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Choices in Finding Self – How Do We Move Forward in a Conflicted World?

June 24, 2020 By Zen

Choices in Finding Self

We generally look at that world through a lens that inhibits the choices in finding self. There is another binary connection that, through the choice of ‘yes’ or ‘no,’ molds our reality on a moment to moment basis. It, too, is an emotion and logic driven system. The two are nearly inseparable and often in conflict.

We ask questions and ponder paths, imagining possibilities for creating a sustainable world. Current quantum theory indicates we have more capacity for becoming self-aware and managing our reality better; individually influencing a collective consciousness.

On the theme of destiny or fate, or even just making better choices, does synchronicity have anything to do with it? How do we access a clearer path toward self-actualization and self-realization that benefits us all? What are those better choices in finding self?

If we consider the notion of creating our reality, does that eliminate determinism or is it complementary? How specific is the form, fit and function for us and a prudent path in the world?

Does this commitment take free will away or refine it with discernment and wisdom? Will knowing more have an effect on our activity in the future? Is your shift in awareness going to impact the world around you? How do you know?

Making Better Choices Given Current Awareness

Information feeds the growth of intelligence and choices in finding self. How much information do we really have about our human form, fit and function in this reality? Wouldn’t it make sense for advanced races, non-human intelligence, to perhaps have more information as a result of their prior evolution long before us?

Just consider the thousands and perhaps millions of years they are ahead of us. It gives us pause for a moment to consider our tenure in the universe, looking at our current information curve and state of affairs, noticing a similar curve of awareness leading up to 2012 and recognizing that there are civilizations thousands, perhaps millions, of years ahead of us.

How might we understand non-human intelligence? Are we trying to mix apples and oranges? Perhaps it’s just a riddle and we forget the option of juicing.

Throughout the ‘Contact Modalities’ we have examples of how non-human intelligence has interacted with people from all cultures, religions and walks of life for quite some time.

Most of the time we’ve chosen to categorize and separate, a very human-centric left-brained trait, instead of looking at them as a holistic system. The very idea of everything being connected, which many know to be true, is muddled by the reticence to expand the view, most likely because humans feel like they have to have answers in hand before approaching a subject.

Choices in Ignorance

What if we didn’t have the answers? What if we didn’t even have the right questions? What kinds of choices in finding self might there be? By all accounts, with rare exceptions, this non-human intelligence seems to operate above and beyond the notion of any human control or understanding. Heck, we’re suspended in space on a planet (perhaps with its own consciousness) hurtling through space at breakneck speeds circling a star that gives us life.

This same solar system is also in a far arm of a galaxy, moving around its center all the while moving around the universe with other galaxies. All of this is happening with relative harmony; rarely does anything collide. Think about the magnificence of that reality for just a moment and let it sink in.

If we look at many of the modern scientists there is a consistent notion that consciousness, that which occupies the space between the proton, neutron and electron on a very basic level, manages the whole show. We don’t know exactly how humans fit in, yet the mathematical precision becomes evident. We tend to reverse-engineer everything.

We’re great at taking things apart and developing equations that explain how things are put together. For instance, did you know that the equation that was discovered to reveal the creation of the carbon atom has 32 decimal places in its variable, the number that actually makes the equation work? What if there was that kind of precision within a different state of consciousness and, over time, this same consciousness is not only understood, it is accessible for interaction.

In ZERO to ONE – Making Our Way Toward a Conscious Civilization is a chapter on Frequency and how it might relate to the contact modalities. At least for the moment, let’s just consider what we already know and expand on it: everything is vibration. This means it has a frequency. In your quietest moments, away from the din of civilization, what do you hear?

Trusting Your Gut or Buying Into the BS – Where is Your Future?

May 21, 2020 By Zen

Onward Through the Fog

I remember that saying from Mr. Natural… an Oat Willie production. That is SO exciting! Penetrating the fog with faith and trust – trusting your gut. The moment we let go, we get lighter. The mind wants to hold us back with its fears of uncertainty. A leap of faith, into a state of love and trust begins all journeys.

I see folks making statements that are self-deprecating and I cringe, knowing the opposite is true. You can have everything – IF you give up your life to create it. We want, we want, we want… We don’t consider what we need to BE in order to get it. Trusting your gut is a first step in the prudent path to your soul’s design and genetic predisposition, the perfected body, mind and heart.

Most think they have to become hardened or manipulative when the opposite is actually true. We have so many who’ve gone before us and held out a hand of help, expressing the need to ‘just let go.’ There is no division or religious separation or separation from you and creation in that place. It doesn’t take away your individuality, it empowers it to work at peak functionality.

