the folly of our own ways

Art by: Rebecca Wang

"Pride of our ego, image, and heritage only breeds labels, labels breeds separation, separation breeds conflict, conflict breeds violence, so can we see how clinging to our image and heritage is the root of the fall of mankind? Why cannot we just BE humans, men and women without labels that divide us? Why must we assert our ego to the forefront and stomp on the ground to be noticed? As we remain blind to our own conditioning and fail to recognize that just being born 100 miles north or south would have changed who we are today. Yet those who are lost in their roles, are like the blindfolded walking on a tightrope, and if we scream too loud, they may get scared and fall. It is wise to just keep pointing the way, so that they too may discover truth on their own, for as they say, let the fool persist in their folly so that they may become wise!

When we look deeper into the matter, what we discover is that we are 'all' made of the same stardust that scatters throughout the night sky, as we all breath the same air and drink the same water, and the only separation between mankind is that which the mind creates inside. It really is no different from watching sports fanatics rooting for their own team, that same unconscious pride only creates conflict within themselves and others without their knowing. The amount of anger that can rise from a losing fan can sometimes drive one towards violence, as they are blind to the fact that it is only a game they are caught up in. Same goes with our daily life, for we get far too caught up in the game of culture and society, as many of us have lost the meaning of what IT means to truly be alive.

Looking around the world at all the fighting and conflicts, what we see is the spectrum of being at war with IT-self, but anyone with a rational mind can see that light cannot exist without darkness, black cannot exist without white, and anyone who thinks they can win a war has already lost the battle inside. The Chinese figured this out long ago, as the yin and yang go together in their ancient symbol, 'they' are not at war with each other, for the phoenix with us all would not be able to rise if there wasn't a dragon within us to burn away the dross of the false. We are trying to get to the root source of conflict and violence in the world and within our hearts, and opinions of the ego do not help in this matter, as the facts are only revealed to us when we look at 'what is' with a silent mind, for only then can we begin to see the folly of our own ways!" ~Alistar Valadez...

redman tho

one of my most favorite rappers of my all time has been redman tho

rap dancin

i like cassidy. i dig his style. i like his flow and his videos are entertaining

Project Q.U.E.E.N

i am so IN LOVE with this woman....


"When I started my music career, I was a maid. I used to clean houses. My mother was a proud janitor. My stepfather, who raised me like his very own, worked at the post office and my father was a trashman. They all wore uniforms and that’s why I stand here today, in my black and white, and I wear my uniform to honor them.
This is a reminder that I have work to do. I have people to uplift. I have people to inspire. And today, I wear my uniform proudly as a Cover Girl. I want to be clear, young girls, I didn’t have to change who I was to become a Cover Girl. I didn’t have to become perfect because I’ve learned throughout my journey that perfection is the enemy of greatness.
Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable." - Janelle Monáe

new video! :D

i had tons of fun doing all the research and writing this up. so much good stuff coming up! i'm excited

why is nature still illegal?

from the fb page Lastrealindians We're going to repost this because many do not understand that Industrial Hemp is not Cannabis. you can smoke hemp all day and you will not "get high"; if you smoke cannabis you will undergo certain psychological/physiological effects that may "get one high." Cannabis also has certain medical benefits with respect to cancer an glaucoma for instance. Hemp is the crop all of our Tribal Governments should be willing to go to jail in order to grow it and provide our homeland with a real sustainable, regenerative economy (the world needs to). LRI says nothing about and does not judge the ceremonial, medicinal, cultural or other use of any mind altering natural plant substance, that is not our place as 2leggeds to do that. The post is meant to empower our leaders to grow hemp as a way to defeat poverty, to provide our own food, clothing, shelter, energy, etc <~ all that is possible with industrial hemp. Hemp is the new Buffalo. We do not want our kids "getting high" ; we want to strengthen ourselves by all means.



another problem reservations face is nuclear contamination from testing and nuclear waste accidents, in 1979 the worst ever accident happened....ugh it makes me sick.... from wikipedia

The Church Rock uranium mill spill occurred in New Mexico on July 16, 1979 when United Nuclear Corporation's Church Rock uranium mill tailings disposal pond breached its dam.[1][2] Over 1,000 tons of solid radioactive mill waste and 93 millions of gallons of acidic, radioactive tailings solution flowed into the Puerco River, and contaminants traveled 80 miles (130 km) downstream to Navajo County, Arizona and onto the Navajo Nation.[2] The mill was located on privately owned land approximately 17 miles north of Gallup, New Mexico and bordered to the north and southwest by Navajo Nation Tribal Trust lands.[3] Local residents, who were mostly Navajos, used the Puerco River for irrigation and livestock and were not immediately aware of the toxic danger.[2] The accident released more radiation than the Three Mile Island accident that occurred four months earlier and was the largest release of radioactive material in U.S. history.[2][4][5][6] Groundwater near the spill was contaminated and the Puerco rendered unusable by local residents. The governor of New Mexico refused the Navajo Nation's request that the site be declared a federal disaster area, limiting aid to affected residents.[7] The event received less media coverage than that of Three Mile Island, likely because it occurred in a lightly populated, rural area.[8] Some scholars suggest there were elements of class and racism to the neglect as well, since it affected primarily poor Native Americans.[5] In 2003 the Churchrock Chapter of the Navajo Nation began the Church Rock Uranium Monitoring Project to assess environmental impacts of abandoned uranium mines; it found significant radiation from both natural and mining sources in the area

removing the radiation and healing the land should be a priority, but nobody wants to talk about this problem it seems. but if there is even a chance that hemp could remove radiation from the soil, why not try?

Orion’s Belt points to Sirius. Sirius is the brightest star in the nighttime sky according to some guy on fb Orion originally had 7 stars, the others were put there to hide knowledge.
Some say It represents the Egyptian equivalent of Chakras, or Glands, but my favorite is the 3rd eye controls the 4 elements of the body.