Wants versus Needs?

Posted on November 10, 2024 by Rod's World

I really like my brother-in-law’s Tesla, so I want one. But I need to drink water every day. A want is a desire to possess or do (something) or wish for. Needs are distinguished from wants. In the case of a need, a deficiency causes a clear adverse outcome: a dysfunction or death. In other words, a need is required for a safe, stable and healthy life (e.g. air, water, food, land, shelter), while a want is a desire, wish or aspiration.

I had this difference raised in my last relationship. I wanted a relationship, but I did not need the bizarre sexual desires of the woman involved.

I like Marc and Angel’s list of quotes that may have changed the way I thought about the situation:

If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.
You cannot change what you refuse to confront.
In life, if you don’t risk anything, you risk anything.
It’s better to know and be disappointed than to never know and always wonder.
No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.
You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
When you stop chasing the wrong things, you give the right things a chance to catch you.
You don’t drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
It’s better to know and be disappointed than to never know and always wonder.
Life is 10% what happened to you and 90% how you react.
You will never become who you want to be if you continue to blame everyone else for your current state.

Time for some pictures

A great Stones song.

Which one do you follow?

How would it be to be unstoppable? Bring on, Superman.

Mum, I want to go there.

Think about our next generation.

Do the two get in the way of each other?

Pretty Logical.

Find the Others.

Don’t hang around those who only have needs.

Going to the gym is working out.

Heading down the highway, looking for adventure.

Is it us or them?

This is. one way you can have both in your life.

I started this earlier; all the songs are Drake; here is the playlist: https://youtu.be/lKyYeghtfXc?si=dwTvMM7Zg4AKpvNv.

It has been a long time since I have been well enough to write a blog. I am still living out of love and respect for all, everyone included, and it’s up to us because we can do it; it’s our time.

Thank you for reading them while I have been gone. This is blog 602. Thank you for being there for me.

Reconciliation Week, racist style.

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Rod's World

In Naarm/Melbourne, it is reconciliation week, a week to recognise the First Nations people of our country. Last October, the racists of Australia once again denied them recognition.

On Monday, I attended Reconciliation on the Rooftop, which was put on by one of our local councils. Yarra.

One of the representatives of the Yoorook Justice Commission spoke at the event. One major point he made was that it was not up to the 3 per cent of First Nations people to make the required changes; the rest of us, the 97 per cent, voted no last October.

He also stated that First Nations people did not come from disrespect of others AKA racism, that was not how they were raised to exist on this planet.

Here is Marc and Angels.”

list of great ideas that may help our country resolve the racism that underlies it each and every day:

Appreciate the great people and things in your life.
Ignore other people’s negativity.
Forgive those who have hurt you.
Be who you really are.
Choose to listen to your inner voice.
Embrace change and enjoy your life as it unfolds.
Choose your relationships wisely.
Recognise those who love you.
Love yourself, too.
Do things your future self will thank you for.
Be thankful for all the troubles you don’t have.
Leave enough time for fun.
Enjoy the little things in life.
Accept the fact the past is not today.
Let go when you must.

So, how does the world express the cancer known as racism? Let’s have a look:

Shame on you.

I will never give up until our First Nations people are recognised in the Constitution.

He was also good at other things besides basketball.

You only become racist if your parents and relatives pass it down the line.

Thank you, Michelle, you rock.

We had a chance last October, and we blew it big time.

It is up to each and every one of us to stamp out the scourge that is racism.

There has always been and always will be, racism in our country until we stop passing it down to our children.

The mainstream media in our country has forgotten this.

Excellent insight from Oprah.

Amen.

Time to take it to the streets.

And our country is considering electing the racist Peter Dutton as its political leader; this makes me want to puke.

Stop it, Australia. It belittles you.

I write slogans of positivity. Two of them are love and respect for all, everybody included, and it’s up to us because we can; it’s our time. They give me hope

Here’s the playlist link

I thank you, my readers, in 164 countries, lets end racism on the planet.