I had the experience of being gifted the awareness of ascending back into cosmic consciousness (the light) when I prayed to know what truth was and was willing to die for it if necessary. I did and was told a story about us, then given an experience of that same cosmic consciousness condensing back into form. I trusted my gut when it happened, actually feeling the gentle tug lifting me upward.

What I learned is that we are far more capable of manifesting what we once thought were miracles, simply by realigning ourselves. You have three brains – your HEAD brain, your HEART brain, and your GUT brain. The three brains are like an orchestra, with billions of neurons cooperating to produce a harmonic symphony – harnessing together an ever-changing network of neurons that work in synchrony. Isn’t it time we played a better tune?

The First brain is you Gut, according to the aboriginal traditions from long ago. Trusting your gut is where we connect with the vibratory fields of all creation. We now know scientifically that all matter and substance is made up of vibrating strings of energy. We all have a connection to those fields, NATURALLY. We ignore our intuition more often than not. It’s time we changed that and reverse the order of what we’ve been doing – Thinking first, then trying to convince ourselves we are thinking the right things.

We’ve heard of the One Mind, right? What do you really think that is? It is the Great Light. We are each individual points of light from it, with our own built in inner truth looking place where we can learn about our perfected form, fit and function in the world, yet still not be ‘of’ it. It’s a amazing and awe-filled journey for those who take it. I did.

Trusting Your Gut

We’re in the times of our lives today, facing things we never dreamed possible in a world with so much possibility. We need a soular revolution, a movement inside that fuels a change toward a better future, not the dystopian one we’re headed toward now.

I trusted my gut in defiance of early ‘authorities’ and the exposure of government science along with shenanigans of the CDC and WHO seem to validate that Scientists at the top of their field from around the world are calling shenanigans and they certainly can’t all be wrong. Just ponder that for a moment. How do you feel?

That defiance I felt in my gut also led to discovering why I had the gut feeling. Expert virologists and immunologists around the world are agreeing that 1) masks do more harm than good and 2) social distancing is not an effective measure in controlling the spread. The dumb and numb, those who still believe in ‘trusted authorities’ of our leadership, are stifling their voice with masks; a true metaphor if there ever was one.

I believe everyone has their own truth meter in their First Brain… gut feelings. We often second guess our gut with our third brain, how and what we are told to think. Step back and distance yourself from the situation, not the people. Do your own investigations of the censored and non-censored information from those who are stepping up and offering their life-long experience and expertise now – countering the BS we are being fed by the so-called ‘authorities.’

The second brain is the heart. That’s the one that is being damaged because the third brain, your head, refuses to think for itself and do the opposite of what a natural process would promote. Developing and maintaining healthy immune systems doesn’t happen from wearing masks and social distancing. We were never meant to operate in a socially-distance dystopian environment. It’s time we had a soular revolution, allowing the First Brain to lead us through this transformation into a true new world order.

As a transformational life coach I deal with the First Brain and help others to engage it more, with phenomenal results. Just read my Google reviews if you don’t believe me. Let those who’ve engaged me and experienced the difference in their lives guide you. Perhaps you’ll want to experience it for yourself.

Concerned with the nature of deception, I wrote this article in the not too distant past. Discernment is crucial.

Social Isolation – Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect

April 30, 2020 By Zen

Beyond Religious Confinement and Social Isolation

“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect” has been misunderstood for too long. Shall we close the gap a bit, especially during times of social isolation? HOW is our challenge today. Looking for a piece of text that encapsulates the understanding life-long inner work has inspired and permitted in my own growth, one source stood out in answer to questions of relating the information to others and is featured below and comes from the Urantia Book. It is replete with conveyed awareness and resonance in our built-in truth meter. [God] is a term and only a term to express an incomprehensible concept to humans. There is a ‘supreme’ consciousness that all advanced or enlightened humans, other races even, embrace as a guiding force and lifestyle to aspire toward. Their actions demonstrate it across the gamut of ancient and present spiritual texts as well.

In the quest for enlightenment, embracing social isolation, self-empowerment and a fulfilling life there are certain ‘protocols’ one learns over time and often with great trials and tribulations. Today, the human race is faced with the notion of travesty and triumph; recognizing a present truth and preparing the way for a transcendent event that offers a brighter future. Individual clarity, integrity and understanding is imperative. Transformational Life Coaching helps to align and/or restore one’s direction toward fulfillment. However we can express the unification of body/mind/spirit integration, there are deeply embedded truths of our soul’s journey toward enlightenment.

