Step back from your habitual way of thinking about something in your life, and examine the way you think about it. Then ask yourself, ‘Is this my real feeling about this or is it what I’ve been taught to think?’ Sometimes when we think we’re doing something helpful, it doesn’t turn out that way. Usually it’s because we’re doing what we think we should do, rather than doing what our gut is telling us to do. When they take opposite stands, follow your gut!

“I am only one half of the message; you are the other half. I am responsible for what I say, but I am not responsible for what you understand” — Don Miguel Ruiz

if you’re going to think, you might as well either think positive or at least think in a way that is useful and productive to your life and well-being. to think negatively, complain, judge, blame, or worry about the state of the world or the state of your life is truly a waste of thought and will only keep bringing problems into your life. however, that doesn’t need to be seen as a ‘bad’ thing. only with the creation of ‘problems’ will solutions ever arise.

just remember that with practice you can shift your focus to what you know inside yourself—beyond the fallacy of the mind’s perceptions, beliefs, and labels—is entirely possible. you can make it happen. and where you place your focus is the decider of whether you will make it happen or not.

So… I’ve decided it’s time to let you know my particular angle on this… Truth is, GMOs aren’t actually bad. It is only the massive self-serving business interests that perform the genetic modification that we should ever really be concerned about. Brussel sprouts are a genetically modified food. They did not exist on this planet before humanity. Did you know that? Also, when it comes to the genetics of all the livestock and crops that are grown today, none of them are the same as what was grown 8000 years ago. Since the beginning of agriculture, farmers have always saved the best seeds and bred the strongest genetic strains of various plants and livestock because it simply was productive and useful to do so. Genetic modification has existed in primitive forms for thousands of years. 

BUT, here’s where things get tricky. In today’s world, we have behemoth companies, such as the big bad evil Monsanto that everybody already knows about, that are doing genetic modification for the good of their own profits while being harmful to everyone else. This is always where problems occur in humanity. Also, it doesn’t take any genius decision making to see that when you look through a company like Monsanto’s dark horrid history, they have not proven themselves trustworthy with modifying the genetics of anything, let alone having any part in agriculture or food production. 

It’s kinda like this. GMOs are like guns. Sure accidents happen, but most of the worst scenarios surrounding guns are due to the people using them and not the guns themselves. And Monsanto is like a psychopathic serial killer, someone who has proven themselves quite untrustworthy with weapons of any kind.

So… I am not against genetically modified foods. Sure, I prefer natural organic foods to processed garbage any day, but, it’s up to the individual to make a conscious choice what they put into their body and that is true for everything from foods to drugs to whatever. Besides, what is ‘natural’? We humans are natural. Everything we produce originally came from the Earth. Nothing is unnatural. Sure, we are idiots about it sometimes and create all sorts of problems for ourselves and our flora/fauna friends, but, every problem we create is a natural part of evolution. And if part of our evolution is doing really stupid detrimental shit, that’s just because it’s the only way we humans ever really learn from our mistakes. But it’s pretty obvious that if anybody is going to genetically modify anything, it surely isn’t wise to allow anyone who have proven themselves completely psychopathic to do so.

That’s just my logical two cents on the issue. Thanx for reading.

pain is transformation
taking us to another place
every eye has another face
every eye has its mind to taste
up from inside let it ring
up from downstairs fathering
this chant that makes its offering
to all to all ourselves’ nothing
to all to all a light shining
to all to all i bring you light
to all to all i will not fight
you all you all i will not fight at all

pain is transformation
it’s true that all yearning is suffering
every lie has a truth to base
every line has a crux to face
up from inside is a sting
as up from downstairs mothering
this practicality is nothing
all practicality is nothing
up from inside trying to tell us
remove the rocks and stones that fall
beneath it all to all to all
beneath it all to all to all

when birds wake up at 3am
to remind you that it’s time to breathe
the eclipse is louder than your thoughts
your dna is swirling swirling falling falling
like clouds to stars