{"id":3208,"date":"2012-01-11T09:21:31","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T14:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=3208"},"modified":"2012-01-11T09:21:31","modified_gmt":"2012-01-11T14:21:31","slug":"the-doomsday-clock-strikes-five-minutes-to-midnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2012\/01\/the-doomsday-clock-strikes-five-minutes-to-midnight.html","title":{"rendered":"The Doomsday Clock Strikes: Five Minutes to Midnight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>There is a clock.\u00a0 It’s called The Doomsday Clock<\/strong>.\u00a0 Are you familiar with it?\u00a0\u00a0 I’ve pretty much chosen to live – happily – in my own little joyful bubble, and one of the ways that I have succeeded in doing so is by doing my best to steer clear of\u00a0 Doomsday – Apocalypse<\/em> type predictions.\u00a0 For the most part, they are bogus claims, pure sensationalism.<\/p>\n

And, honestly, if the world were a mere five minutes away from coming to a screeching halt, what could I do?\u00a0 At best, I might place a last minute phone call to my kids and let them know that I love them, as if they don’t already know that – for goodness sake (and that’s if the lines weren’t already jammed with others trying to reached their loved ones).<\/em><\/p>\n

This morning, however, the headlines were Doomsday-O-Plenty; so many so that they were inescapable. \u00a0 And maybe worth a ‘look-see.’<\/p>\n

‘DOOMSDAY CLOCK’ TICKS ONE MINUTE TOWARD DESTRUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

CLIMATE CHANGE, NUCLEAR WOES TICK DOOMSDAY CLOCK TO FIVE MINUTES BEFORE MIDNIGHT<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

OH NOES!\u00a0 DOOMSDAY CLOCK ONE MINUTE CLOSER TO MIDNIGHT THANKS TO GLOBAL WARMING, OTHER CONCERNS<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is the Doomsday Clock?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThe Doomsday Clock is a symbol that was created in 1946 (not an actual ticking clock)<\/em> that utilizes imagery of the apocalypse and of the clock striking midnight to highlight and dramatize the risks of nuclear weapons and other (man-made)<\/em> catastrophic threats to humanity.<\/p>\n

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announced yesterday: “Two years ago, it appeared that world leaders might address the truly global threats that we face.\u00a0 In may cases that trend has not been continued or been reversed.\u00a0 For that reason, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists is moving the clock hand, one minute closer to midnight, back to its time in 2007.”<\/p>\n

How Concerned Should We Be?<\/strong>
\nIs the Doomsday Clock a mere whisper of what might come to pass or is it the death knell of mortality?\u00a0\u00a0 Are we a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants?\u00a0 Do we know more about war, more about killing than we do about peaceful living?<\/p>\n

We live in a win\/lose culture (vs. a wisdom-based culture).\u00a0 Who will be the winner in the nuclear race?\u00a0\u00a0 The nuclear war?<\/p>\n

\u201cI know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.\u201d<\/em>
\n -Albert Einstein<\/em><\/p>\n

What Can WE Do?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nWe manifest what we focus on.\u00a0 Let’s together focus on peace, love, and acceptance.\u00a0 Let’s practice ‘loving-kindness.’\u00a0 Let’s each one of us embody the change.<\/p>\n

I offer a poem from Mokichi Okada, poet, artist, mystic, visionary, businessman, husband, father, and spiritual teacher.\u00a0 Okada envisioned a world of peace, health, and prosperity.<\/p>\n

Born
\nAs human beings,
\nIt is our duty
\nTo strive our utmost
\nFor peace in the world
\nAnd the happiness of others.<\/em><\/p>\n

Those
\nWho love humanity
\nAnd help people in need,
\nAre always loved
\nAnd protected by God
\nWherever they may go.<\/p>\n

A person
\nWho strives constantly
\nTo help others
\nAnd better the world,
\nIs like a diamond
\nBuried in the sand.<\/p>\n

So… what does this have to do about weight loss and your health?\u00a0 Nuclear threat most definitely impacts on your health, the food you eat, your psyche … et cetera!\u00a0 It’s a holistic life.<\/p>\n

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