One of the books that captured my attention many years ago is call The Urantia Book. It’s got a very expanded view of the material and spiritual hierarchies of creation, an arduous journey through elaborately explained ‘papers’ on various topics. The text introduces the word “Urantia” as the name of the planet Earth and states that its intent is to “present enlarged concepts and advanced truth.” The book aims to unite religion, science and philosophy, and its enormous amount of material about science is unique among literature claimed to be presented by celestial beings. Among other topics, the book discusses the origin and meaning of life, mankind’s place in the universe, the relationship between God and people, and the life of Jesus. The following is an excerpt:

The enlightened worlds all recognize and worship the Universal Father, the eternal maker and infinite upholder o f all creation. The will creatures of universe upon universe have embarked upon the long, long Paradise journey, the fascinating struggle of the eternal adventure of attaining God the Father. The transcendent good of the children of time is to find the eternal God, to comprehend the divine nature, to recognize the Universal Father, God-knowing creatures as they are in their spheres, like him as his is in his Paradise perfection of personality and in his universal sphere of righteous supremacy. From the Universal Father who inhabits eternity there has gone forth the supreme mandate, “Be You perfect, eve as I am perfect.” In love and mercy the messengers of Paradise have carried this divine exhortations down through the ages and out through the universes, even to such lowly animal-origin creatures as the human races of Earth.
This magnificent and universal injunction to strive for the attainment of the perfection of divinity in the first duty, and should be the highest ambition, of all the struggling creature creation of the God of perfection. This possibility of attainment of divine perfection is the final and certain destiny of all man’s eternal spiritual progress.
Earth mortals can hardly hope to be perfect in the infinite sense, but it is entirely possible for human beings, starting out as they do on this planet, to attain the supernal and divine goal which the infinite God has set for mortal man; and when they do achieve the destiny, they will, in all that pertains to self-realization and mind attainment, be just as replete in their sphere of divine perfection as God himself is in the sphere of infinity and eternity. Such perfection may not be universal in the material sense, unlimited in intellectual grasp, or final in spiritual experience, but it is final and complete in all finite aspects of divinity of will, perfection of personality motivation, and God-consciousness.
This is the true meaning of the divine command, “Be ye perfect, even as I am perfect, ” which ever urges mortal man onward and beckons him inward in that long and fascinating struggle for the attainment of higher and higher levels of spiritual values and true universe meanings. This sublime search for the God of universes is the supreme adventure of the inhabitants of all the world of time and space.

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect doesn’t separate individuals, nations or races at all. Now this may be hard to comprehend; that advanced humans and races all have this understanding that is, to date, incomprehensible to man in any ubiquitous sense. FEAR pushes the individual into confinement and isolation, real or imagined. Fearlessness creates freedom of choice and direction, revealing a deeper sense of being in humanity even during social isolation.

In fact, it is one of the prerequisites to advance toward a Type I civilization; a comprehension of at least some universal laws and principles built in to the natural order of things and specifically to our evolution. It’s in our genes, literally. If we step back and look at the essence of the great philosophers of all time as well as messages received through various channels and/or ‘sources’ we find [this] to be true. Many sources, including the Urantia Book, offer truths to discover yet may not be completely true. I think it is an invitation for us to test the information and find the inner resonance of truth.

Adjusting Our Thinking Toward Harmony

Another opportunity during social isolation is the potential direction or movement toward better living is adjusting how we think, becoming quieter, asking better questions and listening deeper. Frequency-response, the ability of the mind to reflect the individuated source code, is the central component of communication with infinite intelligence as it resides within the individual. As in the above, the individuated sphere reflects the supreme sphere; that indwelling aspect of God that is replete within the individual learns how to reflect the divine perfection in the outer world. In a most real sense, we find our perfected form, fit and function in the world as a natural evolution of self.

There are experiential examples strewn across the Net from those who’ve ‘raised’ their consciousness or vibration and chose to share their story. Creation is interactive to the extreme, we just haven’t accepted that it also reflects our unconscious activity as well, as in the transcendent event we are facing now. As a Transformational Life Coach I live these principles daily and, because of fastidious attention paid to the process, it can be shared through experiential learning curves. Simply put, individual action plans become more refined and laser-targeted movement toward goals is more effective, even sublime in some cases. Momentum toward mayhem is diminishing now. We must begin again with a new passion for living and purpose for being.

From another perspective, to make it a bit more understandable, an NDE story often includes a view of the Light and sometimes even entering it… absorbed completely yet still individuated in the ability to think and respond. Extrapolate that to the notion of the Light condensing into form and residing as a point within individual beings, each body on Earth. Each of us, without exception, is connected to [God] or Source. It is a PRESENCE in our lives, not a personage. We have the choice whether to activate that connection or not. How we connect, our ability to completely and totally ‘let go’ of human beliefs and acquire higher-ordered knowledge, is up to us.

