A TRUE STORY of EVOLUTIONARY LOVE

In my beginning.... I was a gleam in my father’s eye and was accepted, birthed, and transformed in my Mother’s womb to transform a memory of FEAR to one of JOY.

I perceived my father as a hero, knowing and feeling that their was something so special and unique about him.  His gentleness, kindness, loving, and playful nature naturally drew me closer to him. 

From my eyes of youth I saw my dad as an adventurer.... a free spirit and a supportive friend to those around him.  He was a dreamer and a visionary who was not afraid to stand up for his own rights while continuing to do what he loved to do; in conjunction with the responsibilities of raising five children.

Dad risked and sacrificed his Life to bring mine forth in many ways.  In this lifetime.... as a merchant marine, paratrooper, and standing with his fellow men in combat during WW2; earning a purple Heart and coming home wounded, yet whole.  

Rusty Radio Receivers

Many wander through life believing that they are "stuck having to listen to the one show in which they find themselves." Often you will hear people say something like "that's just the way the world is" as if there was only ONE signal begin broadcasted, only one show to receive. 

We often go through life watching it as if it were a TV program over which we have no control. While we may not be able to interact and change the programming presented to us via our video mediums, life is an interactive experience. You are not the consumer of the show, YOU are the PRODUCER of the show. You have creative input to how the show turns out. We are the creators of the show, not the victims of it.

YOUR GREATEST POWER – Choosing Happiness

This short book by J. Martin Kohe was first published in the 1950s. Kohe argues that the ability to make conscious choices shapes every aspect of our lives. Kohe was an American author and psychologist born in 1908. This short series of excerpts highlights the concepts shared in this book.  The reader is encouraged to purchase the book for the in depth explanations that it offers.

The Fifth Chapter – Choosing Happiness

Happiness is a pleasant and contented mental state.

"So many people have a little happiness and then try to hang on to it. Some people as soon as they find themselves a little happy, wonder what is wrong and especially begin to wonder if it will last. ... Is it any wonder that there is so little happiness? Those who have it are so afraid that they cannot hold on to it, that they lose it almost as fast at they find it."

"If you use your power to choose that nothing is too good to last, it is surprising, but true, that things will run along smoothly and beautifully for you, even beyond your fondest dreams. Here is the secret of keeping things running smoothly. But you must constantly remind yourself that when everything is going without trouble that that is the way it is supposed to be. The stars don't bump into the moon; the moon does not crash into the sun; the sun does not crash into the earth. Certainly, if the stars and the moon and the earth...don't conflict with one another, why can't our lives run along smoothly without the conflicting forces that so many people encounter. ... As one man said, 'our heaven on earth is right here, but the trouble with most of us is that we don't take advantage of it.'"

YOUR GREATEST POWER – Choosing your Personality

This short book by J. Martin Kohe was first published in the 1950s. Kohe argues that the ability to make conscious choices shapes every aspect of our lives. Kohe was an American author and psychologist born in 1908. This short series of excerpts highlights the concepts shared in this book.  The reader is encouraged to purchase the book for the in depth explanations that it offers.

The Fourth Chapter – Choosing Your Personality

In our current era it seems that there are no shortage of personality clashes. People seem to be going out of their way to crash into one another.    

"One of the greatest problems in life is the problem of personality. Personalities seem to be clashing constantly. Many of our troubles and difficulties come about because people cannot get along with one another...even wars are engaged in because of different nations failing to see eye to eye."

Since the 1950s, and before, humanity often chooses to respond to its differences with conflict, violent or otherwise.  But Kohe points out that even this is within our power to choose.

A Concise Summary of Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030

 The message is simple.  Eat real, whole foods and not food or drink primarily made from food extracts, i.e. part of whole food such as refined sugars, grains starches or oils; or synthetic industrially manufactured chemical additives. 

Consume real food that nourishes the body; real food that restores health; real food that fuels energy and encourages movement and exercise.  Real food that builds strength.  Don't just "fill your bellies" with chemicals, fillers, or concentrated parts of food.  Eat the whole food that the parts come from.  America's future depends on what we grow, what we serve and what we choose to eat.

This final article in this series is a concise summary of the full Dietary Guidelines.  We hope it will serve as a handy reference for you.  Remember you may read the full Guidelines at: https://realfood.gov/#resources

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030 (Conclusion)

The new version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 offers a significant change from previous versions.  The core of the new guidelines is to go back to "real food", not "processed and packaged" food.  It encourages a commonsense focus on healthy eating rather than a set of "limits" or "maximums."  In this short series of articles, each week will will look at an overview of one of the recommendations.  This is an introduction to these guidelines, you will find the full version of the guidelines online at: https://realfood.gov/#resources.  These articles are sourced from an Epoch Times article: The Science Behind the New Dietary Guidelines. 

Conclusions

Many wonder what these Dietary Guidelines are good for. I like to think of dietary guidelines and nutrition as "fertilizer" and "feed".  In cattle country many are knowledgeable about the nutritional needs of their livestock.  In the agriculture field many are knowledgeable about what minerals, nutrients, and other additives are necessary to make a healthy crop grow.

Universe-al Laws

It has been reported that in 1921, a man returned from a 39-day trance claiming he came back with proof of universal laws.  He said he didn’t “think” the information.  He received it.  Like a download.

