Anna Von Reitz: "Understanding Source, Q and the Plan"

Understanding Source and Cause; Q and The Plan

Friday, November 29, 2019

By Anna Von Reitz

There are three (3) dates and three entities that every American should have cause to know and to memorize. All three occurred during The War of Independence.

The first is the publication of The Unanimous Declaration of Independence on 4 July 1776. This created "The Union" known as The United States.

The then-colonies redefined themselves over a period of years first as the "United Colonies" and later as "estates". The soil jurisdiction holdings were defined as private holdings of separate nations and the geographic bounds of what would become States were recognized as (e)states belonging to the people living within those boundaries, both as public and private holdings.

In the Roman system of nomenclature this gave rise to states including: new york, massachusetts, rhode island, new hampshire, etc. while in the English nomenclature, gave rise to New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, etc.

The second is the creation of The United States of America on 9 September 1776. This created "The Federation of States", an unincorporated Holding Company.

This secondary "union" represents the international land and sea jurisdiction which underlies the soil of each (e)state and the international powers accorded to each State which were combined for mutual aid and benefit. This Federation of unincorporated States is the "doing business as" name of the American States and People.

The third is the creation of the States of America on 1 March 1781. This Confederation of States was formed under The Articles of Confederation to serve as an incorporated business structure doing business in the global jurisdiction of the air under the charter of the Several States and in their mutual behalf.

Both The United States and The United States of America are unincorporated entities, free-standing and existing under the direct provisions of the sovereign States and People.

By contrast, the States of America was created as a separate chartered business enterprise of the Several States and People to provide essential government services in the realm of global commerce.

There is a clear progression and delegation of power inherent to this process.

The (e)states (national jurisdiction) gave rise to the States (international jurisdiction) and the States gave rise to The States of States (global commerce jurisdiction).

There is an equally distinct progress in kind.

The Union known as The United States is "corporate" in that is stands apart from each separate and sovereign (e)state and so is our Federation doing business as The United States of America, but neither one of these entities are incorporated. They are independent, free-standing entities that are designed to do mutual business for the (e)states of the living people and the Estates of the Lawful People of this country, in two separate jurisdictions: national and international, respectively.

The Confederation begun in 1781 is chartered by the individual States and incorporated by them using The Articles of Confederation.

The difference is akin to the difference between two independent businesses and a commercial corporation.

Thus you may think of Massachusetts as an independent business and The United States of America as a Federation of independent businesses. You may also think of Massachusetts and the People thereof as granting a charter to The State of Massachusetts and then authorizing its membership in a Confederation of similar state-of-state franchises doing business as the States of America.

So there are three (3) different entities right from the start, separate in name, separate in jurisdiction, separate in date of creation, and separate in kind: union, federation, confederation.

The United States, The United States of America, and the States of America each served a different function and were designed to operate in different capacities.

The United States, a union of states formed by Unanimous Declaration, derives its existence from the (e)states and living people of this country.

The United States of America derives its existence from the land jurisdiction States and the Lawful Persons known as People of each State.

The States of America derives its existence from the States and People granting charters to States-of-States and thence to their Confederation.

The States of America, the Confederation of States of States, is the missing piece that went off-line during the Civil War.

This country has been operating like a 12-cylinder engine firing on six cylinders ever since and nobody bothered to explain the situation to the populace so that this could be corrected.

Therein lies the specific Gross Breach of Trust amounting to Fraud which has been committed against us by our own Government Service Subcontractors and Employees, both Military and Federal Civil Service.

People often ask me about "Q" and "The Plan".

It seems like that elements in the Military and Intelligence Community have been working for some time to correct their operations and honor their actual service commitments; I have no argument against "Q" and their treatment of the Deep State Actors as criminals --- for such, they are.

This is not now and never has been about politics, race, religion, or much of anything other than fraud and commercial crimes.

This is about identity theft, impersonation, constructive fraud, unlawful conversion of assets, inland piracy, human trafficking, enslavement, illegal securitization, patent, trademark and copyright fraud and infringement, press-ganging, peonage, extortion, racketeering, kidnapping, collusion, conspiracy against the Constitutions and a host of other heinous crimes-- mostly of a commercial nature-- and all committed against the people of this country and our estates.

Perhaps it was the existence of 800 FEMA camps and industrial-scale foreign military operations staging out of Free Trade Zones within these United States that finally jolted at least some members of the Joint Chiefs awake and alerted patriotic members of the Officer Corps and Senior Enlisted.

Maybe it was our General Civil Orders issued in July of 2014, denying them all any plausible deniability, that kicked the football hard enough to get things moving.

So long as the ball is moving in the right direction, and the restoration of good order and public safety is secured, we can't complain about their initiative and the arrest of large numbers of criminals.

We estimate that if law already standing on the books were to be satisfied, upward of two million people in this country would have to be arrested and charged with heinous offenses against their fellow man and against the lawful government of this country.

We must, however, point out that these actions are not, by themselves, sufficient to restore the government we are heir to, nor to provide for its correct functioning.

In order to get the 12-cylinder engine back up and running, we have to assemble our States of the Union, we have to severally charter new American States of States, and restore the States of America Confederation in order to do that.

Beyond that, we must invest in educating a great many people about their actual government and their responsibility for it. Self-governance begins with attitudes learned and responsibilities accepted at home, at school, at work, and in the social fabric of a country. It cannot be achieved by the promotion of dependency and victim-hood and unearned trust.

Our country has been steered off track deliberately and kept off track for generations by foreign interests we mistook as friends, allies, and treaty partners. They have used us as gun fodder in their wars for profit, and stolen us blind for 150 years.

It cannot be supposed that restoration of our government or our educational system can happen over night, after such a long and damaging period of abuse by foreign powers and misdirected public employees. Instead, we must patiently expose and understand the rot we are dealing with, and secure as much assistance, good will, and understanding as possible going forward.

This same system of deceit, impersonation, identity theft, and commercial criminality has infested not only "the US" Territorial and Municipal Governments, but similar incorporated governmental services corporations worldwide.

