Recognize your power.

[Nerb]

All I need to understand is that those with little self control in their own lives will usually try to control others.

Another trait of the Weak Woke Human condition.

[putnam6]

The older I get, the more I appreciate the wisdom of my Dad (RIP).

He was mostly apolitical and would have given me a disapproving look for how much time I spend on these political matters.

He believed in focusing on what you can improve in your own life for the benefit of yourself and your family. Issues in the sociopolitical world only become relevant when they negatively affect your personal or professional life. He had the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. 9/11 and COVID significantly disrupted his business, but he managed to transition after 9/11 and, by 2003, had rebuilt it from working solely for one company to working for many.

Going through companies left and right, adjusting the mixture and selection till the business had 11-12 years of phenomenal growth. And he worked it all day at the office, and even when he was at home. Thats what he was plugged into growing his business for his family circle

He didn't like Trump at all, and was meh on the Clintons it just wasn't something that he spent time on.

You have to tune out the noise and still take care of your responsibilities DAILY

But he had been working since he was a kid, his Dad had a roadside chenille store/he worked at it for years... Till it burned down, taking the attached family living quarters with it

[LightAngel]

You have to tune out the noise and still take care of your responsibilities DAILY

Best advice ever. 

[putnam6]

Best advice ever. 

and yet I rarely have the discipline to do more than a week before I backslide... I need to change that, pronto...

[UltraBudgie]

He believed in focusing on what you can improve in your own life for the benefit of yourself and your family.

...

You have to tune out the noise and still take care of your responsibilities DAILY

this is best morning meditation

not navvel gazing which is silly

rather finding basis again and again reason
not getting caught in urge to rush in and fret the day
take time to remember what really important

"oh no i have to do this today then i have to do that etc etc"
okay maybe but first remember what and why
'is this really important in itself or means to an end?'

[IgnorantGod]

While I do respect the idea of 'focusing on its direct surrounding' rather than 'higher' politics, isn't such population's 'mentality' what allows 'corruption' to 'infect' the higher sphere of societal Politics?

And to not be misunderstood, I am a follower of 'couldn't care less about things out of reach' most of the time, simply because I consider that whatever happens of the species, it was allowed by reality. Who am I to 'judge' reality anyway?

In any case, if the 'parasites/symbiotes' are asking, I may actually do something, who knows. How much 'control' do one have over the body? Or thoughts? Can a 'thought' be owned? Does it come from one source?

[cherokeetroy]

Repetition rewires your brain
Repetition rewires your brain 
Repetition rewires your brain 

Repeated thoughts fueled by emotion followed by committed action has a profound effect

[IgnorantGod]

Repetition rewires your brain
Repetition rewires your brain 
Repetition rewires your brain 

Repeated thoughts fueled by emotion followed by committed action has a profound effect

I remember having read something similar on ATS. How thoughts, its form and content affect the nervous system and 'reshape' it. In other words, it is 'malleable' in relation to conscious 'state'.

'Intent' is yet another one that seems to have 'effects' on the body, maybe akin to 'physical preparations' before the 'act'?

[ANNEE]

People need to recognize their own power, so they need to stop acting like passengers and start acting like contributors. Because, and this is common sense, when people see themselves as passengers, they wait, they hope, they complain, but they never take action.

When people recognize their own power, they start shaping the direction instead of being carried by it.

Nobody control you, but you!

Even if there is a hidden group of people doing their best to control everybody, then they can't unless you let them.

Awareness breaks manipulation, so always remember that nobody controls you, but you!

We really need a psychological shift that changes how people relate to their own life, and communities.

What do you think?

I completely agree with you. 

However — when you’re raised in an ideology — it isn’t always easy to step out of that and take charge of your own independence. 

I was raised in the 50’s. Ideologies and social control were stronger during these years. 

Then came the “break free” — be yourself hippie era — where social constraints were tossed aside. 

I think we’re swinging back more now — but some free thinking and acceptance of people that don’t fit the norm can’t be shoved back in the box. 

We need to accept these differences to move forward. 

STUCK is never a place I want to be.

[rickymouse]

You have to be a passenger sometimes, nobody knows everything, you need to learn from others.  You can learn from others mistakes too, not just the things they do that turn out right.  And you should always analyze what you have done and how it turned out or people might stop believing you. 

I am not a confident person unless I am sure about something, then I tend to be assertive instead of passive.