Re-Gain

Sound action requires profound discernment. Such illuminating judgment requires deep examination.  It is time to transform knowledge into wisdom. Stupidity is killing our chances. Shifting from knowing the price of everything to understanding its value opens an enlightened door . If we don’t look at the unintended costs of what we do disasters will follow. Wisely acting fosters our well-being with new possibilities and potential. We are at a crossroads unless we awaken to simple natural law, survival. Already many canaries are perishing in this coal mine of human foolishness.  How can we best help future generations?  Humankind must awaken to its peril or it will jeopardize its very being. Employing life saving strategies is imperative. Acting wisely lessens the possibility of our demise Unfortunately humans are preoccupied with themselves. This narcissism is horrific. Such selfishness kills .  Yes- survival is the name of the game; where virtues overcome vice. Curre...

Everyday we can celebrate life on this fragile planet. Yes Earth Day not Earth Decay since we have a short window to lessen some horrific impacts.  Essentially we have to downsize.  Less will be more if we wisely embrace the gift of thrift.  Yes. saving not consuming benefits all. It is evident that weird weather imperils our well-being and planetary health. Already at least 3.3 billion people’s daily lives are threatened by climate change from heat waves, diseases, extreme weather, air pollution and starvation. Let’s embrace conservatism in all facets of our life.  Better resource management can renew dangerous waste.  New economic opportunities are bountiful if we counter our self destructive consumption.  Preserve  and conserve- celebrate Earth Day everyday.  Re-design more sustainable relationships in all your affairs. Any chance please reduce and reuse, lessen the decay.   Kindly do your part to make this world more livable and enjo...

In the last few years  the American dream has become a nightmare. Yes democracy, virtue, and truth are no longer a dream boat rather a shipwreck.  Climate change, mass inequality, civil difference and a whole mentality of selfish entitlement has insanely transformed our culture, What saddens me the most is the waste and miss management of all facets of American life-where fiction trumps facts.  Disunity Is prevalent and a selfish disregard for respectful civility is the norm We spent over $5 trillion on Covid relief and that doesn’t include the $4 trillion we’re spending on our healthcare and those numbers are just the beginning of long-term the Covid costs. Bottom line no where can you see conservative or any regard for more frugal fiscal action or preventative measures that is bankrupting future generations . Our addiction to consuming is impoverishing us. Also corporate welfare is crippling people of all walks since the taxpayers pick up that bill Unless we invest in l...

Mend not end our future prospects. Everyday we can celebrate preserving this fragile planet for the next generation. Yes let's celebrate Earth Day not Earth DECAY! Essentially we have to downsize.  Less will be more if we wisely embrace the gift of thrift.   It is evident that climate change imperils our well-being and planetary health. Already at least 3.3 billion people’s daily lives are threatened by climate change from heat waves, diseases, extreme weather, air pollution and starvation. Let’s embrace conservatism in all facets of our life.  Better resource management can renew dangerous waste.  New economic opportunities are bountiful if we counter our self destructive consumption.  Proclaim Earth Day everyday.  Re-design more sustainable relationships in all your affairs. Any chance please reduce and reuse, lessen the decay. Kindly do your part to make this world more livable and enjoy these happy returns!

Let the beauty you love be what you do. Most people are unaware of how litter impacts us. Baby boomers grew up with ads of a crying Native American observing folks trashing the countryside. When I grew up, Lady Bird Johnson had a program called Keep America Beautiful. Today, this organization estimates we spend $11.5 billion a year on litter. The trashing of our roads is a tragedy affecting our economy and our environment Litter pollutes our water and soil. Litter decreases property values by at least 7 percent. Also, it affects tourism. How do you feel when you come to a place where cans, cups, plastic and all sorts of other things are discarded? It is not a positive experience. It costs millions of dollars yearly to clean Virginia’s roadways. More than half of roadway litter comes from motorists, and another 25 percent is from pedestrians. Significant roadway litter comes from vehicles with improperly covered loads. Most litter comes from people consciously choosing to litter on Virg...

Wow after two years of social distancing the fog is clearing.  Getting older I find so many dear friends dying or disabled.  I do not believe in retiring even though I work a twenty hour year.   The last words I wish to say are “recycled.”  Time is more valuable than money. Sharing our greater interconnection brings me joy.   As I review my life experiences. I hope to best serve and depart with a legacy.   Planting seeds of the future  I wish to foster greater future purpose and potential.  The way leads the way when I can get out of my own way.  Almost 65 may I awaken with greater enthusiasm.  I find wisdom in seeing the power  of  a virtuous life.  Leading by example I vow to pass on something of value.  I experienced this when my oldest brother died over a decade ago.  So many memories of several departed loved ones inspires me to go forth.  I have been greatly misunderstood and challenged most of my...

I am inspired how all things somehow work together.  To constantly remember my oneness or how the unifying spider web of all things fills me with profound joy.  I term this re-joy where I touch a miraculous heart and meaning experience.  These mystical inter-relationships recharge me with greater luminosity.  Since all things are transient and so is my greater self.  We all are tied to the collective connection of materials created by the earth, air, water, energy and other sources.  These elements both allow me to enjoy the sacredness of all things and to live.  I find liberation in our finite oneness. Here I find an unlimited treasure of joy and grace. When I look up to the star filled night sky this experience unites me beyond what words may describe.  Beyond my personal issues I lessen my sense of separation. For example when I get distracted about selfish silly wants I disconnect from hub or source of oneness. Less joy then results. Rememberi...

