Money: Not For Everyday Use.

Money money money.  All this money talk.  Boy, the rich people sure

are freaking out about their wealth and riches.  The poor endure, scarcely fed.

The seed does not know a dollar sign; the livestock does not

depend on currency; the heart yearns to be free from it.

And so the money is invested into a quickly disappearing dinosaur

who is at the brink of extinction.  Money. Cheddar. Dough. Cash.

Infusing lifelines of cash they throw money at the problems,

but it was money that brought us here.

It is money we must move past.  

The riches of ancient despotic rulers

have passed through generations of hateful accrual only to

remain a force of depravity unto this day.  A binding, heavy chain

dragging down our individual opportunity and freedom

due to the burden of its crushing weight.

But no money can conquer the spirit.

No abstraction of value into paper can replace true beauty.

You only know what your eye is truly seeing by trusting in your mind- 

and in yourself.

These dollar signs will fade away with the glowing neon signs

sputtering into darkness of night, a new night free from artificial light.  A new time.

नमस्ते

Namasté:

"That which is of the Divine in me greets that which is of the Divine in you."

"I honor the place in you in which the entire Universe dwells, I honor the place in you which is of Love, of Integrity, of Wisdom and of Peace. When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are One."

Updated From The Past

August67.jnt

well on my way to drowning the sorrows
of limited plans for all our tomorrows
at the point that we've had enough
making it day by day because we're tough

struggling between capability and action
fighting the current to gain some traction
because the downstream of today falls off the earth
requiring a fresh current to signal our birth

born
only to be torn
living to change
thinking forward so that future generations may still range

roam across the surface of earth
knowing green and blue circumscribe her girth
the wonders are plenty, far and wide
water's cycle the truest of rides

while lifeless cement pounds the feet
the toes wonder how mud might be neat
who is still willing to feel?
where are the people which remain real?

beyond the limits which confine
onto the subjects we have yet to define

you may read this and hear it
but the pen has a voice unlike mine

So, we are left in a quandary
discarded as dirty laundry
longing for retraction from abstraction and distraction
into the purity of ourselves

this will be the grace of human race
when we do what we feel, then we'll save face
before we are gone
the opportunity to create right from wrong

to reverse historical injustice
and kiss, to just kiss
return to our senses, which we seem to ignore
planning forever and more

So, I , maintain this hope
that others may feel these words I wrote

To follow ourselves to a new time
where collective consciousness pursues the divine
you know who you are (inside)
the purest of self is near, not far (don't hide)

"You'd Like to Think That Anyway..."

Instead of just hoping that when you buy something from a business it has not been made in a sweatshop, you (we) must make sure it hasn't. We all together must point each other to higher standards of quality and ethical action in our economic realities. And when we not just "want" people to be treated fairly, the environment protected and nurtured, but "demand" these mutually beneficial actions be our only path, then we will have stolen the power, and the profits, from the elitists and oligarchies who have thrived in palaces amongst slums, and pitted hope against fear by murder and genocide; and in those days we may all achieve our own desires in our actions, working towards peace between us all.

Rajio Taiso - Radio Calisthenics

I did this every morning for three weeks in the summer of 2000 at the Missouri Scholars Academy. I think I'm going to start again, it's a great way to start the day.

Yo hice los ejercicios por la mañaña durante el veraño del año 2000, en la Academia Escolar del estado Missouri. Quiero empezar otra vez de nuevo.

“Our parents had to fight for where they sat on the bus. Now we have to fight for where we sit in the courtroom."

“I think this is the beginning of the 21^st century civil rights movement. Every generation has to fight its issue; the issue is equal protection under the law. These thousands of people that have come, are not coming because anybody could waive a magic wand, it resonates with them because their nieces their nephews their sons and daughters have faced this. And I think that we must realize t when the DA despite all of this walks out in front of the courthouse yesterday, it’s a 21^st century of them walking out in front of the courthouse fifty years ago, when our fathers were marching. So, our fathers faced Jim Crow, we face James Crow Junior Esquire, he’s a little more polished, but he’s the same guy. Because even though the community said, “we’re not like that”, Did you see them hanging the confederate flag signs in front of houses, are they telling them to take them down? It’s not about, “we’re not coming out today and marching with us;” it’s about they should have come out and said, “How do we have a tree in this town black kids can’t sit under?” They were silent then and they’re being silent now. We say, you should come out and join us, black and white. I was glad to see a lot of whites in the parking lot, because this is America saying we can’t go back to those days.”

