tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post5678097191177088023..comments2024-03-28T13:36:17.137-06:00Comments on Moneyless World - Free World - Priceless World: To Find Lost ManhoodSuelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739011165937473840noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-54358169416524042682012-10-02T03:09:19.859-06:002012-10-02T03:09:19.859-06:00I think the assumption that women need no physical...I think the assumption that women need no physical outlets, however, is off mark. Some young females definitely need to do the same as a male, with other women and men as well to bond. True differences occur, but there is a lot of divisiveness incubated, even from pre-birth to separate men and women. I have to say that hunting animals disturbs me. Why does the death of another being need to be part of existence of being male? Do women get homicidal urges, yes? More frequently than understood. I think if the body and mind are more in harmony, i.e. eating better diet then some of what is labeled/plague us as hormonal urges will subside. This of course goes for women. It's time we as a collective whole stop making our bodies seem so mysterious and out of control.lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-69100627757431149872012-08-22T19:08:23.334-06:002012-08-22T19:08:23.334-06:00People haven't caught on yet that morality in ...People haven't caught on yet that morality in the 21st century is a shifting platform. It begs the disturbing question of who is more immoral, the one who works for a corporation, or for that matter any organization, whose lobbying efforts cause others pain, displacement, sickness and death-- and ignorantly believes they're doing a service to others, or the one who explodes one day in a fit of rage and murders 2 dozen people? And then goes to jail for the rest of their life.<br /><br />It is not cynical to point out that what goes around comes around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-71098960129187656762012-08-19T17:04:59.339-06:002012-08-19T17:04:59.339-06:00I think today's young people (and perhaps near...I think today's young people (and perhaps nearly all of us) have little sense of agency. <br /><br />In the U.S., kids are in school for 18 years and kept in programs oriented to (1) preparation/education for "The Real World" and (2) recreation. <br />But how many kids help put food on their families' tables? Or work in some essential function that allows them to feel needed, wanted, useful?<br /><br />So combine feeling useless, unseen, unwanted and unable to effect anything + testosterone + energy + films/books that rever the gun-toting renegade + opportunity (getting the gun) = Males shooting at crowds. <br />Females are less likely to do that because their systems-oriented brains are more clued to consequences. Also, their way to effect change is to have a kid. And we don't have the testosterone push. <br />If I had a male child, I'd have him engaged every day in hard manual labor---ideally, farming---until he was out of my house. And even then.<br />Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08548415132510819146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-33736269823722035692012-08-17T23:16:01.410-06:002012-08-17T23:16:01.410-06:00The Cage of Cages hits this point from a slightly ...The Cage of Cages hits this point from a slightly different angle. http://extinctionwitness.blogspot.com/Megan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15505618554540684813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-43861321918872445062012-08-17T23:00:27.133-06:002012-08-17T23:00:27.133-06:00Timely read for me. Thank you, Suelo. I see this f...Timely read for me. Thank you, Suelo. I see this frustration mostly in my brother, Johnny. when one realizes the cage itself is wrong and there's no room and no option to dismantle the cage a normal response is outrage. men are outraged...my father's "blood boils" and he has no right way to channel his emotion. throw fits and you are drugged and/or jailed...maybe electroshock or lobotomy. at least those who lash out are expressing themselves. yet, a grown man is wiser and gentler, yes. so the sage speaks without care for who is listening. speak, tweet, write it on walls and in the sand. once we know, we are responsible. enjoy.Megan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15505618554540684813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-90144109929284447902012-08-17T14:51:11.261-06:002012-08-17T14:51:11.261-06:00Suelo...You know what you need? You need to someho...Suelo...You know what you need? You need to somehow figure out a way to be on twitter. You can access twitter on a free computer or something can't you? Of course you would not be able to tweet much since you are away so often. I am just sayin this because it would be cool to hear some of your thoughts on a daily basis or something like that. It would only furhter connect you to the lame world, but it would be kinda neat at the same time. Wishful thinking on my part I guess. