The idea of watching others live life, instead of living one's own, lies at the core of most TV programming. Worse, it is watching actors pretend to live the lives of others whom they have never met or known personally; and in most cases never really existed. TV is enormously entertaining and addictive. So is cocaine or methamphetamine.
Americans need head space. Not all, just most. And a great number of Americans do in fact, create head space for themselves. I would venture, however, that most do not. Oh! What is head space? Well, glad you asked.
Control of one's money requires first knowing, in detail, where it is going. There is a reason every successful business, large or small, tracks to the penny, their incoming and outgoing dollars, and actually look at the categories frequently, that are consuming their greenbacks. Today, with a personal computer, tracking personal income, even a teen's part-time income and where it goes, is very easy and cheap, or free.
In a democracy, is there such a thing as wise voting? And if there were, wouldn't a majority of voters vote accordingly?
The answers are, Yes and No, respectively. Here's why.
Composting organic vegetable wastes from your kitchen and yard makes sense if you have a lawn, vegetable, or flower garden at your home. Compost is the single most productive element you can blend into your lawn or garden's soil in the Spring and Fall. Why waste it by throwing it in the trash? The only reason that is logical is that one does not have time to tend a compost bin or pile. But, we are talking 20 minutes a week here.
What an incredibly controversial topic education is in America. Any attempt to discuss education in a public forum usually devolves into debate and heated contention. The reason is that a great many Americans don't trust others to educate their children, and many a school personnel are witness to some horrible parenting at home.
I have heard a number of people in my life talk about building their own home with their own hands. My Uncle Ted built his, mostly with his own hands, when I was very young. It became a dream of mine. A dream I fulfilled. I built my own home from the foundation to the roof and everything in between with my own hands, tools, and books. My advice to others, DO NOT DO IT ! Here's why.
When one talks of groups in politics, political parties immediately come to mind. But, America's two dominant political parties are themselves made up of various smaller groups, competing to become the dominant voices in their party, often in a highly competitive manner. However, in America, with the advent of the internet, politically focused groups are growing in number at an unprecedented rate, like Moveon.Org and GOPUSA. And with these groups come the bane of American politics, lobbyists.
David R. Remer founded the Living Owl concept and web site, to reflect and offer the wise lessons of his life, and those of others to the general public living in America, and elsewhere, if the shoe fits.
A Living Owl is wiser than a dead one. Mythology holds that owls are wise. In short, this organization is dedicated to wisdom in our everyday lives. Hence, the name, Living Owl.
