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Nuclear Weapons:  The potential to wipe all or a substantial number of people off the plant with nuclear weapons is real.  The system in place to ensure nuclear weapons are not launched is nonexistent.  Those with nuclear weapons promised the rest of the nations they would disarm, yet we are in a new 3 trillion dollar nuclear race.   My view is that we should work hard tow...

What does it mean to grow up spiritually? I discuss what Pima Chodron from "When Things Fall Apart" has to say on this subject and give examples from my own life of small steps I have taken to grow up. Namaste, #AncientTexan

If America is the hero, and China is the villain, what is America's fatal flaw? 

Lots of Americans are complaining about their rights being violated when they are told to wear a mask to slow the spread of the pandemic.  So, I turn to the news in Ireland hoping it is better, somehow happier news than in America.   A light-hearted look at how things are across the ocean in Ireland.

Comment on the document: Data-Driven Plan for Opening the Schools During Covid-19. Please contribute, its important. if the link doesn't work: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O1AKunG7ba2jWVcnMJNLFYQtjSflj0YExng91R0wMFQ/edit?usp=sharing Namaste,  Ancient Texan

All the maras point the way to being completely awake and alive by letting go, by letting ourselves die moment after moment, at the end of each out-breath.  When we wake up, we can live fully without seeking pleasure and avoiding pain, without re-creating ourselves when we fall apart. Namaste, #AncientTexan

What makes a country great?  I guess that depends on your values and if your country is aligned with your values. #AncientTexan

I got a message today from a third cousin in Oklahoma that I didn't even know existed.  She talked to me about people that my dad talked to me about 50 years ago before he died.  That of course with modern technology and the internet is possible.  But, it is still so damn amazing.  We are living in amazing times where amazing things can happen.  Technology continues to ama...

Impermanence, suffering and egolessness is part of life. If you want to experience joy and peace, you need learn to manage these states of being.

I grew up in a neighborhood where it was much more likely for me to grow to be a drug dealer than an engineer.  My brother went down another road.  My children have had their own struggles with drugs.  Here is the essence of what a lifetime of living among users has taught me about the difference of those that succumb and those that succeed on their journey through the valley of dru...

#AncientTexan How does the fierce independence of Texans work out in a pandemic?

Just a short podcast saying thanks to the few of you that show up to listen to my podcasts.  I would love to hear from you sometimes.  Drop me a line and I will write you back, wiley.foxes@gmail.com.  Please put #AncientTexan in the subject so I can find you in the junk mail.  Thank you for listening.  #AncientTexan

From the book "When Things Fall by Pima Chodron. How do you handle being alone with yourself?  Make up a to-do list?  Grab a bowl of ice cream?  Blame someone for one of the situations you are in? Do you ever just sit with your restlessness and let it happen?   Are you constantly looking for a resolution to some problem while thinking when that is resolved you will feel ok...

From the book "When Things Fall by Pima Chodron.  How do you handle being alone with yourself?  Make up a to-do list?  Grab a bowl of ice cream?  Blame some of the situations you are in?   Do you ever just sit with your restlessness and let it happen?   Are you constantly looking for a resolution to some problem while thinking when that is resolved I will feel ok...

We move toward pleasure and away from pain.  But much of what we move toward and away from is a construct in our own minds.  Understanding how you "work" as a human being can give you a more peaceful life, reduce suffering, and give you more compassion for humanity.  But you need an open mind and the willingness to look at things in a different way that you have been taught by Weste...

Fish School and Zebras Have stripes by Mat Bailey They say that fish school and zebras have stripes so that predators can’t focus in on a single target. 27 May 2020 was one of those days where the herds of evils swirled around me and I lost track. First, I learned that T rump was perched to pull the us out of the World Health Organization in the heart of a global pandemic.  Then, immediately...

Without money what is going to change?

Put on your refrigerator "Abandon Hope by the #AncientTexan."

The drug epidemic admidst the current anxiety, fear, and racism is going to reach new levels of desparation. Our country is going to feel greater levels of pain. Is it hopeless?

Do you see to lead a life that causes no harm?  Are you on the path to becoming this person?

It is never too late to develop loving compassion for yourself.  A chapter from When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chrondron.

Let's put the risks of Covid-19 into perspective with the risk of our economy collapsing. 

30 Amateur Poets reading their poems.  Some Covid-19 influence for sure.  Enjoy. 

When things go to hell in a basket, when you are feeling down, that is the perfect moment for spiritual growth. Are you going to grab your opportunities?

Is the model we have for business in America working for workers and communities?