The pace of change is as important as change itself. Change can happen gradually or suddenly. Change is inevitable, but as a rule most people resist change. Although almost everything is always changing, our perspectives are difficult to change. Climate change is nothing new! All things are in a constant flux. The question is, what are the drivers of it and how much of our habits are behind it? We are all experiencing life from two dual perspectives whether we realize it or not. They are rooted in whether we see life from a natural or spiritual viewpoint. among ways of seeing things. There are also mountaintop and valley experiences. Walking down a street allows us to have various sequential and successive experiences. Looking down on an area from a mountain top permits us to view many things simultaneously but not participate in them directly. Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity, (the constancy of the speed of light) also contained another concept called the relativity of simultaneity. This concept addresses actual perception to reality issues and means that everyone experiences simultaneity differently from their own frame of reference. For example, someone walking down a city street experiences new things successively. However, a person looking down at that same city from the top of a mountain will see all the things happening on its streets below simultaneously. The same thing happens when the person in the city gazes upward at the mountain. They will see everything that is happening on the mountain simultaneously. Emanuel Swedenborg made use of this discovery years before Einstein did. This frame of reference for the relativity of simultaneity, beyond mere observation of physical phenomena, can be applied to the concepts that describe the operations of the human intellect and spirit. In his great work, that may be viewed as describing the soul, Rational Psychology (1742) Swedenborg applied these concepts to discrete human cognitive functions, such as physical eyesight, memory and its imagination, rational thought, and finally, spiritual revelation. The so-called changes that we will continue to experience throughout the coming year can be seen as a "progression of perspectives." The spirits behind the energies we continue to experience operate through the same "trends" that we've experienced before. "Jack the Ripper" of yesterday is not much different than the serial killers of today. The most important question to be asked is not "who" was Jack the Ripper. The main question to be answered is "why" was Jack the Ripper. Spirits have not changed the way they operate, only how they manifest. One of the main differences now is that we've enabled these spirits through multimedia to rapidly spread the consciousness of their expressions. Genocide is nothing new. Slavery in it's many forms simply accommodates the zeitgeist. Sinning against ourselves, the environment and nature will continue to take its toll. The mass murders we are now experiencing are simply a spiritual phenomena that is spreading worldwide. Change is inevitable but how much do things really change? Change is easily measured by what remains constant. One thing that has remained constant is how we sin. How and the way society sins is an indication of how much society cares. Remember sin is simply missing the mark (under accomplishing). Sin in any expression or form is still sin! We all can take power over the iniquities of our sins. Yes, we may fall short or miss the mark from time to time, but we must care enough about it to respond. Caring comes prior to changing.

"Caring is the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something." Health care applies that same definition universally to both our bodies and minds. It appears that big pharma has corrupted health care! The "BUSINESS" of health-cost/healthcare has been changing for the worse. This was made apparent during the recent pandemic. The origin of this pandemic should not be a mystery in the 21st century! Be not deceived. This was an example of "gain of function" gone mad!!! Scientist throughout the world, mad ones and many others within a spectrum of rationality, have been and are continuing to experiment with and manipulate "gain of function." This is being done on everything from our cells and our climate to our air and our animals.  Gain of function is the manipulative enhancement of an organism to acquire a new ability, property, skill as to "gain" in its "function." This can happen through natural selection or by research and engineering experimentation. The Covid-19 virus was no accident. Like "Frankenstein," the experiment escaped and got loose. Mankind has a way of capitalizing, monetizing and/or weaponizing almost every breakthrough or advancement discovered! The "spirit of greed and power" along with the "love of money" continues to corrupt our moral fabric! The further demise of the pharmaceutical industry will be partially attributed to these "so-called" new leaps and bounds delivered by this new therapy. In phase one they successfully introduced mRNA jabs/shots into millions of arms in response to a lab created pathogen. In phase two they thought they could put the genie back in the bottle with additional injections. In phase three they discovered that the immune system had been primmed incorrectly and was now more susceptible to pathogens than it had been previously. The drug disguised as a vaccine failed the critical risk benefit test. The "word" vaccine is critical. We've embraced them as modern-day medical miracles of science. Were these injections really vaccines? How did this experimental genetic injection originally discovered in the 1960's get classified as a vaccine rather than a drug? Drugs are systemic, so their dose is dependent on body size (weight, gender, etc.); while vaccines are local, so their dose remains independent regardless of such factors. This is why two addicts of different sexes or weights can take the exact same amount of an identical drug, and one will overdose while the other doesn't. Vaccines are prophylactic, which means that they are used to prevent disease rather than treat symptoms. Drugs treat symptoms among other things. The mRNA treatments were originally a novel gene therapy developed for fighting cancers. They were capable of carrying cancer fighting drugs anywhere in the body to tumors. The (D.I.P.) design, intent and purpose was changed and deployed prematurely at our expense. We now have to wonder if the flu shot market is becoming the prime candidate for "slam dunking" these new "so-called" mRNA vaccines on the public? Has the advent of mRNA vaccines with their SO-CALLED pinpoint accuracy and speed of development created a demand that may be applied to us all? The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges that the health and medical field had rarely encountered. The initial response was led by a sense of urgency and crisis management. This new technology aided by Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) accelerated the "time to market" for vaccines. However, the after action findings may contradict the effectiveness of those actions. Why did a country like the United States, with one of the most aggressive masking and vaccination mandates in the world end up with the most fatalities? Although this was not per capita it was still one of the highest worldwide. The irony of it all is that the profits made by those drug companies came from the most prosperous nations on the planet that purchased these drugs at substantial discounts. These mRNA vaccines were not as new as most might think which also helped in their quick development. Most scientific journals and studies tend to be difficult to decipher or read, so we are extracting excerpts and delivering some basic facts. We are not anti-vaccination advocates either. We have received several vaccines and boosters. We are followers of truth wherever it leads! We do not want followers to be fearful. But perhaps we all should be inquisitive and skeptical. Most of the followers of our posts know that well before there was a covid -19 pandemic there was a lack of vitamin D pandemic. When medicine merges with money murderous plots to profit can surface. Any health problem that happened to people after being vaccinated is now considered to be an "adverse event" that may have been caused by a "coincidental" event not related to the vaccine itself. This terminology misrepresents the meaning of the word coincidence! Maybe our common sense should have kicked in and we should have remembered that any of the previous vaccines we received throughout our lifetime, had never required additional jabs and multiple boosters in such a short period of time. Every 6 to 12 months seems a bit excessive in hindsight. Maybe we should have looked up the meaning of the word coincidence. They say that correlation is not necessarily causation but perhaps in this case they were related! There were things termed as "unrelated" fevers that happened following this and other vaccinations. VAERS (The Vaccine Adverse Reporting System) revealed rare and serious types of adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination. "It is unclear whether the vaccine was the cause." It has been deemed ethically appropriate to continue, using "guinea pigs," in the blinded follow-up of placebo recipients in existing trials to further define the longer-term safety of these mRNA vaccines. "Using VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Reporting System) data as of 31 December 2021, 96 AEs (Adverse Effects) were found to be "statistically & significantly" associated with the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and/or Janssen COVID-19 vaccines. The Janssen COVID-19 vaccine had a higher crude reporting rate of AEs (Adverse Effects) compared to the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. Females appeared to have a higher case report frequency for top (Adverse Effects) compared to males. Using the Ontology of Adverse Events (OAE), these 96 adverse events were classified to different categories such as behavioral and neurological AEs, (Adverse Effects) cardiovascular AEs, (Adverse Effects) female reproductive system AEs, (Adverse Effects) and immune system AEs. (Adverse Effects) Further statistical comparison between different ages, doses, and sexes was also performed for three notable AEs: (Adverse Effects) myocarditis, GBS, and thrombosis. The Pfizer vaccine was found to have a closer association with myocarditis than the other two COVID-19 vaccines in VAERS, while the Janssen vaccine was more likely to be associated with thrombosis and GBS AEs. (Adverse Effects)" The bottom line is that "previous natural infection (natural Immunity) was associated with lower incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, regardless of the variant, than mRNA primary-series vaccinations." This also means that human physiology is actually better than artificial pharmacological interventions. This information would have been widespread if the pharmaceutical industry cared enough to share it. Need more evidence, check out this video by Dr. John Campbell. Any business for profit cares about costs. There is always a cost to pay for progress. True caring will always costs us something. Consider the story of the Good Samaritan! No "true caring" comes without a cost to the CAREGIVER!