So he did something insane:  He sent his discoveries to 500 scientists.  499 laughed.  But one didn’t, Nikola Tesla and what he said was even stranger:  “Lock it in a vault for 1000 years. Humanity isn’t ready.”  

I can’t authenticate the validity of the above statement, but the reporting does go on to blueprint a system that can be validated, at least to a degree, with current science.

Why would Tesla advocate waiting to share it? Because what is described changes how you see reality forever.  Not as solid matter… but as a responsive field.

What's the Big Deal about Equinoxes and Solstices?

DSU will be hosing a Spring Equinox even in the near future, but what is the big deal about the Equinoxes and Solstices, and why are they a source of celebration?

Here is one perspective:  Genesis 1:14 notes Then God said, 'Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years...

So, from the earliest chapters in the Bible we learn at the least  the lights in the sky are used for telling day from night, for signs and seasons tracking, and for time keeping.  But other than temporal record keeping what makes equinoxes and solstices noteworthy?

Managing Cortisol Through Closing Loops and Removing Uncertainty

Cortisol is a vital steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands, often called the "stress hormone" because it is released in response to fear or stress. It regulates essential body functions, including blood pressure, metabolism, glucose levels, immune response, and the sleep-wake cycle. It plays a central role in the body’s "fight-or-flight" response, providing energy to handle pressure. Chronically high levels can suppress the immune system.

 High Levels (Hypercortisolism): Chronic stress can cause weight gain, high blood pressure, insomnia, and mood changes.

Low Levels (Hypocortisolism): Can cause fatigue, nausea, weight loss, and muscle weakness.

Cortisol affects nearly every organ and tissue in the body.

The following came across my desk. I know many of these actions to be valid. Some of us need to incorporate these into our lives.

YOUR GREATEST POWER – Choosing Conditions

 

This short book by J. Martin Kohe was first published in the 1950s. Kohe argues that the ability to make conscious choices shapes every aspect of our lives. Kohe was an American author and psychologist born in 1908. This short series of excerpts highlights the concepts shared in this book.  The reader is encouraged to purchase the book for the in depth explanations that it offers.

The Third Chapter – Choosing Conditions

It is quite common to hear something like "but I can't help it. The conditions prevented me from achieving my desires." Kohe makes note of this:

"Anyone with a little common sense knows that you cannot [always] control conditions....what can we do? We can control our thoughts, and by controlling our thoughts, by using this greatest power, the power to choose, we are indirectly able to control conditions."

"We all know that there are good times and bad times. Some people can't even make a living in good times, let alone in bad times, mainly because they have failed to use this greatest power, the power to choose. When bad times come along, most people sit back, fill themselves its discouragement and wait for the government to do something about it. Others will use this greatest power, the power to choose, and will make a success even in bad times."

Kohe notes that if we could get beyond the excuse making the results would be much different:

"If there were only some way that people could be made to realize that this greatest power, the power to choose and choose correctly, exists within our own minds, that they could carry out the plans of their own choice and really live the way they may have dreamed of living. It is easy enough to blame conditions; it is easy enough to blame relatives; it is easy enough to blame the government; it is easy enough to blame anybody and everybody and everything, if one chooses to do so." 

"But any person who truely recognizes this greatest power, the power to choose, begins to make progress....he begins to realize that he is the one that is doing the choosing and that friends, although they mean well, cannot do his choosing for him, nor can his relatives. 

"Consequently, he develops real self-confidence based upon his own initiative. No longer does he depend upon conditions. No longer does he depend upon some figure of imagination, but instead, he depends upon himself; the results begin to tell right from the beginning of his realization. This realization seems so difficult because hundreds of thought are racing through our minds at such speed that we fail to recognize this simple yet amazing power to choose.

Are you realizing your greatest power, the power to choose? 

NEXT CHAPTER: Choosing Your Personality   

PREVIOUS CHAPTER: Choosing

ANCIENT WISDOM: Writings of Faith

This installment looks at the oldest recorded system of faith and notes that there are some common elements that are exhibited.

Hinduism is one of the principal faiths in the modern world and is the world’s oldest religion with complete scriptural texts that date back 3000 years to c. 975 BC.  

One of the core beliefs of this system is the importance of the search for a One that is the All.  In this system, like that of the hunter/gatherers, adherents accept their status as beings of lesser power that are dependent upon the divine.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030 (Seed Oils Not an Only Option)

 The new version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 offers a significant change from previous versions.  The core of the new guidelines is to go back to "real food", not "processed and packaged" food.  It encourages a commonsense focus on healthy eating rather than a set of "limits" or "maximums."  In this short series of articles, each week will will look at an overview of one of the recommendations.  This is an introduction to these guidelines, you will find the full version of the guidelines online at: https://realfood.gov/#resources.  These articles are sourced from an Epoch Times article: The Science Behind the New Dietary Guidelines. 

Seed Oils Not the Only Option for Cooking Oil

The new guidelines recommend oils and fats such as olive oil, butter, or beef tallow.  It does not include vegetable oils such as soybean oil and corn oil as options unlike past recommendations.  

Authors of the scientific reasoning report wrote that to recommend eating seed oils such as soybean, corn, canola, and cottonseed oil is based on flawed science.  They wrote that seed oils have more polyunsaturated fats which are more prone to oxidation when heated.  This can be harmful to people with metabolic disease.  Not to mention that seed oils undergo an extensive processing to make them shelf stable and neutral in flavor.