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> There is a lot of talk of fear and depression in the
> RunningOnEmpty (Yahoo) groups. I think that is one of the most
> important issues to deal with, because it can easily paralyze a
> person. Here is how I dealt with it.
>
> I was progressively enlightened to the issue after 9-11. That
> event is a major part of the Oil Peak story, and I'll leave you to
> do
> the research into why. I spent nearly a year on the verge of
> needing therapy. I alienated my wife and family. I was out of the
> Matrix and everyone around me was still slumbering.
>
> In May of 2003, I decided to produce a documentary project
> related to 9-11 that would challenge the official story of what
> happened that day. The more I contemplated it, the more it
> seemed that the documentary should be about Oil Peak, since
> 9-11, Afghanistan, Enron, Iraq, the Patriot Act, and the economy
> all seemed to be tied to oil. Peak is the story of the decade, if
> not
> the millenium. That documentary turned out to be "The End of
> Suburbia", which some of you may already be familiar with.
>
> Producing it achieved two things. It provided a worthwhile project
> to distract me from my angst. It also allowed me to regain a
> sense of control over the problem. I was going to help a few
> others understand and prepare for the collapse. Now that the
> project is finished I haven't felt better, at least mentally, in 18
> months. As much as I hate the word "empowered", I have been.
>
> My point to this is that getting involved is, in my opinion, one of
> the best ways to deal with the stress and depression of being
> out of the Matrix. Think of ways you can use your resources to
> inform, educate and prepare people around you. Explore ways
> to encourage self-sufficiency in your community. Know that you
> *will* encounter resistance. Let the fight distract you from your
> own mental anguish. Learn how to play a musical instrument.
> You'll be the most valuable person on your block on dark nights
> when there's no TV.
>
> Once you have an awareness of what peak means, it seems like
> your problems are just beginning. However, we should consider
> ourselves lucky to have the insight that will enable us to grasp
> what is happenng when it starts to hit home. A lot of people
> around us are going to be in their own depression and denial,
> and they will need our help and understanding. Don't just sit
> there, get ready.
>
> Barry Silverthorn
> up near Toronto somewhere
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Fear is not to be feared. It =
can get
one moving, change a direction, stop us from making a mistake that will =
cause
pain (of all kinds). Only if there is no pain is there no fear and =
to
have no pain is to loose all senses. I much rather have the =
fear.</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Now depression is a whole other
thing. It has all sorts of chemical, neurological and =
physiological
reasons for being. The very best preventive and cure is doing =
something
(if you catch it in time…otherwise you can’t do a thing, you =
are paralyzed…useless
on your own. That’s why we have networks.) Now doing
something positive, that makes a difference, well that gets rid of =
depression,
especially if you can do it in the sunshine and work up a sweat…to =
get
the serotonin (spelling?) levels elevated and eating organic food for =
peak
nutrition…well that is very good for stopping =
depression.</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>So I think I am saying the best =
cure for
depression is Permaculture. When those murky depths loom and I =
slide into
the gloom, I can pull myself out very quickly (as I fear depression) all
because of the positivism and cooperation that Permaculture =
teaches. I
have the network, I have the tools and I thank Bill and David for =
putting it
all down so clearly…a road map to follow.</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Now you may say I have just escaped =
the
fear and the depression but you don’t know me. Nor does my =
husband,
or my children, nor those who work with me. Mine is my own reality =
and I
tell you that Permaculture can stop/ reduce my fear and depression and =
so it must
be so.</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If someone else says their fear and
depression comes from peak oil then I accept that too is their reality =
and I
cannot say it is otherwise. But I can suggest that they use their =
fear
and the tools of Permaculture to move beyond fear and depression as I do =
accept
that we all have some understanding of the human condition otherwise we =
would
not bother to communicate.</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>And Martin when you do die all your
thoughts and memories will not die with you as I for one have taken =
things that
you have said into my reality, or used some of your ideas to trigger =
other
ideas and that will trigger thoughts in others and so they will live on =
in some
form long after you are gone.</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Peace and =
happiness</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Janet</span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DTahoma><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original =
Message-----<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
permaculture-oceania-admin at lists.cat.org.au
[mailto:permaculture-oceania-admin at lists.cat.org.au] <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Martin Naylor<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, 22 March =
2005 5:40
PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
permaculture-oceania at lists.cat.org.au<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re:
[permaculture-oceania] Fw: Dealing with it</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
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<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>hi</span></font></p>
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<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>OBSERVE</span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>fear and =
depresion, where
dos it come from, it certainly doesn't come from peak oil, how you =
failed to
deal with it was by escaping from the fact, only you can understand you, =
your
wife, your children, your parents, your religious systems, your =
political
systems, your therapist,any form of authority can't understand =
you</span></font></p>
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<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>you may be =
empowered but
you have still not solved your problem of fear, becuase all you have =
done is
practice an escape from the fact and when you realize all the escapes =
that have
been used from the begining of the human race,and deny the use of them, =
then
you and only you will be able to confront that basic fear and defeat =
it</span></font></p>
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<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>enjoy your =
confrontation
and victory, i might hear from you but then again i might be dead =
and with
it all my memories and thoughts of the life i have =
lived</span></font></p>
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<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>love and =
freedom are at
the begining</span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>martin<br>
<br>
<b><i><span style=3D'font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Cameron Little
<cameron.little at unsw.edu.au></span></i></b> =
wrote:</span></font></p>
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