I can’t believe it is 2015 and the majority of lawns all around my area are still poisoning OUR air, earth and water using pesticides and herbicides to make monotonous green lawns. How can people not know the damage this…
Category: Sustainability
Articles about sustainability, self-sufficiency, living off the grid, and alternative life-style including living in community.
Let’s Work Together to Stop Poisoning Our Earth
Posted in Changing Our Habits, Going Green, Sustainability Tagged with: avaaz, change laws, green lawn, natural lawn, outlaw pesticides, petition, stop pesticides, stop poisoning the earth, sumofus
My Scientific Viewpoint of Ascension
My Scientific Viewpoint of Ascension This article is my attempt to look at the ascension process from the viewpoint of our physical universe. Around the 17th century on average, many people on the planet thought the Earth was flat and…
Posted in Changing Our Habits, Kundalini Awakening, Self-realization, Sustainability Tagged with: ACC, andromeda, ascension, galaxy merging, kundalini awakening, milky way, POE, precession of the equinoxes, self-realization, vibration
The Lovers
I see that three integrations of male and female energies happen when couples meet each other, which correspond to sexual, conditional and unconditional or Universal Love. (The picture on the The Lovers card above depicts these 3 levels.) The way…
Posted in Communication, Self-realization, Sustainability Tagged with: alchemy, ascenion, enlightenment, love, oneness, soul-mate, the lovers, twin flame, unity consicousness
Chakra Entrainment in Daily Life
Chakra Entrainment in Daily Life Every thing in nature is made up of atoms which are in a constant state of motion, giving every thing a unique vibration at any point in time. Sound is also a vibration and so…
Posted in Communication, Energy healing, General Healing, Healing, Self-realization, Sustainability, Transformation Tools Tagged with: ascension, awakening, chakra test, chakras, communication, entrainment, oneness, self-growth, self-knowledge, union
Transform Suffering to Euphoria
Comment: “I don’t know why but I’ve over eaten this evening.” It occurs to me we are not the mind nor the body, we are the observing self or the seer, just pure energy which is not limited to any…
Posted in Changing Our Habits, Self-realization, Sustainability Tagged with: awareness, changing our habits, euphoria, suffering, transformation
Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder
AAADD (Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder) – KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! by Becca This is how it manifests: I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it…
Posted in Changing Our Habits, Healing, Healing of Mind, Sustainability Tagged with: add, adhd, adult adhd, attention, attention deficit, awareness, engaging, present moment, single-pointed focus
Spiritual Emergency Retreat Center
It occurs to me that on a percentage basis, more women will be awakening as compared to men in the coming years. This wave of awakening women will help to raise the feminine frequency, which is opposite of male that…
Let’s End the Israel/Palestine Conflict by US making Peace
Ending the Israel/Palestine Conflict begins with US making Peace This conflict has been going on a long time, in fact many thousands of years, and it is not just an Israel/Palestine conflict, infact this conflict exists everywhere on the planet!…
Posted in Community Living, General Healing, Healing, Sustainability Tagged with: awakening, ending war, holy land, human body-shield, israel, love, palestine, peace
Healing Our Wounded Past
Picture shared from Native American’s Online Website Healing Our Wounded Past It has been a few days of confusion, as I process information that is coming from me on all sides. This morning while reflecting, that thought came to me…
Posted in Community Living, General Healing, Healing, Healing of Body, Self-realization, Sustainability Tagged with: coming together, community, healing, healing our wounds, love, self-realization, unity, wounded knee
Alternative Viewpoints
In the lasts days it occurs to me that there are two ways to look at any happening. I’ve written several articles along these lines based on dreaming, roles, doubt and other such topics. Today I am realize these are…
Posted in Community Living, Sustainability Tagged with: changing the world, community, cultural diversity, new world, revolution, uniting
When Pushing IS Effective
“What a wonderful book!!! It takes you to a very deep journey inside yourself to discover the strength and power that we all have when we believe in it and chose to take control and take the lead. Can’t thank…
Posted in Changing Our Habits, Self-realization, Sustainability Tagged with: AA, alcoholics anonymous, creating our reality, god, going beyond ourselves, growing, leading, power, powerless, pushing our limits, surrender
When Pushing IS NOT Effective
“The thoughts we generate based on our choices and perspectives can either block or facilitate the energy flow. The choice is ours. Thoughts that block or make us more closed not only repel people, events and actions we desire…
Posted in Changing Our Habits, Self-realization, Sustainability Tagged with: creating, energy channeling, going with the flow, oneness, self-realization, will power
Life Gives Signs How to Change
Several interesting things happened walking today with my dog. The first is we met Merlin, a boy friend of my dog, where they had time to play with each other. What was different is Merlin was being walked by Martha,…
Posted in Changing Our Habits, Sustainability Tagged with: change, changing our habits, guidance, inspiration, self-change, synchronicity
Doubt Can be Positive or Negative
The word DOUBT has eight different meanings depending upon the context. For this article I will only focus on two of them which have nearly opposite meanings: 1. A feeling of uncertainty about the truth, reality, or nature of something.…
Posted in Changing Our Habits, Healing, Healing of Mind, Self-realization, Sustainability Tagged with: doubt, experience, questioning, self-doubt, self-realization
Responding in a Fresh Way
“There is another way besides using will power to break our habitual response patterns. The ideal response is to be totally aware in the moment when the challenge arises, so we see the event as fresh and unique and do…
Posted in Communication, Self-realization, Sustainability Tagged with: creativity, observing, seeing, self-awareness, spontaneity, witnessing
Benefits of Coming Together
