"One reason why the dollar will not do as much as it used to is that many people do not want to do as much for a dollar."We want everything to be value priced, but we become less and less willing to put in effort to get it. I was watching the way these living animals were being produced and treated, and realized we are no different. One of the chicken farmers says, "We aren't really producing chickens, we are producing food." Well, we aren't really producing people, we are producing robots...We are taught what to think, feel, eat and do with our lives, and brainwashed into believing there is a definite right from wrong according to what everyone else says. We are not as free as we think.
I looked at the smaller farmers who were losing traditions that had been passed down for generations, the beliefs that created the makeup of their DNA. And again I realized, it's across the board, not just in food. Drugs are being produced at an alarming rate for every minor thing that people don't like, regardless of the fact that prescription drugs are now the #3 killer of Americans! Many jobs are being eliminated due to new products and technology. We are still selling dreams to the youth of success and prosperity, but college graduates are a dime a dozen these days, and what's out there for them is becoming less specific and substantial, and many are doing whatever they can to get by. I just read an article by Elizabeth Debold on women and our roles in society in which the author states:
"For how many thousands of years has a woman's reproductive role been the source of her value and identity? But women no longer have this unique role to play in culture. Bearing children has become optional- particularly for the most privileged among us. Being a mate and mother, which has been the source of our dignity and standing in society since tribal days, is no longer an imperative. we are freed of the necessity to reproduce- liberated from our biological role- but the choices we've won have left us unmoored. Who are we or who should we be, now?"Yes, we are amidst a great change, and although we are creating all these new advancements we are so proud of, we are also creating a new list of consequences. No matter what you believe in, God, Buddha, Allah, or Scientology, you can't miss the fact that our bodies are these amazing machines that can heal and have been surviving, and thriving for thousands of years without ANY of these moderations. Yes, we are constantly evolving, and I'm all for it, but why can't we evolve together? And by together I mean, with our support system, the trees, animals, rivers and oceans that are a huge part of what keeps us alive. We seem to forget that the one thing we ALL use more than anything else, the one thing we never seem to notice or be grateful for is the one thing that we would die without, oxygen. We always take a breath assuming the air will be there, having faith in that, so why can we not trust in these other things far less important to our survival to do the same? Why do we have to manipulate and recreate things that were serving their purpose, especially when we're harming our very existence in the process?!
I was at a chiropractic seminar and was listening to how many chiropractors were jailed for their natural and totally practical treatments, while drugs were being handed out left and right!! I mean if we can be prescribed the same things we can also go to jail for having, there's gotta be something wrong there. Now farmers are being put out of business and questioned for not using Genetically Modified Crops... I mean, when are we gonna WAKE UP??? We're being forced to buy into these things that are killing us to stimulate our economy. Just as these genetically manipulated chickens can't keep up with the increased rate of their growth, neither can we.
So... "Now what?", I started thinking, "How is there anyway I can even make a dent in this HUGE problem??" And then it hit me. I could start to change my habits! Yes, I can get upset, and see the problem, but I AM also a part of it. I try to live a basically natural life, but I buy products that are enabling these conditions. I get lazy sometimes and don't recycle. I go for cheap, instead of substance. I allow the fact that I am just one person enable me to think that what I do doesn't matter. I go with what I've been told sometimes, rather than researching and making an informed decision for myself. Another great quote by BJ Palmer states:
"It is a known and accepted fact that the process of learning is largely a process of unlearning."Well, I couldn't have said it better myself. That's basically what needs to happen, we all need to start unlearning all these things we were taught, and start realizing that mother nature does a pretty good job of taking care of her own. We need to unlearn the belief that we are one up against millions, and replace it with the fact that we are part of the millions that create one! We are all changing the world with every thing we do. LITERALLY! Everything we put in our mouth, on our bodies, or in our minds, is actually changing the world.
So, going along with what I've already seen happen in my own life based on thoughts that create energy, I realized it's time to change my thoughts. From focusing on the negatives of the corporations, to the positives of the individual. The farmers markets that are all over the place, and how they've grown in popularity. The increase in sales of organic foods. The mom and pop places that still exist due to their few loyal customers. All the amazing parks and hikes that are preserved and beautiful as ever. As Henry D Thoreau says:
"For every thousand hacking at the leaves of evil, there is one striking at the root."So yes, we could all bash the Food Industry, and many other modern additions, or we can be the change we want to create, rather than feeling helpless. We still have a choice, we still have a mind that can look at the simple truths in life and see what REALLY makes sense in the long run. What has made sense since the beginning of time. We can start with very small and easy changes and in turn make a big impact on our life and the lives of those around us. Find a local farmers market to get all your produce from. Buy locally produced products. Go to a Chiropractor and throw out your drugs. Try to create less waste. Recycle. Smile at people. Go outside everyday, walk or ride your bike places if you can. Forgive people who have hurt you, including yourself. Help people as much as you can, open a door, lend a hand, listen. Laugh. Plant a garden, or even buy a plant. Do one thing you love everyday, even if it's listening to your favorite song on your way home from work. Surround yourselves with things and people that make you feel good. Cultivate an attitude of gratitude. Be thankful. Start NOW!
Yes there are lots of problems out there, but there are more of us, and WE are the solutions!
Daily Silver Lining:
"Me and all my friends, We're all misunderstood, They say we stand for nothing and, There's no way we ever could, Now we see everything that's going wrong, With the world and those who lead it, We just feel like we don't have the means, To rise above and beat it, So we keep waiting, Waiting on the world to change, We keep on waiting, Waiting on the world to change, It's hard to beat the system, When we're standing at a distance, So we keep waiting, Waiting on the world to change."- Waiting on the World to Change by John Mayer
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