Building esteem takes work. It’s not a simple matter of clicking your heels three times, repeating a few phrases, and you’re transported instantly to a place of blissful self-acceptance. Building esteem is a process. It requires something of you – your time, your thoughts, your energy, your emotions, your passion. It requires you to challenge deeply- and long-held beliefs about yourself and others. It requires you to question, to reflect, to answer, and to question again. Building self-esteem requires that at some level, there lies within you a sense of self worth that believes you have the right to be free of debilitating feelings of inadequacy, unworthiness, or defectiveness. At some point, you have to get tired of the low self image, of constantly putting yourself down and beating yourself up. You get to a point where you’re ready for change.
Building esteem is a process. It takes time to get to the point where you stop listening to and believing the negatives. If you are struggling with low self esteem, it sometimes will take every tool in your emotional toolbox, every weapon in your arsenal to not give in to feelings of inadequacy. There are numerous strategies and techniques to use. Different things work for different people. I have to pull out what I know to be great about myself. Here's an exercise you can do to develop your self-image. Commit to learning something new. Think of something you've put off doing, or would like to do, and do it. Take the time to learn how to do it. Whether it's knitting a sweater, learning to play guitar, developing a website or starting a business. Commit to doing it and take action. The feeling of accomplishment you'll feel when you have mastered the skill and/or achieved the success will be awesome!"elf to counter what I think falls short in myself. I read books that inspire me, listen to tapes that encourage me, keep people around who believe in me. It’s a day-at-a-time process and that’s how I approach it – each day acknowledging my accomplishments, no matter how small, until I get where I want to be, enjoying the best in me at all times!
- Shannon Lavenia
Friday, October 03, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
YOU Really Are What You Think!
Remember to “think positive” at every opportunity. Visualize success, not failure. Avoid negative environments and people. You are what you think. In fact, a study I recently read in Fitness Magazine stated that positive thinking actually increases longevity. I started experiencing the benefits of positive thinking when I became more aware of my thoughts and my feelings. I read as many books about positive thinking as possible and put into practice almost every technique I came across, from positive affirmations to meditation to using programs for positive thinking. I've gathered a good bunch of positive tips. I feel good when I can pass these tips on to others who may benefit. I practice the things I write about. My thoughts have changed my life for the better in very little time and continues to do so as I learn more. I invite you to explore the benefits of positive thinking and check out the following useful tips:
1.Decide On Your Dreams and Goals. Be specific about your goals. For example, say “I am taking a cooking class next month,” rather than “I would like to take a cooking class sometime.” Create
a plan to reach your goals, and stick to it.
2.Take Action. Goals alone have no meaning; you need to take action to make them real. Don’t let fear hold you back. "Just do it."
3. And Lastly, NEVER Stop Learning. Take classes, go back to school, read books, join a discussion group. If you are interested in a subject, make time to learn about it. Keep acquiring new skills. The Bottom line is, if you can Conceive it. . .You can Achieve it!
- Shannon Lavenia
1.Decide On Your Dreams and Goals. Be specific about your goals. For example, say “I am taking a cooking class next month,” rather than “I would like to take a cooking class sometime.” Create
a plan to reach your goals, and stick to it.
2.Take Action. Goals alone have no meaning; you need to take action to make them real. Don’t let fear hold you back. "Just do it."
3. And Lastly, NEVER Stop Learning. Take classes, go back to school, read books, join a discussion group. If you are interested in a subject, make time to learn about it. Keep acquiring new skills. The Bottom line is, if you can Conceive it. . .You can Achieve it!
- Shannon Lavenia
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Why Plan To Be Happy Tomorrow, When You Can Today. . .Live Your Best Life Now!
Happiness is something everyone wants to achieve. While on the surface people may seem to be looking for money, recognition, or other things, what they actually seek is happiness. Unfortunately, many people never reach the level of happiness they desire. While I can’t claim to be the happiest person in the world (I wish I could :) ), I do know that Your happiness is YOUR responsibility. Don’t blame outside conditions or other people if you’re not happy. While things around you could change and go bad, it is you who decide how you will respond to them. You can decide to be HAPPY.
