You define your Universe...


Peace,

I acknowledge that I've been on extreme lunch mode as far as blogging, b.u.t. it's better to be unseen & productive than all over the internet & broke/unproductive. Progress talks & bull$h!t runs the marathon...

Today's degree in the Supreme Alphabet is You/Universe. One understanding of the relationship between You & Universe is the ideas & values that you project have a direct correlation on the environment around you. Simply put, if your Universe is filled w/ confusion & unproductivity, it would stand to reason that you have to evaluate what you're holding onto & in. The lack of understanding of these value often leads to solely blaming external elements for your lack of happiness vs. first evaluating how all things relate to self (This is not to say that there aren't situations where external agents are the sole cause of destruction; only to check your intentions & determined ideas first)

Now, to some things going on around the Universe...

- Gold Medalist in the Stupid Nigga Playoffs: Mike Vick! What the hell was he thinking? First of all, I am here to stop all crime... That being said, How do you go into criminal activity with a number of gentlemen & everybody fold? He should've took a page from the Barry Bonds book & got with some stand-up men who could handle the time! Pick stronger dudes next time, homeboy!*

Second of all, why would he be involved personally in the activity? Common sense would tell you that you have alot more to lose than everybody else... When keeping it real goes extremely wrong...

- All this talk about the quality of "character" in the NFL is garbage... It's football, not teaching... The quality of character has gone down in every sector of society (See Abu Ghraib). The bottom line is sports is entertainment, not something that really matters

- The basis of Culture is awareness & consistency and many of us are in need of both... When you make the conscious decision to compromise your value system for comfort or acceptance, just realize that it's you who falls short...

- Religious behavior& Zeal two different things; it's paramount that you be able to distinguish between them

- Karl Rove is the most interesting political story in the last 50 years. He single-handedly transformed the landscape of electoral politics... Too bad he left Bush to play while Rome burns...

- The best democratic candidates have no chance of winning...

- The Simpsons Movie was a scathing critique of government & big business wrapped in a foolish cartoon. If you knew what you were looking for, you saw what you needed to see

- Since August 1, I've been on a Vegan + diet (Meaning Vegan + certain fish; I like fish) I'm feeling great & it shows that all healthy eaters are not weird. In many ways, food is the final frontier when it comes to self & community transformation; You'll have people who are incedibly progressive in all other ways, b.u.t. are still feeding the major corporations by being hooked on Flamin' Hot Cheetos & Big Macs

- I acknowledge that I need to use technology better than I currently do (Beyond Myspace, Facebook & Email); And I don't mean chirping on a Nextel either; those are just toys for the old generation

- Progressives & Community Activists need money