So, by all means, let the Q Plan materialize, but let's not fall asleep again and think, oh, goodie, things are back on track....because it will take major work on all our parts to finally accomplish the restoration of our self-governance.

http://www.paulstramer.net/2019/11/understanding-source-and-cause-q-and.html

Thanksgiving Quotes to Share With Your Loved Ones

70 Best Thanksgiving Quotes to Share With Your Loved Ones on Turkey Day

"There is always, always something to be thankful for."

Country Living Staff  Nov 25, 2019

Of course, your Thanksgiving menu is important, but the holiday is so much more than just piling our plates with mashed potatoes. Thanksgiving Day is also a time to show your gratitude for your friends, family, and all that you have in life.

These best Thanksgiving quotes will remind everyone of the reason for the fall season! This list is full of thoughtful words that would make for a great holiday toast or even as a nice Thanksgiving Instagram caption.

The day can be quite hectic, especially if you're hosting this year's festivities—so make sure you read these Thanksgiving quotes for friends and family before November 28, and then save them to read aloud to your guests on Thanksgiving Day.

Or when your day starts to get stressful (and you realize just how many stores are closed on Thanksgiving just as soon as you run out of pumpkin pie ingredients!), just take a moment to scroll through this roundup. We especially love the thankful quote: "Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life.

Appreciate and never take for granted all that you have," which was said by Catherine Pulsifer. It reminds us to be mindful and thankful of all we do have.

We also love these words by Daniel Humm: "What I love about Thanksgiving is that it’s purely about getting together with friends or family and enjoying food. It’s really for everybody, and it doesn’t matter where you’re from." That quote truly encompasses how special the holiday is.

Nora Ephro   “The turkey. The sweet potatoes. The stuffing. The pumpkin pie. Is there anything else we all can agree so vehemently about? I don’t think so.”

Jonathan Safran Foer   "Thanksgiving is the meal we aspire for other meals to resemble."

Johannes A. Gaertner    “To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.”

Randy Pausch   "Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other."

Henry Van Dyke   "Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.”

Hausa Proverb   "Give thanks for a little, and you will find a lot."

Robert Caspar Lintner   "Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day."

Gerald Good   "If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.

J.A. Shedd   "He who thanks but with the lips thanks but in part; the full, the true Thanksgiving comes from the heart."

Catherine Pulsifer   "Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life. Appreciate and never take for granted all that you have."

Margaret Cousins   "Appreciation can change a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary."

 Franz Grillparzer   "Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it."

Daniel Humm   "What I love about Thanksgiving is that it’s purely about getting together with friends or family and enjoying food. It’s really for everybody, and it doesn’t matter where you’re from."

Unknown   "There is always, always something to be thankful for."

Anne Frank   "No one has ever become poor by giving."

Joyce Giraud   "Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so many things become so little when we realize how blessed and lucky we are."

Yogi Bhajan   "An attitude of gratitude brings great things."

John F. Kennedy   "We must find the time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives."

Charles Dickens   "Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some."

Maya Angelou   "Be present in all things and thankful for all."

Amy Leigh Mercree   “Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude.”

Wilbur D. Nesbit   “Forever on Thanksgiving the heart will find the pathway home.”

Norman Vincent Peale   “The more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.”

Willie Nelson    “When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”

James E. Faust    “The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us.”

Maya Angelou   “When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.”

Charlie Brown   “What if today, we were just grateful for everything?”

W. Clement Stone   “If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.”

Bruce Wilkinson   “A moment of gratitude makes a difference in your attitude.”

David Steindl-Rast   “It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”

To continue reading, please go to the original article here:

https://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/g2059/thanksgiving-quotes/

Inspiring Presidential Quotes On Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Happiness

Inspiring  Presidential Quotes On Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Happiness
By   Drake Baer   

In honor of America's 238th birthday, we collected the finest aphorisms to come from the Oval Office.

They include life lessons from George Washington, leadership advice from Thomas Jefferson, and reflections on success from Abraham Lincoln.
 
These leaders probably had the toughest job in the world. Here are a few of the things they learned from it.

George Washington   1789-1797    "Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company."
 
John Adams   1797-1801    "You will ever remember that all the end of study is to make you a good man and a useful citizen."
 
Thomas Jefferson   1801-1809     "When angry, count ten, before you speak; if very angry, a hundred."
 
James Madison   1809-1817    "The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty."

James Monroe   1817-1825    "It is by a thorough knowledge of the whole subject that [people] are enabled to judge correctly of the past and to give a proper direction to the future."
 
John Quincy Adams   1825-1829    "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."
 
Andrew Jackson   1829-1837    "Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in."
 
Martin Van Buren   1837-1841    "All the lessons of history and experience must be lost upon us if we are content to trust alone to the peculiar advantages we happen to possess."
 
William Henry Harrison   1841    "I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free."
 
John Tyler   1841-1845     "Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality."
 
James Polk   1845-1849    "May the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country's peace and prosperity, and in some degree the hopes and happiness of the whole human family."
 
Zachary Taylor   1849-1850    "It would be judicious to act with magnanimity towards a prostrate foe."
 
Millard Fillmore   1850-1853    "An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory."
 
Franklin Pierce   1853-1857    "The storm of frenzy and faction must inevitably dash itself in vain against the unshaken rock of the Constitution."
  
James Buchanan   1857-1861    "A long visit to a friend is often a great bore. Never make people twice glad." 

Abraham Lincoln   1861-1865    "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing."
 
Andrew Johnson   1865-1869    "Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide."
 
Ulysses S. Grant   1869-1877    "The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on."
 
Rutherford B. Hayes   1877-1881    "For honest merit to succeed amid the tricks and intrigues which are now so lamentably common, I know is difficult; but the honor of success is increased by the obstacles which are to be surmounted. Let me triumph as a man or not at all."
 
James Garfield   1881    "Be fit for more than the thing you are now doing. Let everyone know that you have a reserve in yourself; that you have more power than you are now using. If you are not too large for the place you occupy, you are too small for it."
 
Chester Arthur   1881-1885    "Good ball players make good citizens."
 
Grover Cleveland   1885-1889, 1893-1897    "A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil."
 
Benjamin Harrison   1889-1893    "I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process."
 
William McKinley   1897-1901    "Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles."