Compromising science and denying a spiritual realm of existence amounts to the same thing! Whatever happened to informed consent? Watering down science with folklore, superstition or defining the infinite/supernatural by finite/natural descriptions makes no sense. There are all kinds of common misconceptions regarding spirituality in relation to life. Such as, what spirit is composed of, how spirits affect us, and who or what controls them. Ghosts are usually ascribed to dead people. Spirits are different in that they have a mission. Sometimes it's easier to "describe" something in terms of what it is not rather then "define" it for what it is. For this post, here is how we will "describe" spirit. Spirit is composed of spirit substance! We may not be able to define the substance of spirit in and of itself but we can discern or see the evidence of its substance in many things. We are all spiritual beings. The nature of our spirit is expressed in our behavior, thoughts and in the words we speak. Spirit can be described as "will of behavior." Everyone is a believer in something. Believing in the existence of a spiritual realm is not difficult if we simply consider any realistic dreams we've had.

We should know that most of our beliefs originated and are often supported by some standard method of  teaching, tradition, superstition, science or religion. They are generally passed down in some oral or written form.  Although many people's present thinking separates science from spirit, we, the authors of these posts, are looking for and anticipating a merger. We firmly believe that The next greatest technological breakthrough to be the scientific proof of the spirit world. Yes, science will prove that the spirit world does exist and A.I. will assist in this discovery! It stands to reason that if theses two worlds coexist then at some level they are interrelated. In fact, all things are interrelated and occur coincidentally in life. Pandemics, epidemics and other endemic characteristics are not random events that occur without warning. They are a by-product of societies self inflicted vulnerabilities. It is the structures and systems of our functioning society that gives rise to the very existence of our man made triumphs and calamities. Think about it; without cars and trucks there would be few traffic accidents and without jets and planes there would be no flying casualties. Yet without modern transportation the distribution of food, goods and services would suffer. This is why it is important to consider the effect of our advancements on the delicate balance within this shared bubble. Whether we accept it or not, there is a science to spirituality. There is a source that combines and integrates all of the individual separate sciences into a unified system. This is what defines our relationship within the universe. "Conventional science" falls short of defining paranormal phenomena and inexplicable mysteries. Even scientist are forced to use descriptive labels like "Black Holes" when the evidence only reveals a "blank slate." No one knows exactly where the realms of our natural and spiritual existences merge, but we do know that "words" can bridge that gap. Language and speech are powerful tools that no other terrestrial creature possesses. Words have the power to carry spirit! Words represent data, facts and thoughts in ways that no other intangible expression can. A.I. is able to crunch data, validate facts and even process thought. Aren't these the same characteristics bestowed upon Adam in the "Garden of Eden?" Have we reached a point where man can make something in his own image? We can be sure that A.I. will assist us in these determinations. The speaking, writing and understanding of words is our main form of exchange. Next to air and water there is nothing more important than words. Experiencing, knowing and exercising good judgement with words can change the world. The vast majority of leaders and politicians realize this. Here are a few biblical scriptures regarding "words" readers should reference. (A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!) (That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.) (And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.) Most changes are foisted upon us whether we are aware of it or not. All changes come with some kind of a cost. Fredrick Douglas said, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” Thomas Jefferson said, "the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Benito Mussolini said, "It is blood which moves the wheels of history!" Jim, one of our influencers says, "The wheels of progress are lubricated by the blood of humans." Change will occur one way or the other. In that we have already "inadvertently" contributed to the climate changing without purposely desiring to do so. It would be naïve to believe that the scientific powers that be are not attempting to experiment with and manipulate the atmosphere further. Think of what power we could exercise and damage we would do if we actually could intentionally alter or control the weather. Global warming/Climate change is not a hoax or an accident. We must bear in mind that there is one thing that never seems to change. Man will always attempts to exploit, manipulate and profit by any means he can use, including the weather!

