Global Warming

I'm not sure which scientists are right about global warming but I do know it's warm outside. This is the hottest summer I've ever experienced. As The Los Angeles Times said online today:
"The San Fernando Valley turned into a suburban Death Valley on Saturday as the mercury hit a record 119 in Woodland Hills."

We all know that we need to do something about dumping our exhaust fumes and other poisonous refuse into our atmosphere. Something is happening and we can do something about it. Not only are alternatives the right thing to do, they can end the domination of enriching oil interests in the middle east.

One organization that is now doing something about it is The Earth Organization which is bringing about awareness of the Eight Dynamics of Existence which as awareness spreads, will start people thinking and doing something about all parts of life.

It's time for each of us to start doing something about it.

Human Rights

There is a wonderful new program promoting human rights with incredible videos of each of the 30 human rights as developed and endorsed by The United Nations.

Check the videos at the human rights site.

I'm proud that The Church of Scientology is backing this program.

Why does Scientology Oppose Psychiatry?

Why is Scientology opposed to psychiatry?

As expressed on the Citizens Commission on Human Rights web site:

"When the victims of psychiatry had no rights and needed a voice. “Treatment” was brutal, its only purpose to create compliant patients. Patients were subjected to punitive electroshock—without anesthetic as punishment for “bad” behavior."

"Using lobotomies and other psychosurgical procedures, psychiatrists destroyed patients’ brains with callous disregard. Those under psychiatric “care” were mercilessly experimented upon with therapeutically unproven mind-altering drugs."

Scientologists by their creed believe
That all men of whatever race, color or creed were created with equal rights;
That all men have inalienable rights to their own religious practices and their performance;
That all men have inalienable rights to their own lives;
That all men have inalienable rights to their sanity;
That all men have inalienable rights to their own defense;

Psychiatry has demonstrated by its abuses that it is opposed to the right of sanity of others. It certainly takes away the ability to have one's own defense (do you think a mental patient has normal rights or is he or she subject to the whims of psychiatrists and their attendants). It even robs its victims of the right to live life. With this history comes the natural inclination, because of the fairness and decency of Scientologists and other informed individuals, to expose and oppose psychiatric abusive practices.

Manners

I read a great article by L. Ron Hubbard today on manners.

Mr. Hubbard talks in detail about what manners really are. This includes having a very good communication cycle i.e. getting your communication across and more importantly listening very well and acknowledging the other person you're listening to for what they have to say.

Along with good communication, including listening well! is seeing the importance of the other person. People are important and should be acknowledged for who and what they are and what they are doing. You can make great friends by being a good listener and seeing the importance of the person in front of you and what they are doing in life.

A third part of manners is observing the customs and "rituals" of a society. Yes, in our western culture we do have our customs and "niceties."

There have been best sellers written just on the successful actions of saying please and thank you and other good manners one of which was Robert Fulghum's " All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten."

Good manners are a great step towards success. You can read more about communication and success here.

Good luck and thanks!