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I'm an extremely open individual, I dare say open to anything, and yet when not prompted to do the extreme I can spend most of my time on my own, walking and reflecting on life in a human body during these ridiculous modern times. I've changed drastically since college and am finally getting back into the mood of knowing, meeting, and enjoying social interaction with my fellow man, and by man I mean mostly women. I am an ease to get along with when I want to be or quite possibly the most challenging individual you will ever meet, if you want me to be. So, a little more about me...I threw away my college education, for better or worse, ran away from all my friends and all I knew, for better or worse, fasted for 40 days, lived alone under a large tarp on the Hawaiian lava fields, spent a three month period of time not speaking a word while working a 40 hour a week job in Los Angeles, just as a personal experiment, hiked pennyless through Europe for 6 months, twice, lived in a tent on the beach in the Outer Banks of N.C for 3 months reading only Krishnamurti and Buddhist sutras, maintained a diet of only fruit, volunteered 40 hours a week while sleeping on the floor of an A/V room for 6 months, helped build a Krishnamurti retreat center on the big Island of Hawaii, lived 100% off the grid and 100% out of society's reach for 2 years, established firm relations with my Lakota and Arapaho brothers and sisters in Northern California, was arrested several times for civil disobedience leading up to the Iraq invasion (all charges were dropped), traveled and/or lived in India, Thailand, South Korea, Cambodia, all through Western Europe, Panama, Cuba, Costa Rica, Canada, and 49 of the fifty states of America, worked for 'so-called' Enlightened teachers for three years practically running their foundation, and have been deeply touched by a remarkable human being who altered my life and it's course forever. I am currently in the beginning stages of starting my own Wellness Coaching practice with a dear friend of mine and have created Compassionate Council to allow my life's intentions and well-being to soar above the Los Angeles smog like an eagle of freedom!!!

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Headlines, Part 3- 'bush War Adviser Says Draft Worth a Look.'
Examining the article written about Army Lt. Gen. Lute's comments considering a return to the military draft because of how stressed out the current all-volunteer forces are in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read
By: Robert Taff | 11/08/2007 | News and Society
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The World is not as it Ought to Be, it is
This article has arisen from the demand of a lot of people to change the world. It is a demand I had felt and acted on for many years in my life. It is a demand that still arises in my mind from time to time when I witness the state of humanity, mostly our relationships with each other. It is also a completely destructive, albeit pervasive, belief infecting a large portion of human kind. Read
By: Robert Taff | 09/08/2007 | News and Society