Maciolekism

community

  • A Recipe For Collapse

    To work together with someone as equals,we have to be able to engage both as leader and follower;sometimes dominant and other times subordinate. American culture nurtures people to be one or the other,making it impossible for anyone to work together… Continue reading

  • The Four Constant Disciplines

    Religion is a formula of rites, rituals, mores, and norms that have evolved, or been designed to build and maintain a community. If I were to start a religion these would be the four corners of the foundation; The Four… Continue reading

  • A Cornerstone

    If I were to start a religion, this would be one cornerstone: People who can read and write are better off than people who cannot. People who read regularly are generally better at listening and understanding complex issues than people… Continue reading

  • Improving Upon A Self-Balancing System

    The Four Labors of Life Physical labor – regular old manual work. Intellectual labor – manual work in the brain. Emotional labor – the work of building, maintaining, and breaking-up relationships. Spiritual labor – the work of getting to know… Continue reading

  • Geography holds a culture, society, and family together, while routines define them. The more deeply the routines are established, the stronger these institutions are. The best way to protect our culture, society, and family, is to maintain our routines. Continue reading

  • A Community of Individuals Evolving Towards Efficiency

    …the fact that their own material desire was the only variable in the equation they used to make choices… Continue reading