Solving a problem is the ultimate expression of our purpose in life and in the WORLD. Overcoming adversity gives us triumph over our challenges. We should all accept that in this life perfection is not possible. The phrase that "practice makes perfect" is not true. Practice done correctly does lead to improvement but even that is subjective. If practice made perfect failure and sin would both be an easy fix. We can all learn from mistakes; not only our own but also the mistakes of others. Unfortunately mistakes have a negative stigma attached to them. Both mistakes and buttholes stink, but we don't ignore them. We wash our butts and correct our errors. Without the "experience" of errors we cannot "fail forward." Fear of failure restricts progress. We can all overcome oversights and correct faults through the acceptance of beneficial blunders. Physical, spiritual, mental and emotional growth takes place over time. Gradual advancement is a normal expectation. Maturity is the process of owning and being fully responsible for the choices we make. This is why it is not wise to involve children in adult decisions regardless of the issue. The burden of dealing with results beyond a child's control creates anxiety and fear that children are not usually able to handle. Whenever we focus on a particular issue intensely, initially it may feel as if things get worse. Although it may seem that way generally it's not true. Focusing itself has a way of magnifying things in a way that represents them differently from the way we first perceived them. After focusing on something we may see it differently but that difference may only be the details. Likewise when dealing with a problem at first glance we may not see the severity of it. But after a closer examination we come to the realization that the problem was greater then originally thought. Progress has a process. We may not enjoy the changes we have to go through within a process, but we can appreciate it for what it teaches us. This discovery should give us some joy in the consolation that the focusing part of the process is working. We can only deal with things we acknowledge and are aware of. As "focus" closely exposes things, we must learn to view and respond to its revelations by feeling informed rather than feeling overwhelmed. No one has a monopoly on principles, neither have we discovered them all. The proof is in the practicing of what we believe. LOVE has a disciplinary side to it! True love permits us to accept each other as we are, but allows us to hold one another to the high standards we are capable of. Personal or virtual assistants are not our friends. They may assist us in our pursuits. These devices even provide us with entertainment and information. A real friend or mentor will let us know when we're going off and doing wrong. They will not cater to or coddle us to remain in good favor. Remember, confirmation bias is built into every computer help and search algorithm. So will A.I. be our friends? Neither Alexa or Siri will chastise or rebuke us. They will cheerfully interact with us even if we conduct a mass shooting. Today, we're experiencing multiple things rapidly and simultaneously changing. There many changes that we can have some effect upon and there are some things only we can individually change. ​It's our choice to choose The Savior or follow a Santa!

​Artificial and counterfeit knock-offs of all kinds have obscured the boundaries between the fake and real of "EVERYTHING." Deception comes in all forms, shapes and sizes. It is the purpose behind the presentations that matter most! What we accept and believe impacts us more than anything else. Beliefs speak directly to feelings which affect our perspectives. Buying into any terminology that contradicts previously established or foundational definitions may be the first step to being fooled! What sounds appealing can be deceptive! Artificial coloring, flavoring, insemination and now even intelligence have been coined as valid representations of real characteristics or qualities. Imitations, multiple kinds of forgeries, processes and products are being normalized today. We are just scratching the surface with A.I.  A.I. is a general purpose technology that can be integrated and used across multiple industries. Artificial intelligence is like electricity, the applications are endless. Everything from artificial intelligence to artificial lighting, images and sounds dominate our everyday routines. Can we eat artificial food and breathe artificial air? How can we separate "an original" from a fraud? Artificial money is not called "artificial" it is called counterfeit! Many things are actually "a copy," or a copy of "a copy." Even many of our outdoor stadiums promoting traditional "live" events are unfortunately utilizing sound tracks and synthetic (turf) (artificial grass). The line that separates real from artificial has been blurred. It appears that there is a artificial substitute or imitation for anything that is real. Everything from flavors to flowers has an artificial substitute. Although imitation is said to be the greatest form of flattery, our ever increasing ability to simulate reality has flooded us with too many things that resemble real. Artificial is not fake it is "artificial." Artificial means "humanly contrived or man made, a replica of real." Artificial means "made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural." Naturally occurring involves both order and origin. Is the "Big Bang Theory" a natural phenomena? When can we expect to see it again? Is creation and pro-creation natural? In most cases artificial components, from hands to hearts, are made as a substitute or replacement for a defective original part. Although a process may be circumvented artificially the result can still be genuine and real. Artificial hearts and pacemakers really pump blood throughout the body. Artificial insemination can produce a pregnancy in much the same way as natural sexual intercourse can, without the sex. Is there really "artificial" in the case of intelligence? Intelligence is a "spiritual endowment" equitably distributed to all living things! Intelligence is a natural inborn inherited attribute possessed by all animate, breathing, sentient creatures. Even a rock can display some level of intelligence "in substance," but can a rock think? Intelligence is far more than the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills. INTELLIGENCE AND LIFE CANNOT BE CREATED ONLY DUPLICATED! "Artificial" by design duplicates or mimics an action or an objective. A traffic light can assist "us" in making more intelligent decisions through supplementing information and knowledge. Computers process information which mimics thinking. Inanimate machines can also become infinitely smarter. That makes them appear to be more and more intelligent but they cannot grow intelligence outside of their design. A smart phone has intelligence but is not intelligent, just smart. The bottom line is that "artificial" mimics and mirrors reality without being real. Behind most human effort is a motive for profit, that is hard to change. Let's not fall for the changes. Let's be the change we want to see!