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-80973091468091472012-08-17T13:03:32.676-06:002012-08-17T13:03:32.676-06:00This post has inspired a lot of thoughts. Thank yo...This post has inspired a lot of thoughts. Thank you, Daniel. <br /><br />When I think about aggression, I often arrive at pent-up energy. I think there is a strong link between pent-up energy (cause) and aggression (result), and that our modern way of living means that many people who need to release energy lack access to or knowledge of the very things that could help relieve it: 1) activities framed as "aggressive" and thus prohibited and 2) wild nature (the former sometimes occurring within the latter). Bear with me.<br /><br />A dear friend of mine has taught at an "alternative school" for many years. I've always found it interesting and somewhat amusing that alternative schools for "troubled youth" figure out and accept so many things before other schools do, for instance: how not feeding kids ton of sugar; feeding them fresh food instead of processed stuff; starting later in the day at more humane times; and adding lots more physical activity to the day results in less aggression and far better behavior in the students. As my friend put it: "They do a lot better in school when they've spent a good part of the day digging holes in the ground, just because they want to."<br /><br />This is not to say women don't need an outlet for their pent-up energy and, yes, aggression. Have you ever seen a womens soccer game, for instance?! I attended an all-girls Catholic high school and we had one annual powderpuff (flag) football match. No padding, no helmets. The guys from the boys' school next door called it the event of the year, because it was the best football they'd ever seen: bloody noses, black eyes, broken bones, fights on the field, but everyone... happy and enjoying themselves, in this festive and fun atmosphere. I remember looking forward to it as the one day when we could let it all out. <br /><br />This event had the blessing of our school (and hey, God, because we went to mass immediately before!), our parents, with everyone's approval and participation. For them, it was framed as a rite of passage, a tradition, but for us it was the one day to get bloody and crazy and feed something deep in our brain stems.<br /><br />We also don't like to talk about how having the shit kicked out of you (in non-serious ways, to be clear) is kind of good for you sometimes. It's good to remember you're not king of the hill. I love surfing because the wild ocean beats the shit out of me and... puts me in a better mood. For whatever reason, being reminded of how precisely insignificant I am to this planet lightens the mental load and leaves me smiling and singing in the car afterward. "I am a speck! A tiny speck!" I always think, and the day is brighter - really! <br /><br />All of these activities, whatever they are, show you that you can DO something, that you have an ability: you can ride a wave in to shore, or shoot a pheasant (not easy). You are simultaneously not in control, but an agent. This was key where I grew up, in Detroit. There have been urban farms there for decades, long before the NYT picked up the story. And those farms were so important to kids who had really shitty lives, with some really awful parents: They simultaneously learned that they could grow and tend things but also that, sometimes bad things happened (a lamb died, a frost came late and killed the plants), and it wasn't their fault. That is key.<br /><br />No answers. Just a lot of thoughts. Best to all of you.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092183592647801977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-48658957530007028552012-08-16T05:07:14.720-06:002012-08-16T05:07:14.720-06:00Hi Daniel
Thanks for your thoughts - they are def...Hi Daniel <br />Thanks for your thoughts - they are definitely food for thought (as usual).<br /><br />Can't wait to read your book though I find it surreal that I will have go into further debt to pay for it!! Lol..only joking I will wait until my finances have recovered slightly.<br />All the very best<br /><br />BrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-35614748598118952952012-08-15T08:59:05.110-06:002012-08-15T08:59:05.110-06:00I like this blog posting Daniel. Thanks. Not that ...I like this blog posting Daniel. Thanks. Not that I'm excusing the shooters but I can't help but feel that control freaks will use this as an excuse to limit our second amendment right to keep and bare arms. While I'm not a gun owner myself I do support liberty and when only (an ever increasing fascist) government has weapons there's no way we can stop even more of our civil rights from being stripped of us. Sad to say. Ben https://www.blogger.com/profile/03800165034255683953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-4962753966436395862012-08-13T13:02:07.900-06:002012-08-13T13:02:07.900-06:00Alex, Eastern Orthodox church is no better, it is ...Alex, Eastern Orthodox church is no better, it is a business model. In my country, the patriarch is the 3rd richest person. He has a monopoly on candles in all the nation's churches. The