Linda’s Writings on Everything

I see many, many Americans (and others) learning how to survive, thrive, and absolutely love life in this changing economy.
I see all of us regularly accessing our creativity, our intelligence, and our love and caring, in daily periods of meditation, prayer, or whatever works for you to tune into your Divine Guidance or Intuition.
I see all of us finding creative, compassionate, truly workable ways to help each other and ourselves.
There are people who know how and where to find free food, often in dumpsters, that is still relatively fresh and not spoiled or disgustingly rotten.  There are people who are Urban Gardeners, or are willing to learn how to grow their own food and healing herbs.  I think it’s a good idea to learn from somebody who truly loves to garden, and is a patient and willing, ready teach to the newbies.  Or else find a patch of dirt and grow something, and learn from experience, and perhaps a good gardening book, website, or informative garden store!
There are people who are willing to bicycle everywhere possible, use public transit, find creative ways to cut down use of gas and cars, carpool, or else center more of their lives around home, work and play and social wise.
There are the Shamans and the Dreamers, (code word “artist”) in our society, who know how to access the Invisible Realms and bring back art, literature, music, movies, creative ideas that benefit society or some segment thereof.  The grounding of your creative ideas begins the moment you start to set it down on paper, canvas, film, digital or analog recorder, or what-have-you.
The first draft of writing anything is “just to lay down track”.  The track has to be laid down before the train can run on it, or carry passengers from station to station.  Second and third drafts are for cleaning up grammar, spelling, punctuation-and of course, firming up things like plot, character, dialogue, and descriptions of scenes with the various five (or more) senses.  And then there’s the matter of searching for a publisher who is likely to want to publish your “piece”, drafting a good, brief query letter, and sending it off.  Almost like a ritual, well known to many published, paid, and professional writers.
I see a world where people can find imaginative ways to do all kinds of fun things without having to have a huge pile of money first!  Or working hard at a job they despise, just to get “security”.  Um, security is a state of mind.  The state of your wallet or bank account is linked to your state of mind, and your core beliefs about who you are, what you deserve, and if it’s possible for you to grow prosperous while doing stuff you love to do, and being honest, legal, and loving about it all.
I see a world where people are reinventing relationships of all kinds, including romance and intimate, committed partnerships involving sex (among many other things).  I see a growing trend of Ethical Polyamory, a lifestyle where committed couples allow outside sex partners, and everybody gets to negotiate agreements that keep everybody safe, happy, and healthy.  Not everybody agrees with this sort of relationship lifestyle, but you gotta admit, it’s coming out into the open, much like sex that involves somebody being tied up, spanked, or doing other erotic activities that strike some people as a bit bizarre or even weird-but loving every minute, and being safe, sane and consensual about it!
I see a world where everybody is becoming more honest with themselves and others, in gently loving ways.  Tough love where it’s needed.  An ability to “call them on their bulls***” without losing a good friendship or causing insult or hurt feelings.  (This works best among trusted friends or in strong 12-Step groups).
I see a world where everybody just knows when they’re being lied to, and tuning out those media outlets that still lie to us about Iraq, the economy, or whatever.
I think that the moment you are no longer willing to put up with being lied to or abused or treated poorly, that is the moment when your world shifts.
Good health is a decision.  The state of mind and spirit very much influence the body.  It makes a HUGE difference what sort of food and drink you put into your body regularly.  I can’t say enough about the importance of adequate, quality sleep and exercise.  Strong, loving community and deep friendships plus harmonious relationships with family and intimate beloveds, and the Earth and Sky, are just as vital to good health as “eating right”, exercising, and making yourself a happy, loving, useful, and friendly member of society.
I see a world where everybody’s dreams are supported.  Where everybody gets to do the kind of profession they TRULY desire, while accepting and working with the kind of job they’re stuck with for the moment!  I see a world where we are enough, we do enough, and we have enough.  I see a world where everybody who wants to, can afford to go to the college or other school of their choice, and have enough time, money, energy, and wisdom to afford, say, sufficient art supplies, books, paper, pens, food, etc.!
I see a world where everybody is willing to let go of excess.  Where all the problem drinkers finally find their way to Alcoholics Anonymous.  Where all those currently addicted to illegal drugs, toxic sex, too much shopping, junk food, or relationships with jerks or people who use you, all find their way to a 12-Step program that deals with that.
Why do I promote the 12 Steps so much?  They work!  They help me deal with life as it is now.  And help me build life as I wish it to be.
I hope you enjoy this article.

