http://rahim.zungumza.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume." - Noam Chomsky It amazes me how little we care to know about ... http://rahim.zungumza.com/2010/03/10/necessary-illusions/ I choose to live in today - as I believe everyone should…therefore, in essence, I would not change a single thing about myself or my past experiences. The wealth of knowledge and experience acquired over the years have shaped me into who I am today - and I like the person that I ... http://rahim.zungumza.com/2010/03/03/why-do-we-dwell-on-the-past/ “Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.” (Marianne Williamson) Look around you…everywhere, everyone is afraid of everything… Heck, we’re even afraid of each other - look carefully and you’ll see the politician exploiting society through fear, observe intently and you’ll see the employee shaking in his boots ... http://rahim.zungumza.com/2010/02/24/why-are-we-afraid-of-everything/ “What you resist, persists. If you take ownership and deal with things that are bothering you; then, in the very process of dealing with them they very often will go away.” - Author Unknown… A strong opponent of micro-management, I usually take a beating when those that I entrust with managing themselves ... http://rahim.zungumza.com/2010/02/17/the-ownership-rant/ A lot of people I know are jumping on the ‘eliminate global poverty‘ bandwagon - because it’s cool... “Let’s collect blankets and used clothes and ship ‘em off to Afghanistan. Then let’s make those poor souls pose for the camera wearing my ‘donated’ apparel, so that I can show-off to my ... http://rahim.zungumza.com/2010/02/10/what-does-poverty-mean-to-you/