so war brings peace

Hermann Goering:
Naturally the common people don't want war;
neither in Russia,
nor in England,
nor in America,
nor in Germany.

That is understood.
But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy,
and
it is always a simple matter to drag the people along,
whether it is a democracy,
or a fascist dictatorship,
or a parliament,
or a communist dictatorship.

Voice or no voice,
the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders.

That is easy.
All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked,
and
denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism
and
exposing the country to danger.

It works the same in any country.
quote verified at snopes.com

just a thought

May you experience each day as a sacred gift
woven around the heart of wonder.
~~John O'Donohue~~

so another week has gone by...

and the time went fast,

as it sometimes does...

but the pain remains

pain from some odd deep place in my body

not an emotional pain

a physical pain

an on-going mobile target of anguish

so is it a cancer?
~~~
well I'm going to go the denial route for that at the moment

is it from working out?
~~~
Ha!!!
haven't had the energy to do more than walk up the stairs at work a couple of times a day
& even that is getting more & more difficult

~~~~~~~~~~~~

so then WHAT IS IT?!?!?

~~~~~~~

is it an infection?

(it might be in part but I'm on anitbiotics for what was found by the doctor)

is it an emotional scar?

(no, those issues were dealt with in therapy over the years)

is it insanity?

(I'm still functional in all aspects of life & all the folks I see & hear are real - so not likely)

is it a demand for attention?

(see above comment about years of therapy & I haven't really talked about the intensity of the pain to anyone but a couple of co-workers -- I'm in the medical field so I was looking for suggestions from real health-care providers)

is it real?

(YES)

is it a demon?

(PHHHFFFFTT- or other raspberry noise entered here)

is it... ???

is it... ???

what the F*** is it!?!?

~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~

well I'm going to a clinic next month to see what it might be...

the clinic was referred to me by a co-worker

(she says I sound just like she did in the years before she found this clinic and the beginnings of answers to her pain)

Yes... they are real american doctors

Yes... this is a licensed medical clinic

Yes... they use vitamins & medications & life style changes to improve the quality of life & treat the cause of pain and exhaustion

NO... they will not be pulling organs out of my while chanting

NO... they will not be putting crystals on my to remove impurities

NO... they will not kill a chicken to find out what is wrong in me

if this helps

(& I think it will)

and if they say ok

(I think they might)

I will post a link to the clinic after my visit

namaste

may you all be well

Aspirations

"Today's problems cannot be solved if we still think the way we thought when we created them."
~~ Albert Einstein ~~

Uncle Albert has it right...
we much change our way of thinking to change our situations -
be they global, local or personal.

It is not just a change in attitude that is required...
(altho postive outlook helps)...
it is a change in the way we approach situations,
a change in the way we think ourselves out of the box,
a change in the way we look for patterns around us...

this is a fundamental change in our way of thinking...

For example:
when one looks in the mirror, supportive & positive affirmations...
(& not neccessarily on appearance for many of us have issues there)
...about how we are doing in life,
with our family,
with our god/dess,
with our friends...
these start the cycle of change in our thinking

we need to approach the issues & situations from the backside
or the blind-side
or sidways
or some other way than what is expected...

we need to look thru the immediate issue to the long term results of our actions & thoughts...

& this is hard for so many of us ...
to think past instant gratification
& see the bigger picture...

we are challenged to do this more than is obvious

so today, when I look in the mirror, rather than the usual concerns about the size of my waist, or condition of my pores or hair or or or
I will thank my creator for putting me in such a wonderful world