Michael Noonan – We wrote the following article last Tuesday as a consequence of expanding on the key word “security” and what is its impact for most of us. Then BREXIT happened on Friday. Actually, BREXIT is all about security, concern about personal security for those who voted to get out of the elite spider trap called the EU. A few thoughts on that will be added following what was already prepared.
What is one of the most important feelings one can have for him of her self, for one’s family? In a word, security. Security that one is safe in their daily existence, from the time they leave home in the morning until the time they return at the end of the day, and all the time in between. Security that their loved ones are always safe. Security that their efforts for making a life for themselves, for the betterment of their family will not be taken away. Security that what one accumulates in the process of life will always be there.
Is that asking too much?
If you ask your family, your neighbors, your friends, all will say no. If you ask the government, you will be viewed as a suspicious domestic terrorist for considering anything that is not government promoted and sanctioned.
Since when did the government become the Uberlord over all? Who gave that permission? No one! The government took it, and in the taking, the government has snatched away everyone’s security.
Where did it start? Follow the money.
When were the most prosperous and secure times for everyone [we will focus on America to keep it simple, not to be narcissistic]? When the United States was first on a silver standard until 1834, and then on a gold standard until 1914, they were considered the most prosperous of times, and there were no taxes, no IRS, no overbearing government.
Henrik Palmgren – Henrik introduces an interview with Ricardo Baretzky, the President of the European Centre for Information Policy and Security (ECIPS) from May 2015, before the “migrant crisis” began. The discussion centers around the “Exodus Report” and the security threat to the EU after hundreds of thousands of young men have been flooding into Europe, creating unstable conditions.
Jennifer Hoffman – There are different interpretations of the phrase ‘feather your nest’, I’m going to use the most positive one, which refers to what birds do when they prepare their nest for their eggs. After they have gathered the twigs and straw and built the foundation, the birds make the nest soft and comfortable with their own soft, downy feathers. They do this to protect the delicate eggs so they can incubate in the best, warmest, safest environment. We can follow their example and feather our own nest, to give our dreams, wishes, hopes, and intentions the most comfortable, protected environment until they are ready to hatch.
My fascination with language just keeps expanding. I love looking at expressions, words, colloquialisms, so-called “sayings” and the like with fresh awakened eyes. I can’t help it. The supposed, accepted and unconscious meanings of these imposed “expressions” are what direct our minds and turn our attention.
It is human nature to want love, to want approval and to feel accepted. Where this becomes an issue however, is when these wants get in the way of you truly being and acting authentic. I used to care so much about what others thought that I spent years of my life growing up with little connection and feared people knowing who I really was. The truth was, I was even scared of being who I really was. I was not being my authentic self and had created so many stories of who I was and wanted to be. Slowly as I grew older I naturally became more in tune with myself and realized how important it really was for me to start being ME.