We have that choice in all activity, including social isolation, to build better health care systems to technology development to planetary administration and distribution systems to meet the needs for individual care and survival. Attention, intention and action toward life-enhancing goals puts us on the path to perfection. Perfection isn’t a destination or place, it is an experience. The experience moves us even more toward the awareness of each thread in the tapestry of Earth-human relations. Everyone has a spot on the team, there are no cuts from the roster. In other words, the activity of universal consciousness with humans is replete in the non-human [divine] intelligence that is attempting to guide us through our transition.

What Transition Are We Really In?

We’re on a cosmic time-table and it’s perfect for self-reflection in social isolation; to answer at least one of the big questions. How would “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your. Father which is in heaven is perfect” reflect our current situation? The Earth itself is changing; for example, poles are shifting. The world is on lock down for now. Ask yourself, “Why?” That is a very basic awareness and question we all have now. What else is happening simultaneously? We’re moving from one epoch to another, from Piscean (divided) to Aquarian (united) ages. Wouldn’t this also be accompanied by major shifts in consciousness and human activity? The old patterns and programs of ego-centric and fear-laden belief systems are being uprooted. Chaos in world affairs is evidence now. Many have been anticipating this process, not knowing exactly how it would happen, only that, indeed, it would happen.

How we proceed is a matter of acknowledging this internal communication and connection that exists with a higher-nature of humanity; a move toward oneness or at least a greater level of care and concern for life-friendly activities. This move does not take away personal choices or individual rights, it simply invites the individual to be more focused and purposeful, perhaps even fulfilling a ‘destiny’ yet uncovered. The activity of non-human intelligence is in support of this behavioral change within the consciousness of humanity, individually and collectively, toward our next step in universe affairs; the acts of aligning attention, intention and action with universal understanding that enables us to work collaboratively toward harmony among people and planet.

Everyone, even those we believe to be evil power-hungry controllers, has a role in this next act of humanity’s play. It is essential, imperative, that aberrant emotional responses [violent acts and/or unending rants lacking common sense] are minimized or mitigated. This allows the awareness of observation and conscious-choice action to evolve. Consider the indwelling advisory is like a third-party neutral, always focused on the goal, not the distractions. The result empowers the engagement of individual activity and support of supra-human intelligence toward the gradual shift in planetary systems toward a higher order of service to humanity.

Cultural Creatives, label given by Drs. Anderson and Ray, are perhaps one of the best examples – Just under half of the CC population comprises the more educated, leading-edge thinkers. They have a clearer, perhaps, understanding of ‘Be ye therefore perfect.’ This includes many writers, artists, musicians, psychotherapists, alternative health care providers and other professionals. They combine a serious focus on their spirituality with a strong passion for social activism. We are faced with the challenges of righting a listing ship. Historically, empires rise and fall. It seems obvious we’re on the precipice of a fall. Sound familiar?

Be Ye Perfect – Making Sense Common

We often think common sense ought to win out, right? Are there common sense answers to our questions beyond the social isolation? One would think so. Too often common sense is obfuscated or skewed by confusion and disinformation, let alone the chaos in our heads already. What do we do? We make sense common based on practical and pragmatic assertions, such as the above – Such perfection may not be universal in the material sense, unlimited in intellectual grasp, or final in spiritual experience, but it is final and complete in all finite aspects of divinity of will, perfection of personality motivation, and God-consciousness. Be ye therefore perfect.

Perhaps we need to move from binary to tertiary thinking, become aware of the observer that sees things as they are, not how we are programmed by our beliefs encased in polarized spectrum. Instead of a rise or fall, is there a balance that creates a kind of clarity in the chaos? If we were to be so powerful, could we acknowledge the obvious challenges without being polarized by them? Might it be possible to focus attention on what matters; common items to all cultures, races and nations? Beyond the push and pull of the polarity, is it possible to find and engage the perfection in learning how to work together to make sense common?

Attention, intention and action are the ultimate theme in advancing consciousness in humanity, in ourselves, and across the cosmos. If we are going to thrive, let alone survive, the internal nature of our existence must emerge. We need to move past the petty differences, even the ones in our minds that are self-deprecating, and recognize that we all have a goal – to learn to get along in harmony with creation. That may sound impossible, yet it is the most probably answer to: “Why are we here?” It would seem that is the greatest sense made common for today. The greatest battle we face is aligning with purposeful action now, directed toward effective solutions as team players.

If any of this resonated, please take a moment and share this post somewhere. Thanks in advance. More details of our innate ‘systems’ covered in ZERO to ONE.

How You Think IS More Important Than What You Think

March 21, 2020 By Zen

How You Think Determines Your Attitude – Have the Best Possible

How to think vs. what to think… imperative to distinguish!

