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                                class=style10>Unveiling 
                                Consumerism<BR></SPAN><SPAN 
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                                <P class=style4><BR>Our vision for the community 
                                at FacilitatorU is that we are 
                                <STRONG>awakening, freeing and empowering world 
                                change agents</STRONG>—catalysts helping people 
                                shift from judgment to discernment, from greed 
                                to grace, and from egocentric to worldcentric 
                                consciousness. <BR><BR>As facilitators, how 
                                invested are we to create <STRONG>sustainable 
                                changes</STRONG> that will lead the world to a 
                                <STRONG>promising future</STRONG>? What is in 
                                our power to begin to create a positive change? 
                                Having a vision is great, however without having 
                                one foot in reality, the vision becomes a pie in 
                                the sky. Do we as leaders understand where we 
                                stand in terms of our economy and its 
                                impacts?<BR><BR>Our economic structure is built 
                                on consumerism. When consumers spend less it 
                                impacts our economy. Sadly the economy is 
                                measured by performance of the stock market, 
                                profits and how much is being spent on the 
                                latest and the greatest. We do not distinguish 
                                between our needs and wants. Most of us want the 
                                better gadget; we get sucked into marketing 
                                schemes that paint a pictures of the next best 
                                ‘necessity’ compelling us to spend billions for 
                                a so-called ’must have.’ We are charmed by snake 
                                charmers and move in herds, consuming as though 
                                the next fad will fill our emptiness. <BR><BR>We 
                                can’t really blame marketing geniuses. They are 
                                paid to create an illusion; the sad part is that 
                                they don’t know how their actions are impacting 
                                our world. It is like the blind leading the 
                                blind or if I may say so, addicts leading other 
                                addicts.<BR><BR>Let us examine society from the 
                                top. The politician is addicted to power, 
                                corporate America is addicted to profit and the 
                                average worker is addicted to a false sense of 
                                self, too afraid to break free from the rat 
                                race. We may think we are in charge and powerful 
                                because we consume goods and services for our 
                                benefit. Think again and look deeper; could it 
                                be that our addictions are consuming us? 
                                <BR><BR>The impact of this consumption is 
                                visible all around us through global warming. We 
                                may believe that the earth will suffer and we 
                                shall be spared. Dr. Cohen reminds us gently 
                                that we don’t live on the surface of Planet 
                                Earth. We live in our planet, ten miles deep in 
                                its biosphere, the web of life that includes its 
                                natural systems, atmosphere and sunlight. We 
                                survive as a part of the life and flow of 
                                nature's plant, animal and mineral community. It 
                                is us, we are it. <BR><BR>Every seven years the 
                                flow replaces every atom in our body. 
                                Radioactive isotope studies show that 98 percent 
                                of our 'personal' atoms are replaced by the 
                                biosphere every two years.<BR>Our thinking is 
                                our destiny. We suffer our troubles because we 
                                disconnect our thinking from nature's ways and 
                                lose the grace, balance and restorative powers 
                                of nature. We can't afford to do that." 
                                <BR><BR>We may think our new gadgets will rescue 
                                us, technology will save us but think again; our 
                                addiction is beginning to consume the planet and 
                                we too are part and parcel of this planet. 
                                <BR><BR>Unconsciously we are all involved in 
                                slowly destroying it, the very planet that 
                                nurtures us and keeps us alive.<BR><BR>Before we 
                                go on, let us take a look at some of the results 
                                of consumerism…</P>
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                                <DIV class=style45 align=left>
                                <DIV align=center>Global Priority 
                                </DIV></DIV></TD>
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                                <DIV align=center><SPAN class=style45>US 
                                Billions (S)</SPAN> </DIV></TD></TR>
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                                <DIV class=style46 align=left>
                                <DIV align=center>Cosmetics in the US 
                                </DIV></DIV></TD>
                                <TD>
                                <DIV align=center><SPAN 
                                class=style46>8</SPAN></DIV></TD></TR>
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                                <DIV class=style46 align=left>
                                <DIV align=center>Ice cream in Europe 
                                </DIV></DIV></TD>
                                <TD>
                                <DIV align=center><SPAN 
                                class=style46>11</SPAN></DIV></TD></TR>
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                                <DIV class=style46 align=left>
                                <DIV align=center>Perfumes in US and Europe 
                                </DIV></DIV></TD>
                                <TD>
                                <DIV align=center><SPAN 
                                class=style46>12</SPAN></DIV></TD></TR>
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                                <DIV class=style46 align=left>
                                <DIV align=center>Pet foods in US and Europe 
                                </DIV></DIV></TD>
                                <TD>
                                <DIV align=center><SPAN 
                                class=style46>17</SPAN></DIV></TD></TR>
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                                <DIV class=style46 align=left>
                                <DIV align=center>Business Entertainment in 
                                Japan </DIV></DIV></TD>
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                                <DIV align=center><SPAN 
                                class=style46>35</SPAN></DIV></TD></TR>
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                                <DIV class=style46 align=left>
                                <DIV align=center>Cigarettes in Europe 
                                </DIV></DIV></TD>
                                <TD>
                                <DIV align=center><SPAN 
                                class=style46>50</SPAN></DIV></TD></TR>
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                                <DIV class=style46 align=left>
                                <DIV align=center>Alcoholic drinks in Europe 
                                </DIV></DIV></TD>
                                <TD>
                                <DIV align=center><SPAN 
                                class=style46>105</SPAN></DIV></TD></TR>
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                                <DIV class=style46 align=left>
                                <DIV align=center>Narcotics drugs in the world 
                                </DIV></DIV></TD>
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                                <DIV align=center><SPAN 
                                class=style46>400</SPAN></DIV></TD></TR>
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                                <DIV class=style46 align=left>
                                <DIV align=center>Military spending in the world 
                                </DIV></DIV></TD>
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                                <DIV align=center><SPAN 
                                class=style46>780</SPAN></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
                                <P class=style4>Source: The state of human 
                                development, United National Development Report 
                                1998<BR><BR>I too have been a victim of this 
                                disease of insanity and it was not till I began 
                                to take <A 
                                href="http://www.facilitatoru.com/experts/natureconnect_project.html">Dr. 
