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Jim Davidson's avatar

One of my favourite authors, Robert Heinlein, once wrote, "Freedom begins when you tell Mrs. Grundy to go fly a kite."

One of my favourite songs in regards to freedom is Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" though, to be fair, The Pretenders and "Message of Love" is also quite excellent.

Christopher Cook's avatar

Putting these in the queue; thanks :-)

Jim Davidson's avatar

You’re welcome. All of us are in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

INGRID C DURDEN's avatar

That is a main rule for everyone : love your neighbour as yourself! If you do not love yourself, how can you love someone else?

Imagine when you were sick, how can you properly care for another person if you are sick?

Christopher Cook's avatar

Both excellent points!

JdL's avatar

"If you’re enslaved in your heart, you’ll never be free, no matter what happens in the world."

And your energy will further the enslavement of the world rather than being a catalyst for mankind's freedom.

Warmek's avatar

> Build Yourself First.

Can't. Gotta get this exhaust system done by noon so my bro can take his kids camping... 😅

Warmek's avatar

1400. I finished at 1400. After getting to the shop at 0500. Oi. Didn't help that I managed to tack weld things into place with the wrong clocking *twice*...

Warmek's avatar

Also, I strongly suspect that "smoldering beard hair" is not a scent that anyone is going to turn into a perfume any time soon, FWIW.

Warmek's avatar

I *am* a Viking (effectively) and even *I* didn't like it.

Then again, I'm also Scots-Irish and I cannot *stand* either Scots or Irish Whisky, so... genetics ain't all it's cracked up to be as far as "taste" goes.

Warmek's avatar

If we're talking rock songs with uplifting lyrics, I've got a whole bunch. Stuff I put together for a playlist to listen to during ketamine sessions, try and reprogram my brain a bit to not always be so negative all the time.

I'll start with "Stand" by the absolutely legendary rock and roll band, Motörhead.

"You can make it!

Stand - you can make it!

Stand - you can take it!

Stand - realise that nobody can break you!

If you stand - you can do it!

Stand - go right to it!

Stand - nobody can do a damn thing to you!

But you can't stand, if you don't care,

Can't stand, if you don't dare,

Can't stand, if you're running scared,

Forget you're blood and bone!

Stand like you're made of stone!"

Christopher Cook's avatar

Added to the queue!

Amaterasu Solar's avatar

Been there, done that... LOL! Now I am going to blame the mess We see being built around Humanity on Our planet on the culprits: the moneyed psychopaths in control on Our planet (by virtue of money). And work as best I know how to solve for Them.

They're not inside ME (unless You count Their remote neural monitoring, which I give good probability is going on), and surely I am not "to blame!"

But I am about a rebel as rebel can be, from deep to the depths, in the heart of Me!

Love always!

Amaterasu Solar's avatar

🤗 💜 🤗

Antila H. Belist's avatar

"They're not inside ME". I respectfully disagree. Each of us is a microcosmic expression of the macrocosm. Separation is a holographic illusion. Much love to you and each of us.

Amaterasu Solar's avatar

I guess You missed the point? The psychopaths inflicting all this hell on Humanity are not Me. Irrespective of esoteric elements.

My Spiritual Experience (article): https://amaterasusolar.substack.com/p/my-spiritual-experience

Antila H. Belist's avatar

They are part of you, me and everyone. I was just offering you the opportunity to see where you give your power away. By the act of “blaming” others, regardless of potential deservedness, you give up the ability to respond to, or fix anything at all. Everyone is a mirror, it is each person's choice whether they see themselves in it or not.

Amaterasu Solar's avatar

Are You at all familiar with My work? If We all sit around forgiving Others because They’re “Us,” We will be led to slaughter.

Most will die in manufactured “wars,” the remainder will be placed in 15 minute corrals, eating bugs, tied down with digital ID's, CBDC's (money), and social credit scores, and hooked up like Borg, to be the psychopath's servants, slaves, sex toys and sacrifices.

Or do You claim We’re all aiming for that joyous end for Humanity?

The World They’re Building for Us (article): https://amaterasusolar.substack.com/p/the-world-theyre-building-for-us

If You Are Not Ethical, You Are Not Worth Your Salt! (article): https://amaterasusolar.substack.com/p/if-you-are-not-ethical-you-are-not

Your Attention is Worth More to Them than Money (article): https://amaterasusolar.substack.com/p/your-attention-is-worth-more-to-them

Let’s Obsolete Money and Get Rid of Cartels! (article): https://amaterasusolar.substack.com/p/lets-obsolete-money-and-get-rid-of

Antila H. Belist's avatar

This is us right now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN8Z7y_QcwE&pp=0gcJCTkCo7VqN5tD

I have seen through the glasses your work describes, and from that perspective, your work makes valid observations.

I ask you to pay me the same respect and look through the glasses I offered you.

Amaterasu Solar's avatar

I do not grasp what They Live has to do with things here. If You think there is a better plan to go forward with, do feel free to offer it. Elsewise I will persist in My efforts to work for Humanity against the moneyed psychopaths in control on Our planet (by virtue of money).

Love always.

ORION DWORKIN SI/CEBP's avatar

Good one!

Have a 'rebellious' weekend...

OD

James Mead's avatar

Not a bad tune

Christopher Cook's avatar

Glad you like 😁

Jim in Alaska's avatar

Rebel without a pause!

Jim in Alaska's avatar

And as died young (46) Al said; " The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.",

Albert Camus