"Folks, it’s time to evolve. That’s why we’re troubled. You know why our institutions are failing us, the church, the state, everything’s failing? It’s because, um – they’re no longer relevant. We’re supposed to keep evolving. Evolution did not end with us growing opposable thumbs. You do know that, right?"

There are few stand-ups in the history of comedy who possessed more passion and vitriol than Bill Hicks. As with all the greats (Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Richard Pryor) he pushed the art-form to its limits, extracting alchemical gold from some of the darkest aspects of the human psyche. Nothing was untouchable. Everything from the war on drugs to the abortion debate to television being ‘Lucifer’s Dream Box’ were covered during his seemingly off-the-hook but meticulously well-crafted stage performances. At one point he actually displayed footage he shot himself of the tragedy in Waco Texas to demonstrate how the media distorts the truth and crafts propaganda to fit its agenda. One need only watch a handful of his performances to get a clear idea of his on-stage persona as an angry, outside-of-the box thinker with a razor-sharp mind and wits set on ‘kill’.

By Charles Francis

We all have difficult people in our lives—some almost impossible to get along with. It seems like almost every time we engage them, we end up getting caught in a power struggle, which can often escalate into volatile situations. Though it is indeed a challenge to turn these relationships around, we can at least make the situations significantly better.

They Are Wounded People

The first thing we need to remember is that difficult people are that way for a reason. They are often angry at the world because they feel hurt and victimized by the general population, so they take out their anger on everyone they encounter.

God said:

I have heard you cry out in the moonlight:

“Beloved God, God in the Highest. I love the sound of the words God in the Highest, and, of course, there is no other God but You. You are simply God, beyond description. How can we human beings attribute qualities to You, yet, of course, we do.

“You, God, Who manifest us, are unmanifest. You are in a realm behind the scenes, yet you are certainly present, and You speak and act through us. In fact, we don’t exist at all except in You, isn’t that so? That’s what I understand. Dear God, you are a puzzle I continually try to figure out.”

Yes, this is so. You puzzle. You are clearly puzzled. I am the Simple of the Simple. I see. I do not react. Talk about the Present, I present life, and I am the Present. My Board of Directors is One. I do not sit and ponder. I am One Motion. I cover the Universe, and I am the Universe. I do not hide. I see far and wide, yet I am hidden from your view, except as how the world turns. I am your Proponent. I do not once leave your side, yet you puzzle this. You wonder how you can feel so alone and it be true that I am by your side.

Yardfarmers is a new reality TV/documentary series hybrid for release in Spring 2017. It will follow a diverse set of six young Americans as they move back home with their parents to become yardfarmers. The production crew at Yardfarmers is currently searching for the right people to participate in the show. The concept is simple: follow six young Americans as they live with their parents and attempt to make a livelihood out of growing food in their parents’ and neighbours’ yards, random street flower boxes, churchyards, school yards, vacant lots, cemeteries, or whatever spaces they can find that can be converted from useless ornamental lawn into a new source of healthy, local, and sustainable food. (1)

Apart from raising awareness about some of the important issues and challenges we face, Yardfarmers is about converting unsustainable suburban developments, urban food deserts, or other neglected land into sustainable, more resilient opportunities for people while building community. While not everyone can be in a reality TV show like Yardfarmers, everyone can become a yardfarmer. With interest in the “grow your own” food movement which is gaining ever more traction, the show is destined to be a hit. Below are eight reasons to become a yardfarmer and join the yardfarming revolution…

Many of us have been brought up in such a way that we don’t live the life we would enjoy living–we follow rules and conform to society. Since a very young age our freedom has been taken away from us, and instead of living spontaneously, fully expressing ourselves and doing what we love doing, the majority of us are wasting out time living a life that has no meaning and leaves us utterly empty. Our freedom, however, can be regained–and here are three tips on how to live free that can utterly transform your life:

1. Don’t conform.

Conformity is the enemy of individuality and hence of freedom. In order to live free, we should be able to live the way we want to live, and not the way others live or want us to live...

HJ: True healthy living transcends simply eating healthy, but fully bringing the mind, body and spirit into balance.

– Truth

11 Steps to Healthy Living

By Charles Lightwalker | All Things Healing | Family of Light

1. Start a journal

Starting a journal is a wonderful way to involve your creative side, to explore your ideas and to put to work your new aims and see the progress. Make this journal positive so that you can read it and uplift yourself. Observe how you express yourself. Writing is a way of looking at your self through an outside view – what have you noticed about yourself as you read past journal entries? Let your mind be free to open up to new levels as you write. Writing can be a very freeing experience.

Say yes as often as possible……….to love, joy, truth, fun, and most of all, life! Your time on your Earth-plane is too short to let a no, a negative thought or action influence you! ~ Creator

https://thecreatorwritings.wordpress.com/2015/08/08/say-yes/