Teddy Roosevelt   1901-1909    "We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage."
 
William Taft   1909-1913    "Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood."

Woodrow Wilson   1913-1921    "One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty counsels. The thing to be supplied is light, not heat."
 
Warren G. Harding   1921-1923    "America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not revolution, but restoration; not agitation, but adjustment; not surgery, but serenity; not the dramatic, but the dispassionate; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality."
 
Calvin Coolidge   1923-1929    "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb ... Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
 
Herbert Hoover   1929-1933    "Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war." ​

​Franklin D. Roosevelt   1933-1945    "Yours is not the task of making your way in the world, but the task of remaking the world which you will find before you."  

Harry S. Truman   1945-1953    "I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it."
 
Dwight Eisenhower   1953-1961    "Neither a wise man or a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him."
 
John F. Kennedy   1961-1963    "Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met — obligations to truth, to justice, and to liberty."
 
Lyndon B. Johnson   1963-1969    "If we succeed, it will not be because of what we have, but it will be because of what we are; not because of what we own, but, rather because of what we believe."
 
Richard Nixon   1969-1974   "The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep."

Gerald Ford   1974-1977    "The founding of our Nation was more than a political event; it was an act of faith, a promise to Americans and to the entire world. The Declaration of Independence declared that people can govern themselves, that they can live in freedom with equal rights, that they can respect the rights of others."
 
Jimmy Carter, Jr.   1977-1981    "Piling up material goods cannot fill the emptiness of lives which have no confidence or purpose."
 
Ronald Reagan   1981-1989    "The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave."

George H.W. Bush   1989-1993    "No problem of human making is too great to be overcome by human ingenuity, human energy, and the untiring hope of the human spirit."
 
Bill Clinton   1993-2001    "If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit."
 
George W. Bush   2001-2009    "Life takes its own turns, makes its own demands, writes its own story, and along the way, we start to realize we are not the author."
 
Barack Obama   2009-2016    "One voice can change a room. And if one voice can change a room, then it can change a city. And if it can change a city, it can change a state. And if it can change a state, it can change a nation, and if it can change a nation, it can change the world. Your voice can change the world."

To continue reading, please go to the original article here: 

https://www.businessinsider.com/best-inspirational-quotes-from-us-presidents-2014-7

Thoughts From DJ Sunday Night "The Plans are in Place" 11-17-19

Thank you DJ

DJ:  DID YOU KNOW?

Someone I had not heard from for a while recently asked me what I was up to. That is always a loaded question because it requires some lengthily explanation, in particular when trying to describe involvement in GCR/RV/Historical Assets/ Prosperity Programs/NESARA and GESARA, and describe it to someone who has never heard of it before.

So, where to begin chronologically?

As the world populations and economies over the centuries perpetually expanded, a need arose to formulate a means whereby the world economies could interact fiscally. Meaning there had to be a method of exchange and a valuing system to facilitate international transactions.

In the older days gold and silver were utilized in transactions and the value of any given goods or services was measured in the weight of the gold or silver it took to purchase them.

As the volume of purchasing increased, it became abundantly clear that moving large quantities of heavy metals was cumbersome and was laced numerous security and logistic issues. So the idea of housing the precious metals in a singular location and issuing notes (currency) that would represent ownership of the metals was birthed.

Thus the creation of “Banks”. (Early 1500’s – Medici Bank and the Vatican Bank). When early banks loaned money they only loaned what was in the bank. They only issued notes hedged against actual hard assets on deposit in the bank. The interest charged and paid back was done with either the same hard asset (gold/silver) or the coin of the realm already circulating.

One immediate result was that banks, acting independently, held on tight to the cash they had in their vaults, and money went to a premium. As the number of banks increased both internationally and nationally, a system to coordinate or tie all these banks together to act as a whole had to be formed. Thus was born “The Central Banking System”. From this point forward is where things went to hell in hand basket.

The 1913 Federal Reserve Act not only created the Central Banking model, it also established “Fractional Banking”. Simply put, for every $10 worth of gold, or its equivalent in bank notes (currency), held by the bank, the bank could loan out $100. This meant that now $90 worth of more bank notes had to be created (Money Supply). But remember there was still only the original amount of $10 of real assets held by the bank.

The $90 and the interest on the loan was strictly debt hedged against a real value of $10 worth of gold or its equivalents. So instead of having a $10 asset divided into 10 equal parts you know have a $10 asset divided into 100 parts, thus depreciating or devaluing the original value. (10% asset - 90%debt). (Note: the actual reserve % in the 1913 FRA was 18% on demand accounts and 5% on term accounts)

Once this form of banking was established, the elites and greedy bankers got creative and invented and started issuing various other financial instruments based off this debt based system. BG’s (Bank Guarantees), Treasury Bonds, Letters of guarantee, Letters of credit, Financial commitments, Pledged financial assets and numerous other methods of expanding and profiting off of fabricated debt were created.

Along with these creative manipulations, institutions to monitor and control the movement of these funds had to be created (i.e.: BIS, IMF, World Bank etc.) and in turn the supporting laws had to be manufactured to give control to these institutions.

This practice cascaded for decades as it evolved itself into the computer age. With the computer and electronic age came a gambit of new methods to scam and enhance an already corruptible financial institution. Now the world finds itself engulfed in a spiraling debt based system that, by its design, is doomed for failure.

Having the foresight and realizing the potential of greed and corruption, the vast amount of gold was not entered into the system. These ‘Gold Wrapped” accounts are held by 26 Chinese Families (i.e. The Elders-Dragon Families). Along with the Gold Wrapped accounts, throughout the decades, and as far back as the early 1500’s, other trust accounts were established to house a collective of humanity's wealth to be drawn upon when humanity was in need.

The St. Germaine Trust, SwissIndo Accounts, The Spiritual Wonder Boy Accounts, The Rodriguez Estate, Trilateral Tripartite Trilennium Pact Between nations 1921 London-TTT Pact and Revisions 192129, later to become the OITC (Office of the International Controller) of the Global Debt Facility, Far East Combined Depositories for Hard Assets - South East Asia 1932-1945, The Schweitzer Convention Innsbruck, Austria, 1968 and Revisions, just to name a few. (Collectively known as the Global Collateral Accounts).

