“I Don’t Care What Other People Think!”…

Some would look down on this homeless man.  Does he
look sad to you?  He doesn't have the stresses that society
forces onto us.  He doesn't concern himself with what other
people think.  He will live his life his way, and while others
may belittle him, he will continue doing what he does, and
the only people who will feel bad will be the ones trying to
belittle him.

Most often, when this statement is uttered, it’s nothing more than a defensive move – a move that generally means the opposite.  If you’re going to be able to handle life, handle being around people, you’ll need to learn that anything another person thinks has absolutely no bearing on who or what you are.  You need to learn this – not to be confused with convincing yourself, but learn it.

From the day we are born, we are hammered with the notion that we must do what “society” dictates, we must be politically correct, we must be “acceptable”, and we must be “positive”.  So, the question is, who gets to decide what is politically correct, acceptable, or positive, the thought police, the government, your favorite celebrity?  The answer is, none of the above.  When you assign yourself that task, everything becomes clear, you realize that anything and everything that other people say about you says everything about them, and nothing about you.  What it says about the other person or persons is that they are suffering from a severe case of self loathing – yes, it means that person hates him or herself.  The objective is to bring you down, so they can elevate themselves – this is a cheap tactic used by many people – and it becomes more and more rampant with every day that goes by – in other words, more and more people are taking part in it, and the level is ever increasing.  Should you take part in it, you are not elevating yourself, you are doing the exact opposite – you are sinking lower and lower – and the more vicious you become, the smaller of a person you become – thus becoming part of the problem.  One of the things that many people seem to miss is that there is room for every level of talent, ability, and work.  When you learn to accept precisely who you are – with your virtues and flaws firmly in place, seeking to learn from mistakes, to better yourself when the opportunity presents itself, you’ll see that only you can decide that you’re just fine.  This does not mean you can be lazy and hide behind “This is just who I am”.  Chronic laziness is not a virtue, and it will cause you grief and frustration beyond your wildest imagination.  The thing with work is, like anything else, it may be difficult to start, but once you start, your new routine becomes your new way, and it will soon become part of who you are.  Other people are not born with a gene that makes them work harder – they had to put out the effort.  Yes, some people are born with certain talents that may give the appearance that they are superior – especially when you look at what your beloved media does with people who have very little talent, do very little work, and seem to be able to get away with anything and everything.  What you don’t see is that such people are fighting their own demons – their lives may appear to be peachy and wonderful, but take my word for it, it is anything but.  Nobody’s life is peachy and wonderful – including yours, the idea is to learn to be in life, enjoy the path, enjoy the journey, enjoy what is all around you.  If you look at your surroundings with anger and resentment, you’ll likely see mostly unpleasant things.  That’s not to say that if you have a “positive” attitude, and you walk around with a silly smile on your face, you’ll have a great life – contrary to some of the ridiculous cliches you hear, it doesn’t work that way.  The ones who are the happiest are the ones who learn that life is just what it is, good, bad, and everything in between.  In fact, you may learn at some point that there really are no “good” things or “bad” things, just things.  At first glance, this sounds insane, but if you can step back and look at the big picture, you’ll begin to make sense of such a seemingly crazy idea.  I, myself, haven’t quite mastered this, but I’m a lot closer than I was as recently as five years ago, and as more recently as two years ago.  Try to also keep in mind that life is not perfect, it is not peachy, the idea is to learn to live life as it is, taking what presents itself, trying to use that to your advantage.  Many times there will be an advantage, a good element, other times not, you just need to keep moving, and understand that it’s all part of the journey.  You might even learn to enjoy to some degree, the unpleasant things – things you perceive as unpleasant.  For example, your girlfriend breaks up with you, you’re sad, down, so you go for a walk.  You’d be surprised what you can find during that walk.  Not saying the hurt will magically disappear, but there can be other things that will present themselves, you can see them, or you can not – depends on whether or not you’re open to it.  Take enough walks (both figuratively and literally), and one day you’ll wake up and the hurt will be gone.

