Signs of Hope for the Economy
Concerns Over the Health of the Economy
The Economy is Down Today
How to Cope With the Economy
Hope for an Economic Recovery
The Economy in Depression
The Economy in Recession
The Health of the Economy in 2010
Economic Crisis
You’ve heard all of it. Haven’t you? I hear it. Every single day I read another headline about the “state of the economy” and every single day it makes me sick. Human beings treating the economy like it is a living thing, a necessary thing, a crucial thing for our survival.
Well, here is a wake-up call for you: The economy is not a living thing. It can not be depressed, sick, healthy, or any other thing. It is an idea, a lie, meant to rope you in, hold you hostage, and rape you of the truth.
The economy is based on money. Money is made of paper, man-made paper. Guess what? If you were to walk out out into the wilderness tomorrow, entirely away from civilization, you will have certain needs that will need to be met. And none of those needs will involve small pieces of paper bearing the faces of “important” political figureheads. What you will need is water, oxygen, food, and sunlight. That is the real world. That is the truth.
Every time I walk through the forest, I get a strange sensation. As I pass through the trees and over the Earth; as I smell the woody scent of dirt, bark, leaf, water; I get a sense of vertigo. I point it out to my partner many times, “This is surreal,” I say. His response to me is always the same, “No. This is real. The world from which we’ve come — of buildings, electricity, paper money, McDonald’s, television — that is the surreal world, the fake world.” And that is the entire truth.
Somehow we have lost sight of this truth. We are so caught up in the surreal world that has been created around us, by us, for us; that we no longer recognize the real world. Most people would be completely helpless in the real world. If all of our technologies, our comforts, our conveniences were suddenly taken away, could you survive? Would you want to?
Yes, we are a highly evolved species, human beings, and our technologies are a great achievement. But at what cost have they come to us? We have no regard for the Earth, like a plague we destroy it and most people do not care. We are overwhelmed by the voices of the media, the advertisers, the famous, and the politicians — and tragically we no longer recognize the most important voices — the voice of the Earth and the voice of ourselves.
Evolution is about self improvement, living your best life, overcoming fear & anxiety; but in order to do any of those things you must first recognize the truth about the world in which you live. Whenever someone tells you to, “Wake up and join the real world,” (or even if you say it to yourself) think first about what the real world actually means.
We need to begin focusing on the conservation of the Earth. We need to become more in tune with the voices of nature. This is a crucial element of conscious living.
I encourage you to take a hard look at your definition of reality. Ask yourself these questions:
- Do you make an effort to aware & concerned about the Earth on which you live?
- Do you do things & believe things because the media/advertisers/politicians tell you to?
- Are you familiar with nature & comfortable without all of our modern conveniences?
- Are you dependent on the surreal world of technology, fast food, and paparazzi?
- Have you defined your core values & are they aligned with your beliefs about the world around you?
This is extremely important food for thought, in a world where we hear so much about the state of the financial economy; yet we hear little or nothing about the state of our natural, true world. If we do not take care of this Earth, we will destroy it and then there will be no economy to have to worry about at all.
I believe that if each of us would begin to re-focus our values and focus on the truth, that we could change this world around. We could revitalize the Earth and once again be aligned with the true and natural world. There is constant opportunity to make a difference. We must seek out those opportunities, take hold of them, and create positive change — both in the world around us and in our own personal lives.
What will you do to make the Earth better place? What mark will you leave behind you when you are gone?