With that in mind, here are a few ways I’ve found to bring happiness in life:
1. Stop Comparing Yourself With Others:
Comparing yourself with others won’t do you any good. You will either feel proud when you are above, or feel jealous and frustrated when you are below. None of them brings true happiness. So stop comparing yourself with others and simply be your best.
2. Count Your Blessings!
There are so many things we should be grateful for, but we often forget them. When you realize how blessed you are, you will certainly be happier.
We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. You can start with some simple things we take for granted.
3. Find Your Inner Voice:
To find true happiness, you must first find your inner voice. Slow down and take some quiet time for soul searching. What will make your life meaningful? What is true happiness for you? By knowing what your heart says, it will be easier for you to align with it.
4. Help Someone!
Giving is an essential key to happiness. While we often think that we will be happier when we receive, the truth is we are happier when we give. This is also one of the most difficult things to apply.
You can apply this by finding someone in need and lending a helping hand. The person could be your family, friend, or even a stranger. You could also donate to a charity.
I feel when these areas in our lives are fully developed, our wisdom completely eradicates all negativity and all confusion from the mind. And to our Success, creates the right inner conditions, specifically receiving inspiring blessings, purifying negative karma, and accumulating meritorious energy- -All which will foster true Happiness!
-Shannon Lavenia
With that in mind, here are a few ways I’ve found to bring happiness in life:
1. Stop Comparing Yourself With Others:
Comparing yourself with others won’t do you any good. You will either feel proud when you are above, or feel jealous and frustrated when you are below. None of them brings true happiness. So stop comparing yourself with others and simply be your best.
2. Count Your Blessings!
There are so many things we should be grateful for, but we often forget them. When you realize how blessed you are, you will certainly be happier.
We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. You can start with some simple things we take for granted.
3. Find Your Inner Voice:
To find true happiness, you must first find your inner voice. Slow down and take some quiet time for soul searching. What will make your life meaningful? What is true happiness for you? By knowing what your heart says, it will be easier for you to align with it.
4. Help Someone!
Giving is an essential key to happiness. While we often think that we will be happier when we receive, the truth is we are happier when we give. This is also one of the most difficult things to apply.
You can apply this by finding someone in need and lending a helping hand. The person could be your family, friend, or even a stranger. You could also donate to a charity.
I feel when these areas in our lives are fully developed, our wisdom completely eradicates all negativity and all confusion from the mind. And to our Success, creates the right inner conditions, specifically receiving inspiring blessings, purifying negative karma, and accumulating meritorious energy- -All which will foster true Happiness!
-Shannon Lavenia
The REAL sources of pollution
Let's face it folks, it isn't just the cars we drive or the plastic water bottles. Factory farms produce an obscene amount of pollution.
Yes, let's find alternative fuels, but let's also take a look at the absurb amount of animals that are breed and slaughtered to feed American's overconsumption of meat.
Does a person really need a 24oz Porterhouse when 6-8oz is the healthy portion? And, what about all the waste! A huge portion of the meat grown and butchered actually is never used...it rots because it's never sold or eaten.
It's about responsibility in all areas...I'm not saying everyone should be vegan. That's a personal choice, but be conscious of what you eat, where it comes from the the true sources of pollution in the world.
Here's some shocking reports:
http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/factory-farms-47092401?src=syn&dom=yah_buzz&mag=tdg&ha=1&kw=ist
http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/003959.html
Yes, let's find alternative fuels, but let's also take a look at the absurb amount of animals that are breed and slaughtered to feed American's overconsumption of meat.
Does a person really need a 24oz Porterhouse when 6-8oz is the healthy portion? And, what about all the waste! A huge portion of the meat grown and butchered actually is never used...it rots because it's never sold or eaten.
It's about responsibility in all areas...I'm not saying everyone should be vegan. That's a personal choice, but be conscious of what you eat, where it comes from the the true sources of pollution in the world.