Copyright 2008 by Linda M. Smith

1.    Eat vegetarian. Meat animals consume lots of grains that could go to feed people. 2. Give up “junk food” and empty calories. Eat “real” food…. fresh fruits, vegetables, brown rice, yogurt, tofu. 3. Garden! Grow some of your food. 4. Ask for more Organic Farmer’s Markets of locally grown foods. 5. Learn to cook simple, fresh, delicious food. Whole wheat or corn pizza with fresh veggies and cheese instead of commercial take-out pizza. 6. Drink more fresh water. What you put into your mouth GREATLY influences your health. What comes out of your mouth, the words you use, influence your health and your world, for better or worse. Words create reality. 7. Collect some cookbooks, use them, and use other cultures to inspire your cooking. Indian Food is tasty, and much of that is Vegetarian. Asian foods, European cuisine, raw foods, yum! 8. Hyper-active kids and prisoners and others can grow food and stay out of jail or detention.

WHITE SUGAR IS A DRUG. If you don’t believe me, watch a bunch of kids after they’ve consumed too much Halloween or Easter candy. They turn into little brats or wild animals. Or worse. Do you think there’s a connection between consuming white flour, white sugar, and diabetes? Substitute dried fruit for sugary treats for anybody with a chronic sweet tooth. Brown bag your own lunch. Save money. Save calories. I wonder if there are so many obese Americans due to lack of exercise and too much goddam junk food, McDonalds, white sugar, white flour crap? Believe me, eating FRESH, WHOLE, ORGANIC foods will give you ENERGY. Detoxing from empty, sugary foods is a bear. But once you get used to a good diet, you will CRAVE VEGETABLES and not empty junk. Many people use Food As Anesthesia. I have fallen for that one, myself. Try Overeaters Anonymous. They use the same 12 Steps as AA. It really works, if you work it. Use Google or the phonebook to find them!

Both of these pieces were first published in SFGate.com’s comments section, in response to a piece on the current World Hunger Crisis….

One of my on-line friends says she feels “something BIG is coming” to our country and society!

I sense the same thing.  She finds a sudden interest in gardening, something she used to hate!  Or at least have zero interest in!

I see the news of the Foreclosures.   I’ve read an article on-line of many families living in their cars.  Sleeping in parking lots, near shopping malls.  Reason:  That’s where the bathrooms and food stores are!

And I’m researching Yurts on-line.  A Yurt is a round tend house, and the Mongols in Asia used to build them and live in them.  There are books available on how you can build your own!  There are also books on how to do “off-the-grid” living.  “Sustainable living”, “off the grid” and “yurts” or “tee pees” are great terms to Google.  Or use any search engine of your choice.  Apparently, Google is #1.

I trust it when things just “grab me”.  It’s very wise for me to go to those people, places, and things that most attract or fascinate me.  Why would I be fascinated by people, places, or things that are bad for me or cause death and sickness, and not life and health?

Well, I am “grabbed” by the idea of learning how to build my own home, then passing on that knowledge to others.  Not least of all because I face the possible imminent loss of my own home in the near future.  Like a lot of Americans.  I’m praying for a miracle, saving up money, spending lots of time on-line (one of my great loves–I love communicating and researching and blogging on-line, there is SO MUCH out there…. wow!)  And also meditating, dreaming, playing with my Tarot and Angel cards…..

I’m thinking of bartering, of gardening and home cooking and sustainability and how to build a tight-knit, happy community.  All the stuff you have GOT to know if you are to survive in a world without oil, money, electricity, or conventional jobs.  That could be America’s near future!

Obviously, those of us who are willing to follow our Divine Guidance and stay firmly centered in the Love and Joy of God and Goddess, are the ones who are going to survive and thrive in the New Age!  Or the future.

By fall of 2008, we could see The End of the American Economy as we know it, or knew it.  We could even see the Federal Government go bye-bye.

Three words:  PLUTO IN CAPRICORN.  I’m concerned about the continuing news of shootings in the SF Bay Area.  Is the violence caused by too many cell phone vibes, not enough caring and community, overcrowding, drugs and alcohol, or all of the above?  I wonder if City Life itself is a form of Insanity?

I know that I did the right thing in moving out to a much more rural area.  Yes.  It was one of “Linda’s Crazy Ideas” that everybody initially stood against, but which worked out VERY well for me!  This isn’t the first time that Divine Guidance told me to do something that is really “out there”, but which turned out to be The Exact Right Thing.

6 years ago, I took myself off 2 decades’ worth of Psychiatric Medications.  I was never crazy.  I was a misunderstood visionary and artist/shaman, who lived through some very dysfunctional times with my family.  I’m a very Highly Sensitive Person.

And I just LOVE the Internet.  The Internet is God’s gift to humanity.  It’s shifted everything from my sexuality to research, shopping, socializing, artistic expression, EVERYTHING!

Yep.  I’m the Queen of Cyberspace.  The highest purpose of Cyberspace is to break the hold of Tyranny in America and worldwide.   News flashes across the world in a matter of MINUTES.   We can travel to India, China, Tibet, Europe, or your grandma’s house!  YouTube, MySpace, Tribe.net, email, iTunes, IMs…. phew!

