Huge explosion seen in sky over Ukraine’s capital Kyiv – BBC News

Okay so, this is a curious title for an article isn’t it? Indeed it is, although by the time I get done explaining my concept and philosophical message here I think you’ll agree with me. First, I’d like to say that most of us are now straddling the digital world or the virtual world with our real world. In fact, we are half in and half out aren’t we? Sure we are – consider how much time you spend online, and on all those personal tech devices.

Small towns are rapidly changing. Many of those changes are the result of technology. Churches, and other community organziations, must come to terms with these changes if they hope to continue to connect with the people who live in small towns.

This article is all about the Raw Cacao Craze, especially as it relates to its role in regenerative culture, from Right Livelihood, to Eco-Activism, to the Ceremonial uses of cacao. It is the final posting in a 3 part series on cacao and emergent, evolutionary culture.

The use of technology has changed our social behaviour and rules guiding the ways to interact in the real world. I know that true story where a brother and a sister staying in the same house, would talk only via chat-boxes and status updates (not even via a Skype call). They are in their contiguous rooms but would find it silly to move outside their box to meet and do things together but they would play poker, every night on the same virtual table, with virtual groups of common friends from a virtual world.

As a former business person I applaud those who get out and start their own businesses rather than complaining about how bad the economy is, or the challenges they’ve had trying to get a job. Not long ago, I met a young lady in Starbucks who was interviewing an older lady for a job. Her business was a babysitting company that helped hire babysitters that families could trust, and with one phone call they could call up and schedule a trustworthy individual to come do this sitting.

Not long ago, I was contacted by a gentleman about human hibernation. You see, he’d read an interesting article that I’d written last year some time about the psychological challenges of human hibernation, such as what happens when you wake up and everything has changed, everyone you used to know is gone, and you don’t feel like you belong anymore. Seriously, it happens.

Indeed, I have a quote that I remind people in our think tank quite often and it goes something like this; “we don’t ever want to create the perfect society and civilization because the humans will come around and mess it up the next day. Rather what we should do is make everything 95% perfect and give all the little humans something to work on, after they’ve seen the progress created thus far.” Now then, why do you suppose I say that?

Justice is central to forgiveness. Both the victim and the perpetrator must be fairly considered – in the light of the truth. Forgiveness remains incomplete if justice is conditional. Where the truth is taken partially, the justice in forgiveness is betrayed.

Mother Nature has endowed us with the impulse to garner wealth in order to insure our survival. She did not, however, endow us with the ability to turn this impulse off when we have gathered more than enough.

There is a new way of thinking coming about and it’s time we all learned a little more about it. This young century is going to show us some wonderful new ways of thinking and reading this article will show you just the beginning of what’s to come.

Have you ever wondered why many people in our society seemed to be turned off? They don’t seem to have any get up and go, motivation, and have very low self-esteem. They just want to get by, they aren’t looking to be successful, accomplish anything, or get rich.

The Amish are well-known for their religious devotion, work ethic and simple lifestyle. Yet while many may suppose the Amish to be a straight-laced people, the “simple folk” are celebrated for their brightly-colored and boldly-designed quilts. The tradition of American Amish quilt making is believed to have originated in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (one of the largest and oldest Amish settlements in America) as early as 1890. It was here that disciplined craftsmanship, religious devotion and simplicity blended to create practical works of art that continue to inspire people everywhere.