Used to write similar articles/stories for my Philosophy courses. You can say it's an experience, maybe a form of fiction, or good 'ol Schizophrenia. I just found it an interesting read. A good start for a screenplay. Sort of like "Source Code" if you haven't seen it.

www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/self/7-true-stories-from-reddit-that-hint-at-the-existence-of-alternate-realities-261975.html

I went and saw Fight Club at a special Tuesday screening in town last night. I remember seeing it as a special advance screening in Burbank before the film came out, exactly 20 years ago. I was blown away and hadn't read the book. It hit me square in the mind's eye because I felt it was speaking to me and others like me. Chasing that career, making money you thought would never end, and slowing seeing it all disappear and many hitting the proverbial "rock bottom". Some, like myself were reborn into a new way of thinking, others stayed the course and became the biggest narcissists ever, or the flip side, fall into a depression they never escaped from. Split personalities sound like they only happen in the movies, but in my line of work, it happens often, and sadly, isn't resolved. And, I see this on a greater scale with our young people today. A war is on the horizon, a war for our souls.

Tyler said it best:

“I see in the fight club the strongest and smartest men who've ever lived. I see all this potential and I see squandering. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables, slaves with white collars, advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need. We're the middle children of the history man, no purpose or place, we have no Great war, no Great depression, our great war is a spiritual war, our great depression is our lives, we've been all raised by television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires and movie gods and rock stars, but we won't and we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very very pissed off.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

"Contemporary nostalgia is not so much about the past as about vanishing the present."
- scholar Svetlana Boym

The word nostalgia parses to nostos, Greek for "homecoming," and algos, Greek for "pain." Nostalgia literally means the pain of imagined homecomings, and homecomings are meant to include most potently the fond memories of familiar and pleasing scenarios.

"Although nostalgia once was thought to be primarily a negative emotion, more modern interpretations in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and even neuroimaging suggest that the pangs of nostalgia play an important and potentially positive role in our emotional homeostasis."
Speer, et al. (2014)

It is graduation time for many students, young people and friends. I don't have kids of my own but live vicariously through the families and friends I know as I attend these milestone events. It makes me proud and eager to see what will become of these new "time travelers." Their dreams becoming reality (or not), their loss and gain of family and friends on their new timelines, their gradual fulfillment of wisdom as time moves forward. I wish them well on this journey that they embark on.

Congratulations to all of you and I hope one day that you feel the need and joy to share your experiences to others.

This year's event is just getting bigger and it grows from word of mouth and the diligent work from it's creator, Colleen Maloney-Hinds, professor at Crafton Hills College, Yucaipa, California. With even more booths and vendors than their last festival, the event has almost tripled in size since it's first appearance in the Inland Empire. People come from as far away as San Diego and Los Angeles to make the trek to the tiny Inland town of Yucaipa to experience something unique and needed in this day and age.

This year's event has an entertainment stage with live music and performances throughout the day's event and will be co-sponsored by my Shanti Scribe blog, AOP-Studios & Productions and with Jennifer Sparks and the 6th Street School of Music.

To check out the vendors attending and guest speakers throughout the day, check out the festival's Facebook page and website at:  http://www.herbivorefestival.com

To get a feel of the event, check out the video created by myself, Shanti Scribe, of the first one.

Don't miss out on this year's event!!!

"Contemporary nostalgia is not so much about the past as about vanishing the present."
- scholar Svetlana Boym
The word nostalgia parses to nostos, Greek for "homecoming," and algos, Greek for "pain." Nostalgia literally means the pain of imagined homecomings, and homecomings are meant to include most potently the fond memories of familiar and pleasing scenarios.
"Although nostalgia once was thought to be primarily a negative emotion, more modern interpretations in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and even neuroimaging suggest that the pangs of nostalgia play an important and potentially positive role in our emotional homeostasis."
Speer, et al. (2014)
It is graduation time for many students, young people and friends. I don't have kids of my own but live vicariously through the families and friends I know as I attend these milestone events. It makes me proud and eager to see what will become of these new "time travelers." Their dreams becoming reality (or not), their loss and gain of family and friends on their new timelines, their gradual fulfillment of wisdom as time moves forward. I wish them well on this journey that they embark on.
Congratulations to all of you and I hope one day that you feel the need and joy to share your experiences to others.