In times of tension and tumult, here’s how you think better… examine everything without bias, just consider the options and choose the prudent path. When you are diligent and vulnerable, the truth reveals itself. You might learn something new about yourself or the world that will change your perspective. In order to learn to get along, humans have had to engage paradigm shifts, seeing the exact same things with different eyes. If you’d like a lot of eyes to look through, there’s a great exercise here. Isolation can have benefits beyond your imagination.

We have attributed this quote to Goethe – “Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it; Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” When, in fact, it was inspired by Goethe though written by an Irish poet named John Anster, though he wrote, ‘What you can do’ instead.

Other Anster renditions include:
“What you can do, or dream you can, begin it,
Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.
Only engage, and then the mind grows heated, —
Begin it, and the work will be completed!”

I’m not sure how it happened, but FB seemed to think Fred’s face looked like me and Markus went with it at the time. What a randomly generated honor. Time to transform to that ‘quantum coagulator’ it seems. Attention, intention and action. How you think about the former leads to better management of your mind and response to your environment.

Let’s bring that home for a moment. Right now the conversations you have at home are extremely important for the successful navigation of trying times. Converting the fearful and panicky internal feelings and thoughts to those of the salient points for transforming chaos to order is imperative. I found a great blog called Personal Tao that addresses these issues and I’ll highlight the salient points. When many are seeking solace, a few step up to provide guidance with balance and centeredness.

A simple (initial) list of guidelines for living in times of Chaos.
Reinforce local community. Being healthy and active in your local community helps you weather unexpected changes, shortages and those who would try to take advantage of you in a weakened state.
Don’t overextend yourself. If you overextend yourself, chaotic changes will catch you off guard
Be patient and be aware. Chaotic times are neither good nor bad: good and bad are human morality statements. Chaotic times are times of great change. With great change come opportunities that are equally beneficial as they are earth-shaking. Patience allows you to pace your endeavors to use your resources gracefully and with awareness timed to your intuition you then decide which opportunities are indeed positive options rather than negative situations.
Buy and work towards quality over cheap/fast. Times of chaos stress out people, materials, and social systems. In times of chaos things break down, people make things more cheaply, and unexpected shortages will occur. Make sure your work is of quality so it lasts through the time of chaos, make sure you invest in tools and materials which are of quality so that your material tools won’t fail at critical times.
Invest in personal time, keeping in shape and helping those around you to stay in shape. The stress in times of chaos will push us to our limits. Take care of yourself, family and friends so you remain strong and can flow with the unexpected changes that will occur.
Predict nothing! By definition times of chaos are when everything shifts to being unpredictable. Be open to change rather than trying to jigger change or outguessing it. By being aware and flowing with the change, you will more gracefully move with what happens over than trying to outguess all the random shifts that will occur.
Orderly times are more logical; chaotic times are more intuitive

How you think makes the difference between stressful and sublime moments

Sublime – of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.

So always remember the steps of Personal Transformation are:
Acceptance
Awareness
Practices to explore one’s nature. Play is a critical part of any transformation. Seriously, play is about testing and exploring possibility. When you are transforming, you are changing, becoming something new. If you don’t play while in the middle of transformation.. then chances are you will revert to what you already were, since you didn’t take the time to play and work out new options of being. The problem is when a person gets older and yet gets caught in a crisis or transformation…. their adult shape and society: forces them to forget the most important aspects of life. The exploration of play to become more.
repeat 1-3 in several iterations (which equals patience)
Relaxation into self
You are now in a place where you worked and released most of the issues holding you back.
Pause and perform an evaluation of your progress, if you are not done, then repeat steps 1 – 5 again. Please note: Never try to solve all your problems at once. Otherwise, new problems will creep in to fill the void. Step 4 is critical since it allows a person to process their evolution in smaller increments of change. Move ahead with yourself in wonder and enjoyment. If done well it takes roughly two years to do steps 1-5 with several iterations and ten years to become a master of your own life.
However, this path I teach is deeply patient and very Taoist: most people will choose just to grab what they see someone else doing and run with that. Not many people risk taking the time, two to ten years, to explore their life deeply since the unknown scares them.
So don’t assume that chaotic times are bad times. It’s up to us on how to use everything to grow. Chaotic times offer the opportunity of new options. Such times open the doorway to transformation. How you use the energy of chaotic times is also a choice about your own personal growth.

As a parent, you are a leader in your home. How you think determines what you think. As a community member, you are a leader in your community. As a planetary citizen, your are a leader in the world. Whether Goethe or Anster, the quote is sublime… “Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it; Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.”

