Deprogrammable

03/05/2024

04/04/2024

I AM AN ADDICT - TO CHOCOLATE.
It is time to get my addiction sorted, because chocolate has a climate change problem.

Last week, cocoa commodity prices rose to all-time highs in London & New York (to more than $10,000/ton). After the third successive bad harvest in west Africa, there is a global shortage of cacao seeds used to make chocolate – and the situation may not improve quickly.

After a weekend of feasting on Easter eggs, chocolate should be the last thing on my mind (I wish) but the broader question about how rising temperatures will affect global food supplies is not going away.

MAYBE TIME TO HIT THE CAROB?
BEST THOUGH, IS TO EXPEDITE THE FIXING OF BAD GLOBAL CHANGE HABITS WE PRACTICE, AS ITS SOUNDING LIKE CHOCOLATE WILL SOON BE LIKE CAVIAR.

04/04/2024

Moving to a cashless society means losing transaction anonymity & facing more digital payment fees (they could triple even and we can’t do a thing if we want access to our/their money).

It forces everyone into banking which excludes vulnerable groups. When increased reliance on financial institutions becomes a norm, systemic failure becomes a ‘controlable by them’ risk. Our privacy, equity & financial freedom is eroded.

A cashless society (for banks) is the same experiment conducted with vaks that big Pharma put upon us. It’s that level of revenue from the masses they seek to bankroll.

And of course - it helps government step closer & closer to population manipulation & control as they observe the obedience that controlling China has successfully inflicted upon their population.

02/04/2024

What's the road to good parenting?

05/02/2024

In the vast depths of the ocean, where light only sparingly penetrates, an enigmatic creature thrives - the jellyfish. This silent wanderer of the seas boasts a lineage stretching back millions of years, navigating a world of predators & prey without the faculties we equate with consciousness and cognition. The jellyfish does not possess a brain, nor the complex nervous systems that guides the actions of more familiar beings.

Yet, it flourishes.

With a body of elegant simplicity, the jellyfish is a study in survival through minimalism. Its entire being operates on a network of nerves (a nerve net) that spans its gelatinous form. It senses disturbances and responds in kind. Its system serves as both sentinel & executor, allowing it to react to threats & opportunities with equal poise, despite its lack of a centralized brain.

Jellyfish symmetry is 360-degree awareness, a living compass navigating the tumultuous seas. It moves with grace that belies its simplicity, and propels itself by contracting its bell-shaped body, ensnaring prey with tentacles lined with nematocysts—nature's own harpoons.

In the dance of life, where every creature plays its part, the jellyfish performs its role from automatic reflexes & genetic programming. It feeds, grows & reproduces, proving its life's enduring adaptability. In the silence of the deep, the jellyfish's story is one of survival, not through complexity, but through the sheer will to persist and exist as brainless, in the eternal blue.

Life as a jellyfish is like that of the ostrich with its head in the sand me thinks … the water merely adds flow to it.

12/10/2023

There are troughs and peaks in life ...

09/10/2023

Time to lighten the mood about change, folks! Ever notice how change can feel like that unexpected drop on a roller coaster? One minute you're cruising, and the next, you're screaming, “Who moved my cheese?!” My better version of change is like taking a holiday. Yep! When I swap my regular mug for a tropical drink, that’s change I'm here for (especially freshly squeezed sugar cane juice)

Now, the elephant in the room is often that famous habit-changing saga. Want to quit a habit? It's like wanting to trade your old clunky car for a shiny new one. You aim to toss the bad and grab the good. Didn’t make it? Oh, the urge to label ourselves as the 'Procrastination Nation’ is real!

But, here's the thing: ditching a habit isn't about a showdown with your willpower. It’s like keeping your eye on the holiday prize: that sunny beach or snowy peak.

Send me a DM or send a WhatsApp message. Share that big goal you’re keeping lit or spill the beans on that habit that’s clinging like last season's fashion.

Let’s swap stories, not judgment!

08/10/2023

American businessman, Henry Ford said: "It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning."

It's the LOVE in rEVOLution that appeals to me the most. The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia of 1989. A non-violent transition of power. That was political. Emerging now is a new monetary revolution - somewhat silent - because today - less than 5% of the global population has adopted it

WHY? Because of the barriers that people arm themselves with when they even just think about it. The language: private keys, wallets, blockchain, etc., is still foreign in that “what are they - what do they do - this is way over my head - to techie for me” is what they really mean. And trusting the systems! A number of them have failed, yet the same thing happened in the early days of banks (and look at that evolutionary process). However, banks today are failing for different reasons. The monetary system as we know it today is on its way to becoming obsolete, yet 95% of the global population is not investigating a Plan B.

Finding a simplified way of gently removing yourself from a failing system and setting yourself up for the future; SHOULD BE A PRIORITY.

In 2010 the first Bitcoin purchase was for pizza. Laszlo Hanyecz purchased two pizzas for 10,000 Bitcoins (BTC) from Jeremy Sturdivant; an amount that would surpass US$600 million in 2021. When interviewed today Sturdivant says “If I had treated it as an investment, I might have held on a bit longer,” Instead, he spent it on a road trip with his girlfriend. “I would never have thought that the same number of bitcoin would have a purchasing power in the order of real estate.”

Like the 2009-2010 early adopters of Bitcoin, the system emerging is established on a progressed business model of Bitcoin and is based on a ‘sharing economy’. As a forward thinker, I can’t help looking well - forward.

08/10/2023

One Kool Koala ...

06/10/2023

Why are people are so obsessed with money? Anne Lamott asked a question and it became a quote that's kind of funny, "What does God think of money?" When we see all sorts of people, even the most undeserving, and they have loads of cash, it makes me question many things about … well that’s for someone better qualified to answer.

For me, it's not about having loads of money but being happy. I've had times with lots and times with almost none. But I always get by - always. When I've gotten below the basics I become a survivor.

Everyone has their own idea of a good life. My satisfaction comes from enjoying nature, the world around us, and my dogs (who I love as if they were my kids). Some people don’t get it, and that's okay. Happiness for me is in the small stuff ... but I love to do BIG things. Not for the money, but for the achievement. I'll welcome every penny they deliver, but a motivational end goal has to exist beyond the value of cashflow it can deliver.

Recently, I took a long time to make a decision, which is new for me. Maybe I'm understanding reality? The world's changing fast, and I'm thinking more about the future. As I do, I'm making sure I'm strong and ready for whatever comes next.

Plan B’s are good plans to have.

10/08/2023

In a train carriage with a song

06/08/2023

Have you got 30 mins to understand the future?

Documentary about the cryptocurrency Bitcoin: Bitcoin: Beyond The Bubble - What is Bitcoin? With the advent of Bitcoin, the world's premier digital currency,...

31/07/2023

What the world needs most is LOVE SWEET LOVE - and love for Music & Nature - Thank you