A class I once took in creative marketing, and other key experiences in my life, has led me to think about how “mass-marketing” as a way to sell products is largely counter-productive to living a life based in Abundance.
Supply and demand is created by telling consumers they must purchase NOW…before supplies run out; purchase NOW, be the first on your block to get It!
Could this type of marketing be used to confirm a belief of the struggle of poverity, confirm a belief in lack and hurry up and get it?
I found this beautiful, inspiring, motivating, and enlightening video created by a company that is “committed to raising the consciousness at this time of the year.” Yet right above that statement is this:
“Grab Yourself A Copy… We Are In Limited Supply!”
(The color red thrown in there to stimulate action!)
I stopped…stared the screen and then started laughing at the realization that this company…one that touts an Infinite Universe that is jonesing to fulfill your every desire…is marketing in such a fear-based way. The message is clear. “Unlimited Universe…except for our seasonal DVD. It’s limited! Buy NOW before you lose out! Impossible to simply make more, so you must buy NOW! We live in an finite world of DVD’s, money and greed, so we want your money, NOW!”
Is that the message businesses want consumers to hear when they market their wares by saying “LIMITED SUPPLY, BUY NOW”?
We are trained by even our most spiritual Leaders and Businesses that we must give now, buy now, do it now… because it all rests on what you DO, in order for them to somehow have a better, more abundant life.
We reward negative behavior by paying attention to it. Can we start paying attention and giving money to people and businesses who are practicing sustainable practices, who support abundance, not lack and limitation? Can we imagine a world better than this? Can we vision for an unlimited supply? Can we accept our Good?
I am living in world surrounded by unlimited potential, possibilities and Love. Whatever else I need, or We need…is manifested as we continue to see good in the world. I see good in my world and in the world of those around me.
Empowered Marketing?
Bad Quotes from War on Drugs Past…
In medical schools, the physician-to-be is taught that without opium he would be like a one-armed man. That is true, because you cannot get along without opium. But here we have drug that is not like opium. Opium has all of the good of Dr. Jekyll and all the evil of Mr. Hyde. This drug is entirely the monster Hyde, the harmful effect of which cannot be measured. — Harry Anslinger 1937 Congressional Testimony
Could you imagine what Doctors would say, today, about this quote and the thought of ‘being without opium, “he would be a one armed man”? Thankfully today we have more awareness of the good that cannabis is! And yes, opiates are a good treatment when used with caution and judiciously, but more and more we are finding out that long term pain is best managed with cannabis based medicines!
another quote from 1938 states:
“In the past we have had officers of this department shot and killed by marihuana addicts and we have traced the act of murder directly to the influence of marihuana, with no other motive. We have found from long experience and dealing with this type of criminal that marihuana is probably the most dangerous of all our narcotic drugs.” J.F. Taylor, Chief of Detectives L.A.P.D – [Fraternal Order of Police Journal - Jan. 1933]
Isn’t amazing how little they knew back then and how much more we know today! Again, would there be any police department or Chiefs of departments who would today, say that cannabis is the most dangerous of all our narcotic drugs?
Although, perhaps this is just simple propaganda, just garbage feed to the media to continue the ‘refer madness’, because of the line “probably the most dangerous….” leads me to think that maybe this was simple media fodder, not even believed back then!
Hard to tell today, what they meant so many years ago but what is certain, we are a lot smarter today and are DONE falling for “Refer Madness”!
Celebrate-Love Yourself Day. Today…everyday…
I decided TODAY is the day to celebrate Loving Yourself Day. Tomorrow will bring the same, everyday can be Love Yourself Day yet we must start, somewhere, how about today?
I declare, from now until forever, TODAY as ”World-wide Love Yourself Day” through out the whole world, every day and in every way, Today is the Day to practice loving yourself. Throughout the the land, in every city and shire, in every home and every institution, anywhere there are other people, one can start, today, the practice of Loving the Self. If anyone asks what day “Love Your Self Day” is the answer is always: Today!
As we all celebrate ourselves; every one will be celebrating. As we all love ourselves today; every one will all be loved.
As we all bless ourselves today; every one will be blessed. As we all think about love today; every one will be thinking of love. As we all celebrate Life today; Life will be about celebrating. Someday you will say yes to Love…Will it be Today?
With every one the around the world thinking this way…where will we be in the next “now”?
One day, Today… we can change the world. Will you participate? ‘Valentines Day is just one day, Loving Yourself is an every day practice!
Send this message on to others. Give yourself a hug, look in to your eyes and smile; blow yourself a kiss. Take a deep breath and laugh out loud.
Let Spirit Have It’s Way
Robert saw a church sign once, which said, “let the Lord have His way”..and after laughing, laughing and laughing about the visual, we decided that letting Spirit have It’s way was a pretty nifty trick!
The thing is, when we live from our spiritual mind and not the animal-human instinctual mind, we have a more rewarding, enriched, loving life. Things seem to be easy and life seems to arrive at our awareness in a way that allows us to make choices that are more related to the “Qualities of God”.
Letting Spirit have Its way with my life means that I live in harmony with that greater Life that is around me. Living in harmony with that greater awareness of Spirit we find that life is more peaceful.
I have found for myself living more in Harmony with Spirit comes about by doing ”spiritual practices”. If you want to change something about yourself, the way you feel, or a circumstance in your life then building a ‘Practice” of things which will keep you on a road where the changes you desire become reality.
My spiritual practice is meditation, breathing and centering and remembering who I am, which is a being of Light and Love, here to teach an awareness of love. It is mine to be the change i want to see, to quote Gandhi.
It’s all a journey that we are on.. and I just want to remind people that it’s easy to live in Harmony with that Spirit within when you do *some* spiritual practice!
Let the Spirit have It’s way with your life!