Here's some shocking reports:
http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/factory-farms-47092401?src=syn&dom=yah_buzz&mag=tdg&ha=1&kw=ist
http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/003959.html
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
DREAM BIG! THE THOUGHT STARTS TODAY..
It is not selfish to dream, nor unproductive to envision. All Innovation begins with inviting Imagination! Follow your deepest desires to dream of an amazing future that will propel you to your destination. Keep your train on track. The secret to the most successful people, in business and in life, is that they never lose focus, never stop reaching, never stop striving to overcome and accomplish their goals. You can too, right now.
It seems paradoxical but it is nevertheless true: you must dream beyond the imaginable to achieve success beyond the attainable. Are your visions of the future confined in a suffocating box of limitations? What is holding you back? How are you preventing yourself from success? Dream your dreams today.
Success requires initiative. If you act in business as your elementary teacher trained you, you will never advance. Were you taught to sit quietly when you do your work, only speak when spoken to, respond with expected answers, follow exact instructions without adding any creativity, and let others plan the lessons? To succeed in your personal and professional life, get up and move, be creative, take initiative, suggest new ideas, surprise yourself and others, design your own life, and envision the big plan.
In archery, there are four main components to success: have the tools (bow, arrow, strength), know your target, focus your aim, and shoot. Achieving your goals is like that.
1. Tools: Many inhibit their achievement by convincing themselves that they will never have the skills (tools) to accomplish their dreams. I have learned how to learn. You can too, even without a formal education. If you lack a skill to accomplish your goal, if you do not know it yet, or cannot do it yet, you can learn it! You CAN do it!
2. Target: Know your goal: what are you aiming to achieve? Take your dream to the next level by writing it down on paper, and then adding details until it becomes not just a hope but a plan.
3. Aim well: Remember to keep focused. Just as in archery, where your eye gaze affects how well you shoot, if you take your eye off your goal, your aim will follow. In addition, compensate for gravity and aim high. While a short trajectory can aim straight on, a long-term goal (or more distant target) requires you to adjust your aim as you shoot.
4. Shoot: This is so simple, but most goals are never accomplished primarily because of a lack of action. Take action today. Have a determined stance to achieve greatness and give to the world an inspiration that was designed to come from you alone. God gave you a purpose in life, find it and create your own success.
With the tools for the job and the target in sight, you take aim and soar to your future. Dream BIG, clarify your goal, aim high, and act, and you will hit the target you know will fulfill your life’s purpose. Remember as you DREAM, you get hope; as you HOPE, you aspire; as you ASPIRE, take aim; as you AIM, act; as you ACT, you SUCCEED; in success, you INSPIRE and it all starts with 1 Dream!
-Shannon Lavenia
It seems paradoxical but it is nevertheless true: you must dream beyond the imaginable to achieve success beyond the attainable. Are your visions of the future confined in a suffocating box of limitations? What is holding you back? How are you preventing yourself from success? Dream your dreams today.
Success requires initiative. If you act in business as your elementary teacher trained you, you will never advance. Were you taught to sit quietly when you do your work, only speak when spoken to, respond with expected answers, follow exact instructions without adding any creativity, and let others plan the lessons? To succeed in your personal and professional life, get up and move, be creative, take initiative, suggest new ideas, surprise yourself and others, design your own life, and envision the big plan.
In archery, there are four main components to success: have the tools (bow, arrow, strength), know your target, focus your aim, and shoot. Achieving your goals is like that.
1. Tools: Many inhibit their achievement by convincing themselves that they will never have the skills (tools) to accomplish their dreams. I have learned how to learn. You can too, even without a formal education. If you lack a skill to accomplish your goal, if you do not know it yet, or cannot do it yet, you can learn it! You CAN do it!
2. Target: Know your goal: what are you aiming to achieve? Take your dream to the next level by writing it down on paper, and then adding details until it becomes not just a hope but a plan.
3. Aim well: Remember to keep focused. Just as in archery, where your eye gaze affects how well you shoot, if you take your eye off your goal, your aim will follow. In addition, compensate for gravity and aim high. While a short trajectory can aim straight on, a long-term goal (or more distant target) requires you to adjust your aim as you shoot.