-Rev. Al Sharpton speaking in reference to the civil rights demonstration in Jena, Louisiana for the Jena 6. The story is being carried by all major media outlets.

September 11th, 2008

Pursue truth.

Very Inspiring

Well worth the time to understand what the next industrial evolution will be like.

Be Free

Sometimes the best way to do things is your way, sometimes it is someone else's way. The important thing is that we discuss with each other and have a pool of ideas to use, analyze, discuss, and see which is best. Other people's thoughts and ideas are simply perspectives just like your own. Feel what is inside and be who you are, how can natural be wrong?

Be Free...

-Alex Palmer

Finally

When the world economy and trade rewards giving more than taking it may become, finally, in essence, an ethical system.
-Brian Schwadron

Breathe For All Humanity

As the contents of air pass around the world in the jetstreams above us, we are witness to a fabulous cycle which has supported life on earth: air. The atmosphere around us has been shared by our ancestors, from prehistoric predecessors to those just a few generations ago. Scientific people explain the mystical respiration process as oxygen entering our lungs, giving us energy and leaving as carbon dioxide. What the casual scientific observer doesn't reflect upon is that we are all breathing in this world at the same time, the same air, the same air dinosaurs breathed ages ago, still cycling and filtering within our atmosphere. Air is a spectacular substance, allowing light to travel through it, and passing sound on as well. The air is the main medium that all people interact with during life. So, next time you take a breath of air, think of the lungs that air may have been in before. Consider that even those you have come to know as enemies are sharing this air with you. We are all caught up in this fabulous, complex, and amazing cycle together: breathe for all humanity.

http://videoforallhumanity.blogspot.com

This is the address of the newest web based efforts of For All Humanity. It is video clips that fit the general themes of the organization and are pretty cool. There are some real neat videos posted here already and I plan to keep updating both sites. You can find a link to the videos on the right side of the page.

Video Clips For the Enjoyment of All Humanity

Check it out, I hope you enjoy. One measure of a website's success is the number of "click thrus" so be sure to check out comments, post comments (allowed w/o any sign up), check out www.forallhumanity.org the official site, and to just live For All Humanity. More than ever, day after day, the causes that unite mankind in having to preserve the environment in which we live cause us to be interdependent upon each other for the survival of all humans.

Dave Chapelle’s Block Party, minute 4:10

Most High we thank you just for being here with us
We thank you for this day G_d
The sun is shining, they said it was supposed to rain
But, G_d you lettin your face show that you want us here
You want every soul here right now
We thank for this message that you’re sending through all these people
We thank you for bringing Dave to bring us together
We dream this day and we ask that you
Just utilize our souls and our spirits
And our voices to glorify you in all that we do
We don’t forget people that’s poor
We don’t forget those that’s at war right now
We don’t forget our comrades in prison
We don’t forget our children G_d
And we prayin' that you can just be through us
And live through us
So that we can raise our people up
And raise ourselves up
And we put you first in all we do
And um, just bless the energy of us
And the people out there
Allow your message to speak through us (Amen)
In the name of J_sus,
In the name of A_lah,
In the spirit of the ancestors
Amen. Asheikum.

*I went back and edited this post because I want it to be clear that For All Humanity does not hold any religious affiliations. I think sometimes the language used in the blog could potentially cause confusion as to the non-profit services which the organization is formed to serve under our articles of incorporation in the state of Missouri. The general sentiment expressed in the speech which is written above, was one which I felt showed that people are willing to work with each other across multiple faiths to come together. In this instance, (Dave Chappelle's Block Party) it was people coming together for music and comedy, two very worthwhile and stress relieving elements of life. There are so many causes which will require people to rise up arove boundaries which previously have divided us. Barriers which in the past have divided us (politics, religion, mountains, languages, cultural peculiarities) can be transformed to rallying points. All people may take part in each of these arenas, and a full spectrum of all opinions will naturally always occur. Ensuring that the ideological differences do not result in physical harm (as has been the long standing historical trend), or that today's battles do not spiral into the complete destruction of the human race due to inability and incompetency in coming together on key issues that are challenges for all societies in the Era and context of Globalism is a central challenge in today's world. For All Humanity is a voice of hope, and sensibility about easy ways for us all to make a meaningful impact in answering the challenges of the modern era. One of the greatest challenges is raising the common moral fiber of all people on this planet to eliminate the injustices which pervade our systems of life. Well, you see, the spirit of working together is what For All Humanity exudes. Including these words on a non-profit, internationally focused blog should not detract from the all inclusive sentiments and intent of this movement.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