Most people do not like “Being in their own head”.  Meaning, they don’t like being alone with their thoughts.  Funny thing, when a person is thrust into a situation where he or she has no other choice but to do such a dreaded thing, more often than not, they will see that it’s not so bad after all.  People who feel the need to surround themselves with other people do so because they need that validation – they crave being told how wonderful they are, which, no matter how much, and from how many, it’s never enough – simply because they have not validated themselves, they’ve not accepted who or what they are, and that makes them miserable.  You will likely never get them to admit such a thing, so save yourself the grief of getting into it with anyone, the only one who will need to learn this is you – I know, sounds corny, but well, most will fight you to the death on it, and you’ll be barking up the wrong tree – that tree needs to be you.  Should you ever honestly and realistically reach the point where you do not concern yourself with what other people think, nobody will be able to bully you, insult you, belittle you, or otherwise bring you down.  Think about the school aged boys and girls who say mean things to and about others.  Think about how horrible it seems to a teenager to have their “reputation” “ruined” on Facebook, think about how terrible it is to have a picture of them in some kind of compromising situation – it would seem like the end of the world.  Ya know what, though, it’s not – as long as you honestly know who and what you are, nothing any person does will matter, you’ll get past it, you might even laugh at it, and you neutralize any cheap thrill that such people might otherwise get at your expense.  Now, I’m not advising you to pretend not to care, you need to learn to honestly not care, not be concerned, be ok with who and what you are.  There is a late night TV talk show, where the host finds celebrities and has them read some of the dimwitted, mean spirited tweets in front of the camera – to be broadcast to the whole world.  They do it, I even heard our current president do it, and they all, including the audience, laugh at it, and they laugh at themselves.  Imagine how small the people who tweet such nonsense feel when their dimwitted B.S. gets made fun of, and when they see that the people they’re trying to bring down are laughing about it, and laughing at it.  If you can arrive at such a place in your own mind, I say again, you disarm such people; in fact, you give them the exact opposite feeling that they were looking for.

So, if you are willing to put out the effort to do something you love doing, that you deem constructive, something worthwhile to the universe, work at it, get good at it, study it, then you can honestly be proud of it. I’m not talking about false pride, I mean pride where you know you’re doing something decent, find that, and you’ll learn to be ok with yourself.  One last thought, not a good idea to compare yourself or your life to other people, no person’s life can be compared to another – the only result will be that you’ll be frustrated.  Keeping in mind that what you see of another person’s life will only be a small part – the part he or she wants others to see, you see that, and you’ll sink deeper and deeper into depression, envy, jealousy, and many other destructive states of mind.  Look at your own life, all the parts of your life, understand that life is what it is, that contrary to what some would have you believe, you actually don’t have much control over it, and you’ll start to see that what’s around you can be fun, exhilarating and even rewarding.

A Shortage Of Drugs Does Not Cause Disease

 These guys eat what they find in the ocean.  They don't
cook anything, they don't add chemicals, they don't
modify any of what they eat.  They do not get cancer,
and their organs don't fail until either a predator gets them,
or, they die of natural causes.  I have, though seen dead
sea birds on beaches where the ocean has been polluted,
seen them with my own eyes.  Point being, natural is best.

I’m to understand that cancer is a fairly new disease.  Cancer manifests when body cells mutate, and multiply out of control.  There are a few reasons why this happens.  Before I get to that, though, let me explain a couple of things that I’m sure you’ve heard many times.  “Cancer cells are already in your body”.  No, cancer cells are not already in your body, what they are hiding behind is that any cell in your body can become cancerous.  Word games such as this is a mighty weapon for those who live to sell you something.  Second, “Drugs can do great things”.  No, drugs do not do great things, the only thing they do is to alter some body functions – which will give the appearance of  “curing” a disease or condition.  These drugs do not “cure” anything, the only thing they do is mask some of the symptoms.


