Of Ravens and Revolutions
submitted by Kelly Poirier
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YES YOU can be revolutionary!
Sometimes it is hard to know if we are living our lives according to principles of our own choosing, or principles that are thrown at us at a dizzying rate by the media.
Every summer I turn off my TV. And this particular summer I have discovered a new sense of clarity, in having just a little more quiet to remember the values-based life that I wish for myself and my children.
It is revolutionary!
Really, it doesn’t take much to be a revolutionary. I mean it is a lot of work to be Castro or Che Guevara. But perhaps it is as simple as making choices on a daily basis that reflect the values you want to live and want to see in the world.
What you buy, in this day and age, is who you are. That is how advertisers have set up consumerism.
You wanna be sexy? Buy this shirt, wear this cologne, take this pill, get this Botox!
You want to be smarter? Take this vitamin, drink this bottle of water, take this course!
You want your kids to be smarter? Buy this video, feed them this vitamin, wear these clothes!
OR you can ignore all that stuff and be guided by your own inner compass. Pick up something to read; take in the messages you want, when you want!
REVOLUTIONARY!
Here is a link to all things revolutionary and clever; a little publication
that needs to be visited now and then to kick us all in the ass, and make us
laugh, cry, and pump our fists (or wings if you are one of us
Ravens) in the air, ALL at the same time.
Viva la Revolucion!