                                Cohen’s</A> courses on re-connecting with nature 
                                that I began to wake up and realize how insane 
                                we have become. <BR><BR>At the root of this 
                                insanity is the disconnection we feel because we 
                                lose touch with nature. Dr. Cohen’s activities 
                                awaken the sleeping senses within us. So many of 
                                us have stayed removed from nature and yet, we 
                                have all experienced the great feelings that 
                                arise when we are part of it. <BR><BR>Have we 
                                ever stopped and asked what it is about nature 
                                that makes our troubles look small, stills our 
                                crazy mind, brings peace to us, gives us 
                                strength, is therapeutic and fulfilling? We 
                                don’t ask these questions because we take nature 
                                for granted. The profit focused society has been 
                                bottling water, our natural resource; you think 
                                it will begin to bottle oxygen too??? Will it 
                                begin to make profit by selling oxygen masks 
                                when our air gets polluted by the insanity of 
                                consumerism?<BR><BR>I used to be proud to be a 
                                consumer and would feel great after buying and 
                                owning new items; today my stomach turns as I 
                                see through the destruction that is veiled by 
                                the empty promises and false hopes consumption 
                                portrays and offers. It is like quick sand and 
                                will ultimately engulf us if we don’t stop now. 
                                <BR><BR>My colleague Mark Van Buren and I were 
                                driving to co-facilitate a workshop in 
                                Philadelphia and when I shared my thoughts about 
                                consumerism, he asked me if I knew the 
                                dictionary meaning of ‘consume’. As he stared to 
                                blurt out the different definitions, I was 
                                stunned, not because he was telling me something 
                                new but because I never thought of consumerism 
                                as such stark destruction. Never before did I 
                                look at consumerism as such a disease, a plague 
                                that is annihilating our 
                                planet.<BR><BR><STRONG>Consume = guzzle, gobble, 
                                stuff, burn-up, devour, demolish, eat greedily, 
                                engulf, obsess<BR><BR></STRONG>What kind of a 
                                sick society have we become? What will it take 
                                for us to wake up? How can we see through the 
                                insanity? Look around; we sell coffins to people 
                                who are alive; our food industry sells synthetic 
                                goods that make us ill and the pharmaceutical 
                                industry sells drugs that perk us for a short 
                                time causing long term damage with unforeseen 
                                side effects. Our country has people living 
                                below poverty levels and we are spending 
                                billions on wars. <BR><BR>Our economic system 
                                has excelled in enhancing the power of riches 
                                but it is killing the goose that lays the golden 
                                eggs in the process.</P></TD></TR>
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                                <P class=style4><BR><SPAN 
                                class=style46>H</SPAN>ow do <STRONG>we as 
                                facilitators</STRONG> begin to create the 
                                awareness to undo the damage that is reaching 
                                the core of our planet earth? </P>
                                <P class=style46>To see through the illusion we 
                                must practice staying awake for long enough. Ask 
                                yourself when you feel the need to buy something 
                                - what do I need more; the goods or oxygen to 
                                breathe? What will sustain a safe and healthy 
                                life for my future and that of the coming 
                                generations? Recognize that the most essential 
                                and life nurturing gifts come from our planet. 
                                Not just for us but for future generations and 
                                we have no right to rob them in the guise of 
                                adding to our wealth. </P>
                                <P class=style46>How can we replace the 
                                addictions of consumerism the brain perceives as 
                                good feelings to great feelings that come from 
                                being a part of nature?</P>
                                <P class=style46>How do we express our values in 
                                our client groups, trapped in this cycle of 
                                consumerism, without abandoning our role as 
                                facilitators?</P>
                                <P class=style46>We speak of Corporate Social 
                                responsibility, however, without the Personal 
                                Social Responsibility, where do we stand? When 
                                we as leaders begin to shift and model the 
                                change, the worldcentric vision will become a 
                                reality. Just as Martin Luther King’s dream 
                                lives, our dream can live by courageously 
                                stepping into our Personal Social Responsibility 
                                and being the change we want to see in the 
                                world. <BR><BR><BR></P></DIV></TD></TR>
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                                existence. What are you willing and able to do 
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                                ways?</SPAN></P>
                                <P class=style46>Make this Earth Day special and 
                                spend the day by visiting nature and feeling 
                                fully alive, thanking her for her gifts that 
                                keep you healthy and sustain life, now and in 
                                the future. What will you do for earth day 
                                today? <BR><BR><BR></P></TD></TR>
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