Zeitgeist: Addendum

Published by Derek under Video, Meditations/Discussions, Personal on September 18, 2009

I came across Zeitgeist many years ago and found it to be to apocalyptic; full of propaganda. I understood its insight, yet it was full of hopelessness. Today I was brought back to Zeitgeist by some Couch Surfers who requested to stay here at our home. They have been living at the Venus Project down in Florida which hopes to reshape our world economy to one that uses human potential and relieves us of the slavery from the monetary system set in place.

Before to I had not heard of the “Addendum” so I decided to take a glimpse. I perused the first hour (it having been an overview of the banking system in america which was covered similarly in the original Zeitgeist) to stop and watch the final hour of the film with bated breath. I found it to be an inspiring notion of our future as a species. I think it offers a good look at ourselves and the choices we’ve made. The film is long. But I encourage all of you trapped in the labor system to watch it. I hope you all take some hope with you and make new choices to better our communities and the planet. Enjoy!

I also ask each of you to write a comment about it whether great or small and start a dialog that we can all continue together.

Peace and Love

Presence

Published by Derek under Meditations/Discussions, Personal on September 9, 2009

The moment is now.  It will always be there waiting for your return.

Expectations

Published by Derek under Personal on September 8, 2009

I am living a life where my expectations are interfering with my reality and when my expectations aren’t met I become tired, disappointed, and annoyed. My whole physical structure reacts and my mental structure screams. I feel like a child with an internal temper tantrum… wah wah wah, I want, me me me!

Now I am just shaking my head in disapproval and repeating the same mistakes over and over. But I’m here writing this all down so I can break the cycle. It’s a mental game I’ve been playing for too long and I’m always the loser. It’s time I woke up.

From now on I’m free from control and I have none over others. These are my new mantras:

I am present. I am positive. I am completely open.

I’m going to accept all the challenges as gifts from God because selfishness is something I’ve harbored for too long.

Peace and Love