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How You Can Help Change the World for Freedom & Tolerance with 3 Easy Clicks!

November 12th, 2009 by Admin | 1 Comment | Filed in Social Media & Media

Right now you have a unique opportunity to make a difference in the world by making three easy clicks to nominate two outstanding contributions to Mashable’s Open Web Awards. This may be the easiest chance to promote freedom and tolerance ever.

First Click

Actually, you already successfully made the First Click. It took you here to check out this article. Good Job! Shows you are a good person who is interested in helping others and creating a better world! See how easy this is?

Second Click

The next clicks each have an arrowbefore them. This article explains why and how you can help change the world by simply using those links!

First, you can l help gain a great deal of media attention for Iran ’s freedom Fighters, bringing true democracy and tolerance to Iran. This will also mean removal from power of Iran ’s current unconstitutional regime which seeks to have a nuclear bomb.

To do this we need to have the second to last Tweet by a @persiankiwi nominated for Mashable’s Open Web Awards. That tweet was made during a peaceful protest just before “The Kiwi” was arrested.

News of @persiankiwi

The fate of @persiankiwi has remained unknown, but on November 11, 2009 @judyrey (me) received compelling proof that @persiankiwi is not only alive (but now in hiding) and supports this nomination. The kiwi has requested that our effort to gain this nomination continue. I have a witness to this.

http://mashable.com/owa/votes?v=@persiankiwi%27s%20second%20to%20last%20tweet&c=23

This new information means nominating @persiankiwi is viable and meets all the rules for the Open Web Awards. From the information I have it seems @persiankiwi is available to attend the awards. If the Iranian government prohibited the Kiwi’s exit from Iran to accept the award that would help gain more media attention for the peaceable freedom fighters, plus gain more support from democratic countries and groups such as Amnesty International.

Below is a screen capture of @persiankiwi’s final tweets with the second to last tweet indicated. You can see it and scroll the entire tweet time-line by going to http://www.twitter.com/persiankiwi

Persian Kiwi’s Final Tweets

@persiankiwi’s second to last Tweet: “thank you ppls for supporting Sea of Green -pls remember always our martyrs- Allah Akbar-Allah Akbar #Iranelection”

Just click this link, sign in with either Facebook or Twitter to make your nomination. It’s easy! Then return to this page for one more simple click.

http://mashable.com/owa/votes?v=@persiankiwi%27s%20second%20to%20last%20tweet&c=23

Great! Two Successful clicks and just one more to go!

Third Click

As you can see from the above post I actively support freedom and religious tolerance. I am the artist who is the founder of Post Conceptual Art theory, especially the branch of UnGraven Image.

UnGraven Image is the first religious art theory founded in the USA , and being American is uniquely inclusive. I paint using symbols for each and every stroke. My symbol set is the only font or symbol set in the world that is alpha-numeric, phonic and binary. Binary is synonymous for duality, so in addition for my symbols elegantly referencing Elementary Physics” strings and branes, the strokes reference important concepts of dualities held by most all of the world’s religions and spiritual paths. Dualities include: Light/Dark, Good/Evil, Holy/Profane and also Yin/Yang.

Again with one easy click you can nominate the entertaining video, “Painting with the Big Bang of Genesis”. This video visually explains this new art theory and points to tolerance and a vision we all can and due share. As such, this new art always promotes peace and tolerance.

http://mashable.com/owa/votes?v=big%20Bang%20of%20Painting%20with%20Genesis&c=37

If you have not yet had the opportunity to see this remarkable video it is embedded below for your convenience. You can also access this video (it’s the one on top) and much more information, plus many images of this new art at http://ungravenimage.com

http://mashable.com/owa/votes?v=big%20Bang%20of%20Painting%20with%20Genesis&c=37

Want to do more?

Again, it’s easy!

