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28/11/2011
Why are you here?
This post refers more to for-profit ventures, but it applies to anyone wanting to make a difference. I started Mountain Spirit Institute over 12 years ago, and still keep the fire burning.
Ed.
Startups Are Hard. So Work More, Cry Less, And Quit All The Whining
“I slept at work again last night; two and a half hours curled up in a quilt underneath my desk, from 11am to 1:30pm or so. That was when I woke up with a start, realizing that I was late for a meeting…But it was no big deal, we just had the meeting later. It’s hard for someone to hold it against you when you miss a meeting because you’ve been at work so long that you’ve passed out from exhaustion.”
Suddenly everyone’s complaining about how unfair things are in Silicon Valley. How hard everyone has to work so darn hard, and how some people don’t get venture capital or a nice sale to Facebook or Google even though lots of other people are getting those things.
Silicon Valley is an unfair place, say all the headlines. The CNN racism documentary was just one piece of this. Another are the cries from the press that Zynga would actually consider renegotiating contracts with highly compensated employees no longer pulling their weight. Expect more articles soon about the woes of being asked to work hard at a startup. People are working so hard, they’re crying themselves to sleep!
As if all of this was new. The quote above isn’t from some overworked Zynga engineer. It was written in 1994 by Jamie Zawinski, an early engineer at Netscape. Here’s more: Read the rest of this story..
Tags:donataions, motivation, Mountain Spirit, Non-profits, Perserverance, Quotes, Start-ups
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28/11/2011
Scientists Prove DNA Can Be Reprogrammed by Words and Frequencies
By Grazyna Fosar and Franz Bludorf at Wakeup-world.com
- DNA
THE HUMAN DNA IS A BIOLOGICAL INTERNET and superior in many aspects to the artificial one. Russian scientific research directly or indirectly explains phenomena such as clairvoyance, intuition, spontaneous and remote acts of healing, self healing, affirmation techniques, unusual light/auras around people (namely spiritual masters), mind’s influence on weather patterns and much more. In addition, there is evidence for a whole new type of medicine in which DNA can be influenced and reprogrammed by words and frequencies WITHOUT cutting out and replacing single genes.
Only 10% of our DNA is being used for building proteins. It is this subset of DNA that is of interest to western researchers and is being examined and categorized. The other 90% are considered “junk DNA.” The Russian researchers, however, convinced that nature was not dumb, joined linguists and geneticists read the rest of this story..
Tags:affirmation techniques, clairvoyance, DNA Reprogrammed, Garjajev, intuition, Mountain Spirit, Russian scientific research, Scientists, self healing
Posted in Blogs, Books, This Just In Department | 2 Comments »
21/11/2011
Peruviians on a Balcony - In the '90's
I took my first clients to Peru, on our first program ever for Mountain Spirit Institute in 1998. Who would have thought there would be the numbers at Machu Picchu that there are now. Who would have imagined the wholesale tour companies, that have transformed sleepy little islands such as Amantani, could change things so much. Being there in ’98 was sure different that it is today. It was right after the Shining Path and been put down. Back then, one didn’t need guides to do the Inca Trail, and the prices were affordable. So what to do? Hmmm. I love Peru, but I think we’ll have to go more into the bush, back beyond the hordes, shy away from the beaten path, or “Gringo Hiway” as they call it. There is much to see in Peru and like any popular place, go an hour or two off the beaten path, and you’re in “no-man’s land”. Also, see my post on Amantani in this blog.
R. Richards, Editor
One Million Tourists Visit Machu Picchu in 2011
by Andean Air Mail & PERUVIAN TIMES
The ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, uncovered from overgrowth and obscurity 100 years ago by U.S. explorer Hiram Bingham, will have received at least one million tourists by the end of this year, according to Percy Canales, president of the National Chamber of Tourism, Canatur.
The number of visitors represents a 30 percent hike over last year — when 660,000 people visited the site— and is undoubtedly due in part to the mass promotional campaign surrounding the centennial. Of the total, 70 percent will have been foreign travelers and the remainder Peruvians, particularly school groups. The larger number of foreigners were visitors from the United States, Spain and Japan.
Canales said that the number of tourists was expected to increase read the rest of this story..
Tags:Alternaitve hikes, alternaive treks, Amantani, capacity, degradation, demage, Environment, Growth in numbers, Machu Picchu, Mountain Spirit Insitute, overloading, Tourism
Posted in MSI News, Peru, South America, Sustainable Travel | Leave a Comment »
16/11/2011
Uncertainty, Innovation, and the Alchemy of Fear
From: the99percent.com It’s not about ideas, it’a about making ideas happen
by Jonathan Fields
Uncertainty..Now What?
The ability to live in the question long enough for genius to emerge is a touchstone of creative success. In fact, a 2008 study published in the Journal of Creative Behavior revealed tolerance for ambiguity to be “significantly and positively related” to creativity.