Spirits are not responsible for many of our maladies. Although they try to associate or involve themselves in every aspect of our lives they are not the main driver, we are. Spirits influence us by connecting to our spirits through our thinking and senses. We cannot see them but we can feel their vibrations (if we learn to) as they work through our minds or through others. Many of the manifestations in our natural day to day lives are a direct reflection of our spiritual integrity. Spiritual integrity is not limited to but definitely includes these five factors:

Harmony in personal affairs
Harmony in social affairs
Harmony in priority and order
Harmony in finances
Harmony in health and fitness

OUR OUTWARD CIRCUMSTANCES AND CONDITIONS ARE A DIRECT REFLECTION OF OUR INNER CONVICTIONS. OUR LIVES ARE GOVERNED BY LAWS AND PRINCIPLES. THE THINGS WE CONTROL OUTSIDE OF OURSELVES ARE LIMITED. THE THINGS WE CONTROL INTERNALLY ARE NOT. WE CAN TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OR PLACE BLAME! 

​Our soul is represented through the windows of managing our relationships, financial dealings and personal order in our lives. It requires as much effort to disguise the deficiencies in our character as it takes to remedy them. The inability or lack of desire to address the flaws in our lives perpetuates an unfamiliarity with their existence. We are constantly wrestling with spiritual influences. They appear in our thoughts and subsequently manifest in our behaviors. If we do not control them they will try to control us. PEOPLE ARE NOT LOSING THEIR MINDS! THE ANARCHY WE CONTINUE TO HEAR AND SEE COMES FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE LENDING THEIR MINDS INTO A PARADIGM SHIFT. "THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT IS JUST ONE ASPECT OF THE THE PROBLEM!" THE ZEITGEIST FUNCTIONING AS A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE PROBLEM MAY BE A CLOSER AND MORE ACCURATE ASSESMENT. This is just one of today's many factors. We may not control every aspect of spiritual impact but we have authority over them. They must be identified, challenged and removed from our lives. Many of the spirits Jesus cast out were run of the mill, everyday, potentially destructive incognito manifestations. Sometimes he would rebuke the spiritual influence when they were bold enough to confront him through rulers, Pharisees, or other religious leaders of that day. Many people have pet or familiar spirits (habits) that they coddle and protect. Only by request or of necessity would Jesus cast out or cast off such spirits. Freedom requires the complete healing of the body, the soul,  and the mind (spirit). Jesus understood the factors of co-morbidity and knew that the whole man suffered whenever any portion of it was afflicted in spiritual or natural components. We have a responsibility to deal with all facets of our humanity. Let's factor in some of the main elements.

To control is to exercise rule or direct influence over someone or something. There is really no such thing as "out of control." If someone or something is not being controlled by one particular force it is being controlled by another. Many of us are being controlled by fear and the "spirit of fear" is a lousy leader. We have a choice in governance. The human body can be chained, enslaved and physically restrained. But the mind and spirit do not have to yield and can choose never to be broken! There are "principles of control" that can be applied to our individual lives. Knowing who we are allows us to begin exercising our energy. Knowing what we are allows us to focus on how and where to direct it. This is more than just the roles we play in life. This is what our being in life means to humanity. Here are six steps we can apply to gain greater control. 

DEFINE exactly what we want control over
DECIDE exactly how we want to control and what effect we want our influence to have.
DECLARE (announce/share) that intention(s) to a friend, coach or mentor. (speak faith)
DELINEATE and write a plan with steps, milestones & measurable results. (make a chart)
DO work consistently over an extended period of time without taking our feet off of the gas.
DISCOVER the failures though reviews and evaluations and take corrective actions.
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This post examines communications, finances, organization and health. Communication is the expression of fellowship with God and our fellow man. Finance is the expression of our personal power in this world. Organization is the expression of order within our lives. Health is the way we appreciate, honor and maintain the instruments we express and exist through. No matter our vocation or status, much of our power and influence lies within these qualities. Who we are, is mostly described by others but defined by us. What we are, is totally controlled by our attitude and behavior which is the spirit of our expression and our being as a human. Maybe that's why we are called "Human beings!" ​

The heart of all our relationships are embedded within our communications. We begin to communicate what and who we are the moment we interact with nature and/or other people.  It is important to understand that communication goes beyond speech. Communication is more than just talking.

Talk is a simple tool that can be skillfully used to build false expectations and tell lies. Communication is essentially about connecting to a thought or idea in meditation or by expressing a vocal or written declaration that can be heard, read and shared. Many forms of communication are used to send and/or receive messages. Moans, groans, prayer and supplication are some of the ways. Speech is simply one of many forms of expression. There are also gestures, motions, noises, facial looks, and physical contact that send distinct messages.
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Communication is mostly about exchanging information. Communication is a process by which information is exchanged through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior. Without mutual understanding of the exchange most of it is just noise. In human beings and many animals, much of exchange occurs through the tongue. The tongue is one of the sensory organs that have multiple functions. The tongue is involved in licking, tasting, breathing, swallowing, and speaking. All of our Spoken words, though invisible, manifest tangible actions that ultimately have a spiritual effect. Being threatened can resonate in our spirit as fear. Fear can trigger a freeze, fight or flight response. It is important to know that there are always emotions and/or intentions built into every one of our actions. Usually, the last and ultimate form of communication is expressed in our actions. One of the reasons that we continue to have so many mass shootings is that mankind refuses to factor in the ramifications of spiritual operations. The attitudes and behaviors that our leaders and role models are displaying permits us to sanction suggestions from evil spirits that communicate with our minds and our thinking.

