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Written By: Puck Arks of TFD    ACTivism: Ego   T oday vast amounts of information are easy to obtain. Choice is endemic. If we are interested in meditation we can access the teachings of thousands of years in a few short seconds and soon be reading hundreds of pages of the sayings of ancient masters. It’s a wonderful thing to have such ready access to virtually all the wisdom traditions in the world. H owever, the ego self often uses information gathered from outside sources to reinforce its own beliefs. In our practice we must let go of this type of accumulated knowledge. We acknowledge its value, but realize that it limits our life experience in the same way blinders limit the view of a horse pulling a carriage. We don’t want to turn our spirituality into a basic reinforcement of our own delusions. T he problem, of course, is that it is comfortable and easy to search for knowledge on our computer, but difficult to sit for many hours dealing...

Written By: Puck Arks   Dealing with Cold Weather   • Dehydration is a major factor in hypothermia and other cold injuries • Drink 4 liters of water a day before going into the field to build a fluid cushion while you are protesting. Maintain at 4 liters a day while protest- ing • Cold weather increases your need for fluid intake but does not increase thirst. Be aware of fluid intake, chapped lips, and urination to keep your- self hydrated. You should drink until your lips are not chapped and your pee is clear and copious • Your body wastes a lot of heat keeping your pee warm. If you have to pee, go pee. You will feel warmer Add fuel to the furnace • Snack on nuts or energy bars throughout the day • Take warm nutritious fluids. Deliver fluids in the form of hot chocolate, hot cider, instant miso soup, Jell-o mix (with sugar) dissolved in warm water, and ginger tea with honey. Bring a thermos and scout opportunities for ho...

Written By: Pucks Arks   Activism Part XI By: Puck Arks M ore corruption, a wealthier and more isolated upper class, more homelessness, increased militarization, a growth in censorship, less privacy, further loss of constitutional protections, a decline in the standard of living, fewer corporations owning more media, greatly increased traffic jams, more waits for services and entertainment, more illness from toxic chemicals, more influence by drug lords, more climatic instability, fewer beaches, more violence, more segregation, more propaganda, less responsive government, less truth, less space, less democracy, less happiness, less love.  B ut what if, on the other hand, we recognize that the future of our society and our planet will in large part simply represent the sum total of human choices made between now and then?  T hen we can stop being passive spectators and become activists even more, we start to rewrite the play.  ...

Photo Credit: Study.Com Written By: The Factual Dragnet (TFD)  Common Law Jurisdiction This NOTICE is from a private non-citizen national pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(21) under Common Law Jurisdiction. " U.S. adopted common laws of England with the constitution. " See Caldwell v. Hill, 178 SE 383 (1934).  Any and all documents provided with my opinion cannot be construed as legal/lawful advice in any manner, but for information purposes only. Any actions you take from the information provided is your sole responsibility; research the laws pertaining to your jur isdiction. First, you need to remember that the original Republic of United States was a compact and alliance of the individual states; each state was recognized as a separate nation under international law. The original United States functioned similar to a chartered trade organization of member states, not as a 'country'.  This all changed when congressional representatives ...