church is widely involved in politics. New churches appear every day and yet another priest drives a Lexus. The priest of a community goes by each house and collects specific products, like eggs and flour, that is not aimed at being given to the poor, but as a payment for the service of the church, this is not hidden, everyone knows that this is direct material benefit to the priest. You cannot baptize your child or burry your dead without paying the church fee for each service(there is a pricelist), the priest will literally say no to you. More disgusting things are happening but there's no point in writing them here, you get the idea. Just look at Russia and tell me money is not involved there. Or political power. I don't want to generalize, but I assure you that as a whole Eastern Orthodox church is not working on any better moral grounds than the other ones mentioned here. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-91178662759812482042012-08-13T01:25:03.455-06:002012-08-13T01:25:03.455-06:00Very nice take. It just goes to show that the buck...Very nice take. It just goes to show that the buck hasn't stopped. Even worse yet, it's promoted by our system. Supposedly we condemn this "evil" as a whole, but when people turn on the television, or turn on the radio, or look into the history books, what is it that they get? The same thing over and over again. People personifying "evil". I'm no supreme authority by any means, but I can say this. If we as a whole where to come together, to live for one and another instead of wants, to show love and compassion for all living and inanimate <br />things- simply for existing, we could live fully satisfied lives. People aren't interested though. It isn't promoted. Violence, selfish greed, hatred, all promoted by our media and our system. Some find it hard to believe that nothing in the world is truly evil. People turn things into evil with thoughts and negative influence. Look at small children for instance. They live for fun, for play, 100% innocent, the most purest form of human life. Every person alive starts out this way. Then something happens. People become subjected to these ideas that they must live to serve some cause. To be better than who they are. That they must acquire wealth and certain items because its what.your.supposed.to.do. Its the denaturalization of the man kind. Not every person is capable of reaching these levels of success. When they realize it, people lose their self identity and become angry. Our leaders could do something about it if they had the courage to stand up for what is right, but greed keeps them from doing so. They cause death and destruction to keep our systems current. What great examples they set for us huh. In nature, as I have seen from being homeless, everything works its self out. I can't explain how, but it just does. Every part of it comes together. There isn't any arguing, any records, fees, paperwork. It's pure. And it works. It would work for us if we gave it a chance as a whole. People would't inflict pain and suffering onto others if they were truly free. We could all be free and in peace with ourselves and each other. We could all come together and sustain ourselves with simple barter and trade. Simple local living. Gathering of sustenance that nature readily provides- which is truly a display of masculinity.<br />People just don't know it.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05951290766848294372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-88362016442694058242012-08-12T23:15:27.195-06:002012-08-12T23:15:27.195-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05951290766848294372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-6807899737453167002012-08-09T13:55:50.176-06:002012-08-09T13:55:50.176-06:00Superb, thought provoking read once again. Many th...Superb, thought provoking read once again. Many thanks indeed.<br /><br />Hope my blog can be of some use to you and others. I grew tired of society so I distanced myself and my family and I now live in a caravan in the woods in the UK. We're are as self reliant as we can be.<br /><br />www.1nomad.blogspot.comTheWarlessWarriorhttp://www.1nomad.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-11204924392099210442012-08-08T13:26:45.491-06:002012-08-08T13:26:45.491-06:00Genocide is bad in any country that it comes to, a...Genocide is bad in any country that it comes to, and it should never happen.Amish Fiction Writer Sicily Yoderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13427597471567725824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-45990953576065373842012-08-06T23:32:29.345-06:002012-08-06T23:32:29.345-06:00Suelo,
