"Sometimes there's just not enough rocks."

Forrest Gump famously reminds us that his Momma always told him: "life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what your going get." True enough. Last night Forrest graced our home screen again and it is always obvious why this flick is on most people's Top Ten of All Time movies. The nuggets of wisdom seen through the eyes and experience of a simple man make it worthy, but it is the reflection on the timeline and the sound track that always pull me into the scenes as they smoothly transition through the 60's and 70's and 80's

Add in the lovely Robin Wright, who honestly portrays characters from farm girl to flower child to party woman; always the victim of abuse at the hands of the men in her life, except Forrest of course. This time I was struck hard at the moment they come upon her childhood home and with great emotion, Jenny throws her shoes and then anything she can find on the ground at the walls and windows of her past. Forrest realizes that "sometimes there's just not enough rocks" to end the pain and remove the scars of the events that shape our psychological demons.

The human experience includes so much yin and yang. It is assumed by so many cultures and creeds that this creates balance. The need for a positive attitude to force us onward through the good, the bad, and the ugly undoubtedly is a mind frame that have been conjured from the early days of cave dwelling. Humans had to learn to invoke mind games to survive the psychological and physical tragedies and losses of limbs and dead family members, young and old. Vicious wild animals, starvation, thirst, natural forces, disease, food poisoning and the other threats that have existed on this planet from the beginning of time can only be endured when the brain focuses on mental and physical survival.

As time marches on, the physical threat to existence on Earth has been tempered by modernization, medicine, and domination of the animal kingdom. So this leaves the harm done human on human. The traumatic events in our family, the name calling and bullying in the hallways of our schools, and the prejudice and bigoted hiring in the workplace make the reality of existence, and the anger so many build up through their life, makes way too many feel that "sometimes there's just not enough rocks."

What Connects Us?

Fact: you'll be 1 of 7 billion during 2011. Your story is unique, like your fingerprints and your face (unless you have an identical twin). Your life experience is unique, but you can relate to the "stories" of others. Your journey is a movie starring you. Your parents write the script in the early days and at some point you take control of the screenplay and then the Director's chair.

Books and big screen movies are conjured from the observations, reflections, imagination, and personal experiences of the authors. Some are written to be a slice of life, some challenge your brain, some scare, some recount a true story, some are simply fantasy rides, others are detective or mystery tales.

In 2011, the goal is to get the book "ONE of 7 billion" out to the public, as either an e-book or as a self published paperback. (Yes, we would like to find a publisher on a bigger scale, so if you have connections turn them on to us.)

The Table of Contents lists the Chapters: ONE lives, ONE laughed, ONE wondered, ONE stumbled, ONE pondered, ONE observed, ONE judged, ONE explored, ONE changed, ONE joined, ONE smiled

The story of ONE is our story. This really happens. This connects us.

Another Beginning

It has come to my attention that the thread of ideas, thoughts, and discourse on this Bloq make assumptions. I get it; it does not necessarily follow that being like minded or interested or curious would include that a reader, follower, and future participant, would know anything about XOQ. (More about XOQ)

XOQ (pronounced ZOK, like Spock) is fresh, new, and unearthed in 2010. It simply appeared one day in the mind of the beholder as a grouping of letters conjured through a conscious effort to find a word that had a K sound in it. It had to be only three letters and it could not appear on a Google search. Seriously, this the truth about how XOQ popped out of nowhere. Really, just follow along; please believe that everything written here is the truth, as it occurred.

Driving home from work one day, it simply became important to find such a word. It took a little Googling with a few different combinations of letters, but actually not very long. XOQ appears in only one language, the native tongue of Aruba. And in that dictionary XOQ means "crossing over". It is the last name of a few people on Facebook and also for some reason is used by computer programmers. If you know someone in that line of work, please ask them and report back.