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Who am I really?

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Rod's World

Over my journey, I have tried several careers to increase my finances; unfortunately, I have only recently.

I discovered I lived on the premise that money is evil, which made it difficult to be serious about it.

I came up with three business ideas, all of which I am rather good at; the first was Rod has a way with Words:

This service provides words to help you with your branding and editing of words you have already written up to the level of editing books, of which I have done three

The second is Rod’s Rocking Research: I ask great questions on Google and can provide what you require 5 times faster than most other researchers.

My favourite and latest enterprise is called I Can Make You Grow. Back in the day, I did a leadership program at Landmark Education called Team < Management and Leadership.

Program. It was a twelve-month program in which you listened to TMLP Level 1 and then put in what you heard was missing for them to succeed with their projects. I was rather good at it.

I’m leaning towards I Can Make You Grow and am off to the Small Business Expo next week to get some ideas.

Here is some advice from Marc and Angel Chernoff to empower your day

Let go of the past.
Identify the lesson.
Lose the negative attitude.
Accept accountability for your current situation.
Focus on the things you can change.
Figure out what you really want.
Eliminate the non-essential.
Be very specific.
Concentrate on DOING instead of NOT DOING.
Create a daily routine.
Maintain self-control and work on it for real.
Forget about impressing people.

Lets seek out some I Can Make You Grow quotes:

Your new future if you hire me to listen to your plans.

They say you do not need to enter your coffin to be barely alive.

Here is a beautiful song about it: bit.ly/44Z5uBm

Well said, Mandy; get the fuck out of there via I Can Make You Grow.

Conformity is the work of the devil.

Something Just Like This: bit.ly/3wMEh8e

Only all of your life, really.

How many mistakes have you made today? Resolve them by contacting I Can Make You Grow.

How strong do you feel today: bit.ly/3V9agsz

You live your life, not your circumstances.

Mine was being a people please, no more.

A song to light your way to I Can Make You Grow: bit.ly/4bFmj6A

I can help you lessen these days at I Can. Make you Grow.

Are you hiding out today?

I Look to You at I Can Make You Grow:

bit.ly/4dNmuhP

Try to do this every day.

I like the word Indomitable.

So, nothing is lost if you attempt to improve: bit.ly/3yuQMpp

Everyone loses at times, if they deny this, they are. lying.

If they are rude to you in the name of coaching, piss them off.

Remember your fight song:

bit.ly/3WQtvZ1

So lets access your summer, Contact me on I Can Make You Grow at rod.williams13@gmail.com

If you wish to listen to the songs, here is a link to the playlist: bit.ly/4dRsDtu

I will sign off with two of my slogans, Another thing I can create for you is: It’s up to us, because we can, it’s our time: love and respect for all, everyone included.

To my readers in the 164 countries worldwide, till next time.

Who the hell are you?

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Rod's World

Due to the interesting people I have among my 5000 Facebook friends, my friend Heather has said I should write about them.

Musicians, solicitors, photographers, politicians, and family

are just a few of my favourites.

Here is Marc and Angel’s offering:

They face problems together.
They give what they can because they truly care.
They make time for each other.
They offer each other freedom.
They communicate effectively.
They accept each other as is.
They are genuine, and they expect genuineness
.They compromise.
They support each other’s growth and changes
They believe in each other.
They maintain realistic expectations of their relationships.
They honour each other in small ways on a regular basis.
They listen, and they hear every word.
They keep their promises.
They stick around.

The first friend, Carolia Arcadia, a psychologist from Romania.

Chantal Renee, Ohio’s leading Psychic.

https://bit.ly/4a2XQ9Z

Time is on my side.

Chad Ockstadt, a coach from the USA.

https://bit.ly/44lCwLE

Lyudmila Podosyan – Odea photographer

Manny Wolfe, crypto king of Northern California.

bit.ly/4aX6FDv

Mangala Holland, Sexpert, London.

