Love, Peace, Stars, and Music
A Night of Dancing Under the Kauai Sky It was quite a sight — about 500 people dancing under the stars at the Poipu Pavilion in Kauai. The band played rock and roll from the 1960s through the 2000s. Many of the women wore bathing suits or colorful dresses, and the men showed up in […]
Love, Peace, and Control
When Smart People Believe Big Lies My friend just sent me an article by the Vigilant Fox claiming that smart people often fall for the biggest lies. At first, I brushed this off, but the article went on to say that when John D. Rockefeller helped shape the American education system, he did it to […]
Love & Peace — Centralized or Diverse, Like the Department of Education
The Dismantling of the Department of Education Right now, Trump has just about dissolved the Department of Education. He is in the final throes of dismantling it. Kevin Carey, the VP for Education in America, says that what Trump is doing is wasteful, wrong, and illegal. What’s new? Trump does what he wants. He wants […]
There Goes the Wetlands
A Dangerous Rollback On November 17, the Trump administration proposed stripping the EPA of its authority to monitor and regulate 65 million acres of wetlands and streams. This leaves the agency with only about 15% of the land it originally oversaw. Here we go again—another step toward harming our own country. Polluting the very water […]
Life
The Seven Dimensions of Life Life is, at its core, the way you use your energy. In the SOL Philosophy, we divide it into seven dimensions: your SOL Connection, Consciousness, Spirit, Soul, and the Mental, Emotional, and Physical aspects of your being. We represent these through the SOL Mandala at the heart of the SOL […]
Visualization and Keeping Sane
The Power of Visualization Visualization is one of my favorite topics. When you imagine something, you generate the energy of that vision. The more specific you are, the stronger the energy becomes. Ideally, you use all your senses, though in business visualization often turns into charts, numbers, and analytical plans rather than feelings. Inspiration from […]
Sunset Ritual
Gathering for the Sunset I’m on Poipu Beach in Kauai, and about a hundred of us gathered to watch the sun go down. It set around 6:15, but by 5:45 people were already settling in—sitting, drinking, and talking as we waited for the moment. When the sun finally touched the horizon, a hush fell over […]
Love
What Do We Truly Have in This Life? What do we really have in this life? This blog is both philosophical and practical, because our time on Earth is short—100 years at best. We live within the elements of Earth: land (earth), water, fire (desire), and air. These Elements have been recognized and studied since […]
Lies and Our Heritage
Childhood Lies and Early Patterns As a kid, I would often tell small “white lies” to avoid getting blamed for things. I remember my first one around age four: there was a mess that needed to be cleaned up, and I denied making it so I wouldn’t have to take responsibility. And I got away […]
Consciousness and Nuclear Testing
A Dangerous Decision Trump has just decided to resume nuclear testing. Is he out of his mind? The Peace Symbol and Its Origins In the Star of Light mandala, the symbol in the lower right is the peace symbol. It was originally created by Gerald Holtom in 1958 for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Its […]