So to right the global financial system and pay reparations to those harmed by the nefarious corrupt activities of the banking system and governments, the plan is to reset the global financial system by asset backing currencies using the collective assets from the global collateral accounts.

This will create movement from a debt based system to an asset backed system. Then to provide oversight and monitor the future movement of these funds through a secure, decentralized i.t. accounting system (QFS) to curb or stop corruptive behaviors in the future.

The creation and monitoring of these funds will be utilized for reparations of those harmed from the corrupt financial activities (Prosperity Programs), forgiveness of illicitly created debt and bring forth the manufacturing of suppressed technologies which in turn will be harnessed and used in humanitarian efforts/projects and infrastructure development and repair.

 The end goals of these efforts is to stimulate global economies, secure the global financial system for decades to come and total eradication of global poverty.

The concept and means to carry out the plan are in place. The only delays we are experiencing have to do with navigating through the political arenas and tightening up the delivery and deployment mechanisms.    DJ

https://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=135606

Okie, Sierra, KTFA and more Saturday night 11-16-19

Regarding OkieOilMan:

Dinar Recaps: We just got word that Okie is in intensive care in an Oklahoma hospital.  Our thoughts and prayers are with him tonight …Get well soon Okie!!!

TNT:

Tex20071:  Re Okie....he was in ICU, moved to regular room now he's back in ICU...calling Prayer Warriors for our Okie.

Pastorman:  Let’s all pray and believe for Okies complete recovery. He needs to see the promise and enjoy the blessings

MajikMark:  here is POWER IN PRAYER!!!! LORD we lift up our brother Okie!

Sunstar:  Okie Keep The Faith You And Your Family Are In Our Prayers!

AngelSong:  Praying for Okie! Need to land that plane for us Okie!

Vlcabg:  Praying for Okie, thank you for everything you have given to all of us in 'dinarland'

"New Q: Suicide Weekend Coming up?" by Sierra (NZ) - 11.16.19

Entry Submitted by Sierra (NZ) at 3:55 PM EDT on November 16, 2019

Two significant new Q drops on 16th November - the second one is chilling.

Q drop number 3599...

'The Harvest [crop] has been prepared and soon will be delivered
to the public for consumption.
A Higher Loyalty [Y]
Hunters become the Hunted.
Treason
Sedition
How do you remove a liability?
Six o'clock can be dangerous.
Family proud?'
Q

Q drop number 3600...

'For those who decide to save the tax payers some money.
There is no escaping God.'
Q

Anon Tweeter 3Days3Nights has done an excellent decode of these two Q drops...

https://twitter.com/3days3nights?lang=en

The decode regarding Q drop number 3600...

'Basically Q is telling [them] that suicides are fiscally responsible. But not necessarily helpful eternally.
Suicide weekend soon?'

3Days3Nights mentions the 144,000 sealed indictments. That is the number of Ascended Masters who came to Earth to guide the Ascension.

Coincidence?

3Days3Nights discusses Q drop number 3599 in depth...

'The Harvest (crop) includes all corrupt C_A and FB_ leaders.
A Higher Loyalty is about James Comey.
Hunter Biden.
US Code 18: Treason & Sedition = Media Collusion.
Leverage Trap.
Six o'clock is a military term for 'Watch your back'.
Comey a red hat?'

Another tweet about drop 3599...

'Either Q is trolling Comey or Comey is a red hat working for a reduced sentence, ie confirmed black hat working with confirmed white hat in exchange for chance to convert possible death sentence into life in prison...Or keep their families out of it?'
(3Days3Night tweets)

Q put a [Y] in drop 3599 - Comey put a [Y] in a recent tweet, totally randomly. It seems he may have been forced to prove his switch of allegiance from the Deep State to the Alliance. There will be many a sleepless night for the Deep State now. Also Harvest explains puzzling tweets about harvesting corn, from a wide range of people including Devin Nunes and James Comey. Clearly corn has been code for the imminent 'harvest'/arrests.

Some Anons are speculating about the date 22nd November. It's the anniversary of the murder of JFK Senior so it would be a perfect payback time to arrest key Deep State members. Also 25th November is JFK Junior's birthday. These are significant dates for the Alliance and Light warriors, both before the end of the month.

Popcorn anyone...?

Where We Go One We Go All.

Love and Light
Sierra (NZ)

https://inteldinarchronicles.blogspot.com/2019/11/new-q-suicide-weekend-coming-up-by.html

KTFA:

Samson:  Currency Auction Corruption .. Import Deal "Sweet Acid" Worth $ 28 Million

16th November, 2019
Iraq has imported sweet candies for $ 28 million in an operation designed to smuggle hard currency out of Iraq and continue money laundering, a government source said.

The source said a press statement followed by the "independent" on Saturday, "The procedures of auction currency in the Iraqi market caused the loss of Iraq more than 5 trillion dinars from the beginning of the year and until now."

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said: "The government should deduct taxes on imported goods through the dollar in the central bank in advance."

The source, who preferred not to be named, that "Iraq imported 28 million dollars sweet acid during the past year, while that amount enables Iraq to import factories full sweets and operating hands unemployed / amounts spent a huge amount of smuggling and money laundering."    LINK

Moparman:  It's real simple, RI your own currency and stop the auctions…..imo

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"The RV Plan" by Ron Giles 11-12-19

"The RV Plan" by Ron Giles - 11.12.19

Entry Submitted by Ron Giles at 7:23 PM EDT on November 12, 2019

NOTE: For those with suspected Fake Zim Bonds - if you paid for them the NPTB will fund your Humanitarian Projects, they know who you are.

“Q,” says “Trust the Plan.” So, what is the RV Alliance plan anyway, and why is it so important to understand and trust?

These are good questions.

A plan is a set-in-motion process(s) that if followed, a person will arrive at a predetermined set of desired results. The adherence to the plan is, therefore, necessary to accomplish the results intended within the plan. If you don’t know the intended results, how can one determine the necessity to follow the plan?