4. Shoot: This is so simple, but most goals are never accomplished primarily because of a lack of action. Take action today. Have a determined stance to achieve greatness and give to the world an inspiration that was designed to come from you alone. God gave you a purpose in life, find it and create your own success.
With the tools for the job and the target in sight, you take aim and soar to your future. Dream BIG, clarify your goal, aim high, and act, and you will hit the target you know will fulfill your life’s purpose. Remember as you DREAM, you get hope; as you HOPE, you aspire; as you ASPIRE, take aim; as you AIM, act; as you ACT, you SUCCEED; in success, you INSPIRE and it all starts with 1 Dream!
-Shannon Lavenia
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Young people doing great things!
My friend Jubril, a young entrepreneur who got started with affiliate marketing when he was in his teens (and was making way more than his teachers), just sent me a great article about a teen who's following his vision and making his mark.
Very inspiring: http://www.revenuetoday.com/readarticle.php?name=Harrison+Gevirtz:+The+Yearling&readpage=1
Very inspiring: http://www.revenuetoday.com/readarticle.php?name=Harrison+Gevirtz:+The+Yearling&readpage=1
Saturday, September 20, 2008
What a blast!
Ok, so I've been known to rock out with RockBand and Guitar Hero.
And...I LOVE MotorStorm on PS3. But I have to tell you, the absolute funnest of all I picked up today after a recommendation from my buddy Gene Braxton.
What else do home-biz millionaires have to talk about (other than making more money and cool cars of course) then video games?
Gene was going on and on and on about WII from Nintendo. So much so that I just had to go get one today and set it up. I got the WII Fit too.
It is the COOLEST thing...I've had so much fun.
And...it had blonde proof set-up! I was able to set this think up in like 10 minutes and start my WII Fit Yoga poses.
WII Fit is too cool. It has this board you put on the floor and the game walks you through measurements and calculating your BMI and WII Age (UGH!). Admittedly for a minute I wanted to throw the thing out the window but then I got into the Yoga and had a blast with balance and breathing and everything.
Tennis...fun!
Bowling...Incredible!
So...that's my recommendation for the day. Nintendo WII...fun for the whole family!
And...I LOVE MotorStorm on PS3. But I have to tell you, the absolute funnest of all I picked up today after a recommendation from my buddy Gene Braxton.
What else do home-biz millionaires have to talk about (other than making more money and cool cars of course) then video games?
Gene was going on and on and on about WII from Nintendo. So much so that I just had to go get one today and set it up. I got the WII Fit too.
It is the COOLEST thing...I've had so much fun.
And...it had blonde proof set-up! I was able to set this think up in like 10 minutes and start my WII Fit Yoga poses.
WII Fit is too cool. It has this board you put on the floor and the game walks you through measurements and calculating your BMI and WII Age (UGH!). Admittedly for a minute I wanted to throw the thing out the window but then I got into the Yoga and had a blast with balance and breathing and everything.
Tennis...fun!
Bowling...Incredible!
So...that's my recommendation for the day. Nintendo WII...fun for the whole family!
Friday, September 05, 2008
It's Time To Wake Up
I received a copy of Cosco's magazine for business owners today. As I was breezing through the articles to see if there was actually anything of value, I came across a featured member response section with a well known female financial advisor. Being that this particular woman is not one of my favorites, due to her super conservative financial advice (save every penny and dare not enjoy a latte every once in a while), I just had to read what she had to say.
One woman wrote in and explained that at 57 years old, she had $45,000 in an IRA. She was wondering if she should use some of that money to pay down her credit card debt (obviously paying a penalty and tax on it) or if she should keep it for retirement. Her credit card debt was sustantial and bore a rather hefty percentage rate.
What struck me most about the response she was given was the last line of it. The "savvy" financial advisor told her to keep her money in the retirement account because after all, if you spend it, what will you live on when you retire.
Seriously.?!
Let's think about this for a second. This woman is 57 years old. She has $45,000 in retirement. Even if it grows a little over the next 8 years, the woman would be able to withdraw about $300.00 a month if she plans on stretching that $45,000 for 20 years or more. $300.00 a month! What does this woman plan to live on after retirement? NOT THAT!
