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You are the only one in control

nospam@example.com (Gregg Berkholtz) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 08:36:43 -0800

This morning I stumbled across a blog posting that's...well...one hell of a wakeup call, and a very inspiring blog posting.

In the western world, we're all taught that if we work hard, plan well, and save diligently...we'll be able to peacefully retire, and maybe even discover a few little ones quietly running around.

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The only constant is change itself...

nospam@example.com (Gregg Berkholtz) — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 10:32:34 -0700

When we say things like, “people don’t change,” it drives scientists crazy, because change is literally the only constant in all of science.
Energy, matter - it’s always changing, morphing, merging, growing, dying. It’s the way people try not to change that’s unnatural,
the way we cling to what things were, instead of letting them be what they are,
the way we cling to old memories, instead of forming new ones,
the way we insist on believing, despite every scientific indication that anything in this lifetime is permanent.

Change is constant. How we experience change, that’s up to us. It can feel like death, or it can feel like a second chance at life.

If we open our fingers, loosen our grip, go with it, it can feel like pure adrenaline, like at any moment, we can have another chance at life, like at any moment, we can be born all over again.

From “Grey’s Anatomy” Season 7, Episode 1 – September 2010

Basic human rights

nospam@example.com (Gregg Berkholtz) — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:34:33 -0700

I'm happy to see the wrongs being corrected in California now.

I wish it could be this simple:
You may organize and do as you and your group pleases. For as long as your group's charter, expressions & actions always respect and protect:
1) Equal access to liberty, security, dignity, privacy & individual sovereignty.
2) Equal opportunity of association, education & occupation.
3) Freedom of thought, conscience, art & expression.
4) Exclusivity to lawfully acquired & created possessions.
5) No discrimination for age, ethnicity, disability, gender or sexuality.
6) Fair compensation for products & possessions.

The guiding principals would be:
1) No hateful actions or expressions.
2) Embrace and encourage diversity.
3) Enabling success for those less fortunate.

The core corrective principal would be restitution, before repression.

A guy can dream...