Comments on: Blog Action Day: Poverty

By: Reiki Help Blog » Climate Change: The bogeyman morphs

Reiki Help Blog » Climate Change: The bogeyman morphs — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:06:26 +0000

[...] Day once again. The Reiki Help Blog is participating for the third year. Previous themes were Poverty and the Environment. This year the focus is Climate Change, a subject that’s very much part [...]

By: Reiki Help Blog » Two upcoming events

Reiki Help Blog » Two upcoming events — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:25:59 +0000

[...] The Reiki Help Blog has participated for the last two years. In 2008 the topic was poverty and I posted about the availability of clean, potable water to all populations of the world. [...]

By: Reiki Help Blog » One Drop: The Cause of Clean Water

Reiki Help Blog » One Drop: The Cause of Clean Water — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:22:03 +0000

[...] from the list on the left, choose your commitment and get involved! I’ve written about the importance of potable water and sanitation before. This is another way to realize this [...]

By: Aurora Carlson

Aurora Carlson — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:45:45 +0000

Bee Bee, I don’t know if you’ll read this, but I just wanted to let you know that I care. There is much suffering everywhere, and the feelings we have when facing it are sometimes tough. I think we all care, we all want to do something, and I think that if you focus on exactly what is around you and do whatever you can to lift your own life or the life of those around you, it is fantastic. I don’t think anyone gains if we let our tempers drive us into who is right and who is wrong… we all want to help, many of us are probably doing it in many ways, and we will do it much more effectively if we understand and support each other. Much love and support for your strivings, aurora

By: Pamir

Pamir — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:19:51 +0000

Anne welcome! Your take on spiritual ‘poverty’ was fresh & true. I hope in the future there will no longer be any wars.

By: Pamir

Pamir — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:14:54 +0000

Bee Bee, c’mon now this is a conversation. It’s not about you or me, it’s about the challenges. Thanks for acknowledging that I was gentle. I acknowledged you and your points too. And it remains true that we are a global village. We’re responsible for each other, and interdependent. If you don’t feel it’s a priority to build wells in Africa, help in your own community. As long as we’re helping…

By: anne in Japan

anne in Japan — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:35:00 +0000

Thank you Karuna, for this very informative post and for your obvious caring about usable water and its availability. Such a very crucial topic! I have heard that wars of the future will be over water.

Thank you also for commenting on my post in odemagazine.com. Much appreciated. Anne in Japan

By: Bee Bee

Bee Bee — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:08:37 +0000

Extreme Poverty:Definition:No food, water, shelter…wherever you are. Pamir, you can try to be as gentle as possible, but you criticized me anyway. I let it be for days before responding because I wanted to make sure I understood my feelings. The rest of you, stroke each other, etc. Goodbye from me.

By: Aurora Carlson

Aurora Carlson — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:00:44 +0000

Dear Pamir,
I agree with you, all action in the direction of evolution is very important. We all need to take that action from the deepest point in our heart, and that means that whatever we do that is in accord with our own make up will be exactly what we need to do. Every unit of this wholeness needs to take the step that is true for them right now, and doing so will expand the individual’s consciousness. Therefore, whatever action or combination of actions we feel inspired to take, let us do that, with as much detachment as we can naturally access.
Kudos to you for living your passion and keeping the energy in motion
love,
aurora

By: Pamir

Pamir — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:45:11 +0000

*Lisa, thanks for stopping by. CAN is a powerful word. Poverty is a dis-ease we CAN heal.

*Mitch, welcome. I’m going to go over & read your blog next. Statistics are boring until they help us understand our world in a meaningful way. I’m glad it was illuminating for you.

*Meredith, hello again. That’s an eye-opening snapshot of Harrison!

By: Meredith

Meredith — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:41:26 +0000

There was a little write-up about Scott Harrison, the founder of charity:water, in the New York Times Magazine last Sunday.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/10/07/magazine/20081012-STYLE_4.html

By: Mitch

Mitch — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:18:27 +0000

Thanks for taking a different perspective on this topic of poverty today. Honestly, I didn’t know any of the statistics you gave on water; never even thought about it until I read this. Very illuminating information.

By: lisa (kystorms)

lisa (kystorms) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:17:21 +0000

Thanks for such a great post, poverty is a disease we CAN cure.

By: Pamir

Pamir — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:30:18 +0000

When the Berlin Wall fell, I predicted that the one remaining system for society would have to update itself sooner or later, that it too would become inviable. In the last 2-3 weeks we’ve seen this happen in the global free market system.

