Saint Francis de Sales: “Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them – every day begin the task anew.”
H. Jackson Brown Jr.: “Strive for excellence, not perfection.”
While living abroad (though close-by đ ) many think I come from Holland (while being dutch). Though this is actually technically true, I formally come from The Netherlands. The explanation of this is easy, though the confusion seems to be stick. Watch the YouTube video below so you too will understand the real difference between Holland and The Netherlands! And, you will be in time to support the Dutch national soccer team at the World Cup soccer coming month in Brazil, where Dutch fans cheer ‘Holland, Holland, Holland’…uhhh, huh?!? đ
Daniel J. Boorstin: “The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance – it is the illusion of knowledge.”
Bruce Lee: “To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.”
Wubbo Ockels, the first Dutch astronaut and visionair on sustainable energy, passed away yesterday and left ‘us’/Humanity an impressive and valuable statement.
I urge everyone to read through it in its entirety, highly recommended and food for thought…and yes, I do realise that it is a two-pager which does not comply with regular status-update-two-liners or the 140 character limitations that we all got so used to so this might have you click away ‘normally’ (in 2014 language that would be ‘naturally’ đ )…I am asking you to give it a go and let me know what you think!
(you will find a link to a pdf document at the bottom)
Happy Energy. The movement for a sustainable Earth and Us; Humanity.
It is enough, we have gone too far !!! The Industrial Revolution has brought us in an unwanted state, we bulldozed through nature, we ruin our life support. We need to stop, we need to change, we need to choose another path, we need to update our lives and our ways of doing business.
Let us welcome The Human Age. Let us stop the destruction of the Earth; the destruction of the humankind; in fact of us. Let it be clear to all Humanity; to every individual. We need to find a new attitude, a new culture, anew mindset, a new unification of Humanity, for our survival.
The problem is that Humanity needs to find a sustainable balance with its environment, with our home the planet Earth and its Nature. The answer is a new global awareness of Humanity, Nature and Earth as an inseparable entity. Humanity is the people, Humanity is carried by the people. Only if we believe in our individual role to make Humanity sustainable we will survive and we can survive.
We are not bees who unconsciously build a bee colony. Individual bees that are not aware of their holistic community and its behavior. We are not neurons that are not aware of that they altogether think. No, we are intelligent beings that indeed can see and observe the behavior of our community. We are well aware of where our Humanity is heading. We can lead Humanity into a better direction if we act together. With a new believe in Humanity we can create a new religion that brings us all together.
There are many Religions who get people together, but never all people. The different gods in whom people believe do separate Humanity into groups of people. This separation has led to many conflicts and even wars. These religions do not unify humanity with the earth. They were not sustainable. But if we believe in the holistic Humanity we will have no conflicts because we will be inseparable. We all belong to this one Humanity, we can all believe in Humanity, in this same âhigher powerâ. The big difference with existing religions is that we can believe in the All of our selves. The God of humanity is in each of us. This God is not outside of us. We cannot hide behind this God because it is us. We cannot exclude ourselves from our responsibility for all of us.
Believing in Humanity itself is a different mindset. A mindset that has evolved from the enlarged perspective that we have reached in the last decades. An awareness of where we are and what the Earth means to us and what our beings bring to our environment. The close connection of humankind and Earth. Our dependence of nature, of the earth has become more and more clear. The necessity to preserve that earth and its nature has become more and more an urgency. Space flight has held a mirror in front of us of Humanity. We really see now where we are: On a beautiful planet, with unequaled life support. An Earth of which we cannot live without. An Earth which has no spare. We are all Astronauts of Space Ship Earth.
Partitioning Humanity in different groups with different and often conflicting interests has undermined sustainability. Small groups have taken the profits while large groups have suffered. The partitioning has led to unfairness, to unjustified selfishness. Our economic rules are in that perspective wrong. Enterprises can and have initiate activities with large scale implications in the future while not taking the corresponding responsibility.
Like the oil industry and the development of nuclear power. The cost of climatic change and weather related disasters and nuclear waste and nuclear disasters are carried by the society, by its tax payers… International companies have reaches such an enormous size that their power surpasses all national boundaries and thus also national governments. Our so treasured democratic systems have no role to play in their game. We, humanity are victim to the few who have the power, while they do not take the responsibility of the consequences of their actions. We lack global ethics.