Herbivore Festival? What's that???

The Herbivore Festival is a non-profit celebration of plant-based living brought to you by Crafton Hills College's Department of Kinesiology and Health. On May 1st come listen to our amazing Keynote Speaker Dr. Hans Diehl as he talks about "Reversing Diabetes without Drugs or Injections."  There will be tons life-changing lectures, cooking demos, fitness activities, musical and art performances, activities for the kiddos and of course loads of plant-based and cruelty free vendors!  Oh and did we mention... FOOD!!!

The goal of our event is to educate and empower people to adopt a plant-based diet and provide them with the tools to stick with it.  With open arms we welcome those who are completely unfamiliar with plant-based diets as well as the most seasoned of vegetarians (LOL!)  We hope that our festival will open eyes and inspire people to change and/or strengthen their lifestyles to prevent and reverse disease, help millions of animals and the planet. 

And.... it is Totally FREE!   FREE Admission, FREE parking, FREE lectures, workshops, activities and performances!!  
And... some companies are offering free samples to give away to our first guests!

We are just getting started so not all of our vendors, lectures etc are posted yet.  As we get closer to the date we will post our schedule on the site.  (:

Please follow us on FB!  www.facebook.com/herbivorefestival

Can't wait to see you MAY 1st!!!  Let's rock the Inland Empire!

Herbivore Festival? What's that??? The Herbivore Festival is a celebration of plant-based living brought to you by Crafton Hills College's Department of Kinesiology and Health.  It will feature Keynote Speaker Dr. Hans Diehl along with lectures from authors, PETA and the community, cooking demos, fitness activities, musical and art performances, activities for the kiddos and of course tons of plant-based and cruelty free vendors!  Oh and did we mention... FOOD!!!

The goal of our event is to educate and empower people to adopt a plant-based diet and provide them with the tools to stick with it.  With open arms we welcome those who are completely unfamiliar with plant-based diets as well as the most seasoned of vegetarians (LOL!)  We hope that this event will open eyes and inspire people to change and or strengthen their lifestyles to prevent and reverse disease, help millions of animals and the planet.  

Check out the website for updates on some surprise guests!

www.herbivorefestival.com

On this "holiday", people work so hard to make ends meet. It's supposed to be a day off for "Labor Day", but most people I know are still working hard today to survive. Let's try to make it better for each other.

WhooHoo!!!

My music video is one of five finalists in the ‪#‎Hanumanji‬ Music Video Contest for Black Swan Sounds for the new chant/song from Marti Nikko Bradley and Drez Selecta titled Hanumanji from their new album, "Dreaming In Sanskrit"! It's such a catchy uplifting chant, and I was honored to give my interpretation creatively to the music video.

To determine the winner and two runners up, I have a week of public voting starting today, Wednesday, 25 March and ending Tuesday, 1 April at 11:59PM MDT. The video to receive the most “thumbs up” likes on YouTube shall be declared the winner. Comments, view counts and any “thumbs down” dislikes will be disregarded. Only “thumbs up” likes will be counted!

The Grand Prize winner and two Runners Up will be announced on Wednesday, 2 April.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE Like the video on YouTube and share the link to all of your friends and family and have them share with their friends and family and ask them to Like also. It would mean the world to me to win and be able to attend the Hanuman Festival!

‪#‎blackswansounds‬
‪#‎martinikko‬
‪#‎djdrez‬
‪#‎dreaminginsanskrit‬
#hanumanji
‪#‎hanumanfestival‬

http://tinyurl.com/hanumanjivideo-shantiscribe