Extreme speech leads to extreme or unrestrained thoughts and actions. Any message or method we accept or allow, we also authorize. The tone of today says that anything goes. The phrases and words are the expressions we use for sharing, exchange and relating. They are paramount in forming the effects our communications have on others. They have the capacity to create two way streets or erect roadblocks. Many of the problems we encounter in society today stem from a poor understanding of what the actions coming through our laws, rules,  policies, speeches and talk are communicating to others. All of the declarations, statements and everyday conversations we have with one another must be tempered to effectively reach and resonate with that audience. That same audience will carry the message they internalized from us to many others! Words are carriers of spirit! They reflect mood, attitude and intentions. We must be careful with our words; once words are said they can be forgiven but not forgotten. When contained thoughts visibly or tangibly manifest themselves and are no longer expressed as words they can exhibit archaic actions. Our words or lack thereof manifest our operating energy. Some of us need to shut up more. Some of us need to speak up more. Free speech is free but it comes with a price. It can free spiritual energy to demonstrate itself. 

Our relationships with the world around us is simply a learned call and response mechanism to life. We express harmony with life through the way we interact with it. The first thing we learned to do in life was to communicate. As a baby our first interactions were pre-intentional. This was purely accidental communication. This is what babies do in their first weeks of life. Babies respond to discomfort like hunger and pain by crying. In turn the parents respond by doing something to comfort the baby. It's easy to see how communication occurs here. At this early stage crying is simply a response to feeling uncomfortable, it's not an intentional attempt to communicate. The response becomes an enjoyable consequence. 

Over time a baby, a kitten or a puppy will make the connection between crying and something pleasant happening. This conditioning causes the baby to develop an effective way to obtain increasingly specific desires. The law of cause and effect begins even at this stage of innocence. This is the beginning of intentional communication. The baby can now cry with the specific intention of communicating a want, need or demand. This development signals  a new level of communication that merges into every aspect of interactions within the life of every individual. Difficulties with relationships as an adult may be the result of a child being spoiled from catering to unreasonable demands. This in turn can lead to more undeveloped or poorly developed communications skills. The lack or loss of a two way street sometimes turns into a one way dead ends without any traffic control devices allowing alternating traffic flows. Even worse, sometimes the intersections on our one way streets are full of crashes we cause but blame on others. It is important that we build our roads of communications properly.  Our company and communication has an effects on ourselves and others. The Bible says that evil communication corrupt good manners! Acknowledging, providing and respecting the yellow lines that divide traffic is a good start. Allowing others to be heard and understood, even if we disagree with them is paramount. Exercising patience and "expressing understanding" allows conversation to flow in both directions. When, where and how we communicate is an important factor. More often than not, our tongues are directly involved in the communication process. The Bible is filled with multiple admonishments regarding how we should keep the tongue under control, although it can not be tamed.

Our finances are a reflection of our power in the world. The Bible says that "Money answereth all things." Along with legal authority and moral authority, financial authority influences how other see us and treat us. The responsibility that comes with such authority cannot be underestimated. We are all money managers! Whether we are health care proxies, durable power of attorney or just co-signers on bank accounts we are accountable to God, our family and friends for how we influence destiny! Do not take this lightly. We all must stand before the judgement seat. 

Step #1: Dating our money - Schedule weekly money dates.
According to research by business theorist, millionaires spend an average of 8.4 hours a month dealing with their finances. Most people want to be millionaires but most people won't devote the time and energy it takes to become one. That is the first mistake. We always make time for the things we really want to do. Choosing to watch TV, surf the internet or socialize rather than setting up our finances is neglect. There must be a recurring event in our calendar for a weekly money date. Everyone should allocate at least one hour a week to their finances. During our money dates, we should update our budget, review  upcoming expenses, pay bills (automate  as many as possible), review our accounts for accuracy and handle any other pressing financial matters. Making our money dates as enjoyable as possible. They are dates! listen to music, dance, light candles and do anything that makes those encounters fun for us and our date. The more fun it is, the longer the romance will continue. Consistency is what counts. Money, or the lack of it, causes a lot of undue stress. No one finds economic stability by chance. It takes a keen awareness of one's lifestyle along with planning, and discipline. Money loves to work we can make it work for us! 

It is amazing how traits are inherited and perpetuated from generation to generation. This is what we call iniquity; which is our genetic predisposition that inwardly tends towards sin. Whether we realize it or not our legacy is passed down subconsciously and intuitively to our children. As an adult, the stark realization of bad money management creates anxiety, guilt, and self-doubt. Most everybody loves money. Not having money when we want or need it leaves a bad taste in our mouth. There's plenty of it going around so why is it so hard to hold on to? The way we exchange it may hold the answer to this question. Money should serve us! We should not serve money. Don't like it, don't love it, don't hate it, don't marry it, just date it and trade it. We want a relationship with money but we do not want to fall in love with it! We want to use it but not abuse it. Advice alone without consistent action over an extended period of time will be fruitless. We may not have grown up in a household that managed its finances well, but we can learn a lot from our parents' mistakes. Many excuses are lies in disguise. Sometimes our lack of money indicates poor discipline. God will supply all of our needs and credit cards will supply all of our wants - to a point. When institutions extend us credit it simply means they are willing to exploit what little we have for their own profit. They help us through exploitation by means of self destruction. Credit cards can empower us, but usually they enslave us. Usury or charging interest is not forbidden in the Bible, it is regulated. Overall the practice obfuscates the "spirit of charity" a lender can extend and the appreciation a borrower can show.  Credit does not get us out of debt. Credit adds more debt. When greed is mistaken for needs; look to bleed rather than succeed. Once we learn how to manage our day to day finances successfully over a long period of time, it may be possible to manage a small credit card. If we can’t handle it get rid of it. We do it with cars and pets and spouses. Why not do it with credit cards. Instant gratification works against exercising patience and does not promote control. Our money wants to stay with us as long as possible. Our money is interested in a faithful commitment not multiple off and on relationships.

