In terms of my career, I am working as a teacher, in the field of World History/Global Cultures, and related areas of study. I am also an inspirational writer. The writings that I am currently working on focus primarily upon Optimal Human Relationship and Interpersonal Communication, as a basis of Psychological Maturation, Spiritual Fulfillment, Holistic Healing, and Creative Inspiration.
My personal lifestyle and ethical values are very wholesome, grounded in my substantial sense of integrity and constructive psychological maturity. I am a very sincere, trustworthy, compassionate, warmhearted, empathic, intuitive, unselfish, emotionally generous, open-minded, cheerful, relaxed, good-humored, tolerant, non-judgmental, accepting, person.
I treasure deeply caring relationships with family and friends. I would like to make friends with other members of this network who share at least some of my basic values, and who would like to explore how caring human relationships, involving good interpersonal communication, unselfish generosity of spirit, and synergistic/co-creative connection of hearts and minds, can contribute to the progressive transformation and revitalization of individuals, groups, global cultures, and contemporary society. Relatedly, I have a strong interest in discussing ways of developing a deeply caring, inclusive, sense of local and global community, grounded in a sense of sacred kinship or family feeling between all people, and all living beings.
I am a person of considerable depth, sensitivity, and sincerity. I can be very playful, funny, spontaneous, and even zany, at times, although I also have a rather serious side.
My Philosophy
Our real self is a relational self; the non-relational selfish ego is not our real self. Therefore, we are most substantially enriched by what we unselfishly contribute to the lives of other individuals. True self-discovery and self-enhancement comes from unselfishly serving others, rather than from narcissistic self-preoccupation or presumptive self-definition. Relatedly, the only way to discover what is most fully alive in oneself is to help bring out what is most fully alive in other individuals.
What Gives Me Hope
What brings me hope is recognizing that there is an essential goodness in everyone, no matter how deeply buried and dormant it may be. I recognize that, at some level, everyone is, truly, beautiful in their own special way, and I greatly enjoy bringing out the special inner beauty and creative muse of other individuals.
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by
I would encourage people to recognize that the selfish "me" attitude does not bring real and lasting happiness, whereas the unselfish relational "we" attitude does bring great happiness, in feeling deeply connected to others, in a true and deep sense of community.
1) Martin Buber ("The Way of Response"): "All real living is meeting."
2) St. Exupery ("The Little Prince"):
"Only the heart sees clearly, because what is essential is not visible to the eyes."
3) Lakota Instructions for Living:
"Friend, do it this way-that is,
whatever you do in life,
do the very best you can
with both our heart and mind.
And if you do it that way,
the Power of The Universe
will come to your assistance,
if your heart and mind are in Unity.
When one sits in the Hoop Of The People,
one must be responsible because
All Of Creation is related.
And the hurt of one is the hurt of all.
And the Honor of one is the honor of all.
And whatever we do affects everything in the universe.
If you do it that way-that is,
if you truly join your heart and mind
as One-whatever you ask for,
that's the Way It's Going to Be."
MANIFESTING INNER AND OUTER PEACE
(Oct 19)
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MOST GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SIGNATURE ON THE INDIAN PETITION. I HAVE A PERSONAL FRIEND WHO LIVES NOT FAR FROM ME THAT WAS FORCED TO GO TO ONE OF THESE SCHOOLS. SHE WAS 8 YEARS OLD AND SO WAS HER FRIEND. HER FRIEND LAY IN A BED ALL NIGHT SICK WITH NO HELP GIVEN BY THE ADULTS. ALL MY FRIEND COULD DO WAS HOLD HER HAND AND SING SOFTLY TO HER IN THEIR INDIAN WORDS. IN THE MORNING SHE WATCHED AS HER FRIEND WAS TAKEN OUTSIDE IN THE BLANKET THAT HAD COVERED HER AND PUT INTO AN UNMARKED GRAVE WITH NO CEREMONY. MY FRIEND HAS THIS FOR A CHILDHOOD SCHOOL MEMORY!! NO CHILD SHOULD DIE LIKE THAT BUT SHE WAS INDIAN SO SHE DID. MY FRIEND IS ALIVE TODAY WHO ENDURES THIS MEMORY, THIS ISN'T ANCIENT HISTORY!
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