I share your sentiments. Please read my b...Suelo,<br /><br />I share your sentiments. Please read my blog entry on the need for an American soul searching process akin to what happened in Germany after World War II.<br /><br />http://drwilliamkayaerbil.wordpress.com/2012/08/06/domestic-terrorism-aurora-now-wisconsin/<br /><br />KayaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-64591993940908043182012-08-06T09:06:53.214-06:002012-08-06T09:06:53.214-06:00Yeah, Kelly, I don't think anything is evil in...Yeah, Kelly, I don't think anything is evil in itself, but what we project our belief onto it, including meds, and it can become evil to us. Everything is a medicine, including every bite of food we eat. <br /><br />Then about "evil people". The only evil is thinking others are evil. People harm others because they fall into delusion that others are evil - you know, like the Nazi holocaust. People might persecute us because they think we are evil, we turn around and then believe they are evil, and a cycle of vengeance begins. So evil is only a belief created in our heads, manifesting into the very real horrors we see today. When we can't see that every single person is the image of God, we are in delusion, believing evil. As Thomas Aquinas said, "Evil has no substance, so why bother", and as Paul in the Bible says, "Nothing is evil in itself, but to him who believes it is evil, it is evil."Suelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739011165937473840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-79467957054432678602012-08-06T08:55:37.414-06:002012-08-06T08:55:37.414-06:00Yeah, good meeting you, Todd, chatting sobre la vi...Yeah, good meeting you, Todd, chatting sobre la vida. Hope to hook up more with you, & have fun with those kids!Suelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739011165937473840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-29492743047758548972012-08-05T00:12:05.728-06:002012-08-05T00:12:05.728-06:00Daniel, I found your blog! It was nice meeting you...Daniel, I found your blog! It was nice meeting you today at Joe's for your group's Peace Corps reunion. You are an interesting dude and I am proud of your choice to do what you are doing. No box for you. No rut, no well worn path, no traffic jam of leaf cutter ant people. <br /><br />Next time you find yourself in San Diego, get Joe to call me and we can play some guitar, maybe go camping in Anza-Borrego desert, chat some more about the present. <br /><br />Good luck.<br /><br />~ToddMSTLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460416198078124075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-11504792803594237862012-08-03T01:47:23.847-06:002012-08-03T01:47:23.847-06:00What Great blog. There are quite a few people out ...What Great blog. There are quite a few people out there that live this way. Here is one from the Midwest. He lives almost the exact same way.<br /><br />http://cdycwl.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-66105107939358980302012-07-31T23:59:20.907-06:002012-07-31T23:59:20.907-06:00Hi Daniel,
I read Mark Sundeens book and I was par...Hi Daniel,<br />I read Mark Sundeens book and I was particularly inspired and excited by your view that chance is god. That, as you wrote, "what is natural will unfold naturally without our manipulation if we are open to it." <br />As I go through a transition in my life, with the wonderful possibility to spend time traveling with the desire to be involved in nature oriented activities, I took alot of strength from that idea because planning at that time had become burdensome, with all of the choices (even within the confines of looking for 'nature oriented activities'), and trying painstakingly to follow, find and construct a path that would lead me towards truth and my vision of happiness. <br />I find the idea wonderful and revolutionary and am not sure if I should be doing research and planning or letting it be and following the path wherever it may lead.<br />Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-9049336902920958402012-07-31T15:23:34.083-06:002012-07-31T15:23:34.083-06:00I tend to agree that men are not being what men ne...I tend to agree that men are not being what men need to be and this is causing huge issues for society as a whole. Testosterone is a natural chemical that needs to be released through activity and other things. The more I look around the more I see testosterone and male-type behavior seen as bad and it is repressed at a growing rate. Men are not allowed to do what men have always done (hunt, fish, provide, protect, and bond with other men) This is causing us to act out in strange ways. Some men get all hostile and act out in violent ways which is not appropriate. Others forget all about thier natural selves and sit around doing nothing and become increasingly depressed and suffer identity loss. Men are becoming something that the world has never seen and it not good for society. The digital age is keeping people indoors and this is something that should change quickly. Something happens to me when I am out in nature for a few hours and it gives me so much satisfaction and recharges my "batteries" in real ways...not mey cell phone battery. It is impossible for me to feel depressed or idle or alone if I am in nature. Men need to be men and need to be allowed to express themselves and all of society would be better off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-83869711285337555052012-07-31T10:33:13.286-06:002012-07-31T10:33:13.286-06:00When the human species, in its current form does m...When the human species, in its current form does more harm than good, nature will phase us out.Was Oncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14997943977882019444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-31809167953341282022012-07-29T04:39:59.096-06:002012-07-29T04:39:59.096-06:00Well, let's blame this on the fact that I am r...Well, let's blame this on the fact that I am reading this in the middle of the night. I always love to hear anything you have to say, Daniel, as you know. I feel the same about you as I do my children (an now grandchildren). You are a part of my heart, and always will be.