Sam Rogers, Journalist, North Carolina.

bit.ly/44lDojo

Dianne Lowe, self-employed, Missisipi.

Marco Aquita, realtor, Zarsgosta, Spain.

bit.ly/4a210uo

Cascia Honey, freelance musician , London.

Suzie Disuza, freelancer – London.

Arwen Larmiran – CEO, Manila.

Xavier Rudd: Yes, that one, the planet.

bit.ly/4aVVGu5

They are from all over the world, and so is interculturalism. Its up to us, because we can, Its our time. Love and respect for all, everybody included. To the 164 countries and 43,000 readers, until next time.

Here’s the playlist: bit.ly/3Qs708O

Oh PASTA, how I love thee

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Rod's World

I get a yearning for certain types of food. Be it Ferguson Plare pasties or KONO gelati, but at the moment, it is for pasta.

History of pasta

The history of pasta is a subject of debate among food historians, with various theories and claims surrounding its origins. Here’s a summary of the main points:

Mediterranean trading: Food historians estimate that pasta probably took hold in Italy as a result of extensive Mediterranean trading in the Middle Ages. Since the 13th century, references to pasta dishes—macaroni, ravioli, gnocchi, and vermicelli—have increased frequency across the Italian peninsula.
Marco Polo’s journey: A common misconception is that the explorer Marco Polo brought pasta to Italy from China in the 13th century. This idea was based on an extract in Marco Polo’s journals in which he describes a ‘pasta tree’—now t thought to be a Sago tree. However, noodles existed in China and Asia long before pasta appeared in the Mediterranean world.
Etruscan origins: Some historians argue that pasta has its roots in ancient Etruscan culture. A set of reliefs on an Etruscan tomb dating from the fourth century BC depicts a knife, a board with a raised edge that resembles a modern pasta board, a flour sack, and a pin that they say was made of iron and used for shaping tubular pasta.
Arab introduction: Some historians think that Arabs introduced pasta to Europe during the conquest of Sicily. In the West, it may have first been worked into long, thin forms in Sicily around the 12th century, as the Tabula Rogeriana of Muhammad al-Idrisi attested, reporting some traditions about the Sicilian kingdom.
Northern Italy’s embrace: In fact, it is only in the last century or so that many regions of northern Italy – including Veneto, Lombardy, Liguria and the Piemonte – have embraced pasta as an essential part of their cuisine.

In conclusion, the history of pasta is complex and multifaceted, with various theories and claims surrounding its origins. However, it is clear that pasta has a long and storied history in Italy and beyond and has become an integral part of many cultures’ cuisines.

Melbourne, Australia, where I live, is an. Italian tradition based in Lygon Street, Carlton

To find the perfect pasta, here are 20 things Marc and Angel suggest

Expecting life to be easy.
Overlooking your true path and purpose.
Chasing after those who don’t want to be caught.
Do not ask for help when you know you need it.
Let one dark cloud cover the entire sky.
Holding onto things you need to let go of.
Spending time with people who make you unhappy.
Not making time for those who matter most.
Denying personal responsibility,
Letting everyone else make decisions for you.
Giving up who YOU are.
Quitting as soon as things get slightly difficult.
Doing too much and pushing too hard without pausing.
Constantly mulling over past hardships.
Discrediting yourself for everything you aren’t.
Running from current problems and fears.
Denying your mistakes.
Expecting your significant other to be perfect.
Focusing on the negative.
Never allowing things to be good enough.

Time for some quotes and tunes.

Put back that third serving.

See, they even have it in heaven.

bit.ly/3WaQYnB

WTF< no secret spaghetti sauce recipe.deport them.

In our family, it is my sister Ruth.

bit.ly/3Jvygj1 Here’s an entire Angus and Julia Stone concert.

Jennifer has gone to the dark side.

For the vegans:.

bit.ly/3U8L03W Here’s Katey

We all love a home-cooked meal, especially one prepared by a well trained Nonna

If you eat a lot of pasta: off to the gym.

bit.ly/4aJlIAF Some cool Janet Jackson to dance to in the kitchen.