Thank you God for the Internet.  I am the Queen of Cyberspace.

I wonder, who is the Patron Saint or Guardian Angel of the Internet?  I volunteer myself!

The same Chinese character that stands for “crisis” also stands for “opportunity”!

I think that Pluto’s moving into Capricorn is the astrological event that foreshadows the End of the American Economy As We Know It. In other words, we could see money completely vanish, and we may eventually stop driving cars and using gasoline. We could see Community Gardens springing up in cities and towns, big and small. Just to feed all of us. These plants will be Guaranteed Organic and GMO-free!

What feeds the war on Iraq and other countries? Money! Shitloads of it. As long as Congress keeps feeding the War on Iraq with money, it will likely continue, at least until everybody gets sick and tired of fighting, says, “Fuck this–I’m going home to see my friends and family, tend my garden, make love, and do art plus music!” Why do we fight this war? My guess? Oil. Our rapacious addiction to gas. Cars, credit cards, cocaine all start with a “c”.

I think that there will always be an Exchange System. We could go back to Bartering. We could see the Return of the Erotic Goddess Temples of healing. All those broken war veterans will need to be patched up. I think it’s going to be scientifically proven–every orgasm re-wires the brain! And I wonder, do our orgasms influence the formation of stars, galaxies, and places in nature?

Meanwhile, we hear news of more Solar Flares. I think the Sun is talking to us! Perhaps the Sun (which has a Mind, just like Earth, the other planets, and the Galaxy itself) is saying, “Thank you for celebrating Spring Equinox with that Mass Meditation! I thought I’d send you all a Love-Letter. OH, was that a good orgasm. Sorry about knocking out your satellites and electric power!”

The Divine Feminine is returning. This is the Galactic Orgasm energy that is being blasted at us straight from Galactic Center. The planets in our solar system and the Sun and Moon, all act as Lenses, or Foci of Cosmic Energy. Venus runs the Love, Sex, and Beauty plus Culture and Arts energy, while Mercury runs the Communications, Letters, and Travel or Transportation energy. Pluto is in charge of Death, Destruction, and Transformation. Also, Pluto is a very wealthy and sexy God of the Underworld! Mars is in charge of the Divine Masculine, “get up and go”, athletic, red-blood-muscle energy. At his worst, Mars is war and violence. At his best, Mars is married to Venus and is Sacred Male energy. Remember, Mars was Venus’ favorite lover in the Greek Myths!

I think Mother Nature is sick of this stupid war. I think we all are. I’m glad to see more and more of us, awakening to The Truth, and showing up to do Mass Meditations on certain days. Do any other Lightworkers besides myself notice that these Mass Meditations usually correspond to Solstices, Equinoxes, Full and New Moons, and/or dates with Numerological Significance?

Are you one of those people who always sees “11:11″ on the digital clock? Do you see other numeric sequences, such as 22:22… or even 11:11:11?

Last night, the power went out in my Mt. Shasta, CA, home, and I saw 0:0:0 flash before my 3rd eye. I find that going without meat or fasting altogether, greatly increases my visionary receptive abilities. My old friend, Simone, called these, “flashes”. These are images I receive from “out there”, which definitely did NOT originate in MY mind. I’m sure I give out many images produced in my mind, to other receptive minds out there, human, animal, plant, or nature spirit.

I feel like a producer and pubisher of movies. Movies of love, joy, bliss…. and yes, my thoughts do affect the world. As do all my emotions. And yes, even my orgasms! I am responsible for all the thoughts I think. A Course In Miracles says, “There are no neutral thoughts.”

So…. those who stay Centered in Love and Joy, instead of buying into all the fear, violence, and general hysteria, are the ones who will survive the next 20 years. I wish that EVERYBODY would choose the Love and the Light. Apparently, not everybody has! But “fence-sitters” will either have to decide for Love or for Fear. Or else get knocked off the fence, perhaps with a pole stuck up their ass! (Ouch!)

Communities who come together and help each other, will be the New Trend. I see much of that up here. The people up here are so caring. We aren’t any holier than the city people; we just make choices, individually and collectively, to take care of each other as well as ourselves.

Is it any wonder, that I was drawn away from the SF Bay Area and to Siskiyou County? Granted, it’s much colder and snowier up here. There are very few if any homeless up here, for that reason. My heart goes out to the homeless and other struggling people I left 300 miles South of here. This is a very hard place to reach, even if you did drive a car. Public transit is almost nil at this time. Perhaps we shall change that! There’s one Amtrak stop in the entire county. And two Greyhound stops that I know of. All those stop in the dead of the night.

This place has the purest water in all of California, if not America. That says something! I am a Cancer Sun sign. That is Cardinal Feminine Water. This place attracts a lot of Entrepreneurs. This place has a lot of caring people. I find it much easier and faster to manifest things and people up here. Maybe it’s the air at 3500 feet and above….