This may seem a simple statement and yet why do so many people get confused and get carried around by every wind of doctrine (information) that comes along from the intel gurus they follow. There exist a set of results that must be understood so one can see for themselves the necessity of following the plan.

The Old Central Bank, banking system…why must it be replaced?

The Central Bank's financial system is designed to create inflation that destroys the currency and the people's assets and results in the necessity to re-establish a new currency to take the place of the old system. Inflation consumes the buying power of currency over time. When the buying power of currency is lost, people will turn to loans to solve financial problems. This creates a downward spiral into debt slavery.

In 1917 when the Central Bank's banking system (CB) took over the then-existing financial system of the US, the US dollar was worth 100 cents. When inflation deteriorates the buying power of the dollar, at a Fed desired rate of 2% inflation per year, then the dollar loses 2 cents of value per year. After 50 years of 2% inflation, the dollar then loses 100% of its value when compared to when the cycle was started UNLESS it is reset and started over, which it has been.

Couple this with the interest rates charged to use the money and the economy is on a collision course with near-complete destruction. It needs to be re-set, usually by a catastrophic war scenario or some other major public event, to hide the demise of the inflation prone currency. The built-in design of the CB financial system is intended to last 50 – 70 years and then needs to be re-set to continue.

It is not hard to see why the Cabal, with their war hawks, are feverishly trying to start World War III? It is at the end of its cycle, and to continue, it needs the war to reset the CB financial system. This will not happen as the Alliance will not allow a World War to be started again. The CB financial system cannot carry the world debt without the re-set, so it will die of natural causes on its own.

The New Quantum Financial System (QFS) will replace the old Central Banking financial system.

As the last dying embers of the CB are being shown to the world, the Alliance is set to pull the trigger on the Fed and let the world know the CB is not needed anymore. They will not go peacefully into the trash, but into the trash, they will go. The Fiat system of currency backed by nothing of value will be buried and the old Gold-based, real money systems will emerge like the Phoenix rising out of the dust, but with a more secure way of using gold to back currencies of the world.

Beyond the necessity of some financial structure that supports the economy, the CB has always been the limiting factor for national and international Economic Growth. With its millstone around the neck to inhibit the financial growth of both individuals and Corporations, the CB has been the culprit that has cost the people of earth dearly.

Of necessity, Governments have been complicit in supporting the CB with their bribery and extortions and all manner of illegal activities so that career politicians can become millionaires off the backs of people they are supposed to serve. The Government must keep the CB intact as the entity to control and manipulate the Economy. It is a system that has created the DC swamp and must be returned to the Constitutional form of government that this nation was founded upon as well as the new Quantum Financial System. (GESARA for the world)

The QFS stands as a sentinel to allow the new financial system to be economically successful for the people. The "lack- mentality," of the Cabal economic system gives way to allow the people to become "Abundant" and self-sufficient with all the money they need to not only survive but to thrive.

The RV is essential to the “plan.”

The new financial system must have the financial where-with-all (cash/currency) for every person to have what they need to take care of their own requirements without needing to go on the dole or borrow money to survive. The RV supports this premise. Certain things in the new financial system will need to be held inviolable.

The home and income should never be subject to foreclosure or loss that destroys the Family Unit and its security. Zim Benefactors must create provisions to avoid this problem, because it will not come from a Socialistic government, as in the dole. (LWS's RSS program).

Becoming responsible for ourselves and others will become the social norm instead of greed, hatred, dependancy, and divisions such as Race, Religion, Politics, Gender identity, and etc. that destroys society. If you’re not willing to give up your prejudices you might not make it in this new system.

These divisions separate we humans and are part of the Cabal takeover that supports the Central Bank financial system that is being moved to the trash bin. Holding on to these divisions will be detrimental to society as a whole and will alienate individuals from full participation in a Thriving Society. Question: are we Zim Benefactors up to the task of creating a new Economic System for Society?

Society functions well when the basic structures are protected with all peoples contributing to the whole as responsible individuals. This is not Socialism, nor is it greedy Capitalism. Everyone willing to do their part for society and their family unit will add to the whole by doing things within their uniqueness to contribute to society as they desire. Lazy people will not do well, but those willing to do their part will find great opportunity and comfort in the new economic system that is coming.

What is the “Plan” and what are the desired “results?”

The PLAN is to create an economic system where every person, who is willing, can find financial success and live lives worthy of being the Sovereigns that we, as children of God, are by inheritance. Sovereigns conduct their lives according to correct principles that allow all persons to THRIVE and meet the full measure of their Creation.

The RESULTS are a Financial System that supports each individual as a viable member of society, worthy of respect and honor as each person contributes their uniqueness to the whole. Without each person participating in the bounty, the whole is not complete. The answer is to love and serve one another.

Conclusion

There is a PLAN that when fully implemented will produce the desired RESULTS.

When you read information, use your inner discretion and ask yourself: "How does this fit into the plan?"

It might be misinformation or disinformation or it might go against the plan:

1. If the information does not support the demise of the CB financial system post RV, then disregard, (there are no bank charges or fees in the QFS, Banks will not survive.)

2. And, if the information creates doubts in the RV process, the negotiable rates, or the amount of the funds available, then disregard.

3. And, if the information given lowers the belief you have in yourself or your ability to do your humanitarian work or if it supports any outside control or power-over-you, then disregard. (We are Sovereigns and control ourselves by adhering to Correct Principles in harmony with other Sovereigns) (Telling Zim Holders they will only receive ??? millions for a 100 T note, reflects power-over-people by un-named Shills, don't stand for it)

4. And, if the information does not support the absolute security of our funds in the QFS, then disregard.

5. And, if the information does not include a discussion of Re-Valued gold-backed currencies to be deposited into your accounts within the QFS and not in a bank, then disregard.

6. And, if the information gives any expected dates for the RV or the release of the 800#, then disregard. (We are under a strategic, military disinformation protocol, we do not have a "need to know." Surprise! Surprise!)

7. And, if the information or person gives continuing unfulfilled-expected-dates which has destroyed the credibility of all gurus who participate in this travesty, then disregard.