The purpose of Blog Action Day is simple & direct. Educate and move people to action. Sometimes clicking the donation link I provided does more good.

I know & spend a lot of time helping others understand that Consciousness is primary. Ultimately, that being the model is going to bring about the substantial transformation humanity, society & the Earth desperately needs.

It isn’t in the mainstream however, no matter how true it may be. All of us who subscribe to Consciousness being primary do our part in mainstreaming it. That is as it should be.

I do wonder however if an approach utilizing multiple channels is more effective. And there is the consideration that certain situations come to a head through the build up of momentum. I’m sure Consciousness played a part in bringing the Wall down too.

Further, as far as giving & action is concerned to eliminate global Poverty, people give & take action for various reasons: guilt, tax shelter, social proof, i.e., others are giving, to feel good about themselves, etc.

It’s worth wondering if the inner workings of action in Consciousness is reachable by most, not in the sense that they couldn’t, but only that is it even in the conversation. Are the majority of people considering such truths?

I know that all of us who are, help bring these considerations to the forefront for everyone else. In the meantime some simple, direct action is always just fine where I sit.

By: Aurora Carlson

Aurora Carlson — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:03:20 +0000

Thank you for the welcome, Pamir!
What you say reminds me of a sentence from the website of the Alliance for a New Humanity: action without love is meaningless and love without action is irrelevant.

I agree, absolutely…

But I also know that action can be on many levels, if one has gained access to them. As you know, what we are doing on the WHF is action in consciousness, which is the most powerful action there is. A large group of meditators meditated on peace together just before the Berlin Wall fell- did you know that? So as we do our outer doings, let’s not forget to do the inner ones first

love,
aurora

By: Pamir

Pamir — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:27:10 +0000

Welcome Aurora! Obviously hearts & minds need to open before there’s action, but action is necessary; it can’t just remain on the level of the symbolic.

By: Pamir

Pamir — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:22:01 +0000

Bee Bee, thanks for your participation here. There’s no doubt that the environment globally requires our care & attention. Creeks drying out, extreme weather patterns, species extinction & so many other factors are a part of our reality now. And yes every country has its own challenges. It’s an ongoing conundrum that the wealthiest nation in the world has such high levels of the homeless, poverty, illiteracy, and the uninsured. These are all challenges that future leaders, and all of us citizen leaders will inherit.

Any help is good help, so keep doing what you feel is right. Just a quick point about scale & perspective however: Poverty as a global situation is interdependently every person’s concern, it doesn’t serve the human family to separate because extreme poverty is occurring in places we’re not sure we can even find on a map. And these souls are living on less than $1 a day.

By: Aurora Carlson

Aurora Carlson — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:08:51 +0000

Dear Pamir,
Thank you for your blog, it is very obvious how passion is moving you to help our world.

I see water as a symbol of our inner flow, the flow of consciousness. I truly believe that when we open our hearts, abundance of everything we need will start flowing into our world. Creation starts inside ourselves and manifests as our outer symbols, of which water is most basic. In other words, to see an outer flow of water, food, abundance of all kinds, we need to do the inner work of removing the blockages.
Thank you for your upgoing energy!
Love,
Aurora

By: Bee Bee

Bee Bee — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:25:50 +0000

We are running out of water, right here, where I live. Wells are running dry, people can’t afford to drill new and deeper ones, and “Deep Creek” that supplies our water was called “Shallow Creek” by a five year old last year. It holds less water today. Still, we do not have mandatory water conservation in place. Voluntarily, water use is down though. Our town was talking about “selling water” to someone. How? We are running out. What a strange country, we are!

When I shopped for groceries last week, people from a food pantry were out front asking that people shop for others who have no food. I shopped for them also. This is where I will be placing my focus. There is much poverty around here. Many people do not have money to heat their homes, or shacks. Their water, if provided by the town, will be cut off. It is not like a large city where social programs exist that will pay your bill for you. There are Mexican immigrants here, a long way from home, and now unemployed.

Have you noticed that the Presidential candidates keep promising to help the middle class, but not the poor. I realize the middle class has long been neglected, and that without a middle class the economy will fail (might be too late). Still, a word or two about those who have next to nothing in this country is called for.

I am not trying to imply that all of us should focus on people in need here and not in some other country. I am only stating what I choose to do at this time.