1. Digg, Stumble, Mixx this article, share it in emails, post it to your own blog.

2. Tweet or post any or all of the following messages to Facebook news feeds, groups and fan pages or message it on other social media:

  • How You (yes, YOU!) Can Help Change the World for Freedom & Tolerance with 3 Easy Clicks! http://bit.ly/2pGA4a
  • Please nominate “Painting with the Big Bang of Genesis” for best YT video http://bit.ly/3tKW7D #OpenWebAwards RT!
  • Please nominate @persiankiwi’s 2nd to last Tweet for best Tweet http://bit.ly/1D43yy #OpenWebAwards #Iranelection #Iran RT!
  • Easiest free way to promote Freedom & Tolerance for ALL today without even standing up? http://bit.ly/2pGA4a#Iranelection #openwebawards

3. Share this article in email via links or cut and paste. You also have permission to use it as content for your own blog- just spread the word.hare it in emails, post it to your own blog.

Thanks!

Your clicks and support are greatly appreciated.

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How to Gain More Freedom

July 30th, 2009 by Admin | No Comments | Filed in Brain & Perception

Everyone wants to be free. We have all had moments of unbounded joy, when we felt we could do anything including conquer our world. We know how it feels to be free. It feels natural and splendid!

From birth until we mature we follow the rules, often seen as restrictions of our caregivers and providers. While children may rankle under the rules, many are for their own good, such as being forbidden as a young child to run out into a busy street or play with fire.

Slowly our caregivers’ personal rules for us diminish and become more like those held by our society, such as the prohibition against stealing.

Along the way to maturity we may acquire personal rules, from following the examples of others or due to traumatic events. When these rules are held unconsciously, and seem to be some kind of natural law they can be problematical and inhibit our personal freedom.

Any beliefs (rules) that inhibit freedom tend to also be intolerant. They make us feel and act intolerant towards ourselves and others.

For instance, an unfortunately common belief is, “I am worthless”. As a former counselor, I have heard that one many times. In reality it is other nonsense, but it can derail a person from achieving their dreams and personal freedom. When enough people hold these kinds of a beliefs in a society, the door is opened for a tyrannical government to take control.

Negative and often unconsciously held beliefs are always intolerant. They are intolerant of growth. Growth involves “falling on one’s butt—that’s how we learn to walk and do anything. “Failure” is often a learning experience that is a necessary to move forward. Negative beliefs seem to protect us from failure but really inhibit growth.

Negative beliefs are intolerant of our successes, as no matter what, the compare our success to some greater achievement often by someone else.

The negative beliefs are easily also intolerant of others. The more a person feels insignificant and out of control the more they will tend to act superior and try to control others. Plus the more critical they will be of what they decide are others weaknesses and failures.

Unfortunately, people seek the comfort of what is familiar, even negativity as it seems “safe” although miserable. After all, we may be miserable but we know we can survive as such.

Recently studies have shown that negative thinking can alter one’s brain. On the other side, conscious positive thinking, prayer and meditation also alter the brain, but these effects promote brain health.

Until recently, the way out of negative thoughts seemed to be rehashing them to discover the root, which was an ever ongoing process, much like peeling an onion as it brought tears. Of course, one could take medications, such as Prozac or self medicate liquor or with illegal drugs in an attempt to dull the pain.

We have new techniques in addition to meditation and prayer, such as EFT and the Sedona method, plus the new Awakened Vision, which also easily produces changes in the brain by using vision.

A person who experiences personal freedom is a blessing to their family, friends and society. People who feel in control of themselves are free to be tolerant of others.

It is far easier to be tolerant and forgiving when faced with a person who is upset when memories of other unresolved time people were upset with one—like authority figures are not unconsciously re stimulated and added to the new moment.

When you actually see the person before you without the barrier of eyeglasses made of old memories, hurts and resentments problems become simpler to resolve.

Whether on a personal or societal basis, freedom always involves cost. If nothing else freedom costs time and energy. Freedom is participatory and requires consciousness. Comfort and freedom are not true friends until being challenged to be one’s best seems comfortable.