The majority of people who struggle with their finances are crippled by debt. The problem is not necessarily how much money we have, but whether we understand how we obtain it and where it needs to go. A big fear for many people who don't manage their personal finances is math. Numbers intimidate a lot of people. The good news is that software programs, online tools, and basic information is available locally that can help us do all the calculations. Our job is to use the right tools for the situation and stick to the rules designed for us and our date. 
 
Step #2: Track Every Penny we Spend. The next thing we need to do to get our expenses in order is track "EVERYTHING" we spend down to the last penny! It doesn’t matter how, that is the method we use to track our spending, just start doing it! If we truly decide to be honest we will make our money represent our integrity. This process is extremely similar to counting calories if we're trying to lose weight. Our spiritual integrity is intertwined with our habits. Everyone should know that spirits can inhabit their habits!

Some people track expenses automatically using a computerized money management programs. Others track their spending manually by saving receipts and entering them into a ledger or notebook. Whichever method we choose, stick with it, make it a habit, and record every transactions at the point of the transaction. This step is all about gathering data, not judging how the money is spent or making drastic changes to our current money management habits. When we see something written down, we will be motivated to live more frugally. We favor using pen and paper to initially record everything. A tactile experience can create a connection to money better than a digital note. A ledger allows us to discover that we are spending too much on fast food, or maybe the cost of commuting is higher than we think.

Step #3:  Develop a Useful Budget. After we have collected data on our spending habits for a few weeks, or even a month, we should then develop a budget. It's interesting to know that 55 percent of millionaires develop and live on a budget? Many people fail to live by a budget because it appears to be limiting, or it may seem hard to create. Some of us are just too lazy to do it. Developing a budget is the best way to keep ourselves focused on financial goals. In many instances, we will need to “cut the fat” in our spending habits. We may have to limit the number of times we eat out or buy lunch, but if we stay focused on the long-term goal of freedom, it will not be difficult. We should take time and use caution when making cuts in our spending. We do not want to make deep cuts in areas where we really need to be spending money. When we have a family, we should be sure the budget meets the real needs of the family. Distinguishing wants from needs is paramount.

​Step #4:  Start an Emergency Fund. Many people live paycheck-to-paycheck and figure they cannot save; however, everyone can save…it just takes discipline. It makes no difference whether we’re rich or poor, a slave or a free man. We should always save something for a windy, rainy or stormy day. As part of our budget, we need to develop an emergency fund for things like unexpected medical or transportation expenses. Some experts state that once we have safely put together an emergency fund of at least $1,000, then we can move on to attacking our debt. But how can we create a fund when we are living so tightly month-to-month? We can try tithing! Giving God a tenth right off of the top is a discipline that teaches us how to allocate money. When we pay God first then it's becomes easier to pay ourselves second. Heavenly investments pay spiritual and tangible dividends called blessings! If we don't have the faith, then let's just pay ourselves first. Yes, that will also work, but it will lack the heavenly favor factor. Make having an emergency fund something that MUST be done to survive, or at least as important as paying the rent, mortgage or electricity bill. The rule of thumb is to save approximately 10 percent of our gross income. Consider saving this amount automatically without ever seeing the money. Let's Stop fooling ourselves. How many commitments have we broken because some urgent matter or "so called" emergency arose and we chose to meet that calling above a previous obligation? Put that money in a place or an account that makes it difficult and/or tedious to reach! we cannot continue to divert the sanctity of our saving for these trifling everyday situations. But we can certainly divert some money consistently over an extended period of time for real emergencies.

Step #5:  Get Out of Debt, cut up those credit cards! 
Yeah, we're saying destroy them! Debt is the enemy when it comes to managing our finances. When struggling with heavy credit card debt, or student loans don't get any more credit from anywhere. The simplest part of eliminating the debt that we have is to not create any more debt. There is treatment and counseling for drug addicts but there are no recovery programs for "debt addicts." Start by paying debts beginning with the smallest balance first. Prioritize debts from the lowest to the highest balance. Pay slightly more than the minimum balance on all debts. Launch an all out attack against the smallest balances, where we can make as high a payment as our budget allows. Using a budget allows us to designate a fixed amount we will pay monthly toward each debt. When the smallest debt is gone, work on the next smallest debt, and so forth. Create in writing a list of goals and a chart of achievements. Follow the goals and update the chart during every "money date." When we begin to pay off our debts we will see progress and feel accomplishment. Accomplishments motivate!
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Step #6:  Keep It Real. Debt is a spiritual, personal and moral dilemma. Despite our intentions the spirit of debt takes advantage of us during times of weakness or need. As a conflicted junkie or lucre abuser it's easy to convince ourselves that the state we're in is temporary. We may continue to think that we can kick the habit of abusing money at any time; but until we stop believing our lies and find the will or wisdom to free ourselves, we will remain victims. It is like driving a car downhill with no brakes, even if we want to stop we can't. The good news is that if we persist in the efforts to free ourselves consistently over an extended period of time eventually we will bounce back and discover a new state of living we've created. Just because wisdom may be slow to arrive and results take time to materialize; we should always expect them to come. Now factor that in!

The bottom line is that we are stewards over whatever we earn or are given. Although we may call many of our things possessions in reality they are achievements, gifts and gains. We can utilize them for leverage and duplicate them again and again. Ownership of anything is a misnomer. As temporary inhabitants on the planet anything we acquire will eventually end up abandoned or in the hands of someone else. Money is actually an influential power that can be used or abused. One way or the other we cannot keep it forever or take it with us. Remember to save it, invest it, give it, lend it and spend it wisely. Money can make life fulfilling, fruitful and rewarding; but it will make us unhappy if we don't manage it.

