tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663940498020551223.post5527199126437359321..comments2023-06-11T07:56:47.872-07:00Comments on ThinkSpeak: Ways and MeansThinkspeakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05870824667005297016noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663940498020551223.post-41346868283657921962010-08-29T05:02:35.389-07:002010-08-29T05:02:35.389-07:00It is hard to fight the cynicism, negative energy,...It is hard to fight the cynicism, negative energy, and self righteousness. Some of my activist colleagues have simply "checked out" of the struggle, and have given up. Some have even stopped voting. <br /><br />As for me, part of me sees how easy it is to quit, and then just be a cynical, jaded old man who can go around saying, "I told you so." But then another side tells me I have to continue the struggle, not just because I put children into the world, but because it is the morally right thing to do. <br /><br />But, I'm telling you, the pushback is tremendous. Whatever new idea you propose or whatever forward step you take, you will be pushed back and argued down. Having been an environmental activist for much of my life, I can tell you that the pushback eventually takes away your passion, and even your will to live. <br /><br />Not to mention the extreme partisanship in our world, and the wacky religious extremism, which makes matters only worse.Todd the Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16489958677966294672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663940498020551223.post-32754338248961056442010-08-14T07:29:30.247-07:002010-08-14T07:29:30.247-07:00The way Tolle has spoken to me is his call for thi...The way Tolle has spoken to me is his call for thinking positively--embracing the positive--in interpersonal relationships of all kinds and also our political work--looking at the glass half-full rather than being cynical, always looking at the negative, and being self righteous. This is all a big challenge for me.<br />For me, I want to make that thinking a part of conventional political action, including electoral politics. I don't understand political action on some other realm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663940498020551223.post-65166701474944485592010-08-13T13:43:29.525-07:002010-08-13T13:43:29.525-07:00Great post, and I'm quite familiar with Tolle....Great post, and I'm quite familiar with Tolle. The challenge is getting the wheel to the steel train track and getting traction and momentum.Todd the Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16489958677966294672noreply@blogger.com