Interfaith Spirit Quest

World Shift 2012 - Are we all Doomed?

Part of the Declaration of World Shift 2012:  

"There is no doubt that we are now in a state of global emergency. This unprecedented worldwide crisis is a symptom of a much deeper problem - the current state of our consciousness: how we think about ourselves and our world. We have the urgent need, and now the opportunity, for a complete rethink: to reconsider our values and priorities, to understand our interconnectedness and to begin a new direction - living in harmony with nature and each other.”

Global emergency?  Crisis?  Deeper problem?  Urgent need?  My goodness!  Are we all doomed?  Well maybe not.

Climate Change - Global Warming is one of the issues World Shift 2012 is concerned about.  Here are my views on this issue:

• Climate Change - Global Warming:  Realize that the problem really has more to do with pollution than anything else and therefore must be dealt with and solved by the corporations that are manufacturing the problem.  Do not be fooled into thinking that if you just bring your own water bottle, you're solving Climate Change/Global Warming.  You're not.  The company that manufactures water bottles must stop making them and focus instead on creating a system of water stations where we can refill our own water bottles, our own unique, cool, sporty water bottle that we carry around with us everywhere.  If you don't bring a water bottle, you have to buy a new one on the spot - so you'll have seven water bottles at home before you get smart and start carrying one with you everywhere. 

This is just one example, but this philosophy should work well in most situations, at least from my viewpoint.  

So what can we, as individuals, do?

• Relax, God is in control of the big picture
• Pray, ask God to give you the wisdom and the courage to live as He wants you to live
• Be engaged, be the change you want to see, but be it in a God loving way
• Look for the root of the problem and make smart corrections

 

2012: Science or Superstition - The Movie

Video Trailer for the movie:  2012:  Science or Superstition

 From 2012dvd - About the documentary movie: 
2012: Science or Superstition

December 21, 2012: the end date of the sophisticated Long Count Calendar created by the ancient Maya in Central America. Countless books and websites, magazine articles and newspaper headlines debate its meaning, with enthusiasts in two camps: those forecasting apocalypse–the end of time–and those who see a coming renewal, a rebirth of consciousness.

Adding fuel to the debate, some scientists see the increasing number of natural disasters in recent years as evidence of a catastrophic climax of events in 2012. How much of what we're hearing is science and how much is superstition? In this film the leading researchers, writers and scientists in the field tell us exactly what this date means to them, why it's important, and what we should expect.

Featured in the film are Graham Hancock, John Major Jenkins, Daniel Pinchbeck, Alberto Villoldo, Anthony Aveni, Robert Bauval, Jim Marrs, Walter Cruttenden, Lawrence E. Joseph, Alonso Mendez, Douglas Rushkoff, John Anthony West and Benito Vegas Duran.

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An Invitation to Transformation - "Field of Dreams" Workshop

  Interfaith Spirit Quest presents: 

An Invitation to Transformation
* Workshop * Ceremony * Celebration *

Last Chance:  Call to Register - 920 968-7738

Saturday, May 23, 2009
*  1:30-6:30 PM  *
Appleton, Wisconsin

Workshop: 

"Living and Serving
Joyfully and Courageously
in a Field of Dreams"

Ceremony: 
Public Ministerial Ordination Ceremony

Celebration: 
Fellowship and Food

What's in your Field of Dreams?  Incredible things can and do happen when we believe the impossible. Do you have a seemingly impossible but uplifting idea for a service project or mission that you believe will transform the world, a community, or a life? Are you inspired and committed to making a difference? Perhaps you are motivated to do something, but don't know where to begin. The process of creating a service project that expresses your vision may seem overwhelming. This is where you begin. This workshop is designed to move you toward accomplishing your vision for change and transformation - joyfully and courageously.

Will be held at the Monte Alverno Retreat & Spirituality Center in Appleton, Wisconsin.  Come for a day of spiritual transformation, relaxation and celebration. This is an interfaith event open to everyone, sponsored by Interfaith Spirit Quest, a non-denominational, God-centered ministry of truth, beauty and goodness.
Get away for one joy-filled day!

Open the PDF document below for all the details of the Field of Dreams Workshop, Ministerial Ordination Ceremony, and time of Fellowship and Food!  This workshop is for you if you desire to make a difference in the world, in your community, or in your own heart.

Please join us for one joy-filled day! 

Interfaith, Inner life Music - Playing for Change - War - No More Trouble

Make a Joyful Noise....

The act of playing music with people of different cultures, religions, economics and politics is a powerful statement. It shows that we can find ways of working together and sharing our experiences with one another in a positive way. Music has the power to break down the walls between cultures, to raise the level of human understanding.

~ Mark Johnson, founder, Playing for Change

Music Video by Playing for Change:

War - No More Trouble

Interfaith, Inner life Music - Playing for Change - Don't Worry

Shout to the Lord....

The act of playing music with people of different cultures, religions, economics and politics is a powerful statement. It shows that we can find ways of working together and sharing our experiences with one another in a positive way. Music has the power to break down the walls between cultures, to raise the level of human understanding.

~ Mark Johnson, founder, Playing for Change

Music Video by Playing for Change:

Don't Worry

Interfaith Charter for Compassion - Golden Rule - Karen Armstrong

Karen Armstrong as she discusses religion, compassion, and the Golden Rule. People want to be religious, says scholar Karen Armstrong; we should act to help make religion a force for harmony. She asks the TED community to help her build a Charter for Compassion -- to help restore the Golden Rule as the central global religious doctrine.

From Wikipedia:  Karen Armstrong (born 14 November 1944 in Wildmoor, Worcestershire) is a British author of numerous works on comparative religion, who first rose to prominence with her highly successful A History of God. A former Catholic nun, she asserts that "All the great traditions are saying the same thing in much the same way, despite their surface differences." They each have in common, she says, an emphasis upon the overriding importance of compassion, as expressed by way of the Golden Rule: Do not do to others what you would not have done to you.