It is amazing how easily all the imagery was discovered since realizing that XOQ was the word. This fascination with XOQ is being shared; the concept and how it promotes the opportunity to explore, research, breakdown, expand, and enjoy the analysis of life itself is kool. (it is not cool to keep using "kool" but you'll have to live with it). (Even more about XOQ)

The connection between XOQ and ONE of 7 Billion and Another Beginning is an easy line to draw. Three letter words like XOQ and ONE are to the point. When the rough draft for the book XOQ:Another Beginning was started in 2010, the main character was XOQ. XOQ's journey though time, life, wisdom, etc. was filled with messages about how similar we all are and how much has not changed since the first human dropped from the last non-humanoid form that proceeded it (see: monkey, ape, gorilla, and the other theories uncovered by Anthropologists over the years.)

But as some who have joined us here might admit, figuring out what or who XOQ is became a stumbling block to the true message of the book, so the main character became ONE and the title to the book was changed to ONE of 7 Billion which was recommended as significant and current since in 2011 we will all become 1 of 7 billion. The mathematicians write it like this 1:7,000,000

So now you know the story of XOQ and you might go back and start over on this site from Post #1 to catch up. Before we part for today take a moment, if you have a spare one, and write a comment. See you soon ....... (XOQ is here)

Supernova

When you have the opportunity to expand your mind and let go of assumptions (this is best done with a prescription, medical grade cannabis) pondering the origin of all things spirals back to some form of Supernova. Scientific research reveals that the single microbes blasted into what we now call the Universe had one or two of the molecular structures found in every DNA studied to date.

Viewing the DNA double helix under high powered microscopes has opened up a world so detailed that it has been determined that the tiniest of atoms look remarkably like the Universe itself at a different scale. If you stare at the image below, this small piece of the DNA string spells out the letters X O Q linked together.

So XOQ is inside all of us and by definition means "crossing over." When the discovery of this phenomenon settled into my brain, I was relieved to finally find answers to so many haunting questions, the most important 2 of which were "What am I here to do and what will my mind uncover that others had not seen?"

When I applied this knowledge to scenarios (actually it was during a brainstorming session with Landrus and special love and thanks are shouted out here to him) and looking for explanations of how we might better understand the possibilities, the simplest of concepts arose from the depths.

We have been de-programmed from birth to look at reality differently than we would if left to discover reality for ourselves in the natural world. Through the manipulation of the tangled web woven by society and what has come to be know as normal child development, we are lost to find comfort in food, reality TV and Sunday services.

When you stare at the image below, the simple game of Tic-Tac-Toe takes on a whole new meaning and sheds light on truths about what has happened to all 7 billion inhabitants on this sphere.

This would be a good time to go back and read the two posts proceeding this one at 1of7b.blogspot.com "Bankruptcy" and "Closet Organizers" to catch up with the train of thought on xoq, out of the box thinking, metamorphosis, ONE, et. al.

Bankruptcy

Another Beginning - the opportunity to bounce back. But bankruptcy is a soft cushion that prevents you from hitting rock bottom. Unable to pay back debt will result in loosing assets, but in a world of second chances, there is a powerful OZ willing to bail you out while protecting some of what is left.

But what happened to accountability. It wasn't always this way; survival of the fittest is the natural order of things. Being tossed from the tribe because of bad behavior, left to wander the wilderness on your own was the norm in much earlier, native times.

When did it change? Why is the bail out the answer? There has been a shift and it's a mystery. Consider it to be the mystery of "xoq" - you remember the out of the "box" thinking - turning the word 180 degrees - the other side of the coin (see recent post0.

What is XOQ? It is a microcosm of the conversation about the origin of humans, language, and Earth. No one has traced the precise roots of XOQ, however many people have a firm, yet factually shaky and contradictory belief in a XOQ story. XOQ seems to be very personal. You make a connection to XOQ through your identity and sense of pride about your culture, religion, language, and/or myths.  Your XOQ will certainly be shaped by who you are and where you come from.

XOQ is Universal. That is the truth. XOQ may be the reality that we share the desire to understand our world, our own belief systems, and the universal issues of being human. Why are we here? What is our destiny?

XOQ can build a bridge to Another Beginning.  XOQ is Anonymous. There is only one language on Earth where the word XOQ appears. It means "cross over" in Papiamento, the native language of Aruba. Crossing over to Another Beginning. Bankruptcy.

XOQ is also found in some software code strings. Do you know the explanation of it's usage in computer language?