In the past hundred years or so, “technology” has come a long way – not necessarily a good way, but a long way.  The internal combustion engine has been in use for a hundred years or so.  We all know that the exhaust from such an obsolete contraption is very toxic.  Synthetic poison (otherwise known as “medicine”) has been manufactured and peddled beyond ridiculous in approximately the same time period.  In fact, “peddled” is putting it mildly, more accurately it has been forced on the masses, using television and other media, including and as well as good old fashioned intimidation.  What is known as a “drug” can be a chemical, a synthetic (man made) copy of a chemical, a derivative of a plant, or, or a synthetic copy of a part of a plant.  You’ll hear many violent denials of these assertions, but well, this is what I’ve found, and while I cannot scientifically prove any of it, I do happen to believe it – mostly because it makes perfect sense.  A synthetic is made by hooking molecules together to simulate said chemical or plant part.  The problem with chemicals, or synthetic copies of a plant is that they are made in a lab, by a human, and they do not accurately become what they are intended.  When a synthetic substance enters the body, it can easily be unrecognizable.  One of the results is that the body’s immune system may try to attack the foreign substance, but since it is not a naturally occurring substance, the immune system can become confused and attack the body’s organs and cells.  Another result is that the cells in the body can begin to mutate, and reproduce out of control – which is, again, what we know as cancer.  This brings me to another contributor to cancer.  I’m sure many of you have been hearing the term, “GMO”.  This is just an acronym for “Genetically Modified Organism”.  So called “scientists” have been trying to make “hybrid” crops by taking genetic material from one plant, tree, or animal, and injecting it into the nucleus of another.  If you’ve ever heard of a “Liger”, it is a cross between a tiger and a lion.  Now, these two animals, by nature, cannot breed, but with genetic modification, “Scientists” were able to produce this animal.  Well, it’s not natural, it is a freak, has no mate, doesn’t understand its existence, it is sterile, and is physically abnormal – mostly in size – the poor guy is nine feet tall when he stands up (I’ve seen a liger with my own eyes – in a sanctuary in Florida).  So, when you hear the term, “GMO”, think of the liger, but in terms of food.  The GMO, not unlike any other foreign substance, will be more difficult for the human body to recognize, and can cause all kinds of problems – some of which I’ve already mentioned.


On the subject of chemicals, many chemicals are toxic to the human body.  What has been discovered, though, is that if we put a tiny amount of a chemical into our body, the chemical can alter certain body functions – some of which can give the appearance of beneficial results.  A single result may be to lessen pain, another may be to slow down digestion, another may be to soothe a sour stomach, and so on.  There are also drugs that can alter the function of the brain – which or course, brings on more danger.  The other results of ingesting a toxic chemical are known as “Side effects”.  This is what “Medicine” is, nothing more than ingesting or injecting toxic chemicals in order to achieve a function that again, may give the appearance of benefiting the body.  It stands to reason that if a naturally occurring plant or animal can be genetically altered, then chemicals can also be altered - by manipulating the molecules.


With the world being what it is, especially humans being what they are, it is next to impossible to escape all the toxins that are forced on us all day, every day, we can only do the best we can while living in reality.  We drink water that has fluoride in it – fluoride is a known neurotoxin, and has many negative effects on the body and the brain.  Yes, it is in small amounts, but over time, it will, and has had bad effects on all of us.  Our air is being polluted by what is referred to as “Chemtrails”.  It’s been said that the main ingredients of these chemtrails are aluminum oxide and barium – among others.  One of the things that aluminum oxide does is, it reflects sunlight in all directions – the result being that the amount of sunlight that is supposed to reach the earth’s surface – where we living beings are, is being sent back up, away from where it’s supposed to be.  One of the main sources of vitamin D is sunlight.  For decades, vitamin companies have been selling us vitamin D1 – which is, for the most part, useless to the human body.  D2 is not much better.  D3 is what the body produces when exposed to sunlight, and has more functions than we can begin to fathom, including but not limited to, bone health, skin health, organ function, and anti cancer function.  My own personal belief is that sunlight not only enters through the skin, but also through the eyes.  That being the case, I believe that the constant use of sunglasses is not good.  If you’re driving directly into the sun and you can’t see, then fine, put on your shades until the danger is past, but get them off as soon as you can.  Same goes for sunscreen – not only is the stuff toxic, but it filters out crucial rays that the body needs.  My proof is that from the early 70s on back, skin cancer was so rare that nobody even mentioned it, but, with so many people using sunscreen, skin cancer is rampant beyond belief – due to both the toxicity of putting it on your skin, and, by blocking out sunlight that the body needs – yes, including good old vitamin D – the anti cancer.