Our financial system has developed into an uncontrolled power that supports only a few rich people. Decisions in trading are taking place on an unhuman scale of milliseconds. Moneys provided to enterprises via stock market have no face. Often it is intraceable where the funds come from and where the profits go to. No responsibility or ethics can be expected in such a system in contrast to old family business. The general person cannot trust anymore banking. One scandal after the other surfaces. It seems that we, the people, have no power and no authority to change the financial system. The solution is unification into the one entity that we are: Humanity of Earth.
Apart from the necessity to start acting as one Humanity with one goal to survive, we as individuals, will reach a better life in doing so. When acting in support of Humanity life itself, life of every one of us, becomes more meaningful. We will feel the comfort of this meaning, we have a better answer to the why we live.
The purpose of life is to sustain life. That is why we make offspring. We need to help Humanity in reaching the necessary balance with its environment. The production of offspring is led by our sex drive, a very powerful drive that is not only expressed by lust and pleasure but also by hope and future. Our believe in and support of Humanity gives the pleasure of existential meaning, a feeling of satisfaction that could be even more powerful than sex. This feeling is expressed in Happy Energy. Happy Energy is the human energy perceived when making the right choice.
The new Happy Energy religion and its believe in Humanity starts now. It is the answer to the unsustainable Industrial revolution. It is our individual responsibility to expedite the transition. We need to adapt the right mindset. It is urgent. Enough technology is already there allowing for a sustainable Humanity, Nature and Earth.
Our will is the key. The believe in Humanity will give this will. Our Happy Energy religion will make us express our will. This religion needs to get its form. We need to make and establish our symbols, rituals, art, gatherings to express our believe in Humanity. All our media and communication-tools need to be used. In particular the youth need to be addressed. They are the future; they want to enjoy Nature and Earth too. Their idols play an example role. Festivals can radiate the new massage. Songwriters can make the right words and sentences that touch their hearts. Let each of us help to shape our religion. Let each of us express their believe in a sustainable Humanity.
The commandments of the Happy Energy believe in Humanity:
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Direct link to the pdf: Happy_Energy_religion_Wubbo_Ockels.pdf
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Lois McMaster Bujold: “His mother had often said, When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. She had emphasized the corollary of this axiom even more vehemently: when you desired a consequence you had damned well better take the action that would create it.”
It has been a fantastic weekend; yesterday’s ‘syttende mai‘ celebration was really special (Misha said ‘Hei’ to the King of Norway from a not so big distance! đ ) and today was a lovely sunny day! Obviously we spend both days mostly outside and Misha LOVED it! He he, his happy face on the pictures below say it all… đ
L. M. Montgomery: “A child that has a quick temper, just blaze up and cool down, ain’t never likely to be sly or deceitful.”
Albert Einstein: “Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.”
Norway celebrates its Constitution (Grunnloven) today which was signed on May 17 (âsyttende maiâ) in 1814 marking Norway’s independence from Sweden (fully realized in 1905).
Besides the drinking, one of the main activities of the day (every day? đ ), the norwegians give the celebration a quite nice touch; everyone dresses up! Most will wear a Bunad, the traditional clothing, and if you donât have one, then your best suit or dress will do t! (soooo totally opposite to the somewhat clownish King’s Day in NLâŚ)
âSyttende maiâ is also known its parades; thousands march all over the country expressing their cultural pride, joy in springtime and honor of those citizens who created Norwayâs constitutional government, founding her independence. Especially popular is the Childrenâs Procession; dressed in their best clothes or national costume, the children march with their schoolâs band, classmates and teachers. Joy joy!
This year marks the 200 years anniversary of Norway’s Constitution which calls for an extra big celebration đ the sun is shining and the whole country ready for a party: GRATULERER MED DAGEN NORGE!!
(parts of this text (c)Â Ink)
Oprah Winfrey: “Every time you state what you want or believe, you’re the first to hear it. It’s a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don’t put a ceiling on yourself.”
Fred Allen: “[Television is] the triumph of machine over people.”
Have you ever wondered why Japanese kids are better at multiplication? (trust me, they are!)
Check out these YouTube videos and learn why! Is it really oh-so easy? Yes, it is!
PS. Why haven’t ‘we’ learned this at school?? đ
Baltasar Gracian: “The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.”
Wil Wheaton: “Sometimes, a person who likes your work and a person who donât will show up within milliseconds of each other to let you know how they feel. One does not need to cancel out the other, positively or negatively; if youâre proud of the work, and you enjoyed the work, that is whatâs important.”
Cicero: “Friendship make prosperity more shining and lessens adversity by dividing and sharing it.”
Haha, it is a hard story to sell these days! đ
John Ruskin: “The highest reward for man’s toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it.”
Robert Townsend: “Getting there isn’t half the fun – it’s all the fun.”
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