<br /><br />So as I came to read your latest blog post, I was confused as to whether it was yours, or someone named Michael's. I have to admit, and apologize in advance, that I first read his postings, then began skimming, then began skipping them altogether. I occurs to me that the point of your views was somehow missed. While I appreciate everyone's viewpoint, as I know you do, too, I felt that his where somehow in the wrong place.<br /><br />That being said, here are my opinions. Remember Penny, Daniel? She lived in our spare room for a while. About prescription drugs, she used to say, "Better living through chemistry". When I first learned that I would be on prescriptions for the rest of my life, I was first in denial, then angry, then came acceptance. Without them, all quality of life for me goes out the window. I always remember those two years, before I found the right doctor and the right meds, when I prayed all day to go be with Jesus. Death seemed a better alternative to the suffering. Since being on medication, I've been able to live a productive life. So I get a bit turned off when people use blanket statements about prescription drug usage. Without it, I would still be praying to die, or that prayer might already have come true. People should take care with such statements.<br /><br />Second, I used to not believe there was evil in the world. And the Colorado massacre might have involved mental illness, I'll give you that, but you'll never convince me that some form of evil wasn't involved.<br /><br />I can't wait to hear more about your adventures. As usual, I need my dose of Daniel. Again, all of what I've said can be chocked up to the fact that it is written in the wee hours. Probably not all. Let's settle with some.<br /><br />Love you man!Kelly Robinsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-2640475940801714842012-07-27T21:59:22.908-06:002012-07-27T21:59:22.908-06:00Daniel,
Hello, my name is Michelle. I just wanted...Daniel,<br />Hello, my name is Michelle. I just wanted to say thank you! I'm currently reading Mark Sundeen's book about you and the life you have led thus far. I thought that it was quite funny that I thought of you when I checked this book out from the library (not knowing it was you), thinking that in some way, I felt connected to you. Then, while reading the book, a mention of a man sitting in a tree in Oregon hit me like a ton of bricks! I followed that story everyday. If you would ever consider coming out to Reno, NV please contact me. Our home is open to you! :)Catch the Spark!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03656191317438990452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-83063479486432513212012-07-26T13:21:00.410-06:002012-07-26T13:21:00.410-06:00Re: mega churches - they're organized, founded...Re: mega churches - they're organized, founded and run pretty much like any other business, which are essentially all they are, brand "Christianity" businesses. <br /><br />The evil genius that is the mega church business model is that it creates a perfectly captive and loyal consumer base, the kind that marketing departments salivate over. Your consumer base (i.e. "the congregation") shows up, and you offer to sell them coffee mugs, T-shirts, CD's, DVD's, Bibles, bumper stickers, key chains, anything you can think of. Just slap a cross or a bible verse on it and it's ok - whatever the "Christian" marketing departments can come up with. <br /><br />The mega church fits perfectly with the larger pattern of social trends in America - it becomes another alternative, bubble community for another personally customizable niche identity. Goths shop at Hot Topic, yuppies shop at Crate & Barrel, mega churcher's shop and hang out at their mega church. The mega churchers are not really all that different than every other one of these niche communities with their niche identities - every one of these groups, no matter what their flavor, are all united in that they're all dedicated to consumerism. Christian-themed movies, Christian-themed apparel, Christian-themed camping events, Christian rock concerts, etc., it's all about people gathering together into one homogenous tribal identity for entertainment and consumerism.<br /><br />Like you said, this way of life has absolutely nothing to do with what figures like Jesus (or the Buddha or Lao Tzu, etc.) were talking about. I can't think of anything that could be more conformed to "the way of the world" than mega church culture.Ancient Weavernoreply@blogger.com