How deceptive to infer that the woman could live off that...$300.00 isn't even grocery money. Heck...it's not even gas money these days. How about giving her some real advice...like it's time to make some serious money if you ever plan on retiring!
The #1 place I avoid on this planet is Wal-Mart. Now, there are tons of reasons to avoid Wal-Mart...the people, the lines, the quality of everything cheap. But all those reasons are not what keeps me away. It's that every time I've gone in there someone who could be my grandpa is handing me a cart. And it breaks my heart. Truly, it does.
These are good people who worked hard and had the idea that the government or the companies they worked for would take care of them. It was a false concept. We have to learn from this. We have to ensure the next generation understands money: how to make it, how to use it, how to experience it, how to manage it and most importantly...how to grow it. Live for today, plan for tomorrow. My female friend in the Costco magazine would rather us sacrifice today, save for tomorrow. For some I guess that's OK, but I'd rather enjoy my life and have plenty for tomorrow as well.
How is this possible? Through education. The more I learn about money, the more responsible I am and the more control I have. The more control I have, the more responsible I am...it all goes hand in hand. Can you believe I graduated high school without even knowing how to balance a check-book? It's not in any high school textbook. When I graduated college, I had already amounted $5000.00 in credit card debt. A credit card was easy to get and even easier to use.
I had to learn how to make money and more importantly how to manage it. My first year as an entrepreneur I made a little over $480,000. At the end of that year I had a lot of shiny new things and great experiences but nothing saved. I didn't even have the money for taxes, so I had to work even harder next year to pay for last year. I didn't like that and said never again!
Let's educate ourselves and provide real advice to people. Inferring that someone is going to be able to live off of $45,000 for retirement when they are already 57 years old, in my opinion, is deceptive. It perpetuates ignorance. Instead, offer education. Say what the reality is and offer solutions. Empower people to make better decisions and understand the reality of their situation. The ostrich-effect (putting your head in the ground) has left thousands of grandmas and grandpa's serving up burgers and handing out carts. We can be at cause for empowering the current and next generation so they avoid the hang-ups of credit card debt, miss-use of credit and appropriate planning for the future (wealth building).
Here are some great resources I highly recommend:
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Why We Want You To Be Rich by Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki
Cash Flow game by Robert Kiyosaki
One woman wrote in and explained that at 57 years old, she had $45,000 in an IRA. She was wondering if she should use some of that money to pay down her credit card debt (obviously paying a penalty and tax on it) or if she should keep it for retirement. Her credit card debt was sustantial and bore a rather hefty percentage rate.
What struck me most about the response she was given was the last line of it. The "savvy" financial advisor told her to keep her money in the retirement account because after all, if you spend it, what will you live on when you retire.
Seriously.?!
Let's think about this for a second. This woman is 57 years old. She has $45,000 in retirement. Even if it grows a little over the next 8 years, the woman would be able to withdraw about $300.00 a month if she plans on stretching that $45,000 for 20 years or more. $300.00 a month! What does this woman plan to live on after retirement? NOT THAT!
How deceptive to infer that the woman could live off that...$300.00 isn't even grocery money. Heck...it's not even gas money these days. How about giving her some real advice...like it's time to make some serious money if you ever plan on retiring!
The #1 place I avoid on this planet is Wal-Mart. Now, there are tons of reasons to avoid Wal-Mart...the people, the lines, the quality of everything cheap. But all those reasons are not what keeps me away. It's that every time I've gone in there someone who could be my grandpa is handing me a cart. And it breaks my heart. Truly, it does.
These are good people who worked hard and had the idea that the government or the companies they worked for would take care of them. It was a false concept. We have to learn from this. We have to ensure the next generation understands money: how to make it, how to use it, how to experience it, how to manage it and most importantly...how to grow it. Live for today, plan for tomorrow. My female friend in the Costco magazine would rather us sacrifice today, save for tomorrow. For some I guess that's OK, but I'd rather enjoy my life and have plenty for tomorrow as well.