I’ve always been a label reader – I started doing that back in the early 80s.  It’s common knowledge that most of those ingredients that you can’t pronounce, the ones ending in “ate” and “ite”, among others, are not food – they are toxic chemicals – chemicals that the food producing companies claim need to be in there so the food won’t spoil.  Ok, yes, some of those chemicals do help with giving the food a bigger window of time that they can be consumed.  The thing I’ve noticed, though, is that when I compare a list of ingredients on just about anything I buy in the grocery store to what I remember from years ago, the list of chemicals is anywhere from two to ten times longer than it was back then.  The body is designed to rid itself of a certain amount of foreign substances, but what is happening is that our bodies are being bombarded by so much of the stuff that we are slowly being poisoned – the chemicals’ long term effects are taking their toll – causing all these dreaded diseases and conditions.  Another thing I’ve noticed, most people, even young people, are fat, sick, fatigued, restless, in pain, not able to focus on any one thing for more than a few minutes, along with a whole list of other negative effects.  I find it absurd that in the past ten years or so, cats and dogs have been coming down with diabetes, organ failure, and cancer.  It’s the food – all the chemical crap that’s in there – it’s not because animals eat too many candy bars, or whatever else, it’s the toxic chemicals.  None of this was present in the masses three or four decades ago.  There is the exponential increase in autism and other mental incapacities.  Mental depression is in epidemic proportions, and, any person who has driven his car more than two miles has seen the anger level of so many people.  The reason for all of this – profits for those up there at the top of the food chain – at everybody else’s expense.  I’m not here to convince any of you who don’t believe these things I speak of, I’m here to help those who want to be helped.  I’m funny in the way that I don’t deny facts or truth, and I don’t deny what is all around me.  So, if you are suffering from mental incapacities, or any physical condition or disease, you can start by reading what I offer here – not only in this particular piece, but in parts of this collection that apply to you.


Last but not least, I believe that for every man made drug (including what’s known as “antibiotics”) manufactured to alleviate some bodily or mental dysfunction, there are plants that can do the same thing – only better, and, without the “side effects”.  Most of this information is kept secret, mocked, ridiculed, and bullied into silence.  The reason should be obvious – profits at sick people’s expense.  I won’t delve into that here, but I do in other parts of this collection.  What I will say here is that I’ve seen, read about, and experienced herbal substances that have done wonders.  One of the herbals that I’ve seen and read about is “Guanabana”.  It’s a tree that is found in parts of South America (where I lived for three and a half years).  I understand it’s the bark that is used to fight cancer.  My belief is that there is something similar in every part of the world.  It is just now being brought to light that marijuana has properties that are being discovered to fight all kinds of diseases and conditions.  I’ve never tried the stuff, but should the need present itself, I wouldn’t hesitate to give it a try.  As for finding similar plants in whatever part of the world you live in, you’ll have to research that yourself, I’m only here to inform you that the stuff is out there.  Also, I would suggest you stay away from “derivatives” or hybrids – anything that is altered in any way – will probably be next to useless.  Anything in a drug store – useless.


So, prevention first.  If you can grow your own food – do so as much as your life space will allow.  Get outside in the sunshine and fresh air (I use the word “fresh” lightly, things being what they are today), being outside for significant periods of time (an hour or two a day) is better than sitting around in the house.  I’m not here to tell you to throw away your meds, I’m only telling you what I think of the stuff – that it’s nothing more than poison in small doses.  Do some research, and make your decisions based on what you find, what you believe, and what you think will benefit you.  It’s your life, don’t let anyone dictate to you what you must and must not do.  There is nothing better than good, old fashioned exercise – walking is great, biking, shooting baskets, throwing the baseball, football, or Frisbee, swimming, whatever physical activity you prefer – do it, and as I’ve said many times, getting started is always the hardest part, but once you do, it will be part of your routine, the drudgery part will dissipate, leaving you to enjoy what you do.  There are those who have gone so far as to bash exercise, and/or being outside – you can buy into that, or not – your choice.  Avoid GMOs the best you can, putting that stuff in your body is probably the single worst thing you can do to yourself – well, that and sitting around.  Food as close to its original state is best.  In other words, best not to cook your food to death.  Raw ocean fish is one of the best things you can eat.  Also, be as diverse in your eating as possible, not too much of any one thing.  Anything that has been altered – if the label says “Fat free”, “Diet”, “Light”, “Nonfat” (your body needs enzymes in fat that help digest your food), run screaming, same goes for any fad diet, and any imitation anything – especially those artificial sweeteners.  Next, you are not an herbivore, you need meat, and you need fruits and vegetables, again, as diverse as possible.  If you are terminally ill, there is help out there, again, you’ll have to find it yourself.  My belief is that western medicine can mask the symptoms for a while, and even slow down the progress of a disease for some amount of time, but I have yet to see a drug “cure” any disease or condition.  One last thought, I believe that there is something in the ocean that is cleansing to the human body, so, if you can get to an ocean, do it.