​There is a difference between having an organized life and living a life that is ordered. Most people organize some aspect of their life but that doesn't mean it is ordered toward a specific end or goal. On the other hand, there are peoples who’s life is ordered but they may not be organized. Both organization and order "appear" to have natural intuitive characteristics we all seem to share. Some level of order automatically operates with or without our concern or consent, but the structure of organization does not. Many times to maintain order organization must be added. Such was the situation in the early church. Maybe this is part of the reason why we have so many denominations, factions and "so called" organizations now. Organization is one factor we must include and impute into our lives to maximize our ongoing effectiveness. Nature by default is naturally organized. Generally, whenever we discuss getting organized we think of assemblies or things involved in arrangements and/or storage. We will divide organization into two categories. The first is priority organizing and the second is placement organizing. By engaging in this post we are creating order. "Let all things be done in decently and in order."
 
                                                            PRIORITY ORGANIZING
 
Disorganization is simply a lack of discipline, priority and/or control. Congesting our lives with many unnecessary accumulations of things like objects of "special interest," souvenirs or collections without sharing or using them is vanity. To achieve order outside we have to do something on the inside. Determining how we want to share our environment factors in to how we arrange the people and things within it. That is to say, that whatever means the most to us will take a prominent position in our shared physical, social, and spiritual surroundings. Someone or something will have to occupy second place or worse. Obtaining and possessing are two different manifestations from similar actions. Goals and achievements can be obtained while things and positions may be possessed. Whenever entertainment, social media and  inanimate things take on more importance than family and personal relationships it's apparent that there is a serious distortion of values. There are multiple signs of this all around us. The inclination to become perturbed over being disturbed by a loved one (not telemarketers) during our favorite hobby, pastime or program indicates that our priorities are out of order. Don't save it all for Christmas day find a way to give a little love everyday! People should take priority over possessions. Things have a purpose for existing. The reason they were made was to be used. Collecting anything without the intention of providing for a need or sharing its purpose is simply selfish. Hoarding is a side effect of organizational neglect. Hoarding is actually a disorder that spirits can inhabit and hide from us. Hoarding spirits can disguise themselves through finding fantastic deals and collecting valuable things. Even charitable and giving people can fall prey to hoarding! The word "stuff" implies an indeterminate collection of belongings without a dedicated time and place for use. Belongings belong to someone and also belong somewhere. The real question to ask is do we belong to it or does it belong to us? There's an old saying that says "whatever we own owns us." The full quote by Chuck Palahniuk says “The things you own end up owning you. It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything.” Robbing anything of its purpose from food to flowers is a sin. Finding our purpose and fulfilling our purpose offers the greatest reward we can obtain in life. Purposeful living comes with order and organization. Placement or structure organization can begin only after priority organization is in place. Many people seeking to be organized only deal with the symptom of their problems rather than the cause of it. Being organized takes time, but when we get into the habit of it, life becomes so much easier! It only takes constant repetition over time to start a habit. Ask any smoker. The Bible warns us that "there is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt."
 
                                   PLACEMENT ORGANIZING

Let's keep everything in Its Place. Let's organize our space. Whether it's our car, home, bedroom, kitchen,  office, closet, or desk, we need control over what's in there. Give away or discard anything not regularly used. Assign everything else a convenient and clearly designated space. Placement organization is a by-product of prioritizing things in such a way so that what is important gets nurtured,  protected,  separated and utilized. Our Possessions can promote selfishness and make us feel powerful. They should have an intended place and a purpose. They should be positioned and prioritized after people and relationships. After all possessions can be replaced, people can not. Whenever our connections to people, power or possessions is out of balance, we lose influence and control in our own lives and alliances. ​

The being and body we were given to exist in and express through is our responsibility to keep and maintain. Health is the state of complete physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being. It should not be defined by the absence of disease, sickness or infirmity. Our health is the critical factor in all of our affairs. Our overall health is kept in balance by our diet, movements, thoughts and social activities. Any compromise in any of these areas affects the others.
                               DIET
They say we are what we eat. If that is true then it stands to reason that what we don't eat we are not. Protein is vital to our body's function it helps our cells to grow, replace and repair themselves. Our body makes some proteins on it's own from the twelve amino acids it produces. The other nine amino acids must come from the proteins in our diet. Whey, the protein supplement extracted from milk, provides all nine of these amino acids. If we consume more protein then necessary, our body will break it down into amino acids, then into fatty acids and sugars. These excess chemicals travel to the liver which converts them into cholesterol and fat for removal. It's amazing how these natural systems function. When they work properly and are not overwhelmed by practicing bad, pig-like dietary habits we can reduce detrimental nutritional effects and enhance our physical health. Too many of us have become dependent on a system that at some level may be failing us. We've become use to fast food, partially prepared foods, processed foods, vitamin supplements and pre-cooked meals. Buying into the advertising we're bombarded with is brainwashing our behaviors. In the United States many of the households consuming foods have no idea of where it originates , how its farmed and harvested or how it's raised and slaughtered.
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Wouldn't it be nice if our minds could automatically and correctly process all of the information we're exposed to on a daily basis? We could continue to progress while spontaneously rejecting any false or unnecessary food and data. Controlling our thinking would also become unnecessary! We know that it would compromise free will, but who needs autonomy if we have a guarantee of always being right instinctively. Maybe that's the condition some of us exist in right now? 