Awaken With Enthusiasm - AWE  When I open my eyes to the divine my heart radiates with starlight.  My freedom comes when I go within and tap this enthusiasm of life’s wonder.  Thoreau exemplified this by stating; Direct your eye inward, and you'll find / A thousand regions in your mind / Yet undiscovered. Travel them, and be / Expert in home-cosmography. Every new day I rejoice the sunrise as a “morning star” heralding new awe to come.  Cultivating virtue I embraced inter/inner ways to connect with the divine. Awaken With Enthusiasm - AWE.  May I celebrate in 2022 the following values; - How may I help not harm so to unite not divide? - How may I benefit by giving and sharing? - What’s more awesome words or deeds? - Does awe and enthusiasm Increase my gratitude?  May 2022 be filled with much light, joy and wonder! Cultivate AWE — Awaken With Enthusiasm.  

One of life’s greatest wonders are trees. For over 27 years I have been fortunate living in the woods backing to the George Washington National Forest outside Edinburg, Virginia. Enjoying splendid forest cover I have developed a profound appreciation for trees. According to legend the first settlers thought they had found the “garden of Eden” and it was first called “Edenburg”. Years ago it was the home of this country’s first Civilian Conservation Corps in the center of the Shenandoah Valley. 85 years ago Franklin Roosevelt kick off one of his greatest New Deal programs here. Two million men were employed and planted almost three billion trees.  Camp Roosevelt was were this Depression era revitalization program ( http://www.ccclegacy.org/ Camp_Roosevelt_68B9.php ) . Further west from where I live is where the seventh CCC camp was built in Wolf Gap. It has been estimated that about 5 billion acres of forest landscapes have been degraded. The annual economic benefits of ...

If you choose to use your status and influence to raise your voice on behalf of those who have no voice; if you choose to identify not only with the powerful but with the powerless; if you retain the ability to imagine yourself into the lives of those you not have your advantages, then it will not only be your proud families who celebrate your existence but thousands and millions of people whose reality you have help changed. We don't need magic to transform our world; we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already; we have the power to imagine better.  - JK Rowling Vices today trump the values this country is blessed with.  Our President has been broadcasting unprecedented d angerous vices and failing to be the great deal maker.   Greater division in income reveals that 1% of the people are getting 82% of today’s wealth.    We have gone from being a world leader to a one of an unhinged bully.  True leaders e...

Back when I worked for Earth Day '80 a colleague  and  I did a satire called, "Earth Decay."  Unfortunately there are some who still believe in the benefits of environmental destruction. Earth Decay (DK) Celebrate the the 3 D's, Degrade, Destroy,  and Decay.   The Earth will take care of itself however mankind can benefit by the 3 D's creating new growth, jobs and dollars!!! * Degrade so to stimulate new economic development * Destroy because clean-up employment results        * Decay furthers adds more dollars into our economy CONSUME, CONSUME AND CONSUME Do not be stupid and conserve.  More waste, more people and more trash fosters commerce!  The more we can degrade our air, water and land the greater our clean up industry will thrive!  More people helps create more wars, shortages, violence, prison and cheap labor.  Increase climate change new opportunities for economic growth due to hurrican...

One year ago I buried my Dad. I spent 5 years taking him to doctors and lessening excess costs and procedures.  Years ago, the Post referred to him as “the unobtrusive shaper of law.” For over 37 years he wrote major healthcare legislation as a Congressional Research Service branch head and a staff member on the House Ways and Means Committee helping with all forms of healthcare legislation.  Today our system is careless. America's medical care system is complex.  U.S. total healthcare expenditure is $2.7 trillion or 18 percent of GDP.  It is forecast to reach 34 percent of GDP by 2040.  In 2010 Americans spent $1.3 trillion on healthcare. Multiple chronic illness cases that are just one percent of healthcare expenditure consume 21 percent of this total amount.  The last tier of 50 percent of patients accounted for 2.8 percent of spending last year.  Contrary to popular opinion only 10 percent of healthcare dollars are spent in the last year of life....

Denial around the seriousness of addressing mental health problems impacts all facets of America.   Investing in the front end of the health care network could save valuable tax dollars by both preventative and proactive measures.  The mind is very tied to our body.  When one fails the other usually is not too far behind.  Today the United States spends 5.6 percent of the national healthcare spending, or $113 billion, on mental health treatment.  Most of this goes toward prescription drugs and outpatient treatment. Our country had 156,300 mental health counselors in 2010, and access to mental healthcare is pathetic compared to other types of medical services. Healthcare spending is forecast to account for nearly 20 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), or one-fifth of the U.S. economy, by  2021.  It’s been estimated that wasteful spending may account for between one-third and one-half of all U.S. healthcare spending.  The largest area ...

Creating a more efficient government is a win/win situation. A new form of saving in our decision making will return us to a more ingenious nation. Creating a better American way requires us to explore optimal resource management. Simple economic and environmental conditions leads me to such a conclusion. Increased people, prices and problems necessitates frugal and wise actions. Government productivity and performance comes down to its output over input.  Once the public sector best accounts for what we use and where it goes then this life cycle tracking will stimulate new prosperity.  Critical to such a national policy will be a public and private campaign to sustain efficiency. Increasing productivity can result when such a change is reached. Our output and inputs must be balance with increased financial, environmental and social considerations as we improve busi...