2009 could very well be 1929 all over again...or will it?
My gut tells me that it will be worse for the vast majority of the middle class. We are seeing a set of circumstances that could literally wipe out the middle class. There are food shortages worldwide, oil is at an all-time high, we are in a never-ending war, our national debt is incalculable...oh yeah and now we have former astronauts on television saying that aliens are real!
The point is that we are on the brink of hyper-inflation and that means living costs and prices across the board could rise so fast that the middle-class won't be able to pay for a cloned meat cheeseburger let alone keep their NFL package. I know this sounds quite negative but I haven't gotten to the good part yet.
Times of great tribulation also bring Times of Great Change for those that choose to recognize what is happening. As more and more middle class Americans lose their jobs...more and more of these individuals are going to be left wondering what to do next. The good part is that the vast majority are going to be in the same boat.
Let's just call this boat The Boat of Re-Education.
In my view, the only way for someone who has little savings, no job security, a rapidly depleting 401k, 2.3 kids to feed, and little hope, has 1 of 2 choices...
Either assume the fetal position or become the master of your own financial destiny.
There will be no more 401ks, IRA's, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans that you can count on (unless of course they are heavily packed with precious metals or require you to become chipped so you can have your account linked to your biology in the central computer...helps prevent theft. Really...Rumsfeld swears!).
The coming situation is an opportunity for those people that can give the individuals who let themselves be at the mercy of the system, the skills to last through the coming times. This is where the 5 Areas of Awareness and Influence come in...Let's assume the worse, a total economic collapse!
Mind/Body...In times of great tribulation it will be absolutely vital for people to control their health and stress levels. Let's face it...if we ever have to stand in a food line that will be stressful.
Language...Bartering, Negotiation, and Influence will be the Skills that Pay the Bills. Some of us may even need to use our Jedi Mind Skills at the various anti-American...I mean anti-terrorist roadblocks. "I am not the free-thinking patriot you are looking for!"
Security...First let's cover Monetary Security. If there are no jobs then you will be forced to create your own. Bartering may be back In Vogue sooner than you think.
Physical Security...this one is a no-brainer. The more desperate people become the more you will need to know what to do to protect yourself, your property, and the safety of your family and friends. (I don't mean to be a fear monger...using the extremes helps to put things into perspective. Prepare for the worst and anything else that happens will be a piece of cake. Hopefully none of this will happen to anyone).
Social Mastery...Creating Networking Groups and Small Communities where everybody supports each other will be a throwback to the rural Great Depression communities when the farmers banded together to feed each other. The same will be important for finances and shelter as well. There is strength in numbers. Organizing and inspiring others will be of great benefit.
Knowledge of Systems & Energy...If things get really bad it will absolutely crucial to understand Nature's cycles as well as to understand how to organize and systematize our communities. Using Other People's Time and Energy will be essential for survival. And let's face it...if the Chinese could control the weather for the Olympics (it was on national news), then weather warfare is more than likely a reality. Get used to it.
Even if things don't get as bad as I've said, there will still be a major portion of the Middle Class out of work and in need of new careers, no matter what. I am a firm believer that people are primarily responsible for their realities and that with the right mindset anyone can see great wealth no matter what is happening...BUT,
I also want to make sure that their heads aren't so high in the clouds that they lose their minds.
There must be balance between your ideals and what is going on in the world. The greater the gap the greater the delusion.
The reality is that we are in a time of great manipulation and That Manipulation is going to disrupt those individuals who have invested their future security in 'The System" which is now at the focus of That Manipulation.
Most of the middle class is going to be forced to find new ways to support themselves and their loved ones. They will need to be coached in the 5 Areas to learn how to run their own businesses and their new lives. They will need to re-educate their minds so they can get out of the employee/dependant mentality and take the helm of their own ship. BTW...The employee mentality is truly (in my opinion) the cause of all of this anyway. We have been taught to be afraid and dependant on an authority that will help us.
In essence, people will be forced to 'Take Back Their Minds' and control their lives independent of Any System.
Remember...the Truth exists outside of any 'fixed' patterns or System because the Truth is Limitless, Boundless, and Infinite. How can you confine something that is Formless? Also...Don't dismiss a System for you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there.
In the words of the immortal Bruce Lee - Be like Water my Friend.
So just let things happen as they will, prepare yourself properly with all the skills that you will need and when the time comes...Break out the Marshmallows!
'Til Next Time'
Ed
PS. The Past and the Future really only exist within Your Mind anyway...so the sooner you get with the Present the better!
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