How is this possible? Through education. The more I learn about money, the more responsible I am and the more control I have. The more control I have, the more responsible I am...it all goes hand in hand. Can you believe I graduated high school without even knowing how to balance a check-book? It's not in any high school textbook. When I graduated college, I had already amounted $5000.00 in credit card debt. A credit card was easy to get and even easier to use.
I had to learn how to make money and more importantly how to manage it. My first year as an entrepreneur I made a little over $480,000. At the end of that year I had a lot of shiny new things and great experiences but nothing saved. I didn't even have the money for taxes, so I had to work even harder next year to pay for last year. I didn't like that and said never again!
Let's educate ourselves and provide real advice to people. Inferring that someone is going to be able to live off of $45,000 for retirement when they are already 57 years old, in my opinion, is deceptive. It perpetuates ignorance. Instead, offer education. Say what the reality is and offer solutions. Empower people to make better decisions and understand the reality of their situation. The ostrich-effect (putting your head in the ground) has left thousands of grandmas and grandpa's serving up burgers and handing out carts. We can be at cause for empowering the current and next generation so they avoid the hang-ups of credit card debt, miss-use of credit and appropriate planning for the future (wealth building).
Here are some great resources I highly recommend:
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Why We Want You To Be Rich by Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki
Cash Flow game by Robert Kiyosaki
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The New Billionaires
Billionaires: The Next Generation
by Andrew Farrell
Friday, August 15, 2008
provided by
When Michael Birch met an American brunette named Xochi at a college bar in London, he wasn't just meeting his future wife. It was also the beginning of a beautiful business.
Earlier this year the couple sold their social-networking site, Bebo, to AOL for $850 million. Their cut: about $600 million. An impressive haul for anybody, but especially for Michael and Xochi, who are just 38 and 36.
More from Forbes.com:
• In Pictures: Next-Gen Billionaires
• In Pictures: The Youngest Billionaires
• In Pictures: The World’s Youngest Women Billionaires
The world's current crop of billionaires has plenty of money but not much youth. The average age of the 1,125 people on Forbes' list of the world's wealthiest is 61. It's impossible to predict exactly who will replace them, but don't bet against people like the Birches.
Read the rest of the article: http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/105575/Billionaires-The-Next-Generation
by Andrew Farrell
Friday, August 15, 2008
provided by
When Michael Birch met an American brunette named Xochi at a college bar in London, he wasn't just meeting his future wife. It was also the beginning of a beautiful business.
Earlier this year the couple sold their social-networking site, Bebo, to AOL for $850 million. Their cut: about $600 million. An impressive haul for anybody, but especially for Michael and Xochi, who are just 38 and 36.
More from Forbes.com:
• In Pictures: Next-Gen Billionaires
• In Pictures: The Youngest Billionaires
• In Pictures: The World’s Youngest Women Billionaires
The world's current crop of billionaires has plenty of money but not much youth. The average age of the 1,125 people on Forbes' list of the world's wealthiest is 61. It's impossible to predict exactly who will replace them, but don't bet against people like the Birches.
Read the rest of the article: http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/105575/Billionaires-The-Next-Generation
Saturday, August 02, 2008
It's Time to Take a Stand
Many people know that I used to be an education...a high school Biology teacher for 8 years. I became a teacher because I wanted to help children, to give them vision for their future. I quickly found out that the United States education system is in no way, shape or form about giving children vision for their future. The school I taught at in Arizona was supposed to be one of the best. However, I had 30 kids to a class, no money for supplies, a rigid curriculum I had to complete (even if the kids didn't understand it) and the policies were about order and passing the mandated "No Kid Left Behind" act passed by Bush.
There were days I cried. About 10 - 20% of my students were drugged with some form of drug, mostly Ridilin which turned them into unemotional zombies. Their spirits were lost and so was mine.
There were times I complained, explaining that the kids were bored and disinterested in the curriculum. I remembered when I was in high school...full of life and energy at that age and being asked to spend 8 hours stuffing my brain with confusing information that had no real meaning or value was exhausting and sometimes made me angry. I probably would have been drugged too...
