A Time of a Season When Love Runs High, Trees Create Automobiles, False Gods, and Idols

"Constantly exposing yourself to popular culture and the mass media will ultimately shape your reality tunnel in ways that are not necessarily conducive to achieving your Soul Purpose and Life Calling. Modern society has generally ‘lost the plot.’ Slavishly following its false gods and idols makes no sense in a spiritually aware life."
— Anthon St. Maarten

Thursday morning, 7:00 a.m., we slept in again; I’m finding I enjoy our morning snuggles. We had our nephew Holt over with his dog Rhett and our kid and Baby Bo, and we had a lovely meal. We did family stuff until 8:00; the kids left, watched some naked robots, and headed to bed; I clocked 9 hours of uninterrupted sleep, and I feel ready to take on the world.

Another great day yesterday; I worked from home in the morning, met an old friend for lunch, came home and ran a couple more meetings, and waited for my wife to arrive. I read my book a little bit; it was a lovely afternoon.

I was asked to do a warmup exercise for a group this week; I asked, “what is your ideal day, your normal day, and the disconnect?” The answers were interesting, most people get up with a plan, and then that plan is quickly derailed by things that get in the way of that plan. I don’t experience that these days; I wake up to a full calendar, I execute my meetings, whether virtual or in-person, I’m on time, and if something happens, I deal with it but do not let it affect the rest of my day.

Today I’ve got a meeting from 9:30 to 11:00; then I head up to Muncie to meet an old friend for lunch; I’ve got coffee with yet another friend and then a review with a client and friend. It’s a nice day; I’ll make my way to others in-between stops, checking in on my people, making sure life gives them what they need, and if not, how can I help?

I caught some testimony from a legislator and a witness yesterday. The question from the legislator was, “Can a man get pregnant and have abortions?” the young lady answered, “Yes.” What in tarnation? Is she mental, did she get a lousy education, is she uninformed, or may she try to be funny? Maybe biology has changed since I was a kid, but no matter the species, most of the time, the woman bears the kids, and the man is the seed that starts the egg developing into another being. Has science changed, or am I getting old?

My wife just joined me downstairs; she’s letting PVHT out to “party.” We say party instead of the potty; we learned that from my friend Greg.  PVHT will party, then come in and get kibble, green beans, and chicken for breakfast. I’ll take her for a walk before my meeting, it looks a little cloudy out, but I’m going to have a great day no matter the weather.

Tomorrow is Friday; I have my men’s meeting with 14 men and one woman facilitator; we meet monthly to become the best human beings we can be; we challenge each other and hold each other accountable; I’ve got a minor update I’ll be sharing, these are men that would take a bullet for one another, I think it essential to form deep, meaningful relationships with other strong men to help support each other through thick and thin.

News-wise, it’s pretty thin; gas prices are the highest since time began, Elon is questioning the number of robots on Twitter before he lays his money on the table, and ol Joe, well, I think we would all agree we need to pray for the man.

Speaking of Presidents, our old friend George W. gave a speech yesterday where he said, “The decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq. I mean of Ukraine.” I am old enough to remember when we relied on some bunk information, invaded a country, killed a few folks, left the country and the only ones that gained were the military-industrial complex. Would the world be better if Saddam Hussein was still in power?

Each country has its aspirations and reasons for aggression. I don’t understand what is happening with Russia and Ukraine; we are told that Ukraine is the good guy and Russia is the aggressor, but what if that is not the case? What if something we are told is not accurate? Is this misinformation or disinformation?

Speaking of the ministry of truth had a shorter shelf life than CNN+; after a few weeks, the Broadway singer and her band of merry truth finders are out of a job. I guess it’s up to us to fact-check the news, do a little work on our own, and find out what is real and fake. The problem is that you can find supporting data to prove any point for every idea. It takes logic and critical thinking skills to check out the truth.

What is the truth? We have already seen some folks believe that men can give birth, have abortions, and menstruate. That’s some wild stuff to consider. Saying a man can birth a baby is akin to saying a tree can produce automobiles, computers are made in caves under the sea, and we live in a simulation. If left unchecked, words have no meaning. It’s essential to have a particular set of facts on which we agree.

I heard yesterday that an old acquaintance believes that if you got the job, you are now being tracked by 5G. I laughed, maybe so, but they are following your phone, so even if you believe the conspiracy theory, you’ve allowed others to know your whereabouts for the last ten years.

My goodness, what a great time to be alive. It’s a new time, not stale; further information daily shows us how unique and wonderful our world is. It’s a time to shine a spotlight on horrific leadership at many levels and the prayer for a change in direction. For now, enjoy the high prices, product shortages, and war drums being stoked by those who benefit from our fellow humans' death. It’s the time of the season when love runs high.

"Constantly exposing yourself to popular culture and the mass media will ultimately shape your reality tunnel in ways that are not necessarily conducive to achieving your Soul Purpose and Life Calling. Modern society has generally ‘lost the plot.’ Slavishly following its false gods and idols makes no sense in a spiritually aware life."
— Anthon St. Maarten