If you're like me, you struggle with how to INTERACT with others who seem so hard-hearted (edited)

[kentauros]

58. Just yesterday I listened to one of Alan Cohen's recent shows.

In it, he talks about guilt, though I listened to some other shows after and don't remember as much. However, here's the blurb for it, and if you're interested, I'll post it to a file-sharing site to share

June 28, 2012: The Choice for Innocence
Guilt and innocence are not facts of life, but choices we make based upon the vision we use. Alan illuminates the dynamics of healing using innocence as a guide. If you would like to feel better and freer about yourself and others, listen to this insightful program.

One thing you can ponder about health is if your health is less than good, then you're less able to give as much as when you're healthier. When you take care of yourself first, then it's easier to help others. And yes, when I give money, I'd like to give even more, but it's pointless to give until you end up needing the same assistance. I suppose some can live their lives that way, but it's a small handful of individuals.

The "system" does still need changing, and I'd start with the MIC and Pentagon budgets. The only way I'd be happy with their budget as it stands now is if at least half of that money was going for the building and retrofitting of hospital ships, Search & Rescue crews and equipment, and engineering crews and equipment. Turn the military into one sent into disasters to help, care, and heal people first and foremost, instead of kill first, clean-up later. Tax the wealthiest (top 1-5%) to the point that they have the incentive to invest in this country in order to keep their current income levels. That's partly how it worked in Eisenhower's day. No reason it can't work that way again. Then you can raise taxes on the rest of us. Otherwise, all that does is make people save for next year's taxes and not consume. Or give to charity.