Flu Season? Need an Immune System Boost? Try Colloidal Silver

March 17, 2020 By Zen

Colloidal Silver – Effective and Inexpensive Prophylactic

Colloidal Silver was approved by the FDA in the 1920s, nearly 100 years ago. Now they’ve rescinded that. Why? Answer: It’s cheap, effective and no need for prescriptions so nobody wins financially – except you. It is so easy to make that virtually anyone can do it. The relative safety of the right PPM is easy to determine as well. And… there is absolutely NO physical harm that can come from it. It is a flu season prophylactic. It’s good in the body and for topical applications.

According to statistics, there are approximately 34,000 deaths from flu in America every month through 1999. Influenza killed about 80,000 people in the 2017-2018 season, according to figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Western medicine would have you vaccinated and, if contracted, a regime of various kinds of antibiotics depending on the physician or medical conditions.

What I have learned is that colloidal silver is an effective treatment for viruses and many other things as well. I’ll share a personal account as reference as to not rely on trusting statistics. There was a nasty flu that went through America in 1999. This isn’t a medical claim or anything of the sort from me, just what I experienced as a result of using it when faced with a nasty bug I’d seen keep folks sick for weeks. No other medications or prophylactics were involved. Use at your own risk.

How I found out about this flu season prophylactic was through experience. I was teaching high school at the time and teachers were out for weeks with it. I started to get symptoms on a Wednesday. Stayed home Thursday (fever of 102) and Friday, drinking a half dozen or so 6 oz. glasses of colloidal silver I made, not the store bought kind. I wanted to test its effectiveness knowing a friend’s research.

The fever broke Saturday and I continued drinking the colloidal silver through Sunday. Monday I returned to school well and with no side-effects from the flu. I was baffled and yet couldn’t deny the results. I suggested it to others, but people are lazy and dismiss things too easily if they don’t have ‘proof’ or the understanding of the science behind it. I suggest learning how to make it and drink a couple of glasses a day as a preventative measure.

I know of others who’ve had similar results, far too many for it to be a fluke. In light of the Corona Virus, colloidal silver MAY BE and effective prophylactic. It has proven usefulness, though our Fiduciary Drug Administration has rescinded its initial approval from a century ago for over-the-counter manufactured colloidal silver.

There are numerous websites and information with conflicting information about colloidal silver. Intend and motivations are always questionable, though when full disclosure of its benefits and potential pitfalls are revealed, colloidal silver is benign at worst and potentially life-saving with the current conditions we face. Why would it not be on the list of potential prophylactics? It’s is inexpensive to make, materials are readily available and with short-term applications it is completely safe for use according the the most reliable information available.

Special thanks to Tim Wiggins who spent several years compiling information on colloidal silver, wrote a book on my computer (he didn’t have one at the time) and published Sit. He shares vital information about the making of it as well, plus what to look for to make sure you’ve got a good batch, not something that could be potentially harmful. It is much more than just a flu season prophylactic.

From Amazon: Colloidal silver’s benefits were known by the pharmaceutical giants back in the 1920s, but naturally occurring minerals in water aren’t patentable…they couldn’t profit from it! Instead they developed 112 silver containing drugs. Then they created the FDA for protection. Now that a simpler manufacturing method has spawned university studies that have proven colloidal silver’s viability, these same pharmaceutical companies want the competition removed from the shelves. The FDA can’t justify that- yet. But what they did do amounts to the death knell for colloidal silver marketing. The FDA has made its Final Ruling, clearly at the behest of the drug thugs. Consumers can now only get colloidal silver in bottles labeled as: “mineral supplement”. They’re trying to force colloidal silver into oblivion. We won’t let them.

Here’s how to make it:

Purchase a couple of feet of 12 gauge jewelry-grade silver rod, it’s 99.925% pure silver. Not every jewelry store will have it. You’ll need to find a jewelry supply store. Just look them up online for one close to you or to order online. Here’s a link to purchase pre-cut .999% pure 12 gauge silver rod or you can purchase in bulk here.

Cut into 6″ lengths. Acquire an HP or other laptop charger with a 24 volt rating (photo below). I found a charger in a thrift store for $2.99. Tim tested many voltage rates to find the best producing results. It was found to be 24 volts, so make sure that the rating is correct. Deviations tend to produce lesser quality colloidal silver.

Purchase electrical connector (photo). The connector should be available from electronics or electrical supply store. Take one of the lengths to make sure of fit.

Remove computer plug-in on charger and strip wires about 1/2 inch. Attach to fitting as shown, using the set screws to secure the wires. Clip 2 pieces of silver rod in the connector (should just ‘snap’ in) and you are ready to rock. Just make sure the connector stays dry.

