he·don·ism 
1. Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses. 2. Philosophy The ethical doctrine holding that only what is pleasant or has pleasant consequences is intrinsically good. 3. Psychology The doctrine holding that behavior is motivated by the desire for pleasure and the avoidance of pain.
Most of us have created this life, avoiding pain, creating an illusion of denial, and finding it impossible to leave this vicious circle in order to see what we really need, what we really value, what we really want.
Afraid of our own emotions, and even more uncomfortable with someone else's.
We want balance in life, but we are still looking for happiness outside ourselves, working harder and harder, getting more and more stuff, till our homes are overflowing with needless things, our children value nothing, becoming insatiable.
We eat out so often, that even food does not excite us anymore.
(Do you remember when going to a restaurant was a treat?)
This is an illusion in which there is no room for desire, passion, or the pursuit of either. We have become victim to the illusion, afraid of the truth.
We have become addicted tothe stuff, the grueling schedule; we have no vision of who we are without it.
We become afraid of the pain of looking at our illusion realizing that time is slipping by, and we have not lived so we continue on.
The most painful part of stopping this madness is realizing that we are living in denial, a story.
Afraid to admit that there is little substance to this way of life. We don't make time for stopping, reading, playing games with our kids that aren't powered by electricity or batteries.
No time for conversing, thinking, meditating, playing, creating, praying, except for when we want something...
Picture a day, when we turn it all off, we have time to share ourselves with family, friends, community.
We work together to save and spend wisely, that we take time for ourselves, that we listen to what our kids really think....
That we honor the sacredness of our homes, that we venture outside and enjoy the seasons....
That we find happiness and peace.
Here is the thought of the day, taken from the Lyrics
"Where is the Love? by the Black Eyed Peas
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder
Most of us only care about money makin'
Selfishness got us followin' our own direction
Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
Kids act like what they see in the cinema
Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness in equality
Instead in spreading love we spreading animosity
Lack of understanding, leading lives away from unity
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' under
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' down
There's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin' under
Gotta keep my faith alive to lovers bound
People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek
Father, Father, Father help us
Send us some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber
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