The state of our society disturbs me. In case you aren't aware, 20% of children between the ages of 0 and 18 are currently prescribed anti-anxiety, anti-depression or anti-psychotic. 20%!
THERE ARE 4 MILLION SCHOOLCHILDREN ON ADDICTIVE STIMULANT DRUGS IN THE U.S. ALONE. ANOTHER 1.5 MILLION ARE TAKING ANTIDEPRESSANTS THAT CAN DRIVE THEM TO SUICIDE, AND INCREASING ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE POINTS TO A LINK BETWEEN ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGS AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR AS WELL. MEANWHILE, A NATIONAL PLAN NOW IN THE OFFING WILL SCREEN ALL SCHOOLCHILDREN AND ESCALATE THIS ABUSE OF CHILDREN WHILE POSING A NEW THREAT TO SOCIETY.
Millions of children are diagnosed with ADD, ADHD and Bi-Polar Disorder using criteria such as "interrupts teacher", "cuts in line", "looks out window and daydreams during class". With this diagnose comes the drugs. It's astounding to me that our society, with all of our resources, technology and supposed wisdom is allowing this to happen. Children are dying everyday as a result of "trust in doctors" and the pharmaceutical industry. (Click here for a report). You also may not know that every child who has committed the act of violence in their school resulting in the deaths of other students has been on either anti-anxiety or anti-depression drugs. They are known to cause the side-effects of homocidal thoughts and suicide (recent legislation was passed requiring a black box label on all prescription bottles stating this).
The children are our future and it's time that we as adults take a stand for their safety, education and protect their rights by saying NO! to the pharaceutical industry, the government cronies who are paid by the pharmaceutical industry and the psychiatrists who have never helped anyone.
Educate yourself, take action, spread the word.
Most recently, I've been stunned to discover the Teen Screen Act and the Mother's Act. New Jersey recently passed an act requiring all health care providers to educate mother's and their families about Post-Partum depression and recommending therapies post birth. Yes, indeed, they are recommending drugs to mothers before they even give birth. This act even made it to the Senate with a proposal to mandate this in all 50 states, but thanks to the Citizen's Commission on Human Rights, it was not passed (but it could be re-proposed in the future).
And now there's Teen Screen, a mental-health screening being conducted in schools to screen children for mental health defects. It's being offered in 43 states and, according to their website, you can actually see how your state's "Mental Health" is. So, just how crazy is your state? Can you beleive that! Talk about perpetuating false information and propoganda! The questions used to determine if your child is sane or not,"Have you ever had a moment of intense fear.", "Have you ever been scared that someone is going to hurt you?"...the tests are so arbitrary and non-scientific. And, if your child is labelled they are labelled for life. Some states have already passed this mandatory screening into law (Indiana) and it's being proposed to become an Act mandating screening of children in all 50 states.
You'll be interested to know that the largest funders of these Acts are the pharmaceutical companies, who's future lies in pumping your kids full of drugs. Since when did daydreaming, not wanting to follow orders or not wanting to do homework make a kid bad or mentally disturbed. Haven't we all had that experience as children. Children are full of life and energy, full of creativity. Our society is turning them into drones...into drug popping, enslaved zombies. It's time to take action, to take a stand.
If you've been on my blog alot, you're probably thinking, "Holy Cow...this is so unlike Shannon...where's the positive, fun stuff?" It's right here. It's by educating ourselves that we get to be at cause. Not buying into the media BS, but really educating ourselves with truth and taking action. Being at cause brings joy, fulfillment and a bright future for all.
To educate yourself fully, go to www.cchr.org
Here's a couple of videos I suggest watching:
The Mother's Act Petition Site: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-the-dangerous-and-invasive-mothers-act
More on Teen Screen: http://www.psychsearch.net/teenscreen.html, http://www.teenscreentruth.com/,
There were days I cried. About 10 - 20% of my students were drugged with some form of drug, mostly Ridilin which turned them into unemotional zombies. Their spirits were lost and so was mine.
