Joseph Campbell once said that personal transformation only comes as a result of suffering or revelation. If we are lucky, we get that “ah ha!” moment by revelation. Unfortunately, for most humans, we are transformed by a serious illness, the death of a loved one or a divorce, among other traumatic [...]

Relax Don’t Do it (20 Benefits of Doing What Frankie Says)

“Masturbation is the primary sexual activity of mankind. In the nineteenth century it was a disease; in the twentieth [and twenty-first] , it’s a cure.” ~Thomas Szasz, psychiatry professor at the State University of New York Health Science Center
Kick off the new year by just remembering what Frankie Goes to Hollywood sang, and live [...]

Posted on January 2, 2008 | No Comments | Filed under : body, creativity, fitness, general, health, men, mind, online self help, quotes, self improvement, wisdom, women

New Book: In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto

Make sure to order your copy of the new book In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan. There’s a special pre-order deal going on right now so you might want to order and get a discount before the price goes back up.
About In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto [...]

Ignorance is…

NOT bliss. Remember that.
Sure, watching the news can be extraordinarily upsetting and you might’ve been a million times better had you not seen it, in general, it’s a good thing to know what’s going on in the world, the environment and your health. More specifically, you have to know that it is, in fact, essential [...]

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