8. And, if the information gives any expected exchange or redemption rates, then disregard. (we negotiate on our own)

9. And, if the information talks about tranches or the movement of bank funds, then disregard. (The QFS has no need to move funds for exchanges or redemptions, it will be an account to account transfer within the QFS) (Banks use codes, QFS uses direct personal access using PIN numbers)

10. And, if the information says fake Zim Bonds will not be redeemed, then disregard. (All Zim Bonds support humanitarian projects, even if they are fake.)

11. And finally, and perhaps most importantly, if the information makes you feel uncomfortable in your heart or if it does not jive with what you already know to be correct, then disregard.

For we Humanitarians, there is a PLAN in place that is being meticulously followed with military precision. It will produce the RESULTS of a New Economic System that will inure to our benefit as we go about our Humanitarian Work.

I believe in the PLAN and expect the RESULTS to be far greater than we can presently comprehend.

Have a blessed day and "believe in things that are TRUE."

Ron Giles

https://inteldinarchronicles.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-rv-plan-by-ron-giles-111219.html

A Brief History of Veteran’s Day In The United States

A Brief History of Veteran’s Day In The United States

11 | 07 | 2019

Every year on November 11, people in the United States celebrate Veteran’s Day. It’s a special time dedicated to honoring those who have served in the armed forces. While it’s sometimes confused with Memorial Day, there are distinct differences between the two.

Veteran’s Day is more than just scoring a three-day weekend off from work. It has a significant history deeply rooted in the honor and sacrifice of those who have served. Here is a brief history of Veteran’s Day and why it’s so important.

The First Veteran’s Day

Historical photo of crowd in Berlin at the end of World War 1, November 10, 1918

Credit: Everett Historical / Shutterstock

The very first Veteran’s Day was celebrated in 1938 to honor the end of World War I. While the Treaty of Versailles officially ended the war in June of 1919, an armistice, or ceasefire, began earlier on November 11, 1918. Originally, Veteran’s Day was called Armistice Day in honor of the ceasefire and the end of the violence. It was created to celebrate the brave people who fought in WWI.

Changing With The Times

By 1954, the United States had participated in both World War II and the Korean War. Armistice Day was intended only to celebrate WWI veterans, and all of the new veterans didn’t have a much-deserved holiday of their own. Congress passed a bill changing Armistice Day to Veteran’s Day as a way of extending the celebration to include veterans of any war.

In 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill, which gave government employees the much-loved three-day weekends for historical holidays like Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, and Veteran’s Day. Because November 11 sometimes falls on the weekend, the act also changed Veteran’s Day to the fourth Monday of November.

This wasn’t a popular change. Not only did it confuse everyone, but it also took away the historical significance of November 11. Finally, in 1975, President Ford returned Veteran’s Day to its rightful date where it has remained ever since.

Memorial Day vs. Veteran’s Day

The main distinction between Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day is that Memorial Day is for commemorating the soldiers who have lost their lives in battle while Veteran’s Day honors those who are still living.

Memorial Day was born of the Civil War when people needed a way to remember the family members that they’d lost. After WWI, it grew to include those lost in all wars. Memorial Day was celebrated differently in every state until it was made an official federal holiday in 1971.

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https://www.triviagenius.com/a-brief-history-of-veterans-day-in-the-united-states/

Everything You Want To Know About Veterans Day

Everything You Want To Know About Veterans Day And More!

By Meera Dolasia

On Friday, November 11, Americans will celebrate Veterans Day. The federal holiday honors the brave men and women of the armed forces who risk their lives to protect our freedom. They include members of the US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, National Guard, Air Force, and the Coast Guard.

There is often confusion between Veterans Day and Memorial Day, which is celebrated on the last Monday of May. Though both honor our military personnel, Memorial Day, is set aside to remember and pay tribute to soldiers that died in battle or from a wound sustained in one. Photo Credit: Publicdomainpictures.net

Veterans Day on the other hand, recognizes ALL those who served honorably in the military, during war or peace. Its primary purpose however, is to thank the living veterans for their bravery and contribution to our national security.     Image Credit: popularresistance.org 

The holiday, formerly called Armistice Day, was first celebrated on November 11, 1919 to honor World War I soldiers. The date was selected because it was on this day at 11:00 AM in 1918 that the Allied Nations and Germany reached a cease-fire, or Armistice, which led to the end of the ‘Great War,’ as it often called.

US President Woodrow Wilson, who began the commemoration, encouraged Americans to celebrate the day with parades and public meetings. Businesses were also urged to suspend work for a few minutes at 11:00 am to honor World War 1 veterans. In 1954, after America’s engagement in World War II and the Korean War, US officials changed the name to Veterans Day, so that all military personnel could be honored.

Pittsburgh Veterans Day Parade (Photo Credit: By Sgt. 1st Class Michel Sauret Public domain via Wikimedia Commons 

In 1968, to enable Americans to enjoy a longer weekend, US lawmakers moved three holidays — Washington’s Birthday (Feb 22), Memorial Day (May 30), and Veterans Day (November 11) — from fixed dates to designated Mondays. However, the first Veterans Day celebration under the new law, observed on October 25th, 1971, resulted in much confusion.

Additionally, most Americans were not happy with the change, due to the date's historical and patriotic significance. In 1975, President Gerald Ford finally succumbed to public pressure and reinstated the celebration back to the original November 11 date.

The US is not the only country that observes the holiday. It is also celebrated in the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Australia, Malta, and South Africa.

While each country commemorates the event differently, the purpose is the same — to thank the brave men and women who put their lives on the line to protect others. So this Friday, be sure to seek out and thank the amazing veterans whose tremendous courage and sacrifices have enabled us to maintain our freedom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqgrkeZZe3g  

https://www.dogonews.com/2016/11/8/everything-you-want-to-know-about-veterans-day-and-more

"Woo Hoo Fed Ex is Here!" by Dr. Dinar

Woo Hoo, Fed Ex Is Here!

by Dr. Dinar

I'll never forget that wonderful day. The day my very first batch of Iraqi dinar arrived.

And luckily for me, it arrived just in the nick of time.

Now, why do I say just in the nick of time? Because the RV was just about to happen.

Only a couple more hours, maybe a couple more days at the most, but one thing was for sure, I had to hurry because this RV was about to go down.

