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What does our society as a whole need to work on?

Planning For The Future

What does our society as a whole need to work on?

Firstly for their own self development.’

Second we need to work on these society wide if we are ever going to mature and evolve into an enlightened society and world.

I. The things we need to instill earlier in our education. These skills need to be taught and learned by hopefully our future generations of children.

  1. Empathy Skills
  2. Active Learning Skills
  3. The Scientific Method
  4. Critical Thinking

II. These are for me very important but lacking unfortunately by a sizable percentage of the population.

I. Open Mind.

II. Reason, Critical Thinking, etc.

III. Love, Empathy, etc.

IV. Non-Judgmental.

III. This is my own personal philosophy of peace and wisdom which I’ve repeatedly said multiple times in my written work.

  1. I am personally responsible for my own thoughts, feelings, writing, speech and actions irregardless of the other person or external situation.
  2. I will not return negative energy with more negative energy. I will endeavor to rise above the situation or a conflict.
  3. What I do and say is always a direct reflection of myself. What the other person does and says reflects the other person.

IV. Trying any of the following will not work with a person of a polar position.

The reason is that the other persons version of reality is just as real to them as your own viewpoint.

(Cognitive Distortion at work here is called ‘Emotional Reasoning).’

  1. Reason: Trying to reason with someone of dissimilar belief will not work.
  2. Arguments: Trying to argue with someone of dissimilar belief will not work.
  3. Insults: Trying to insult someone with dissimilar beliefs only goes to show how just really irrational you, yourself are.

With Respect,

Anita Otilia Rodriguez * Amazing Artist * Adobe Contractor * Community Leader

My daughter, Shemai, and I have been on perhaps a thousand construction sites between us as professional contractors. Back in those days two beautiful women in coveralls, tape on hips, knee pads and sassy attitudes was way against the rules in a super-macho trade. Simply to make a living in an extremely competitive business we learned to “read” construction sites with psychic accuracy.

Working with this crew was a first for both of us.

We are more than impressed, we are honored to know Vets Off Grid and the volunteers who supported their leadership. Vets off Grid are deep, beautiful, humble, authentic, thoughtful, highly skilled people. I VOTE THEM THE BEST NON-PROFIT IN TAOS, and if I were not 83 none of them would be safe.

What they did was like a choreographed homage to team work, to community in action – making art, sanctifying the revolutionary and primordial process of building together. A dance, a prayer.
Watching them I realized that the present construction industry conquered and colonized the natural, organic RIGHT to build as a united community. We have been robbed of the natural process of creating architecture according to one’s culture, ecosystem, and locally available materials.


Like the deadly touch of Midas, the profit motive permeates our entire system, and vernacular building (building by the people, for the people) has become a for-profit industry that is responsible for 37% of global pollution, and holds us hostage as captive consumers.


Everyone in this group picture understands that building together is a deeply revolutionary act of spiritual de-colonization on the most practical and essential of levels. More than a right – building together is part of surviving in the biosphere – even oysters, bees, bears and moles have housing!


But there is more, a backstory behind this work of art still in process. I am the alleged leader, it was my idea. On June 25 I got up to pee, passed out and woke up in a puddle of blood. ER, then 10 days in intensive care at Holy Cross, then to Odelia re-hab in Burque, while the foundations, Hyper-adobe and counter pouring are going on at the STAKEOUT, I have been moved to 8 beds in less than a month.
From the frying pan to the fire and back to the pan, 8 times, from one hospital unit to another, never, ever coming home to roost with what I longed for more than anything else – peace and quiet in my own space.

After the accident, family and friends undertook to remodel my house, replace the beautiful sunken tub with a safer shower, put in ramps, and is still in process. The pinche insurance company kicked me out of Odelia for being too healthy but before the remodeling is finished! Thanks too for the titanic efforts of my son-in-law from heaven, John Fernandez. It has taken a team of about 7 family and friends to keep me alive, organized by my daughter who is ALSO running the CASA construction site, AND taking care of me – 24/7.

https://www.veteransoffgrid.org – Veterans Off-grid

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