Written by Wes Annac, the Aquarius Paradigm

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Peace of mind can be felt and expressed in this time of rapid transformation, and I’m beginning to learn that the extent to which we let the difficulty in our Lives put us in a bad place determines the power it’ll have over us.

Difficult experiences can’t be avoided because they’re ultimately necessary, as is every experience, but they don’t have to bring us down in the way they have in the past. Peace of mind can be obtained in myriad ways, and for me, spending time out in beautiful and revitalizing nature can help unprecedented peace of mind come forth.

From a peaceful and balanced place, we can do whatever we feel drawn to in regards to assisting the planetary awakening, and I can say from my own experience, however limited, that the drive to throw oneself into helping awaken the populace becomes incredibly strong when a personal awakening and establishment of peace of mind comes about.

Even though the peaceful, meditative place of stillness we can access has been called zero-point, the inspiration we can feel from it can see us actively contribute to our evolution. I can quite honestly say that my desire to stop what’s become a rolling freight train (i.e. stop producing material) is shrinking by the day as I recognize that I, like you, am in the sacred position of being able to use my mind, my voice, and my perspective for the benefit of others.

By: Ned Resnikoff, 11/25/2013

Last year, when Walmart workers around the country staged a nationwide strike on the biggest shopping day of the year, the bar for success was relatively low. By throwing the world’s largest employer on the defensive and sending a message, organized labor was able to claim a tactical victory.

This Friday, expectations are higher. The workers and their allies need to show that they came out of the past year stronger than before. And that could be hard to achieve. Organizers insist the campaign will deliver. On a conference call last week, OUR (Organization United for Respect) Walmart told reporters to expect as many as 1,500 individual Black Friday protests across the country, a significant step up from last year’s estimated 1,200 events across 400 different stores.

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