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from the mind of critic-1/27/18

From the mind of critic: “Will marches alone bring equality, when human respect is disintegrating? Will huge throngs of sign and blow horn weilding protestors be enough, against a power structure with generationally ingrained stamina? Will the string pullers of our government throw up their hands in surrender, because the serfdom they created is yelling and stomping for a day? Are societal problems so baked in and multi-faceted, that they require multi-faceted solutions? When a power structure waits protestors out they’re not threatened, they’re portraying the people as powerless. If we come out and fight the good fight for a day, before going home to curl up and forget our troubles, we’re admiting we’re powerless. How do we change this paradigm? We stand up and don’t stop. We unite by listening to others, and relating to their humanity, which helps them realize we’re all in the same boat, that’s being sunk by the group at the top. We filter into government and business by running for office, and creating collectively conscious start ups. We then build our critical mass to demand change, which will happen if our numbers are high enough. This causes the power structure to crack and come to our side, which will grow our numbers even more. Accountability, humanism, respect and love will usher positive change, if we use it to gather the critical mass we need. If we can get 10% of the country to believe in the craziest of crack pot theories, we can get 10% to march on Washington. They can’t kill or arrest 30,000,000 people, they can only admit defeat and join us. What are we waiting for?” 🙂

 

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from the mind of critic-1/26/18

From the mind of critic: “If we claim we don’t know what we’ve been told, why do utterly confident statements of known information immediately follow? Are we repeating what we do know, but with humility because there are things we don’t know? Do we not understand what we’re saying, but do understand why it’s being said? Is being aware the first step in overcoming hypocrisy? Why soldiers begin candence’s stating emphatically they don’t know what they’re been told, I’m not sure, or maybe I am. Like political issues spring from civilian issues, the same is true for military issues. Humans create politicians, just like they create soldiers. If we’re aware of our hypocrisy but do it anyway, we’re consciously taking part in our collective downfall. However, if we use this awareness to become more authentic, not only will our words mean more, but so to will our actions. Admitting something doesn’t mean we’re weak, it signifies a willingness to grow. Claiming we know something immediately after claiming we don’t, sews confusion. Asking questions instead of blindly following whatever we’re told, is how we evolve.” 🙂
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from the mind of critic-1/25/18

From the mind of critic: “If they call it stormy Monday but Tuesday’s just as bad, what’s the point of experiencing Wednesday if it’s even worse? Does the eagle fly on Friday, specifically because Thursday’s oh so sad, or in spite of it? On Satruday do we go out to play, because it’s the one day we let go, and allow ourselves to not feel deprressed? Do we rest on Sunday, because we have to prepare ourselves for the crappiness of the week? Life is all about perceptions born of experience, and how we react to adversity. Sometimes this adversity comes from the inside, born of self-sabotage and low self-esteem. Sometimes it comes from the outside, born of ignorantly big egos. Once we realize the difference, we’ll see there is enough people trying to tear us down, without us lending a helping hand. There are so many good poeple, so much beautiful scenery and so many great opportunities and experiences waiting for us, we just have to stop convincing ourselves they don’t exist. We only call it stormy Monday, because we haven’t yet discovered the power of conscious living. We all deserve joy, which starts with loving ourselves.” 🙂
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from the mind of critic-1/24/18

From the mind of critic: “If we know life is short, are we doing everything we can to extend our time? Are we taking care of ourself, eating right, getting enough sleep and being kind, because it can extend our physical time? Do we know life is short but don’t take care of ourselves, specifically because it can be taken away at any time, so what’s the point? Is there a difference between extending the physical amount of time we have, and how long a moment lasts? We all have a finite alotment of time on the earth. We can take care of our mind and bodies and extend our time by living longer. We can take care of our soul, and extend moments we have to encompass the entirety of our existence. We can do all this, but we can still be cut down by disease, drunk drivers and countless other events that can befall us just walking out our front door. Sometimes we don’t even have to walk out of our house, and we can have something happen that ends our journey right in our kitchen. Once we realize there are no guarantess in life no matter how hard we work, or how well we take care of ourselves, we’ll see being conscious of our actions will make our time more valuable, which inherently extends our time. If life is short, why would we ever waste it? Spending multiple moments doing what brings us joy, reveals time as an illusion. Taking care of ourself doesn’t guarantee a longer life, but it does increase our odds of success, and aren’t we suppossed to refrain from making life arbitrarily harder? Being conscious is the first step in our personal evolution, which must be accompolished for us to move to the second.” 🙂

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from the mind of critic-1/23/18

From the mind of critic: “Are humans born with hypocrisy, or is it learned through experience? Are governments formed with hypocrisy, or is it learned through experience? Are some governments less hypocritical than others, because some people are less hypocritical than others? Is hypocrisy etched in our genes because we’re not robots? Throughout human history there have been hypocritical acts, some with malicious intent and some without. If the cornerstone of democracy is eternal vigilance, then the cornerstone of humanity is honesty. Hypocrisy springs from dishonesty, but similar to lies, they come in varying degrees. The key to authenticity, is being conscious of our decisions and actions. If we don’t want to be hypocrites, we must live completely by our principles. Since no human ever has pulled that off, the best we can hope for is knowing what our pirnciples are, and practicing them as often as possible. Hypocritical governments, come from hypocritical humans. If we want governments to better represent us, we must better represent ourselves. Honesty isn’t simply the best policy, it’s the only policy that matters.” 🙂
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from the mind of critic-1/20/18

