Life-ish Now-ish

People Pray while Millionaires Play While "regular" people are at home, many worrying about the future, there are many millionaires. billionaires, and other owners who are "living it up" off the work of the workers, both in the past, the present, and the future This has led to hash tags such as #EatTheRich , and global division between those who have the wealth and power, and the people At this point, in June 2020, the frustration is spilling out in violence in many places around the world, people vs the state, life vs. control, as each of us is forced to sell our freedom, for a little more life; but the violence was directed not at the power centers, but instead, split between the Left and the Right, the Red and the Blue, the "Conservative" and the "Liberal", which lead to this admission: I was a racist, too Growing up in Bear... - Aaron W. Wissner | Facebook And now the rich have hoarded all they can, especially food, land, energy, and...

Best. TV. Ever. The governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, goes on the air, state wide, on every channel, with the top three TV anchors in the state, for a full uncut hour of answering questions about the "Stay Home, Stay Safe" order as well as the state's response, and needs, to the crisis. That is available on YouTube, uncut, from NBC News under "Michigan Gov. Whitmer Holds Coronavirus Townhall" My takeaways and suggestions: 1. That everyone sign up to help on the new state web site: Help is needed in southeast Michigan, especially in the hospitals of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties -- and there is a call to all, in Michigan or not, to come help. To sign up, a brand new state web page has been set up so that ANYONE can volunteer, but in this case, ESPECIALLY anyone with any medical experience OR experience in hospitals ( Go to Michigan.gov / fightcovid19 ) 2. That the the State of Michigan lottery should be temporarily suspended for two reason...

One need not be a church goer to be comforted by the words of one Pope's message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations - Vatican News Even one without faith can understand this message, especially if one accepts a few likelihoods: That there was once before a great economic crisis (as always eventually happens with money and debt) and that the one who first understood the truth of the crisis AND then taught this truth to those around him, grew so trusted and loved, that his story was recorded, and being true in all regards, stood the test of time, and is now written in the Bible as the story of the life and teachings of that man That God is a synonym for the cosmos or existence (especially the earth and the sun) and that we humans are the "inevitable result" of time (or "evolution") and that the powerful emotion of Love is inherent in all babies, and therefore all adults as well That stress from unexpected change triggers freeze->flight/fight impulses...