About to pop and fortunately for me I was able to squeeze my way in and grab a seat onboard the Insane Train at the last possible second.

As I sit here now, in the very same position I was in all those years ago, I can't help but wonder what could've possibly happened to that deadline. That back wall.

That two week window that I was blessed with being able to squeeze into.

Apparently it had gone the same direction as all the other windows.

All of the sooner than later's, all of the any second now's and back wall dates that have come and gone over the many years since then.

Right out the back screen door, just another glitch from the past.

Yet, thinking back, I still do my best to hold on to that excitement, that thrill, that knowing that it was finally my time to shine.

That things were finally gonna turn around for me.

All of this was taking place shortly after the Real Estate market first began to crumble.

As I watched the values of everything I (aka the bank) owned, as well as everything around me literally fall from the sky, right off the cliff and crash onto the jagged rocks below, all seemingly overnight no less, I knew I was only a couple weeks away from recovering my former world.

Because I knew about the dinar and the oh so very soon to be RV.

If I could somehow manage to hang on just a little longer, I'd be able to save my home, my job, my car, pretty much everything I owned and all the rest of the stuff that I merely owned on paper.

But that wasn't to be. Off the cliff and into a blazing inferno it all went.

As the days, weeks, months and years continued to slide on by, I continued to lose one thing after another. After another.

One by one my world began to crumble and there wasn't much I could do about it.

I'd gambled it all on the real estate market and yes, I lost. Big time.

As I look back on it now, perhaps if I'd swallowed my pride a bit earlier, accepted a few lowball offers here or there and sold out a bit sooner, there's a chance I might not have this exceptionally horrible credit rating attached to my name.

Not to mention I might not be quite as hugely in debt as I am now. 

All of that is, as they say, water under the bridge.

There's no going back, it is what it is. What's done is done.

The crazy part is that at that time I promised myself that I would never again take another risk, another chance.

That I'd never gamble on anything ever again. No way, not gonna do it.

Thankfully, this long time risk-taker had learned his lesson, and had taken his last risk.

Or had I. I was about to be tested.

Suddenly, as if on a zephyr out of nowhere, I heard about the Iraqi Dinar and all of its too good to be true possibilities.

To say that this whole dinar thing piqued my interest is a complete understatement.

What if it was true? What if it WAS real?

Naw, it couldn't be... could it!?!

What if it was indeed the real deal and I didn't take a chance on it, would that regret haunt me more than taking another risk (after I told myself never again) and the loss of the money itself?

Round an' 'round, my head was spinning. And I was quickly running out of time.

Or so I thought.

Immediately I was faced with a huge dilemma. Do I take every last nickle I have and spend it on some get rich quick scheme?

Some pie in the sky, too good to be true, gotta be a scam (and no question about it, according to everything I could find on the internet regarding the dinar, it was without a doubt a scam), hair brained scheme like the supposed revaluation of the Iraqi Dinar?

Not to mention I had only mere seconds to decide. A very small window to say the least.

A make or break, now or never opportunity to change my future.

I had to make up my mind and pretty darn quickly at that.

Otherwise I was going to miss my one and only opportunity to rebuild my life.

Rationalizing, to myself anyway, that I was going to basically be throwing that money away on bills and stuff, basic survival for the short term, what did I have to lose.

I mean, according to my source (an acquaintance that, as it turns out, wasn't any more knowledgeable in Dinar 101 at that time than I was), at most it was only going to be a couple short weeks before the RV popped and then I'd be set. For life.

Surely I could hang on that long, couldn't I?

Then I'd be able to pay off all my bills, get back on level ground and relax.

So I jumped online, ordered my first envelope of IQD and began to dream. And dream I did.

A penny rate? Not bad. But what if it came in at 5 cents?

Crazy, I know, but what if.

With that I could pay off some bills, find a place to rent and begin to rebuild my life.

Sounds pretty good so far. Just the head start I needed.

Then I decided to get risky and began to dream of a 10 cent RV.

Ahhhhh, now THAT'S more like it. I could really get back on my feet with that kind of an ROI.

I'll never forget the day I really began to Dream Big, allowing my mind to drift all the way up to a 30 cent rate.

Can you say Game Changer? Wow, that would allow me to totally start my life all over again.

As the weeks and months began to fly (ok, drag) by and still no RV, I began to spend more time on doing my due diligence, my in-depth research.

And the more I learned about Iraq, how it got to where it was as a country, as well as its future potential, the more excited I became.

And all the talk about how this was gonna be just like Kuwait really had me enthused.

Sure, I was worried that IT hadn't happened yet but at the same time, I was also becoming more aware of Iraq's true potential and how, if everything went according to the plan, my $.30 dreams likely deserved a movement of the decimal point to the right.

That's when I really began to get excited. And that's also when I first started to really dig in and began to build my foundation.

My base for everything I was to believe in going forward.

And it's that foundation that I built all those years ago that has kept me in the game all this time.
Because I know deep down that it's not so much an IF but merely a matter of when.

I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the RV is gonna happen. It's just the when that is the remaining unknown.

There's just too much evidence out there of big time players being involved and if they're crazy enough to get involved, then so am I.

Sure, I'm human and I have plenty of those mornings when I wake up with huge disappointment over another hopium filled week ending in another stomach churning weekend but at the end of the day it's my foundation (as well as the knowledge I've gleaned from others I've met along the way) that I return to time and again.

Helping me to remain in the game when I need it most.

So with all that being said, if I can make but one suggestion to all my fellow Dinarians, just hold on a bit longer.

Will it be this month? Who knows. Perhaps next month? Maybe.

Maybe even next year. Again, that's anybody's best guess.

But one thing's for certain, it's gonna happen.

Just as sure as the Fed Ex truck's brakes are gonna be squealing and the horn is gonna honk every time he comes sliding into home porch with each new batch of dinar he delivers.

Hang in there folks. Even though it can be difficult to feel it now, we truly are the lucky ones.

