An Obituary printed in the London Times

This arrived in my email today.....

An Obituary printed in the London Times - Interesting and sadly rather true Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: - Knowing when to come in out of the rain; - Why the early bird gets the worm; - Life isn't always fair; - and Maybe it was my fault. Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition. Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion. Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault. Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason. He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights I Want It Now Someone Else Is To Blame I'm A Victim Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.

Happening Now

This is not about Prediction, Mayan Calendar or what ever; this is about what is happening NOW.

It is really about cycles and change. Never in this present cycle has mankind been closer to recognising what he is and so, expand into the being he always has been. Nor has he been closer to sealing himself off from his full potential and staying with his suffering. Now really is a make or break time and it is happening as you read this...

Back when I was a kid, in the 60’s & 70’s, there was talk of the beginning of the Age of Aquarius and a lots of hope; things where changing. We were high on youth and expectation amongst other things. But like the highs the expectation faded, life took over, for the powers that wish to keep us subjugated had a machine that worked - we were distracted, mostly I am sad to say, by greed.

But the change didn’t stop. It was working away, moving stuff around, showing us a way, a path. All we needed to do was look. Fearful of change we clung on to what we knew, ignoring what was being shown. Choice is always ours. That’s the beauty, that’s the problem!

Now we are approaching a time when we must choose. Choose, before we enter the next cycle. Choose, individually and as a whole. Whatever we decide to do, this change is going to continue and to grow. It is happening now; all we need to do is hang up our rigid beliefs and look. We need to have the courage to accept the change and let it remove those forces that hold us back from being what we really are and always have been.

Change is not always comfortable but it will be exciting.

Or, if we lack that courage, we can stay as we are, repressed and controlled, increasingly isolated in our physical existence, just fed enough to keep us pliant, fed a form of reality that enforces the fear.

We really do have a choice and each of us makes the difference. All we need to do is be aware and trust our inner selves.

Let go of our fear and enjoy the ride of a life time.

One last and perhaps the best bit of information, in this time of flux, as always… we are not alone.