                              MOVEMENT
Motion is lotion: Get up off of those ASSETS. As we age estrogen for women and testosterone in men decreases. What does that mean? The transition that our bodies, mind and spirits go through as we age has stages. Dealing with unexpected experience of simultaneous evolution and involution becomes a "novel experience." A novel situation is a scenario that's unique and unexpected. Most of us are unaware that these changes can be traumatic. They're a lot more common than we might be aware of. Everybody at one time or another goes through them.  As age increases, our negative thoughts, bad habits and weak character traits may become more permanently ingrained, if we are not careful. What many of us forget or neglect is the spiritual aspect of our existence. Stress adds to the fuel behind "the spirit" of Dementia and Alzheimer disease. As we age it is important to free ourselves from the cares of this world and allow the wisdom and purpose of our passion to speak for us without wasting to much energy in the effort. What we can't control we let go of while allowing the grace and tranquility of a "care free concern" towards anything we face. Learning to "let go" and "flow" is paramount. We may not go with the popular flow but we still flow none-the-less. Our posture is paramount. Believe it or not, our bodies signal our systems partially based on our posture. The energy our bodies call for, need or use differ according to whether we're laying, sitting, standing or moving. Now is the time to practice standing and bending without breaking. Even if we feel that we are in good shape and continue to work part time, daily movements of bending, dancing and/or routine exercises are mandatory! If we don't do anything else it is essential to at least do the W.U.A.S.E. (Warm Up And Stretching Exercise) daily. The spirit is willing but at times the flesh is weak. We must consistently dedicate a minimum of 60 minutes a day every day to physical activity. Even these 60 minutes can be broken up into multiple sessions. New evidence strongly recommends about 3 minutes exercise for every hour of sedentary relaxation. The flesh may act reluctant, but a motivated spirit  will keep us moving along. The task becomes easier when we use the "spirit of music" to oil the engine of our mental, physical or psychological endeavors. This is why slaves sang songs as they toiled in the fields. They did not sing because they were happy they sang to ease the burden of their task. Maya Angelou explained to us why the caged bird sings! The "spirit of music" is so under appreciated as well as the "spirit of colors" and the "spirit or sense of smell" called aromatherapy. Our sensory faculties connect us to ENERGIES that "THEY ALONE" are capable of detecting. Touch, taste, spacing, smelling, seeing and hearing all interact and connect with our intangible spirit. Our spirit is designed to easily adjust to the vicissitudes of life. The "nature of spirit" never changes but can accommodate any environment. "Spirit" properly directed, goes with, flows with and rolls with the punches as it bends with the wind. Even our bones and minds bend. Bones are composed of solid yet supple substances. The idea that our skeletal system is called a bag of bones is short sighted, our bones connect with our mind. The mind is not the brain, yet has its own doing, thinking and feeling attributes. Sometimes we can "feel it in our bones." The mind is a distributed attribute. The heart and the brain are a part of the mind as well as muscle memory. Every part of our body has a mind of its own and sometimes joints and old injuries can sense changes in weather. The agility and flexibility of the body and mind go "spiritually" hand in hand. Our bodies can sense and adjust to environmental changes. Once we understand a change we can more easily embrace it. Maintain a standard of health. Sometimes if a poor standard of health is accepted to long we tend to become comfortable living that way. This is a personal formula we created, everyone can try making one of their own. 

​Human beings by necessity are dependent upon one another. "You can't manage this all by yourself; no man is an island." This expression is a quotation from John Donne's Devotions (1624): “No man is an Island, entire of it self; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main.” This is the basis of all existence. ALL THINGS at some level are connected and interdependent. ​The "principle of interdependence" is the key to the existence of nature's entire system. The best example we have of this are the cells in our human bodies. They connect with one another through mutual exchange for the benefit of the entire body. Every aspect of existence atomic, molecular, biological, mineral, fauna and flora each have some component of interdependence. By applying interdependence to culture; boundaries created by biases crumble. When interdependence is applied to morals our interactions nurture our relationships. By applying interdependence to the indigent, we foster empathy. Even more importantly by applying interdependence to communication; understanding and enlightenment is shared. Interdependence works through the strengths of association. The "spirit of interdependence" removes the selfishness of the "Y" in your and highlights "our." The character of our consciousness is reflected in how we treat one another. Our and we are the most common words in all of our posts!

Acknowledging that life functions through interdependence is one thing. Knowing how to work interdependently is another matter. Our society, culture and consciousness is teaching us to live work and play competitively. Although it is socially and spiritually destructive, mankind continues to practice the art of "winning" and "beating" as if there is some virtue in dominating, controlling, or enslaving one another. Is Friday the 13th unlucky? The superstitions surrounding the number thirteen is similar to our behaviors towards one another. Jesus, plus twelve disciples at the last supper makes thirteen, along with the fact that he was crucified on a Friday adds to that myth. Do we really think Jesus was unlucky? Or is it more likely that through such a tragedy came our liberty. This is the same type of logic being applied to the belief that we can stand divided. We cannot consider ourselves to be standing united while we are falling divided.  Nothing in nature isolates itself from the rest of nature. Even a cactus needs water; just as the dust of the earth needs the wind to move it. Nature collides and divides as it combines its forces. By examining the process of mitosis we learn that the primary reason the universe divides is to multiply. 

Anyone who believes that isolation trumps cooperation is sorely mistaken. When we understand interdependence we become comfortable with being intertwined while simultaneously maintaining our autonomous identities. If we are not intentional about being inclusive we will continue to knowingly or unknowingly perpetuate our existing inequities and biases. We are all created equal but there is a distinct difference between equitable and equal considerations. Every situation is not equal but all situations deserve equitable treatment. EVERYTHING is dependent upon something else in order for it exist. As harsh as it sounds winners can only define themselves through the losers they conquer or vanquish. In contrast to that all hero's are defined by the results of their acts of valor. Without consideration for the effect upon all other interrelated things our actions may be detrimental to our own well being. When we operate in a manner that is unaware of the "principle of interdependence" we create imbalances that can range from chaotic to catastrophic. When we consider the relationships in all existence, interdependence is at work regardless of how we frame it. Co-dependencies are a foundation of science. Whether we examine the three major branches of sciences or consider expanding it into numerous others, the evidence is irrefutable. No "one" thing can have purpose or function without affecting and interacting with something else. Even without believing in quantum entanglement everyone should get this! We are interconnected more then ever before. It is both futile and destructive to pursue independent and separatist agendas while the world is becoming more and more connected. The principle is simple! If all of our thinking, policies and practices are done in the light of the "principle of interdependence" we will make decisions equitable for all of life. If we fail to do so our ignorance and/or arrogance will be our demise imposed upon ourselves.