Explaining the results, lead researcher, Franck Zenasni, argued tolerance for ambiguity “enables individuals to not be satisfied by partial or non-optimal solutions to complex problems. People who tolerate ambiguity may be able to work effectively on a larger set of stimuli or situations, including ambiguous ones, whereas intolerant individuals will avoid or quickly stop treating such information.”
Problem is, with rare exception, when faced with the need to live in the question, most people, creators included, experience anything from unease to abject fear and paralyzing anxiety. And there’s a (more…)
Tags:Fear, Inner Work, Mountain Spirit, Uncertainty
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11/11/2011
We had 11/11 a bit earlier than most of the planet (if you’re going by clock-time). We decided to kick ours off with a picnic, a short sage ceremony, and finished it off with an evening rainbow. Welcome – The Age of Aquarius.
11 min after 11AM on 11/11
The Author, another tailgate picnic in Roberts Canyon, NZ
Evening Rainbow with Mtn Shadow Cutting In
Double Rainbow on 11/11 New Zealand
Tags:11/11/11, Ceremony, Kingston, Mountain Spirit, Mt Eyre, New Zealand, Pictures of Watch, Rainbow, Roberts Canyon, Signs, South Island
Posted in New Zealand, Power of Place | 2 Comments »
01/11/2011
Nothing to see here, keep moving..
Milford Sound is renowned for its world class beauty, its fjords, hikes, and waterfalls, wildlife and dramatic alpine terrain. It’s something to put on your “must do” list, despite its popularity with so many that come to New Zealand. However, the drive through (and under) the mountains, on NZ Highway 97 and its the 1270 meter Homer Tunnel also got my attention. I’m looking forward to getting out into the Darran Mountains soon, where there’s granite and lots alpine adventure to be had.
A sense of perspective and vertical relief from our sunroof
We took a day off, and drove over to Milford last month, and thought we’d share a few images.
Heading back to Kingston, we caught a glimpse of the wind farm, which is somewhat controversial in this area, and stopped to take an image of the huge blades above the fields of sheep.
Yep, we did get out of the car, these are just some images taken along the road. More on the backcountry and Milford Sound in another post.
Windmills in New Zealand
Tags:Darran Mountains, Kingston, Milford Sound, Mountain Spirit, New Zealand, Te Anau
Posted in Climb/Ski/Mntneering, New Zealand, Power of Place, Traveling | 2 Comments »
01/11/2011
The Late Antoine Montant Speed Riding down the North Face of the Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix. Not something you see every day, and.. not quite what we’re into on a regular basis here at Mountain Spirit, nevertheless, thought it was worth the post..
Sharpen your edges for a quiet backcountry tour down a north face...
Tags:Aiguille du Midi, Antoine Montant, Chamonix, Mountain Spirit, Speed Riding
Posted in Alps, Climb/Ski/Mntneering, Film/DVD | 1 Comment »
29/10/2011
Cellphone Towers EMR Damaging Biological Systems of Birds, Insects, Humans
By: Anthony Gucciardi
NaturalSociety
Cell Towers affect wildlife/humans
The electromagnetic radiation (EMR) emitted from mobile towers is so powerful that it affects the biological systems of birds, insects, and even humans. The study, released by the environment ministry, called for the protection of flora and fauna by law.
“The review of existing literature shows that the EMRs are interfering with the biological systems in more ways than one and there had already been some warning bells sounded in the case on bees and birds, which probably heralds the seriousness of this issue and indicates the vulnerability of other species as well,” the study found. read the rest of this story..
Tags:biological systems, birds, Cellphone Towers, electromagnetic radiation, EMR, insects
Posted in Conservation, Environment, Health | Leave a Comment »
22/10/2011
The Mashco Piro Indigenous People
Gov’t Takes Measures to Protect the Uncontacted Mashco Piro People
By Andean Air Mail & PERUVIAN TIMES
Peru’s government has said they are taking measures to protect an uncontacted tribe located in the south-east Amazon rainforest, nonprofit organization Survival International said in a press release.
“Government authorities in Peru have responded to Survival’s call to protect uncontacted Indians who have recently appeared on riverbanks near a popular tourist destination,” the organization said Wednesday.
The Indians are believed to be from the Mashco-Piro tribe in the Manu area. Tourists who visit the nearby national park have recently been leaving clothes on the riverbanks to “entice the Indians out of the forest,” Survival said.
The group has sent warnings to outsiders to stay out of their area. They recently hit a park ranger with an arrow with the tip removed as a warning sign, Survival said. “Uncontacted Indians lack immunity, Read the rest of this story..
Tags:Amazon rainforest, indigenous peoples, Manu, Mashco Piro, Mountain Spirit, Peruvian government, protection, Responsible Tourism, Survival International, Tourism, tribes
Posted in Indigenous Wisdom, Peru, South America, Sustainable Living/Communities | 2 Comments »
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