THINK Beyond Your Genes – April 2015

Hello Dear Friends, Cultural Creatives, and Emerging Imaginal Cells,

Crisis precipitates evolution. While civilization may become aware of, or even forewarned of, potentially catastrophic consequences of our behavior and technologies, our human tendency is to stall until a crisis is so severe, it forces us to seek alternative and, hopefully, evolutionarily advanced solutions to the problem.

The longer we delay in responding to an impending crisis, the greater the impact it has on the fate of civilization. Consider the consequences we face today concerning the leakage of radioactive waste from the Fukishima nuclear plant. The nuclear industry has been aware of the problems concerning the management of its atomic waste for years. Because of their inaction, the toxic waste now polluting the Pacific Ocean will adversely impact planetary life for hundreds of generations.

Today’s panoply of global crises affects a wide spectrum of humanity, and includes concerns associated with the economy, fuel resources, healthcare, and terrorism, among others. Personally, I believe the most pressing and important crisis, one that has only been given marginal attention by the media, is the story of Peak Water. We are now at a time when the demand for unpolluted water is greater than the rate of its ability to be recycled and regenerated by natural processes. We are consuming more unpolluted water than Mother Gaia can provide.

To awaken the public to this issue, I was honored to be part of the massive global movement that led to World Water Day on March 22nd. On a global broadcast sponsored, by UPLIFT and the Shift Network, I was able to share information on the significance of water in biology and its ability to “hold” memory. If you have a moment, please visit the UPLIFT Connect site; there is a wonderful video, as well as a large number of very informative articles about the nature and consequences of Peak Water.

As an introduction to the “why” of World Water Day, we must recognize that water is a vital element for EVERY living organism on this planet. Biology was created in, and is dependent upon, water. Simply, no water … no life. Problem: we are running out of water. No, the water is not disappearing, there is as much water here now as there was when life evolved on this planet.

The water is still here, so where’s the problem? Firstly, climate change has altered atmospheric currents that provoke a redistribution of the rain-forming water vapor in the air. This has caused some areas to be drought stricken, while other environments are becoming wetter.

Additionally, we are contaminating the water with poisonous industrial petrochemicals, pharmaceutical wastes and agricultural run-off, all of which make it toxic to living organisms (…which includes us) and undermines the web of life. In the midst of the problem, things get even worse when we factor in the enormous amount fracking, a process that uses massive quantities of surface water, pollutes it with toxic chemistry and then pumps it so deep under the surface that it is no longer available for recycling.

Recently in drought conditions in Brazil, San Paulo and its metropolitan area, a city of populated by 20 million people, with only 5% of its water reserves remaining, has essentially run out of water. The problem is closer to home when Margaret and I return to Northern California later this month. We have been informed that drought conditions will drain our reservoirs within a year. Obviously, this will profoundly change our water usage, which in turn, means a profound change in our lives.

BUT … this will also change your lives, even if you don’t live in California! If you buy your food in the States, recognize that 50% of fruits, veggies and nuts sold in stores is raised in California.

For example, in the States, 95% of broccoli, 92% of strawberries, 90% of tomatoes, 74% of lettuce and 98% of almonds, walnuts and pistachios are produced in California. It is also the number one dairy producing state (sorry Wisconsin!).

Water makes all this work. Consider the following water usage requirements: one head of broccoli = 5.4 gal, ONE walnut = 4.9 gal, one head of lettuce = 3.5 gal and one tomato uses 3.3 gal. While interesting facts, what does this have to do with anything? California droughts mean smaller and smaller harvest, which in turn, means higher and higher prices.

As I have suggested in the past, now is a good time to save your valuable monetary resources by stocking food items that can be put away (dried, preserved and canned products). Considering the state of our world, the Mormon practice of storing a year’s worth of food makes sense for both your life and your pocketbook.

Please stay well, prepare for the future and take of yourselves, for you are the Cultural Creatives who are needed to help our civilization successfully evolve!

With Love and Light,
Bruce

p.s. And now, a little mind relief through poem by our dear friend, Chris Haltom.

GLORIOUS

IF I CALL YOU

YOU MIGHT NOT
HEAR THE RINGER

IF YOU CALL ME
I MIGHT NOT TAKE THE CALL

IF WE
CALL EACH OTHER

SOMETHING
INTERESTING WILL HAPPEN

WE MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND
THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN
SACRED AND SUBLIME

BUT INTERESTING THINGS
WILL HAPPEN EITHER WAY

THIS IS THE GLORIOUS
SIDE OF THE UNFATHOMABLE

UNIMAGINABLE MYSTERIES
SKIPPING STONES IN
A CUP OF COFFEE

IT’S REALLY QUITE INTERESTING

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