Vivbala: “Wow! I just accepted most of the changes and re-read the second chapter, it feels like the chapter is elevated.” This morning I realized the importance of collaborating with other awakening people and sharing our wisdom with each other.…
Posted in Communication, Sustainability Tagged with: coming together, communication sharing, oneness, self-realization, teaching, wisdom
Doubt Sabotages Success
“There is a common pattern for people with low self-esteem that is particularly dangerous or limiting. It has to do with the reaction to success. Core self-doubt or previous failures can cause us to feel we do not deserve to…
Posted in Changing Our Habits, Community Living, Self-realization, Sustainability Tagged with: self-sabotague
Cleaning My Space
Quote: “If you completely clean out your house and then put things back in, you definitely know what is important to keep and what is not needed. The pain of cleaning the house helps you discover what things give you…
Posted in Changing Our Habits, Self-realization, Sustainability Tagged with: change, changing our habits, cleaning my space, feng shui, letting go, self-change
Changing Our Habits
When I lived in an intentional community we seldom bought things we didn’t have. Rather we were patient and trusted that what we need will come to us, even if it’s not what we want! For example, for many months…
Posted in Changing Our Habits, Going Green, Recycling, Sustainability Tagged with: changing our habits, questioning ourselves, recycle, reduce, reuse, self-inquiry
Saving the Amazon Rainforest
What can be done to save the Amazon rainforest in Brazil? 2011 Update: “The main sources of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest are human settlement and development of the land.[1] In the nine years from 1991 to 2000, the total…
Posted in Changing Our Habits, Going Green, Sustainability Tagged with: amazon rainforest, changing habits, consumerism, going green
Alternative to Toilet Paper
~ Toilet Paper ~ Something we need or something we would be better off without? How did we become so dependent upon using toilet paper? Basically it started out, like most consumer products today, as a clever marketing campaign. There…
Posted in Changing Our Habits, Sustainability Tagged with: alternative, consumerism, recycling, toilet paper
Alternative Teeth Care
Alternative Teeth Care: Alternative Toothpaste, Toothbrushes and Floss I’ve been pondering for quite some time what we used to clean our teeth with before the invention of toothpaste in a tube, plastic bristle brushes and waxed dental floss. I’ve never…
Posted in Changing Our Habits, Sustainability
Sharing Our Heart
Sharing Our Heart: A Gift That Can Change The World Why do we want to give? Most of us think that by giving of ourselves or by giving a gift, we are helping others or showing our love for others.…
Posted in Meaningful Work, Sustainability Tagged with: community, giving, heart, help, sharing, volunteer
Arriving at FalconBlanco
After I arrived at FalconBlanco a guest came and asked me the question if Ibiza, Spain was the location of Paradise. I did not get the opportunity to answer this question, but later I reflected on it. My impression…
Posted in Community Living, Sustainability Tagged with: falconblanco, geopgraphic escape, intentional community
Communication Skills 103
Communication Skills 103 “Each Watching brings its own watcher. – Pete S.” So much truth in a simple statement, yet it’s easy to overlook. I think that in these few words it shows why it is so difficult to have…
Posted in Communication, Self-realization, Sustainability Tagged with: changing others, communication, creative dialog, helping others, self-change, self-inquiry, self-observation
Communication Skills 102
Communication Skills 102 The little prayer said in AA, is perhaps one of the best reminders about how we can change ourselves and keep it all in perspective: “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,…
Posted in Communication, Sustainability Tagged with: acceptance, changing others, communication, creative dialog, helping others, self-change
Communication Skills 101
Communication Skills 101 I observed something today, which seemed quite mundane, mostly because the underlying truth has been repeated so often it is part of the common knowledge base. What I observed is that if I respond different then I…
Posted in Communication, Sustainability Tagged with: changing others, communication, creative dialog, helping others, self-change
Getting Along With Each Other
I see that we are all One, but also that we are separate, existing as individuals on this planet, where each of us is an integral part, making up the Whole. As such, I see that each of us is…
Posted in Community Living, Sustainability Tagged with: communication, community, conflict resolution, dialog
Is There a Beginning In A Conflict?
A conflict happens when two parties don’t see things the same way. This is normal because as individual’s receiving our own interpretation of events coming out of our own individual histories, it is rare that we ever will come to…
Posted in Community Living, Sustainability Tagged with: communication, community, conflict resolution, viewpoint
A Dog Is Easy To Please
I see that a dog is easy to please if you give it what it needs. The main thing they want from you is confirmation for their existence, which you can give to them simply by recognizing they are alive,…
Posted in Communication, Sustainability Tagged with: communication, community, relationships, validation
Abundance at FalconBlanco
Abundance at FalconBlanco At the time I lived in the FalconBlanco Intentional Community, the support system of the community was based on recycling, mainly of wooden pallets. This started long ago when BeiYin noticed that all over the island of…
Posted in Community Living, Recycling, Sustainability Tagged with: community living, falconblanco, intentional community, recycling
What is the Vision of Our Heart?
“Our fate is our lot in life but our destiny is what we make of it.” – Anthony De Mello What is the vision of our heart? Is our vision of who we will be or what we can do…
Gut Feelings
“Gut Feelings”: A conversation between Betsy and BeiYin about Healing, Intuition, Awareness and Expectations Betsy: (re: letter to a company) I think it’s very good and convincing, only I would make 3 or 4 corrections in the edit. BeiYin: Ok, thanks.…
Posted in Communication, Sustainability Tagged with: communication, conversation, expectation, intuition
What is your vision?
What is the vision of one’s heart? Is one’s vision of who you will be or what you could do stored inside of you, inspired from what came before, laid down before you were even born? Or are we just…
Posted in Sustainability
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