Glen's Page

Hometown:

Drain, Oregon

Relationship Status:

Single

About Me:

Born in 1944, I retired in 1998 to live a in a small city in central western Oregon. I've always lived simply ~ what I've often called a minilmalist lifestyle, since I adopted a fairly extreme version of simple living. Although I've been generally reclusive much of my life, I am now a member of the local city council and treasurer of the organization that puts on annual fairs in this part of the county. This way I am able to give something back to this community that welcomed me so warmly and also begin to participate in society in ways that work well both for myself and other people.

Favorite Music:

classical

Favorite Books:

The writings of Jane Roberts and Seth.

Favorite Movies:

I don't watch movies these days, though I did see many in the mid- to late-70s. Can't think of any favorites though.

Favorite TV Shows:

I don't watch TV, except for the Superbowl (once a year).

What do you do to make a living?

I'm retired

What kind of hobbies do you have?

gardening, reading, walking

In a world where you were pursuing your deepest, most heartfelt callings, what would you be doing?

teaching people about personal and societal beliefs and worldviews, "the sociology of knowledge," and the overall relationship between our underlying beliefs and our daily lives

What is the most important thing you have learned in your life?

the extent to which we are each responsible for creating our personal experience of life and contribute to the overall world situation

Describe a belief that you previously held and then subsequently changed. What caused you to change your mind?

I had always believed that our civilization was either a mistake or an experiment we needed to learn the lessons from. I decided on 9/29/07 to quit judging society in this way, since I found that doing so just made me miserable. Since then I've been a lot happier.

Who do you admire most in the world (past and/or present) and why?

Can't think of anyone.

At this turbulent moment in history, what do you think is the most important thing a person can do to help humankind (and the rest of the planet) survive the many dangers that confront us?

Live in integrity and be compassionate toward ourselves and everyone else.

What are your answers to the big questions: Who are we? Where are we from? Why are we here? Where are we headed?

We are basically souls who have chosen to incarnate here and now in physical bodies in order to experience life in this space-time reality and acknowledge our responsibility in helping to co-create it. At our core is our personal consciousness, which is a part of the universal consciousness of All That Is. I don't foresee any change in the future; just a continuing muddling through as people have done for the past five to ten thousand years.

Why did you decide to join this community?

I've enjoyed reading the posts at NHNE for several years and would like to be able to discuss some of them occassionally.