ACTIVISM AND ADVOCACY: “Meryl Streep Just Exposed Donald Trump Without Even Mentioning His Name” ☮
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Monthly Archives: January 2017
PSYCHOLOGY – ANALYTICAL: “Carl G. Jung: Archetypes – The Four Stages of Life” / Collectively Conscious ☮
“Thoroughly unprepared, we take the step into the afternoon of life. Worse still, we take this step with the false presupposition that our truths and our ideals will serve us as hitherto. But we cannot live the afternoon of life according to the program of life’s morning, for what was great in the morning will be little at evening and what in the morning was true, at evening will have become a lie.”
~ Carl Gustav Jung
According to the Swiss psychologist, Carl Gustav Jung, there are 4 archetypes, 4 stages that we go through during our lifetime, and these stages are:
1. The ATHLETE Stage:
At this stage, we are mostly preoccupied with our looks, with the way our body looks.
2. The WARRIOR Stage:
During this period, this stage, our main concern is to go out there and conquer the world, to do our best, be the best and get the very best, to do what warriors do, and act like warriors act.
3. The STATEMENT Stage:
At this time, this stage in your life, you realize what you have achieved so far is not enough for you to feel fulfilled, to be happy… you are now looking for ways to make a difference in the world, for ways to serve those around you.
4. The SPIRIT Stage:
According to Jung, this will be the last stage of our life, a stage where we realize that none of those 3 stages are really who and what we are. We realize we are more than our body, we are more than our possessions, more than our friends, our country and so on.
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “New Year: New Pie?” / Jonathan Pie ☮
Pie vows to stop swearing and start listening.
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Strategies of Resistance with Michael Gecan” / RT America / On Contact with Chris Hedges ☮
On this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges discusses strategies of resistance with Michael Gecan, author of “Going Public: An Organizer’s Guide to Citizen Action”. RT Correspondent reports on the godfather of community organizing, Saul Alinsky.
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Thanks Obama ” / Liberal Redneck / Comedian, Trae Crowder ☮
I hit the porch one last time (THIS porch; I ain’t quittin, just movin) to pour one out (into my mouth) for the best president to ever shit between two Jordans.
PARODY: “‘Dust in the Wind’ with Jim Parsons” / The Late Late Show with James Corden ☮
James Corden and Jim Parsons recreate the iconic Kansas music video for “Dust In The Wind.”
CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN BIGOTRY: “Ellen Cancels Famous Gospel Singer After Anti-Gay Comments” / The Young Turks / Cenk Uygur, and Ana Kasparian ☮
Ellen DeGeneres has decided to rescind a show invitation to famous gospel singer Kim Burrell after a video of Burrell saying homophobic things was released online. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss Kim Burrell’s bigoted comments and Ellen’s response.
EMPATHY AND COMPASSION: “Adidas – Break Free” ☮
WESTERN PHILOSOPHY: “On Noise” / Arthur Schopenhauer ☮
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “The Impact of Noise Pollution on Your Health” / The Young Turks / Cenk Uygur, and Ana Kasparian ☮
What type of impact does noise pollution have on your health and well-being? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks discuss the impact of unwanted sound on your health. Read more here: http://www.motherjones.com/environmen…
“If you’re a tree frog or an ovenbird in mating season and you happen to live in the 83 percent of the continental United States that lies within 3,500 feet of a road, bummer for you. Not only are you more likely to collide with an SUV, but you’re going to have a harder time finding a mate. Research suggests that human-generated noises also mess with nesting behavior, predator-prey dynamics, and sleep patterns. In other words, wildlife gets stressed out by noise.
So do we, it turns out—and the world is getting louder. Scientists define “noise” as unwanted sound, and the level of background din from human activities has been doubling roughly every three decades, beating population growth. Road traffic in the United States has tripled over the last 30 years. By 2032, the number of passenger flights is expected to be nearly double the 2011 figure—at peak hours, planes are even audible overhead 70 percent of the time in the remote backcountry of Yosemite National Park. And while that’s obviously a nuisance for animals and visitors seeking a restorative experience, this growing anthropophony (a fancy word for the human soundscape) is also contributing to stress-related diseases and early death, especially in and around cities.”
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