XOQ is Simple. XOQ seems to lie dormant in everyone, waiting for rediscovery. Was XOQ found in a cave painting in Nepal? Did Jacques Cousteau find XOQ carved in stone deep in the ocean? Do whales "clicking" sounds translate to XOQ. Have NASA expeditions found evidence of XOQ symbols on the Moon and Mars?

XOQ is in your DNA. Return here soon to see the images of XOQ in the "Double Helix" structure?   DNA contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. Like the metamorphosis, the transformation is built into the butterfly's cocoon miracle.

Closet Organizers

Being organized requires no risk, just lots of rubbermaid totes, wire shelves, walk-in closets, and/or garage space. When you have lots of stuff, at some point you want to put it away (unless you surround yourself with all the things you own - right there out in the open, piled on the floor - until you have to build a walking path just to get from the couch to the toilet - I have actually seen that lifestyle and it isn't pretty.)

A large % of humans don't have enough possessions to worry about storage - this is a Western Civilization phenomena. But what about that mention of risk in the first sentence of this reflection. It seems to be completely dis-connected to thoughts about closet organization? See if you can follow this reasoning: Tic-Tac-Toe is the first game humans play that requires organized thinking. And it is interesting to observe that kids quickly learn the ways to block each other, while sacrificing their chance of success. Keep those X's and O's inside one of the 9 squares on the tic-tac-toe game board and your chance of winning diminishes rapidly.

What would happen if you expressed you individuality and used another symbol like Q and placed it outside the box? While your pondering that concept, tip your head over to the right, more, more, more, and try and look upside down at the word "box" and observe it is the word "xoq" in a "flipped on its head world." More about that later. 

In America it is a tradition to spend time packing away the Holiday stuff carefully so next winter it all comes back out to look just like it did in 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 1994, 1993, 1981, 1975, 1974  ...... you get the idea. You do this 'cause Mom did it or you think your supposed to; actually you are sure you are supposed to. But what if ........... what if ........... what if ........... you came out of your cocoon like the caterpillar who crawled into does and "metamorphosized" into an individual who was different, who let go of assumptions, who wrote your own script, who found your Q?

Keep in mind that humans are capable of doing incredible out of the ordinary things. But it seems that they usually only do them at times of sudden shock or trauma; like the time the ordinary Mom picked up the car that rolled on top of her infant to save her child's life. How do we harness this superhuman ability that is built into your DNA.

Think about the following words of wisdom and check back here again and there will be further discourse on what is trapped inside every breathing thing.

"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."  Anaïs Nin

"People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself.  But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates."  Thomas Szasz

Virtual Exam

Why not start 2011 with a deeper, detailed look at the inner workings of processing the ins and outs of the delay intake and outflow? This can be done in a CTscan at your local hospital or can be observed through a long snake with camera, flashlight and cutter all in one. Wouldn't it be great to be able to take the same tool, insert it into a port in the back of your TV and do a seek and destroy mission on the warts, palops, and tumors on FOX Noise?

Cleansing every now and again is good for the mind, body and spirit. Mother Earth takes care of it even though humans try to build barracades, foundation bolts, cliff nets, and have recently discovered defensible perimeter landscaping all to no ultimate effect against the forces that be. Why not just be smart enough not to settle in tornado alley, California canyons, or flood plains? But there we go again assuming humans might use their brain instead of there passion for ego while invoking their desire to conquer everything in their path in the name of the lord. (See end of paragraph one for the ingredients to cleansing that aspect of our brethren.)

The folly of avoiding the inevitable was so eloquently scripted by the writers of Gene Roddenberry's vision quest when they penciled in the Borg and reminded us that "resistance is futile." ONE's attempt at life, growing up, learning at school, home and play, will spill from these pages during 2011.

If you follow along (or maybe tune in at a later date and pick up where we left off) you might relate to the experience since we all travel the same path with variations on the themes. Much of it will be doled out in the form of sound bites that are simple, wise quotes, mostly from the Anonymous source that seems to be so all pervasive in our library of accessible information. I will address my theories and fascinations about what we remember and pass down through the generations that is unattributable but profoundly slams against of consciousness with a loud "DUH!"

I am particularly fond of this: ""Nobody knows the age of the human race, but everybody agrees that it is old enough to know better" Anonymous