By Swami Beyondanda
and shared by Jean Paskalides, CDTL IL-8

And so on this September 20th, 2008 we hereby declare our independence and our interdependence.

We declare our independence from the limiting belief system that when push comes to shove, whoever does the most pushing and shoving wins.

We declare our independence from the dysfunctional, politically immature "don't ask, don't tell" policy we've adopted regarding our government--we promise not to ask them what they are doing, they promise not to tell us.

We declare our independence from the corporate media, who have disabled the body politic with weapons of mass-distraction. Yes, when it comes to intelligently informing the American public, they stop at nothing. We need nothing less than the truth.

We declare our independence from reality TV and join the cast of a far bigger, and far more amazing show--reality! Extreme Planetary Makeover ... a world win campaign where the whole world can win.

We declare our independence from blame and vengeance. The laws of karma work well enough, or as Groucho Marx once said, "Time wounds all heels." We would do better to withdraw our attention from wounding heels, and focus on healing wounds instead.

We declare our independence from the obsolete positions of left and right, and we come front and center to face the music and dance together. We see there are no sides, only angles ... and when seen from the right angle, we are all on the same side.

We declare our independence from the notion that we are better than or less than any other human being. Consider this: Each of us is totally unique, just like everyone else.

And finally, as truly independent, one-of-a-kind entities we declare our interdependence as well.

We declare that each of us is an independent, interdependent cell in the body of humanity, here to regrow the Garden and have a heaven of a time doing it.

As interdependent independent beings, we declare a transparent conspiracy to end the apparent trance that has given us the neocon nightmare we have today. That's right, a conspiracy to end cons' piracy. To conspire means to "breathe together," so anyone who breathes can join our conspiracy to create a world where everyone can breathe easier.

At a time when most of those in power prefer to leave Orwell enough alone, we declare interdependence because the only way to overgrow Big Brother is through bigger brotherhood--and sisterhood.

As independently interdependent citizens, we hereby declare an American Evolution that will officially begin with the election in November and inauguration in January. For indeed, when these big shots are fired, it will truly be heard--and cheered--around the world.