Don’t taste the pasta tp often when preparing it.

In Melbourne, we have three online bullitens who keep us up to date on new places.

bit.ly/3xGi5g0 and another rocking mix for the kitchen.

You can be a great pasta creator.

How often do you change your style of pasta, I’m stuck on spaghetti at the moment.

bitly.is/3xNspTx thunder only happens when its raining.

And here is some over-2,000-year-old advice.

The wisdom of Wayne Dyer lives on long after his human body left the building.

bit.ly/4d2osL3 Let’s finish with some Marley.

I have woken up, and am more in touch with what interculturalism provides and that it is up to us, because we can, Its our time.

Here’s the playlist:
bit.ly/44cR3sW

To the 43,000 people who have read my blogs, I am an interculturalist. If you wish to join me , here is the link to my interculturalism Facebook group: bit.ly/4494ZUS

What gifts did my parents pass on to me?

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Rod's World

As I stated in my previous blog, I turn 70 in July

I have been pondering what my dear parents, Ian and Edna, passed onto me that I passed onto others.

Let’s discuss what gifts my mum, Edna, passed on to me. Edna was a photographer in the Seige of Ballarat.

What is the siege of Ballarat, you may ask? During

OK, I haven’t solved the line ending in mid-sentence. The Seige of Ballarat was the imaginary line if the Japanese were more successful with their intended invasion in World War 2. So, our family was embedded in photography except for one sibling, yours truly. I was given the gift of the world’s Greatest Volunteer

Both Edna and Ian believed in giving back to their communities, Edna was a Brown Owl in several of the towns we lived in, and Lan. was involved with Rotary

I was a volunteer at Landmark Education, A Buddhist group where I ran diety practices, and CERES enviromental

Park, where I ended

up as Secretary for 7 years and received

a year’s free membership in 2002

It’s time for Marc and Angel Chenoff, the best list makers on the internet, check out LifeHack:

I am very proud of my volunteerism over the years.

Indeed!!!

These links will take you to uplifting songs about volunteerism: bit.ly/3Q4f53o

Your truth versus your values—choose.

And do you spend that day doing by me versus through me?

A declaration:

bit.ly/3vTytJI

What is the price of your actions. by choice worth?

What is a fair exchange?

bit.ly/3UoezA4 Xavier Rudd is the man of the planet.

Well said, Winston.

Who do you choose to hang around with?

bit.ly/49Flk4w Waiting for the world to change.

One of Aesop’s fables that speaks the truth.

They kill men like this, every country does it.

Just be you.

bit.ly/3Uk7wYN

One step at a time, transformation commences when you are standing still.

I loved her in X files, smart.

bit.ly/49E4Slh How long has it been coming for?

We missed this in the middle east.

An example of Shedom, a true hero of the planet.

bit.ly/49DzinO Who do you see in the mirror?

a friend once told me It’s up to us, because we can, It’s our time. I use this saying a lot, its powerful. Signing off from I am an Interculturalist Here’s the playlist:

bit.ly/3UkTLcu

What have you done that nobody would believe?

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Rod's World

I will be 70 on July 17th. If you. had asked me in my twenties

that I would be celebrating this noble feat, I would have laughed at you.

I am going to list things I have achieved and not achieved over that time. But first, my friends

Marc and Angel Chernoff, the best list makers on the internet:

Your 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s won’t feel like your 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s
Bad things will. happen to you and your friends.
Everyone can make a huge difference.
First impressions aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.
Big results come when you narrow your focus.
Love yourself. Become your own priority.
In order to get, you have to give.
Not much is worth fighting about.
Don’t try to impress everyone.
Keep having fun.
Keep it simple.
Little things stick to you.
Less advice is often the best advice
Sometimes, you just have to go for it

And what does the planet say about leadership? Let’s have a look:

And you may not recognise yourself.

Every moment is for these people.

We all remember this song of adventure: bit.ly/49BG5y6

Be careful; you never know where walking out the door may lead you.