To sin by silence, when we should protest
Makes cowards out of men. The human race
has climbed on protest. Had no voice been raised
Against injustice, ignorance, and lust,
The inquisition yet would serve the law,
And guillotines decide our least disputes.
The few who dare, must speak and speak again
To right the wrongs of many. Speech, thank G_d,
No vested power in this great day and land
can gag or throttle. Press and voice may cry
Loud disapproval of existing ills;
May criticise oppression and condemn
The lawlessness of wealth-protecting laws
That let the children and childbearers toil
To purchase ease for idle millionaires.

Therefore I do protest against the boast
Of independence in this mighty land
Call no chain strong, which holds one rusted link
Call no land free, that holds one fettered slave.
Until the manacled slim wrists of babes
Are loosed to to toss in childish sport and glee
Until the mother bears no burden, save
The precious one beneath her heart, until
God's soil is rescued from the clutch of greed
And given back to labor, let no man
call this the land of freedom

Leadership

"I am on a voyage of discovery. I search for those of you who will go on a great adventure. I am looking for you, one of the audacious few, who will face life courageously, ready to strike straight at the heart of anything that is keeping you from your best; you intrepid ones behind whom the world moves forward." -William H. Danforth

Found in Guatemala

Carmen Sandiego, I mean, Brian Schwadron is currently in Guatemala. I talked with Brian on the phone last night and we are both dedicated to continually increasing the scope of For All Humanity and our capacity to be a significant social organization that responds to the ongoing changes in the world. In the near future, you can expect to see updates to our website, a monthly newsletter, and the opportunity to make a tax-deductible contribution to support worthy causes. For now, here's a picture of Brian (sipping drink) in Guatemala!

3 Kierkegaard Quotes

I'm currently reading a paper on Existentialism, and was looking up some quotes online. I had to post these three quotes...

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."

"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced."

and my personal favorite:

"If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of potential - for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints; possibility never."

These are all quotes from Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855).

Planet Earth

Have you seen the new TV series called Planet Earth? If so, you know it's amazing. If not, it's something you would love to see. If you are reading this blog, this show is for you.

Planet Earth Website

The series is kind of like March of the Penguins on Steroids. It's a Landmark Series event and through it Discovery Channel is positioning themselves as the #1 non-fiction media company in the world. It's a great strategic move on their part, and they deserve the title for the amazing job they've done capturing the rarest of environmental phenomena and natural life onto film. Not just film, but HD, slo-mo, underwater, hot air balloon shots, helicopter, hikes through mountains, burying yourself in the heat, you name it, their camera men did it!

Happy Earth Day

Today was Earth Day. I hope that people took the opportunity to appreciate this amazing environment that we interact with and depend upon.

On July 7, 2007 (7-7-7), there will be an international event in 7 cities on 7 continents called Live Earth. It is being set up by the same management team that did Live Aid and Live 8. This event is focused on the environment and will coincide with many launches of environmental initiatives and campaigns. Pretty cool if you ask me.

Campaign Funds

First, if you are a US citizen that earns wages, did you file your taxes?
If so, you could have given $3 to support campaigns, or something like that.

What I wanted to post was something I learned today in the Wall Street Journal. Financial Institutions on Wall Street were the largest source of campaign donations in the early part of the 2008 race. Hilary Clinton and Rudolph Giuliani were the top recipients of this cash.

**For All Humanity does not hold any political views, or endorse any political candidates.**

From Brody Mullins and Dean Treftz's April 17th WSJ article:

"Corporations are limited to relatively small direct donations to candidates from their political-action committees. But employees of companies can give up to $2,300 to a candidate per election. There is no limit on how many company employees can give to a candidate.

"Wall Street has historically been the largest single source of political contributions, so candidates who can successfully raise money there often have more resources to fund their campaigns than other rivals. Donations from financial-services firms could be even more important during the 2008 presidential campaign as employees of hedge funds and private-equity firms begin opening up their wallets.

"Indeed, each of the top 10 sources for political donations in the first quarter were financial-services companies and their employees, according to PoliticalMoneyLine, a nonpartisan research firm that tracks campaign contributions."

*Personally I found this interesting. I was a political science undergraduate major, and now am a business graduate student. I have been aware of and studied the interplay between private sector business and public sector governance. This has fueled my passion to understand both systems and better the world for all humanity.*