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Nice site.

And this borrowed thought.

Subject: Support and info

There is no soft landing. If the information about the convergence in the next two decades of population, natural gas and petroleum depletion and global climate change is valid, then there is neither the time, money nor psychological energy to make changes. Yet, we must work towards and hope for a soft landing otherwise depression and despair take charge. Depression is a helplessness. It is a feeling of not inadequacy but no adequacy. Like being in a huge vat of mud and not being able to move fast enough. It is not being able to change the circumstances or environment or behaviors. It has been called anger turned inward. If it was turned outward it would be aimed at the circumstances/environment/behaviors (persons) that are creating the helplessness. It arises when all our adaptations fail to relieve energy of our pain. The energy of depression is pervasive, is a mood and in the gut. Despair has to do with hopelessness. It has to do with the future. It is a fear of a continuation of the present situation. It is same old, same old. It is the feeling that there is no freedom from the repetition of the past patterns of adaptation. These patterns are unsuccessful in truly getting needs met and we feel they will go on and on and on. So the future is bleak and hopeless. Depression rises out of the gut from the energy of failed past patterns and flows into the head dampening action. Despair arise out of the mind because the idea of a future is in the head. Despair flows into the gut dampening the emotional energy for action. They are truly the two headed face of loss of control. I have thought about putting up a small billboard on my land which fronts a state hiway. lKeep driving, You are burning your childrenms future.n lLetms all drive, We got ours, Let the next generation get their own.n In these you can see the frustration and anger. If we put up billboards or any other approach, the confrontational will only help us to feel better but will do nothing to change anyone. We in these groups are as much giving succor as information. Both are important. John

-- Anonymous, May 21, 2000