From the mind of critic: “Does deleting un-useful actions, make more time for useful actions? Do our definitions of usefulness differ because of our perceptions,which cause friction due to our unique life experiences, which created those perceptions? Does the friction’s intensity also depend on our perceptions, because of our abundance or lack of acceptance? Going through our daily routines can be daunting, especially with the increasingly chaotic darkness cur…rently emitting from Washington. We find solace amidst the crazy, in the few things we can count on being the same. When others attempt to change these few things of ours, the ensuing friction causes our mind to spin, which makes us believe we’ve lost our grip. This emptiness causes us to make decisions we otherwise wouldn’t, because like Bob Dylan said, “if you ain’t got nothing, you got nothing to lose”. We have a finite amount of time on the earth to prove ourselves worthy of being here, which begins with us proving worthy to ourselves. When we believe our self-worth, people will still try to change us an/or our actions, but we won’t be affected nearly as much because we’ll know who we are. Friction that leads to fighting is born of ignorance, friction that leads to understanding, is called positive evolution.”

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from the mind of critic-1/19/18

From the mind of critic: “Are all cliches bad, because the metaphor they once stood for has lost its meaning? Are some cliches good, because they enhance a metaphors evolution to include human’s constantly changing experience? Is a cliche considered good or bad, depending on perceptions, opinions and upbringing? Metaphors can’t be killed no matter how hard we try. We can say we’re going to kill all terrorists, but it would never happen because it’s an idea. An evil one no doubt, but still an idea. We can’t kill ideas, we can make them more or less significant, but we can’t totally delete them. We might be able to change some ideas, but we won’t be able to change them so much they’re erased from existence. Cliches are over used ideas, some good and some bad. We might not be able to erase bad ideas, but we can stop paying attention to them, it’s how we steal their power.” 🙂

 

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from the mind of critic-1/18/18

From the mind of critic: “If lack of sleep diminshes our critical thinking skills, how come too much thinking diminshes our sleep? Are thoughts that keep us up at night, not critical but overly emotional? Does obession prevent us from achieving clarity? Our brains create random and numerous thoughts, whether we want them to or not. The quality of which depends on our discernment and filter levels. When we don’t get enough sleep, our discernment drops and our filter becomes porous, but our flow of consciousness doesn’t stop. We might not be able to stop this constant stream, but we can make it more meaningful. When our mind races it can cause lack of sleep, and vice versa. Once we realize quality always beats out quantity, we’ll see that taking care of our mind, is inextricably linked to taking care of our body and soul. Sometimes we can’t prevent our lack of sleep, because of an overbearing concept called life. We can however make sure we’re kind to ourselves when our sleep has diminshed, which will halt out negativity cycle of no sleep and uncritical thought. Taking care of ourselves means not merely understanding how everything is interconnected, but living it as well.” 🙂
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from the mind of critic-1/17/18

From the mind of critic: “If we argue that anybody who disagrees with us is wrong, do we evolve into politicians who claim fake news, anytime a negative story is published? Do all the issues we have with each other, exacerbate when we reach elected office? Do our issues grow, but are more well hidden because of our new found power and influence? Are claims of fake news, born out of a lifetime of avoiding conflict? We live in strange times, with huge fissures w…ithin our human family. Sometimes it seems like our grand canyon size difference of opinions, have deleted comrpomise from the english langauge. The first step in recovery is to admit we have a problem. Once we see that issues can be resolved when we’re honest about their causes, we’ll realize compromise might be scary, but continuing down our current path of mutually assured destruction, is much worse. Fake news isn’t fake, it’s the most authentic form of democracy in existence, otherwise known as critical thinking. Being American means disagreeing and compromising, not scapegoating and self preservation. Echo chambers grow divisions, compromise grows understanding.”

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from the mind of critic-1/16/18

From the mind of critic: “If cleanliness is next to godliness, is godliness next to cleanliness? Do we believe cleaning our house makes god happy, convincing him/her that we’re meeting expectations? Do we believe god doesn’t care if our house is dirty or clean, just that it’s a welcoming, loving and uplifting environment? Do we link cleanliness to our homes, or to our souls? I may not be a very religous person, but if somebody wants to use their religion to better themselves, their community, country and world, I’m all for it. What I’m not okay with is people using religion to control and persecute, under the guise of god’s love. A wolf can hide in sheeps clothing made of diabolical darkness, disguised as unending splendor. Godliness comes in many forms, all of which make up a loving soul. True cleanliness is acheived when we take that loving soul and love others. We don’t convince god we’re a better person, we just be a better person, now. In the end words don’t mean anything, unless they lead to loving, uplifting actions.” 🙂