Get a glass gallon jar (best) and fill it with distilled water and put a pinch of Vitamin C crystals in water, or break of a very small piece from pure Vitamin C tablet. It only takes a very small amount to assist the electrolytic process. Plug in charger and put silver rods in water making sure the connector stays dry. Let ‘brew’ until the water becomes the color of medium tea, a slight amber color is perfect at 50 – 100 ppm. Drink as needed. 2 glasses a day in flu season is good.

Again – the proper solution will have the color of amber tea – clear, or nearly so. The photo below is an example of how it should look.

If gray or overly cloudy, toss it and start over. It probably wouldn’t hurt you, but it doesn’t have the right ratio of silver. There are conflicting PPM references online, just so you are aware. Just make sure it looks similar to the photo above and you should be fine. There really is nothing it will do to harm you short term.

If you really want to be helpful to your fellow humans, share this post. Be preventative not pejorative.

Colloidal Silver is a well-known flu season prophylactic.

The Trials and Tribulations of Self-Promotion

February 5, 2020 By Zen

The trials and tribulations of self-promotion are both devastating and exhilarating. In 2014, Forbes reported there were 26 million companies in America, 22 million of them solopreneurs. There were 24.8 million non-employer businesses in 2016 according to data from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs. As reluctant as one might be, the necessity of self-promotion looms over many. It usually is not something we care for or are good at when just starting out. We just want to get on with it, whatever ‘it’ may be.

I’ve been online for nearly 30 years in various boards, communities, groups and websites. At first I was appalled by all the self-promotion, ubiquitous in its deployment. Now I find myself on the other side of the equation and needing to perform the same tasks. I doubt that I’m alone in that swing of perspective. One of those perspectives on the pendulum swing was the old adage, ‘be careful what you judge harshly.’ All too often, we find ourselves doing the same thing.

What’s the rub? Why is the resistance to self-promotion high in some and non-existent in others? It seems to have to do with the amount of hype behind the promotion. Third person methods seem more palatable than first person presentations to most folks. Testimonials tend to hold more truth and value than a talking head touting features and benefits. The talking heads, though, are better able to differentiate and educate their audience. The realm is rife with paradox, yet there is a balanced approach every marketer strives to achieve and garner the best results, their perfect marketing mix.

What do we need to know?

Self-promotion has a lot of moving parts. Before plunging into the ocean of emotional impulses intended to move people this way or that, it made sense to explore methods of communication and best practice in delivery to an audience, a target market. In my quest for knowledge, one of the first concepts was to know your audience. Of course demographics enter in, though psychographics tend to me more important.

Why?

It’s how the audience listens that is imperative to understand; the message has to meet their needs and wants regardless of product or service. There’s a quest to translate going on inside, weaving its way through the cognitive dissonance and fights with self. The battles with self are best had with the help of others. Too often the proximity to the challenge creates the inability to step back and develop better strategies.

Audiences have a variety of needs that don’t necessarily align with the presentation of the promotion. A pummeling pontifical presence certainly isn’t going to win over a highly critical and intelligent audience, for instance, where the former might reach a desperate and insecure audience that are looking for a way to assuage their fear of potential outcomes. The old ‘sell ’em sick then sell ’em well’ syndrome.

The former audience, more discerning listeners, would respond much better to a well-crafted infomercial that anticipated their questions and delivered thoughtful responses. Neither style is good or bad, right or wrong, just how the particular audience responds best. Market research time is best spent in understanding the audience and how to deliver quality communication that resonates. Marketers sometimes forget sales are always about emotions; how someone feels toward a company, message or experience.

Solopreneurs are tasked with their own copyrighting for better or worse. Often so busy working in the business, little time and even less effort goes into working on the business. Internal operations are managerial where the external, specifically marketing, is a leadership role and carries the vision to the target market’s ears and eyes with an invitation to engage. The marketer’s attention, intention and action are strategically aligned to create the best results.

Attention, Intention and Action

General wisdom in more esoteric realms has very practical applications in business; many sales practices have esoteric knowledge counterparts. Think about this for a moment: “Where is your attention?” Is it on your vision, strategy, implementation or analytics? What are your leading indicators that attention is focused where it needs to be in your self-promotion?

Perhaps a wholistic view is necessary; each aspect requiring attention at different moments though equally important components. Intention is about how or who you are at the core, your sincerity or lack thereof shines through in your action. In the case of marketing, folks are becoming more discerning. They want authenticity and integrity, not to mention honesty.

Being seen as an authority or expert are somewhere in the litany of intentions. In business that is called ‘branding.’ How do you intend to be seen in your market niche? Clarity is imperative or impressions are far from productive. Delivering that message throughout the marketing mix brings serious questions of capacity. How much can one really do? This is where a strategic plan has to be in place, a work breakdown with deliverables, structure and timing.

