RESPECT CHILDREN   Many parents attempt to spare their children the pain they suffered when they were young, going out of their way to protect their children by sheltering them. What happens as a result is that the child is denied many experiences. They are not given the trust or respect needed to make decisions that will enable them to live a full life. Their maturity is stunted, for they do not learn how to solve their problems or learn to say “no” on their own terms.

Instead of making choices for them, teach them from very young ages how to act appropriately. Teach them to solve their own problems at an early age and allow them to experience the result of their choices. Then, when they reach adolescence, they will have the skills necessary to choose friends and recreational activities that are in their best interest.

As parents release negative thought patterns, change undesirable habits and out-dated belief codes, they will be much better equipped to raise their children.

Ever thought of growing your own food but didn’t think it was possible? It’s more that possible! It might even be the way of the future. If the Dervaes family can do it while living in Los Angeles, I think you can to.

The Dervaes family live on 1/10th of an acre 15 minutes from downtown L.A.. In itself that’s not strange. What’s crazy is that they manage to maintain a sustainable and independent urban farm. Complete with animals!

In a year they produce around 4,300 pounds of veggies, 900 chicken , 1000 duck eggs, 25 lbs honey, and pounds of seasonal fruit. There are over 400 species of plants. What?! They have everything they need to ‘live off the land.’ From beets to bees. Chickens to chickpeas.

“Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.” Plato

Shortly after the tulip bulb was introduced to Europe from the Ottoman Empire it found favor with Dutch high society. The humble tulip bulb rocketed in price. At the height of the mania one tulip bulb was equivalent to ten times the income of a skilled worker. This tulip mania or bubble which took place in the Netherlands from 1634 to 1637 is associated with a herd mentality. The overconfidence which occurred during the tulip boom was a result of individuals actively assigning weight to circumstances while ignoring evidence and fundamentals. This limitation of the human psyche contributes to overconfidence in one’s personal beliefs about some event or circumstance. This confirming bias can appear in economic and political systems as well as businesses, organizations, and social systems. This tendency to interpret information can manifest itself in economic bubbles known as speculative bubbles. Bubbles have long been influential in shaping economies and impacting societies.

Human beings often feel a need to make immediate decisions and know exactly where their path is going. This stems from a desire to control or have assurances for the future, which indicates a feeling of powerlessness.

Dear Ones, let us assure you the universe is always conspiring to help you. Always. If you do not know how your path is unfolding, you can simply choose to observe for now and know you can make a decision later, once you have more information. Often your desire to control is to avoid “bad” things. The empowered way to navigate your life is to embody what you wish to experience more of, and to surrender into the unfoldment that will surely reflect that with faith and trust.

The old ways of power and control are crumbling, Dear Ones, and we understand it can be difficult to know exactly what to do in place of those old habits. Surrender. Flow. Create. That is the way of the empowered human being, to navigate through their intention and beingness, and to make decisions one Now moment at a time. ~Archangel Gabriel

http://trinityesoterics.com/2015/12/03/daily-message-thursday-december-3-2015/

Your most joyous moments will be the unexpected ones. Release your expectations and move forward in anticipation. ~ Creator

https://thecreatorwritings.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/unexpected-joy/

“From farm to plate, the modern food system relies heavily on cheap oil. Threats to our oil supply are also threats to our food supply. As food undergoes more processing and travels further, the food system consumes ever more energy each year.”

Danielle Murray

Oil is the Most Energy Dense Form of Liquid Fuel

More often than not we hear commentators discussing oil in terms of barrels. A barrel of crude oil is 42 U.S. gallons or 158.9873 litres. A barrel of oil contains about six gigajoules of energy. This is equivalent to six billion joules or approximately 1667 kilowatt-hours. This equates to 5.8 million Btu, or British thermal units. This one barrel of oil with its astronomical 6.1 gigajoules of energy has the ability to do the work of approximately 2000 horse power hours. A healthy strong person doing physical work for eight hours generates around 75 watts of energy or one tenth of the energy a horse can deliver. Therefore as a rough guide, one barrel of crude oil has the ability to do around 10 years of human labour based on a 40 hour work week. Yet it seems many of us take this precious substance for granted, oblivious to how this liquid fuel has changed our lives, our economy and the way we live.