“If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.” — Thomas Edison

George Washington is considered to be the Father of the USA . As such he is the father of freedom and democracy in modern times.

Had Washington ’s troops not won the American Revolution all of the ideas of Adams, Jefferson and others about the cause of freedom would be unfulfilled.

The shot heard ‘round the world continues to be heard today because of George Washington’s courage and resolve. Records show he encouraged his troops rather than intimidate them—and they were all volunteers.

“Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it.”— George Washington

Lady Liberty by Judy Rey Wasserman

Lady Liberty
by Judy Rey Wasserman

Washington went through a living hell at Valley Forge. It was bitter cold. He and his men lacked for warm clothing, shelter and provisions. And, yet he was free to be his best. He rose to the occasion, somehow becoming an inspiration to his me, encouraging them by his example.

After Washington won the war he continued to set the example of a free man. He showed tolerance to those of other faiths, including Jews, which was also revolutionary in its time. He supported the idea that all free men would be allowed to vote.

Finally, and perhaps most importantly for democracy, by example he established the idea of term limits. Unlike kings, emperors and other rulers—including I our own time, Washington saw himself as a public servant. When Washington declined to run for a third term his action rivaled that shot heard ‘round the world. He purposefully gave away his power.

Anyone who is trying—or succeeding to control other adults by force, emotional blackmail, threats or any other form of coercion does not feel free but is overwhelmed by negative beliefs and feelings that seem to be out of control.

The person who feels most threatened and least in control is usually some kind of bully. This is true for people we experience as family, friends or in business as it is for those in leadership positions in organizations of religion, culture, education and government.

George Washington saw himself as a free man. His actions and diary reveal him to be a free man who was inspired, challenged and comforted by his beliefs. As such, he had no need to control others. True leaders inspire, and ultimately their power grows beyond the boundaries of their mortality.

Being free does not require talent, above average intelligence, wealth or the right connections in one’s society. It does require rising to the challenge with courage and taking the actions necessary to change oneself and exercise one’s freedom, plus encourage others to gain freedom too.

“Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.” — George Washington

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Twitter Tweets & RT’s for Inspiration and Tolerance

May 19th, 2009 by Admin | 3 Comments | Filed in Uncategorized

Twitter is the real-time social media site that has the most members, thus it offers the best opportunity for immediate and spontaneous interactive conversations. Any speech or conversation cab always also bee understood as a kind of prepared or improvisational performance. Art imitates life but life can be art.

When people have the freedom to make connections and immediately interact responsibly the results can be inspiring and even transforming.

On a recent weekend morning when when I was still not quite awake, I was relaxing and enjoying my coffee as I began the day on Twitter. After messaging my good morning greeting I sat back to lurk the ongoing stream of messages.

Immediately I came upon a quote by St. Francis of Assisi, “For it is in giving that we receive,” which was tweeted by @skystjohn.

It is a concept that is universally found in most religions and paths worldwide. I have always appreciated that quote so I ReTweeted it (RT).

Over 47,000 people follow me and I happily follow them all back as a strong supporter of promoting equal two-way communication relationships. I am good at visually skimming for information. What sort of “jumps out at me”, is usually information that tends to become useful to me. I use this knack in libraries, books and printed materials, art shows, and just about anywhere I am looking, including the Twitter stream.

After I hit click to send the St. Francis RT, another great quote “popped out”.

annq “How soon not now, becomes never.” Martin Luther.

Of course this is another way to say Hillel’s famous, “If not now, when?”

I RT’d the Luther quote, too.

This was fun. It’s easy to ReTweet someone else’s message when I agree or it adds value for my followers. It promotes whoever I RT to my followers and I share credit for passing on the information.

Before I could move on the originate information myself , almost as if it was swimming in the stream straight to me came:

sczepanski “The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.” Lao Tzu

So many ways to say ideas such as “And the Truth will set you free..” and promote lovingkindness, charity, prayer and trust, which are all soft things.

