Final Post
February 26, 2012Will the last citizen out, please turn off the lights
thanks
Periodic Maintenance (Political Detox)
January 12, 2011Step One:
Avoid all media sources for 48 hours, including the internet, television and radio.
Step Two:
Drink lots of water.
Step Three:
Listen to music.
Political Detox Serenity Prayer
January 11, 2011God, grant me the serenity to
accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting politics as a necessary evil on the planet.
Trusting that He will make all things right
If I surrender to his will
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
in spite of those who advocate fear
in the spirit of power and greed.
Amen
Step One Discussion
September 2, 2009Step One: [We] Admitted we were powerless over politics – mostly with regard, but not limited, to stressing over daily news media accounts and opinions.
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We twelve-steppers have resolved to simply get out of the game. Oh, we’ll be good citizens and refrain from causing trouble, mostly, but don’t ask us to agree with any big government nanny-state philosophy any time soon. We still vote and pay attention; what we want to stop doing, though, is constantly stressing over the sad state of affairs that our so-called “leaders” have allowed to develop- despite lessons of history.
We don’t want to participate in the tabloid mentality of news media “Oh no, the sky is falling!” any longer. We know that it already fell. And only an uber-rich person can really make a difference. He or she can do that by hiring people regardless of the state of taxation and inflation that were born out of insane fiscal policy. They can influence the political climate with significant ‘donations’ - whereas most people cannot.
We understand that economic games are being played in the name of greed, and that we are being used as a sector of consumers.
So in Step One, we resolved to stop beating the dead horse, so to speak. We’ll go on with our lives doing the best we can and keep the spark of the dream of success alive way down deep someplace.