Sincerely,

Dr. Dinar

(This post was originally written some 5 years ago, prior to all of the GCR/VND/ZIM stuff running rampant in Dinarland these days, and refreshened for today's audience)

10 Powerful Quotes That Made Me A Millionaire

10 Powerful Quotes That Made Me A Millionaire

Post From StartupCamp By Dale-Partridge

Make Your Passion Your Profession

With an overwhelming access to knowledge, this generation often finds itself ten feet wide and one inch deep. Knowing a little about everything but never enough about one thing to matter. We have no shortage of words; rather, we have a shortage of the right words.

Poetry has been defined as the best words in the best order. But I believe it goes beyond a poem.

The right words listed in concert and color can articulate a comprehensive and deep meaning in just a few characters. A meaning that can fasten your fears to the floor and allow you to step into progress.

Anchors that keep us straight and hold us tight – almost like an injection of clarity and control for our most uncertain of times.

Ultimately, words are the stones that bridge the gap to our furthest destinations. From incomprehension and overcoming indifference to closing a sale and believing in God.

 Words make up how we think, what we know, and who we become.

But the right words change your life. They can change your story.

Here are the words that have changed mine.

1. "Never get too busy making a living that you forget to make a life."

Who Said It?: My Grandmother

How It Has Helped Me:  Getting lost in something you love often results in getting lost in general. We live in a culture that measures our success by how much money we make rather than the fullness of our lives.

Over the 13 years I've spent building businesses, I've learned the months that feel weighted to one side typically follow a season spent living in the absence of this quote.

2. "Speak to people how they need to hear it, not how you want to say it."

Who Said It?: My Mentor

How It Has Helped Me:  Empathy is a difficult virtue to master. As an entrepreneur, the best marketing is performed by those who can step into the customer's pain. To put words to their emotions and to create products that solve their most trying problems. As leaders, we must not forget that thoughtfulness is the most effective form of communication.

3. "Your greatest weakness is often the overextension of your greatest strength."

Who Said It?: Jason Benham

How It Has Helped Me:  I'm a natural teacher. Speaking, selling, and convincing others is almost instinctive to me. But far too many times I've been kicked in the leg by my wife for not shutting my mouth.

As I've matured, I'm learning that the overuse of our inherent gifting can backfire. The secret is learning to take it to the very edge, and stop.

4. "A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."

Who Said It?: Antoine de Saint-Exupery

How It Has Helped Me:  A designer is someone who can make something more beautiful than someone else with the same tools at the same cost. Beauty is my secret weapon. But the more I practice design, the more I realize its purpose is not to draw our eyes to many things, but one thing.

So whenever I dislike the aesthetics of something I'm working on, whether it's landscaping my backyard or designing a new website, my first step is to take something away.

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https://startupcamp.com/10-powerful-quotes-made-successful/

Why Successful People Have Hobbies

Why Successful People Have Hobbies

Ryan Holiday  October 1, 2019

My new book Stillness is the Key just debuted at #1 on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller lists. The piece below is based on some of the ideas in it. Check out the book, and please leave an Amazon review—it helps a lot!

Winston Churchill was a mediocre painter and a worse bricklayer, but to these two hobbies, the world owes a great debt.

“It is a pushing age,” Churchill wrote his mother as a young man, “and we must shove with the rest.” His ambition was legendary. Multiple times, he shoved his way to the top of British politics, when Britain was the world’s dominant power. Once he was there, he did not let up. During war-time, it was not uncommon for him to work 110-hour weeks. Between 1940 and 1943, he traveled something like 110,000 miles by air and sea and car. A bodyguard once said that Churchill kept “less schedule than a forest fire and had less peace than a hurricane.”

It’s this exhausting workload that is worth examination in a time of “millennial burnout,” and digital distraction. More and more people fear that taking their foot off the gas for even a second will only cause them to fall further and further behind in a rigged economy that cares little for individual happiness. Certainly, it’s something I’ve wrestled with as I look back on my very busy twenties (six books and three careers) and look forward towards my thirties with children.

So how did Churchill manage? How did he not burn out and die early?

How did a man with so many responsibilities that on a piece of notepaper he once sketched himself a pig, loaded down with a twenty thousand-pound weight, not only survive the workload of two wars, five kids, 10 million written words and live into his 80s, but do so without ever losing his trademark joie de vivre?

The answer is simple: The restorative power of a good hobby.

As it happens, Churchill believed in the power of hobbies almost as much as he believed in British exceptionalism. He was an avid practitioner too. Writing in one of his lesser known books, "Painting as a Pastime," Churchill explained that, “The cultivation of a hobby and new forms of interest is...a policy of first importance to a public man. To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real.”

A few centuries before Churchill, Aristotle said that this was in fact the main question of life: What do we fill our non-working hours with? What do we do for leisure?

Churchill knew the power of cultivating a good hobby, because painting saved his life. In 1915, reeling from the failure of the Gallipoli campaign, which he had championed and then watched helplessly as it cost some 46,000 men their lives, Churchill had what might appear to be a nervous breakdown.

Blamed for unspeakable tragedy, his competency questioned, his name suddenly radioactive, Churchill described feeling like a “sea-beast fished up from the depths, or a diver too suddenly hoisted, my veins threatened to burst from the fall in pressure.

I had great anxiety and no means of relieving it; I had vehement convictions and small power to give effect to them.” It was in this moment of crisis that his sister-in-law handed him a toy set of oil paints. They had given her children much fun, she said. Maybe they could help him.

Churchill, and indeed Western Civilization, reaped the fruits of this sweet offer. A few years ago, a study conducted by professors at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh and published in the Psychosomatic Medicine Journal, found that people who made time for leisurely activities — defined as “activities that individuals engage in voluntarily when they are free from the demands of work or other responsibilities” — experiences increased life expectancy and life engagement.

It improved them physically, mentally and spiritually — as anyone who has pursued a hobby has experienced first hand. The research is even clearer when those hobbies are related to art in some way or another. Studies show that even just looking at art helps produce psychological resilience, but creating it is even better.

A 2016 study of 700 adults conducted by Dr. Christina Davies published in the BMC Public Health Journal found that those who recreationally engaged in some form of art (even just two hours per week) experienced significantly better mental well-being.

To continue reading, please go to the original article here:

https://www.salon.com/2019/10/01/why-ambitious-people-have-unrelated-hobbies/