The true adventurers, ocean-going sailors.

bit.ly/3UbWfKb

And I can still relate to this as I turn 70.

A personal request from your inner child.

bit.ly/4au5hIe

At what age did you stop doing this?

At times, I have had empty pockets, but my soul flourished

bit.ly/3vMWZfr

Profound!!

Curiosity killed the cat, but not the adventurers.

bit.ly/44aEqPf

There are 7 billion ways of living.

Wise words from the great beat.

bit.ly/4aKmtc6

I’m on the blocks, wondering what my next adventure will be.

But don’t tell the whole world, or it will become a tourist attraction, like Bali.

bit.ly/3vOhsk0

Some of the things I should not have done:

ride my bike without a helemt

sell drugs to country boys who got caught, and in the article in the Herald Sun, I was the friend from Melbourne that led to being followed by the drug squad for three months.

Something I did that made a difference was have the main street of St.Petersburg in the name of ending world hunger with the major and post-minister

I have to get the words. I am an Interculturalist in here. Till next time

This is the first time i have looked at my blog in 6 months, Writing is my passion

Posted on March 26, 2024 by Rod's World

I discovered that I have not written a blog since September last year

I was in a mental health unit for three of them, and I thought I might be there

for a week. How wrong can one be?

It was like entering a vortex of having everything that mattered to me cease to exist matter int in my life. Or

more likely I decided somewhere that

I didn’t matter in other people’s lives, as a couple of people had told me

recently and it got to me more than I thought. The way I reacted to it, I would not recommend to an

anyone because it is like entering a psychotic field and you tell yourself all the things that are not working in your life versus celebrating the simple things that we do on a day to day basis.

One of the things I stopped celebrating was writing blogs. I know this is not the same. as my previous blogs, but I will get there. I have not worked out how to put up quotes and videos but I’m about to have a go:

Here is a quote that is relevant where I am on my journey at the moment, I am battling the need for certainty versus what the mind throws at me. Lets try a video

So this is my first attempt at a blog which WordPress kept only allowing one line in a paragraph I Am not balanced in my life patterns to share my all the things that popped up in this six month journey, but I am celebrating writing something. Thanks to the people who kept reading I am an Interculturalist. I aim to write two a week, I can’t promise what the subject matter will be, but this is much larger than I thought it would be

I want to be Happy versus lets lead an authentic life

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Rod's World

A friendship that meant a lot to me ended when I recently received a voicemail stating that I did not make her feel happy when we were together. I have recently given up this low vibration way of life for one where people are authentic about where they are in their lives. I acknowledged that I was sad and advised the person that doing it via voice mail was as weak as opium. Eight hours later, she sent me another voicemail. I declined the offer

I want to be happy lives at the consciousness level of Life By Me. Where we struggle day to day to be something we are not, the personal development mantra of be happy and life will be wonderful, denies all the other emotions . I am realizing in conversations with more and more people that I no longer can live in this false universe versus one where people live a life of authenticity.

What do Marc and Angel have to say about this via one of their wonderful lists:

12 Lies to stop Telling Yourself:

I don’t have enough yet to be. happy.
My dreams are impossible.
I am stuck with people who hurt me.
My failed relationships were a waste of time.
Things will. never get better.
Failure is. bad.
Great things will come to me effortlessly.
My past is 100% indicative of my future.
I never need to meet anyone new.
I can’t live without those who are gone.
I’m not ready because I’m not good enough yet.
I have way too much to lose

We now move onto what society has said about being authentic over the years:

This is a life worth living.

Take the steps and have these things in your life.

You are the star in your own movie, no one leses.

Those of us who decide to do this are way way cool.

Cry Freedom.

To show up and be real, Yes Please.

Love is always the answer, Ragnar.

You are the George Lucas of your life, Make a great movie, you deserve it.

And who I am is authentic.

The cost of giving up your real life.

The desire to always be happy is a Personal. Development disease.

