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05.13.23

TOOL K is the way!!!

Peace!

01.03.23

Good day and welcome to Day #3!

Watching the above vid (special thanks to Matthew Metoyer!), are you more more GREEN or BLUE?

Let’s continue cultivate GREEN...

A GROWTH mindset is the only way to get bigger, badder and better in 2023.

Cultivating curiosity can help this grow too.

On the TOOL M front... the movie, Yes Man, helps teach us how to remain open to all possibilities and learn something new (remain curious)!

Say YES to Life!

Remember way back in 1991?

2 albums released at the SAME time!

Well... somebody has been inspired:

All 3, coming to a galaxy near you in 2025!

03.28.22

Greetings Chatters,

Does a world on the brink of war got you down, worrying excessively or ruminating?

I wish that a certain country had not invaded... but that is beyond our collective Locus of Control (see below).

What I can do is to work on my inner peace and pray for Ukraine and this in turn will help world peace...

TOOL K can help our families, friends and communities...

I wanted to share these hopeful words from a young (and very wise) engineer I know when we were discussing this article:

  https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2022/02/09/yuval-noah-harari-argues-that-whats-at-stake-in-ukraine-is-the-direction-of-human-history

Overall interesting article, but I disagree with his take about war 'being a choice'. While it's true that Putin did make a conscious choice to invade, there are larger systems which have shaped the equation when it comes to invasion and war.

He even mentions how wealth has shifted to more knowledge-based, rather than purely material, which is a major reason why countries don't invade others; it's much more profitable to just trade with a neighbour than invade and steal their stuff. Plus, modern militaries are very expensive, so maintaining one requires a lot of capital.

In fact, the Russian invasion serves to support this view; Putin's advance has been pretty much halted by fewer numbers, his expensive tanks and planes (which weren't being properly maintained due to cost previously) are getting blown up by cheap missiles, and the international sanctions are wrecking the Russian economy. Even if Ukraine surrenders tomorrow, it is still a net loss for Russia.

So I believe that we aren't headed down into a new age of war, while conflict isn't over forever, it's not incentivized under the current system of global trade. And as military tech advances further, it requires more and more of an investment to maintain a strong military, meaning fewer countries can do so.

But interesting article, thanks for sending it!

Maxims to ponder

Hope is stronger than fear

The future is bright with the next generation! <3

World (and inner) peace for us all!

01.03.22

Happy 2022, Chatters!

It’s the first Monday of the month, but for many it’s still considered a holiday...

We will reconvene next Monday the 10th at 5:30PM!

Here’s the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81317935955

For those who are following along at home... meet Carrot (pictured above)... she joined our family this past holiday!

Peace!

12.22.21

What do you see?

An old woman? A young woman? Both? Nothing?

Or from Matrix 4...

A freedom fighter or a complacent drone, dependent on the system?

TOOL T at it’s best... Thinking Traps exist and persist...

You have to find the meaning.

The power is in you!

Find your peace in this war,

“Seems that I’m not alone at being alone.”

One of my favourites songs of all time... thank you, Sting!

In this together!

This is a cool tune with a great message...

“They’re going to eat me alive... if I stumble.”

“Help, I’m Alive! My heart keeps beating like a hammer...”

Let’s reframe that...

What a great problem to have when you are alive (having a pulse!)! ;D

I can do this!

I am loved and cared for...

My future is getting better!

We are all in this thing called Life together!

Thanks Metric!