Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Aliza" <realfood@wonderfulfarm.com>]

Paul - this is not a about sending beautiful thoughts out into the world. 
That is a misconception.  Take your computer compost pile thing.  If you are 
focused on creating the compost pile (assuming that you have cleared your 
procrastination blocks with EFT/TAT/etc LOL) that you wont be sitting at the 
computer  - you will be getting it done or perchance someone else will have 
done it for you:o)  Happens all the time around here.  We dont know how 
things will manefest but if my eye is on the ball it will.  The Universe is 
spending its time manefesting what you see and say - be careful with your 
words thoughts and deeds - they are heard and acted upon moment to moment.

This has nothing to do with "changing others."  That assumes that we are all 
separate and have no effect on one another.  I prefer the model that says 
that we are all one - and since we make it all up anyway (that is my old NLP 
training coming to light) might as well make up something that can create 
abundance in all aspects insead of something that is negative and limiting.

So I make it a point to see how wonderful my everyday was each night and I 
do this with my child.  I make sure that I am grateful everyday for the 
amazing gifts I have been given - my farm, family, the sun (I like warmth:o) 
or the trees or the goats or the milk or whatever gifts I am surrounded 
with - because they are gifts that I have seen in the past as anchors or 
irritants or?  and now I know the real truth that we are love - tacky eh? 
But it is the truth.

I for one will continue to see the bounty in our glorious earth and will 
continue to see it with us on it - because the earth will be fine no matter 
what we do.  We on the other hand are limiting our time here.

Aliza

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
To: <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] generating hope


> What I'm driving at is, this thing about sending out beautiful thoughts to
> the world and all that jazz is mistaken, because that's all about changing
> other people when we have so far to go in changing ourselves.
>
> paul tradingpost@lobo.net
>
> Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.
> --Henry David Thoreau
>
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>
> On 10/3/2007 at 12:31 PM Tradingpost wrote:
>
> > The only person I can influence with my thoughts is me. And if I just
> > imagine getting off my can and making that compost pile, but keep sitting
> > in front of the computer instead, I seriously doubt the compost pile will
> > manifest itself.
> >
> > paul tradingpost@lobo.net
> >
> > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
> >
> > On 10/3/2007 at 11:19 AM Douglas  Willhite wrote:
> >
> > > Aliza,
> > > I think Oprah would agree with you and certainly the authors of the best
> > > seller "The Secret" would too. But, the popular notion that we can
> > > manifest whatever we desire by picturing it in our minds and believing it
> > > to be true is a grave disservice to most people. While positive thinking
> > > can be a helpful motivator, it has a shadow side which is denial of
> > > reality -- denial of the limits to growth and the limits to vital
> > > resources which the global capitalist system is now pushing up hard
> > > against; also, denial of how many people are hurt, displaced or killed by
> > > this popular consumerist model.
> > > In my opinion, for authentic hope to be generated emphasis must be on
> > > embracing reality in all its beauty and horror, and taking concrete
> > > actions toward real, demonstrable solutions at a local level (such as
> > > putting into practice the ideas about soil building, water conservation,
> > > community building, and sustainable technologies which have been so
> > > eloquently shared in this forum.)
> > > After all, actions speak louder than words, or thoughts, or desires. I
> > > understand the comforting appeal in the idea that we can change the world
> > > and manifest whatever our hearts desire by believing that what we want is
> > > already true. But unfortunately some of the otherwise most intelligent
> > > people I know are stuck in ignorance and denial because of this belief.
> > > Manifesting their desires for abundance depends upon us maintaining a
> > > profit driven system which is racist, sexist, classist and plundering our
> > > only life support system, the natural world, our children and
> > > grandchildren's planetary home.
> > > Doug
> > >
> > > "There is more then just hope Harvey.  Our job is to see the world full
> of
> > > all its gifts and with every moment and every movement choose the world
> we
> > > want to have.  The more of us who see the world this way the more it will
>
> > > manafest.  Just remember that everytime you choose to know the truth -
> > > that
> > > we can and do influence everything and everyone moment to moment with
> > > every
> > > breath and every thought - the more likely it is to become what we
> desire.
> > > So make sure that the thoughts you think and the breath you breathe are
> > > working toward what you most want to manefest."
> > >
> > > Thanks so much for all you bring everywhere you go.
> > >
> > > Aliza"
> >
> >
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