That’s all I have for now, I hope you’ve found something here that will be of help.

The Perversion of "Positive" And “Negative"

This flower doesn't know positive or

negative, it only knows to grow, to

breathe carbon dioxide and exhale

oxygen.  It will multiply, giving to the world

more beauty, more oxygen for other beings

to breathe, and likely some kind of health

benefit that we humans have yet to discover.

We hear the grossly overused words, “Positive” and “Negative” at least twenty times a day.  From where I sit, both words have lost their meaning.  Please allow me to elaborate.

We’re told that if we have an unpleasant thought or feeling, we are being “negative”.  What we are not told is that when an unpleasant occurrence presents itself, it is perfectly natural, even motivating, to have an unpleasant reaction.  We are told we must suppress said reaction, that we must replace it with something “positive”, in other words, we should be dishonest in order to be liked, respected, and accepted by society.  Does that sound like bullshit to you?  Well, it should.  For me, there is nothing more negative than being dishonest.  My thinking is that we should work through the unpleasant thoughts and emotions, learn from them, even get them to work in our favor, of course, after we allow them to run their course.  This is not to say we should have a conniption every time something happens that we don’t like, it just means that we should not deny the less than pleasant thoughts and feelings.  I’ve always said that when we deny and/or suppress our emotions, they will come out at some point, in some other way, will be exponentially more destructive; and almost always directed at people or things that had nothing to do with the initial action or circumstance.  Being honest should always trump your desire to be liked.  And make sure you define “honest” honestly.

When a person tells a lie, how often is there a good result – even when the lie was intended to protect someone?  If you take a good, honest look at the blatant lies that are being told to us by those in power, and by those who own huge businesses – where is the “positive”?  These lies have been bringing horribly negative results since the beginning of time.  You may think that a little white lie is harmless, because you have good intentions, but again, how many times have you ended up with a good result – my guess is never.  Multiply one little white lie by millions of people who think the same way, and the negative is what we see all around us.  Do you see the snowball effect here?  On top of the initial lie, most of you will deny (denying is just another from of lying) that things are progressively getting worse, succumbing to cliches that are designed to do nothing else but to silence us.

If we expect things to ever start to move in a good direction, we must learn to think for ourselves, we cannot continue to let the Powers That Be tell us what to think, tell us to lie to ourselves and everybody around us.  Yes, of course they are very good at it, and it continues to work for them.  If you go around denying the less than pleasant things, you pretend it’s not happening, you want to be liked, accepted, respected by telling endless lies about how wonderful everything is, then how the hell do you expect any problem to be addressed, much less remedied?  I understand a child wanting to be accepted, I understand his or her desire to pretend he’s all positive so his peers will like him, but you full grown adults, knock it off, cut the shit, and call ‘em as you see ‘em.  If something is wrong, say so.  That’s not to be confused with trying to dictate to others how they should live, I’m talking about people who intrude on others, who steal from others, who bully others – those things are wrong and should be dealt with.  Again, please don’t confuse yourself – it’s not your place to be bothered by what your neighbor believes, thinks, or says – provided their ways are not intrusive, exploitive of others, or thieving.  It is not your place to be offended, or to proclaim superiority, based on your religion, political beliefs, skin color, nationality, financial status, your self proclaimed intelligence, or anything else.  Only when someone is literally intruding on other people’s lives should you be offended.

So, look around you, do you see things progressing for the better?  If so, you’re either not paying attention, or you are in severe denial.  Neither will ever bring about a positive result.  You know that any lies you’ve told in your life have not brought about anything good, so it stands to reason to not lie.  If you are so desperate to be liked, to the point where you’ll pretend everything is peachy, that is negative, it’s also cowardly, and there is nothing worse than a coward.

I firmly believe that everything we humans do is stored somewhere at the sub atomic level of all matter, and will have some amount of bearing on all future civilizations – including ones that we cannot even begin to comprehend at this point in time.  Some won’t care about that, which is still another negative, so those of you who do care, be honest, be courageous enough to call bullshit what it is – just make sure you define bullshit properly.  And, keep in mind, being dishonest in any way never has, and never will bring about anything positive or good.  Honest = positive, dishonest = negative – it’s a law of the universe, and all the denying and pretending in the world will not change that fact.