There were times I complained, explaining that the kids were bored and disinterested in the curriculum. I remembered when I was in high school...full of life and energy at that age and being asked to spend 8 hours stuffing my brain with confusing information that had no real meaning or value was exhausting and sometimes made me angry. I probably would have been drugged too...
The state of our society disturbs me. In case you aren't aware, 20% of children between the ages of 0 and 18 are currently prescribed anti-anxiety, anti-depression or anti-psychotic. 20%!
THERE ARE 4 MILLION SCHOOLCHILDREN ON ADDICTIVE STIMULANT DRUGS IN THE U.S. ALONE. ANOTHER 1.5 MILLION ARE TAKING ANTIDEPRESSANTS THAT CAN DRIVE THEM TO SUICIDE, AND INCREASING ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE POINTS TO A LINK BETWEEN ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGS AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR AS WELL. MEANWHILE, A NATIONAL PLAN NOW IN THE OFFING WILL SCREEN ALL SCHOOLCHILDREN AND ESCALATE THIS ABUSE OF CHILDREN WHILE POSING A NEW THREAT TO SOCIETY.
Millions of children are diagnosed with ADD, ADHD and Bi-Polar Disorder using criteria such as "interrupts teacher", "cuts in line", "looks out window and daydreams during class". With this diagnose comes the drugs. It's astounding to me that our society, with all of our resources, technology and supposed wisdom is allowing this to happen. Children are dying everyday as a result of "trust in doctors" and the pharmaceutical industry. (Click here for a report). You also may not know that every child who has committed the act of violence in their school resulting in the deaths of other students has been on either anti-anxiety or anti-depression drugs. They are known to cause the side-effects of homocidal thoughts and suicide (recent legislation was passed requiring a black box label on all prescription bottles stating this).
The children are our future and it's time that we as adults take a stand for their safety, education and protect their rights by saying NO! to the pharaceutical industry, the government cronies who are paid by the pharmaceutical industry and the psychiatrists who have never helped anyone.
Educate yourself, take action, spread the word.
Most recently, I've been stunned to discover the Teen Screen Act and the Mother's Act. New Jersey recently passed an act requiring all health care providers to educate mother's and their families about Post-Partum depression and recommending therapies post birth. Yes, indeed, they are recommending drugs to mothers before they even give birth. This act even made it to the Senate with a proposal to mandate this in all 50 states, but thanks to the Citizen's Commission on Human Rights, it was not passed (but it could be re-proposed in the future).
And now there's Teen Screen, a mental-health screening being conducted in schools to screen children for mental health defects. It's being offered in 43 states and, according to their website, you can actually see how your state's "Mental Health" is. So, just how crazy is your state? Can you beleive that! Talk about perpetuating false information and propoganda! The questions used to determine if your child is sane or not,"Have you ever had a moment of intense fear.", "Have you ever been scared that someone is going to hurt you?"...the tests are so arbitrary and non-scientific. And, if your child is labelled they are labelled for life. Some states have already passed this mandatory screening into law (Indiana) and it's being proposed to become an Act mandating screening of children in all 50 states.
You'll be interested to know that the largest funders of these Acts are the pharmaceutical companies, who's future lies in pumping your kids full of drugs. Since when did daydreaming, not wanting to follow orders or not wanting to do homework make a kid bad or mentally disturbed. Haven't we all had that experience as children. Children are full of life and energy, full of creativity. Our society is turning them into drones...into drug popping, enslaved zombies. It's time to take action, to take a stand.
If you've been on my blog alot, you're probably thinking, "Holy Cow...this is so unlike Shannon...where's the positive, fun stuff?" It's right here. It's by educating ourselves that we get to be at cause. Not buying into the media BS, but really educating ourselves with truth and taking action. Being at cause brings joy, fulfillment and a bright future for all.
To educate yourself fully, go to www.cchr.org
Here's a couple of videos I suggest watching:
The Mother's Act Petition Site: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-the-dangerous-and-invasive-mothers-act
More on Teen Screen: http://www.psychsearch.net/teenscreen.html, http://www.teenscreentruth.com/,
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