U.S. economy grinds to a halt as nation realizes money just a symbolic, mutually-...

[Rodney]

Article: U.S. economy grinds to a halt as nation realizes money just a symbolic, mutually-shared illusion (http://www.theonion.com/content/news/u_s_economy_grinds_to_halt_as) (TheOnion) :facelol:

"Though raising interest rates is unlikely at the moment, the Fed will of course act appropriately if we…if we…" said Bernanke, who then paused for a moment, looked down at his prepared statement, and shook his head in utter disbelief. "You know what? It doesn't matter. None of this—this so-called 'money'—really matters at all."...

As news of the nation's collectively held delusion spread, the economy ground a halt, with dumbfounded citizens everywhere walking out on their jobs as they contemplated the little green drawings of buildings and dead white men they once used to measure their adequacy and importance as human beings...

"It's back to basics for me," Bernard Polk of Waverly, OH said. "I'm going to till the soil for my own sustenance and get anything else I need by bartering. If I want milk, I'll pay for it in tomatoes. If need a new hoe, I'll pay for it in lettuce."

When asked, hypothetically, how he would pay for complicated life-saving surgery for a loved one, Polk seemed uncertain. "That's a lot of vegetables, isn't it?" he said.

[Deva]

Love this babe!

I've been musing on abundance a lot and praying for us as a species to come back into harmony with the natural abundance of the universe. I am very interested to see how the New Earth economy will evolve to. I recently read a great book called 'Anastasia' by Vladmir Megre (Book 1 of the ringing cedars series) there she talks a lot about people getting back into harmony with mother nature. She says the basics - food & shelter are easily provided from nature. Our total dependence on money, a commodity that most only allow in through their jobs is what is causing the 'stress' in modern lifestyles. Instead of allowing ourselves to recieve the things that are natural to us we are trying to hard to get them thus blocking the recieving aspect.

In fact, I posted some really interesting thoughts about abundance & survival on the new earth here:

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"..I totally believe that ascension is taking us back to harmony with nature and harmony with each other :) Allowing ourselves to have our needs effortlessly met does mean allowing Mother Gaia to give us what we need to survive and how can we do that if we are disconnected from her & determined to do it all by ourselves? True freedom means community, support and harmony - no man is an island."

I believe the struggle for survival - having our basic needs met - and our current dependence on the money system to do this is what is keeping people unhappy. Because money is not available in nature it means that we must always sell our labour in some was to recieve this 'limited' commodity. In my awareness the concept of abundance means having our needs easily and effortlessly met by the Universe. I used to think that means having bucket loads of money. I thought, 'if I can manifest lots of money - I will be abundant.' Reading the Anastasia book helped me rethink how I view abundance..."

Read the rest here: http://ringingcedars.ning.com/forum/topics/abundance-survival-and-the-new?xg_source=activity (http://ringingcedars.ning.com/forum/topics/abundance-survival-and-the-new?xg_source=activity)