At this point I realized that in a matter of minutes I had RT’s a Roman Catholic monk, a founder of the Protestant Reformation and the author of the TAO.

More significantly, my Tweets were being busily RT’d and then RT’d again my others.

Although I am not for a one world religion, I do appreciate and promote how many truths the religions and paths of the world share. My life work is founding Post Conceptual UnGraven Image Art theory, which among other firsts is the only religious theory of art founded in the USA As such it is fully inclusive for all religions and spiritual paths.

Almost immediately came this:

ultimateAleks up to YOU – The thing always happens that u really believe in; & the belief in a thing makes it happen.” Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright was a Unitarian. Yet, again the quote is restated in one way or another universally. Almost immediately a flip way of stating the Wright quote was RT’d in the stream.

MatchesMalone RT @vesselproject:”Everything is possible for him who believes”— Mark 9:23

I RT’d both quotes.

At this point it dawned on me I was going to use this week’s blog.  It was as if the blog was being divinely handed to me through the stream.

Often I am asked why I follow everyone back.  One of the key reasons is The Divine [please substitute the best Name for your faith] works through people. People who I know, those who are fairly new to me in a follow/follow relationship and others who were followed by my followers were Tweeting and ReTweeting messages that became the heart of this article. Had I not followed, I would have missed a meaningful and uplifting experience, plus the opportunity to share it with you.

I tweeted: “Now lurking stream hoping to find more uplifting quotes to RT, esp Jewish or Hindu or LOA now. So I get all in.”

Immediately aimed as replies to me came:

pacmanangel “Optimism is positive thinking lighted up.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale

studentofsucces“Develop success from failures. Discouragement & failure are 2 of the surest stepping stones to success.” Dale Carnegie

Twitter Members Tweeting in the Stream #1

I RT’d them and watched as others did also. Then Again I Tweeted a request.

“Com’n. Someone send me a Jewish or O.T. quote Reply (so I don’t miss it) to RT. Rather RT you that originate 1, but I can do that”

InnerWizard “What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t invent with your tongue. ” – Jewish proverb

Of course, this is another way of dealing with the commandment on coveting.

I RT’d it the also replied with this message:

judyrey @InnerWizard WOW! That 1’s new to me & as an artist I love it’s many ramifications. Watch me RT it at times. TY!

Still lacking one needed quote, I tweeted:

judyrey Next I need an uplifting, inspiring Hindu quote to RT.Reply one 2 me plz (hint: many avail from Dr. Chopra

GONeill @judyrey “Oprah has made me a fortune” – Dr. Deepak Chopra

judyrey @JGONeill ROFL. I’m sure that’s uplifting to Dr. Chopra & Oprah but not sure it will encourage or inspire my followers. But, TY

Twitter Members Twee6ing in the Stream #2

Twitter Members Tweeting in the Stream #2

Then a wonderful tweet floated down the stream headed to me:

InnerWizard “Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted.” – Deepak Chopra

I RT’d it.Then followed up with:

judyrey Quotes I just RT’d are each & all echoed in the teachings of Catholic, Protestant, Bhuddhist/Tao, Jewish Hindu, LOA, Pos Thinking

Later that afternoon I was received a reply about a quote Tweeted by SMARTBuddhist that I had RT’d a day or so before:from @ bolora:

@bolora @judyrey @SMARTBuddhist “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – This is actually in Proverbs 24:16 http://tinyurl.com/p9ywhkProverbs 24:16 (New International Version)

Social media such as Twitter is providing people around the world with ways to connect and share their truths and discover how much we have in common with one another. As we share friendships are built and tolerance becomes a meaningful experience that can actually bring us closer to The Divine I ourselves, others and everywhere.

[Note: Discover more about how you can learn to see The Divine everywhere at Art of Seeing The Divine. See more about Judy Rey Wasserman’s Post Conceptual UnGraven Image Art through the You Tube videos and information, including images at http://ungravenimage.com.]

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