How we are perceived comes from the delivery of the messages, slightly different for each area of the marketing mix channels, their frequency and value for the target market. The solopreneur seeks free and simple stuff to help deliver messages. Fortunately, there are many such services on the web today. Content is king and quality, queen. A happy couple means the best relationships with your audience. Frequency is another story.

How do you know where the frequency of messages hedges annoyance? Frankly, its an experiment for most. Of course there are infographics on best practices, post timing for best viewing numbers and even recommended content providers gleaned from Google searches and cursory research. It is very much an experiment of purposeful presentation. Analytics and statistics won’t always give you the answers you want, but they will guide your path with realism.

Self-Promotion – Image?

Assertive differentiation is often the quest of the solopreneur, garnering more eyeballs through digital efforts in cyberspace. Branding is of the utmost importance for longevity. Considering graphics and images, how creative is appropriate for your target market? Most go through many iterations until something sticks. Humorous anecdotes on shiny objects are certainly applicable, though competition is fierce. Getting through the maze of shiny objects to have a brand recognized is the objective of the marketer.

As a solopreneur and business owner, self-promotion has gone through too many iterations to mention until we found a somewhat unique way to represent the ‘image’ of transformational life coaching and me. It happened rather serendipitously. A graphic artist had made caricatures for another endeavor, a model school for at-risk kids, where he took a business card and photos and came up with caricatures of us that fit the intention. Years later, a client suggested I use the caricature to represent my coaching, kind of an angel in your corner thing.

I was hesitant at first because the last thing I wanted to do was seem aloof or unreachable. The reality is completely different, a kind-hearted and genuinely helpful human being with a skill set worthy of hire. It took years to build up the recommendations on Google and LinkedIn. Folks aren’t always forthcoming when they perceive to expose themselves as vulnerable. My point is that it takes time, arduous experimentation and tenacity to develop a business of any kind.

At this point in life, I’m working with a number of clients that are realizing that retiring early wasn’t the greatest of ideas. Nearly all of them worked in an unfulfilling job, even though they might have been quite successful in it. I truly am an angel in their corner. The relative seclusion that a life in service to a company leaves folks with an insecurity and huge question mark as to where to go or what to do next. The idea of recreating oneself is daunting and scary for many. Fortunately, life has provided numerous opportunities for me to experience the process and learn the best practices.

When Professionalism Matters

Another business deals with construction stakeholders engaged in multi-million dollar projects. Many contracts today require a third-party neutral to facilitate partnering sessions prior to breaking ground. The sessions are designed to create a highly-functional team that deliver an excellent product on or ahead of schedule, at or below budget and with zero injuries. That takes specific processes to develop ethics, goals, objectives and issue resolution plans to handle known events with minimal, if any, downtime.

Branding for that business needs to be a bit more conservative with respect to the blue-collar nature of the work. The industry is more concrete, practical and pragmatic regarding leadership and management. We chose a logo that would appeal to the black and white of the industry, the numbers at the end of the day. In the field, a handshake and follow through often mean the difference in delays in the schedule or value engineering and profit for the company.

Differentiation doesn’t have to be difficult

One of the things entrepreneurs, solopreneurs and small business owners are not real good at doing is asking for feedback. The most successful are always looking for constructive criticism and helpful hints. Most folks want to be able to accomplish on their own, forgetting there is a whole world of support that will arrive just by the asking. Whether afraid of revealing secrets or just appearing less than intelligent, there are so many resources, tips and tools that it makes no rational sense not to use them.

Time-management rears its ugly head again. There are only so many hours in the day. Automation is important, yet it has to be the right kind of automation. Many marketers shoot from the hip, trying this and that and waste a lot of time. Personally, I think we’re prone to having to learn things the hard way. The smarter we become, the more targeted our work becomes. Action plans with schedules and tasks provide the greatest results.

Self-Promotion Is Inevitable

Everyone knows the old adage of having the greatest thing since sliced bread is great, but if no one knows it is all for naught. Sometimes the resistance to it causes us to act haphazardly when we do, providing poor results as well. Taking the time to explore options thoroughly, ask questions of those who’ve gone down the road previously (with success, of course) and experimenting with the insights and suggestions offered will provide the best results.

Thoughtful consideration of the mission and vision of the business, its objectives and ideal image will make the marketing effort so much more productive. In today’s marketplace we need laser-focused efforts, not shot gun approaches that used to work great in the old world – last century perhaps. As solopreneurs, we owe it to ourselves to be mindful of how we present our brand. The competition we perceive can cause hasty actions or choices within the marketing mix. Best to seek guidance and hire some quality help. Much success to the journey of self-promotion!