Age of Ethics and Consciousness

"If you want to know why things are the way they are, it is because things are the way they are. If you try to change the way things are, you will just keep them the way they are. Knowledge of this changes the way you are, which places you in a new and commanding relationship with the way things are."

- Vernon Howard, A Treasury of Trueness, # 1299

If you plan for 1 year, plant rice.
If you plan for 10 years, grow trees.
If you plan for 100 years, educate your children.
- Ancient Chinese Proverb

"A conditioned mind can teach right living about as much as a small child can teach astronomy."
- Vernon Howard, 1500 Ways to Escape the Human Jungle, # 878

"At times you may suspect that a certain idea is true, yet be unable to make it work for you. It is like watching a swimmer without being able to swim yourself. But this is cause for en- couragement, not dismay. Your continued observation and practice will turn the theory into action."

- Vernon Howard, The Power of your Supermind, p. 59

Bruce Kelton, age 54, stepped lightly out of this earth plane to join our Creator on 10/13/04 at his home in the country, outside of Poulsbo, WA. He was surrounded by his faithful and loving wolf pack. Bruce died as easy as he lived, kicked back, in comfort and very quickly. He is happy, free, at peace; warmly welcomed by his ancestors and loved ones in spirit.

Kelton was born in Dallas, TX on 7/19/1950 to Frank Kelton and Marie Reed. He married Beth Fentress in Dallas, TX on 7/12/1975. They were married 27 years and loved each other deeply.

Kelton graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1968, Dallas, TX. He attended The University of Texas at Austin, TX studying architectural design. He learned silversmithing and jewelry design at the Instituto de Allende in San Miguel de Allende in GTO, Mexico. He also attended Northwest College of Art in Poulsbo, WA updating his skills in drawing and practicing airbrush techniques.

Kelton was self-employed as a web-site designer and the owner of exographics.com. His artistry was inspired. He created striking images and unusual designs in computer art, in jewelry, stained-glass, sculpture, and in paintings. Earlier, Bruce worked as a carpenter, home builder and in commercial construction where he loved designing, solving problems, creating and building every kind of structure.

Kelton was passionate about LIFE (Living In Full Enlightenment). He enjoyed preparing food for his family and friends, loved the outdoors, animals, wildlife and wilderness. He enjoyed sci-fi books and movies. He played guitar, studied other instruments, befriended other creative artists and notorious songwriters and performers, both in Texas and here in the Pacific Northwest. He loved music, especially original blues. Bruce Kelton had a huge heart which he used to help and to inspire many people.

Kelton is survived by:

• canine companions: Juno/Juneau, Sitka, and Shotgun
• one brother: Roger (& Linda) Kelton of Colleyville, TX
• two sisters: June Kelton of Grapevine, TX & Emily Kelton of Shoreline, WA
• his mother: Marie Reed of Richland Hills, TX
• two nephews: Kyle Kelton of Colleyville, TX & Max Kelton of Shoreline, WA
• two nieces: Christie Kelton of Colleyville, TX & Karla Kelton of Colleyville, TX

He was preceded in death by his father, Frank Kelton of Dallas, TX and his stepmother, Nan Kelton of Dallas, TX.

A "Celebration of Life" will be held on November 14, 2004 at 1:00 PM at Salisbury Park near the Hood Canal Bridge. If Bruce touched your life and you would like to contribute photos, songs, stories, thoughts, or good wishes to his celebration, please send these to:

C/O "Celebration of Bruce Kelton's life"
PO Box 268
Indianola, WA 98342

~ Beth Kelton

A high-ranking military officer reveals how Defense Department extremists suppressed information and twisted the truth to drive the country to war.

http://dir.salon.com/story/opinion/feature/2004/03/10/osp_moveon/index.html

Bush lies big and Bush lies small.
Bush lies to Congress,
Bush lies to us all.
Bush lies about taxes,
Bush lies about war.
Bush lies are deadly to Americans and more.

Bush has pioneers,
Bush has his rangers,
but to his dead soldiers,
Bush is a stranger.
Bush doesn't apologize,
Bush doesn't say why.
Bush just covers it up with another Bush lie.

Bush has other liars, for instance Condalezza.
Have we been neo-conned just to please her?
Heathcare's not important, or couldn't you tell,
Bush thinks the elderly should all just get well.
Terrorists are here and terrorists are there,
Axis of evil, Bush gives a blank stare.
Bush says we'll get 'em, and "we're on the look"
America might be safer if Bush could just read a book.

Bush has to hurry, Bush has to be quick
Before too many wise-up to the Bush trick.
Bush lies make his friends richer,
Bush lies make us poor.
He'll know the truth when we show him the door.
America needs leaders, let's make the right pick.
America has had enough of Bush and of Dick.

- Bruce Kelton, 2003

A patriot loves his country, not its government. The truth is that it is the protesters, it is the dissidents, it is the millions of peaceful marchers and citizens here at home on American soil who fight the honorable fight each day to defend our liberties. The best way to defend and keep your rights is to exercise and use them. The demonstrators are making sacrifices, they are risking injury from an increasingly threatening and deliberately unaccountable police state, they risk their personal liberty, safety and even their very lives to speak out in defense of our liberties and our Constitution. They deserve our highest respect and protection.

The truth is, every American citizen supports our country and defends our liberties right along side our military each day by working hard, living within the law, producing the goods and services we all depend on, and exercising our Constitutional rights. Every fireman, every plumber, every carpenter, everyone is sacrificing every day, some risking their lives as well. We sacrifice when our pockets are picked by a regime increasingly willing to transfer more of our dollars to an increasingly wealthy few, a non-working class. We sacrifice when there is not enough money for our schools and decent health care for every American because our hard earned tax dollars are appropriated to build weapons of mass destruction, to wage unjust war and to provide bribes to coerce the rest of the world to support us. We sacrifice when our leaders make us less safe by inflaming hatred against Americans and then offering us duct tape and plastic sheets to protect ourselves. We sacrifice when our government commits terrorism in our name. We sacrifice each time our government kills in our name. We sacrifice when our government becomes arrogant and acts as if it were above the law.

Yes we all sacrifice. In return, all we expect and demand from our leaders, to whom we grant our enormous power, is that they serve us and not rule us. This why we became America in the first place. Although it is doubtful he ever knew it to begin with, Mr. Bush has apparently forgotten his place. Our government apparently has forgotten it's place as well but it should have known better. When our government is committing unjustified, immoral acts, when our government itself threatens the very freedoms we all live, fight and die for, when our government stops listening to us and starts lying to us, it is our duty as Americans to speak out. It is our duty to protest. It is our duty to do whatever it takes to defend our country. Only a fool could doubt the patriotism and honor of that sacrifice.

- Bruce Kelton, Poulsbo Newspaper, 2003

A man whose heart spins in his head

You embody the crevices of my mind
In the dreamy memories of the soul I want to find
Dwell within the tender part of my heart

Read "Giving Tree" to Helena, who just celebrated two solar returns. She participated on to the end where she hung her head crying.

I marvel at her insightfulness and compassion, despite my not knowing the details of her thoughts.

Helena knows much. Helena was born with divine wisdom.