This is not an easy path to travel, be brave

Why I totally respect my new. mentor, Peter Sage.

How often in your life have you done these things and provided leadership?

So, my life is transforming as I hang around. I nearly died last week , when my brakes failed. My reaction was a thought, I nearly died, not a week long mental tirade about how it was unfair.

My purpose in life is to save the planet for my three year-old grand niece Tawera. I was at a documentary where the producers answered a Q and A. I asked a water biologist if Tawera had a chance of reaching 69, my current age. She also has two teenage children. Her answer, if we keep putting off what we need to do, probably not. but she had hope that the new generations were waking up and would do what it takes.

I have no idea how to do this. I live my life from my koan: Love and Respect for All, Everybody Included: Why; It’s up to us, Because we can, It’s our time. Do not think governments are going to do it, they survive to be in power.

Here is the playlist for your musical enjoyment: https://bit.ly/45OBCa9

To my readers in 160 countries, do yourself a favor and enroll in Unlimited Mindset’s 12 month training at PeterSage.com You can thank me at the stage when you understand what it is doing to your authenticity..

I miss you, Sage.

Death by a Thousand Cuts

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Rod's World

Can listening to your mentor speak for an hour change your life at 69 years of age.. You bet your sweet bippy it can.

The subject: The four levels of consciousness which I wrote about quite recently, but as. I enter their power further and further, my life looks and feels so different that I just had to share the journey with someone, so you, whoever reads this are the chosen. few..

The four levels are:

Life does it to me. AKA Victimhood
Life By Me: Hard Yakka and struggle, a life of boring certainty.
Life Through Me; nUncertainty, massive mistakes, remarkable results, worth waking up in the morning for.
Life As Me: Think MLK, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Barack Obama, something to aim for. you may be killed by the lower levels because you scare them so much.

Enoug said, give level three a try, it will interrupt your life so much in unexpected way. My fuse box blew up, We the flat occupants had to pay for the new fusebox after our electricity supplier turned the power off. We did it, they turned up 8. hours later at 11.15 pm to restore it, now thats uncertainty, big time. Lucky for Smart phone data and a moxy M1 Powerbook.Yew.

Time for a Marc and Angel list.:

Heres their 17 Deadliest decisions you can make:

Not Loving what is.
Waiting and Waiting and Waiting.
Changing who you are because others have changed.
Letting heartache define you.
Running away from problems.
Being ungrateful.
Allowiing long-term anger to occupy your heart.
Believing that beauty looks a certain way.
Letting your expectations run rampant.
Disrespecting others.
Disrespecting yourself
Putting up with unfaithful friends and lovers.
Rushing love.
Neglecting your most important relationships.
Trying to controlevery last detail about everything.
Never taking risks.
Giving up on you.

Peter, if you read this, I believe that you and Marc and Angel are meant to do good work together, their two books are manuals for life.

Onto the quotes and tracks:

God, She has a fine sense of humour.

We need more of these type of people in our life.

From one of the classic writers of the Twentieth Century.

Can Peters wonderful work cure this, I think so.

Thank goodness for that.

Uncertainy, one of our superpowers. Yew!!!

Want a secure life, do this.

The cost of certainty, an unfulfilled life.

Time to enter mystery school, didn’t they make a film about that.

Philosophy 191.

Boom, Boom, Boom, etc. etc.

The curly headed one, he changed the world.

Not sure if I agree with this, maybe my fellow USM students, but 90 percent of the planet, nada.

What a great songs Vincent. is, someone as beautiful as you gets me every time.

An hour of songs, Oops, well you will have a soundtrack for your morning exercise.

Back to why I do this. My vision: Save the planet for my three year old grand niece, Tawera. How? Love and respect for All, Everybody Included: Why; It’s up to us, Because we can, it’s up to us. Do I know how to do it, Fuck no, thats what uncertainty gives you..

Heres the playlist link: https://bit.ly/3L8mzjA

So off to the 160 countries that read my words of possibility, Thank you, it makes a difference.