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Your Tribe is More Important than YOU podcast

 

We live in a world where we all aspire to be #1!  The best in our category: our line of work, best looking, most successful, the most wonderful person that ever lived.  Popular and sought after!  That’s what matters!

I’m here to tell you that no, that is not a worthy goal.  None of it is, not at all.  We are here to support and provide for our tribe, meaning our family, neighborhood, friends and church.  We, personally, are just a cog, a part of what makes us what and who we are.  Small potatoes…

In traditional societies, that is hunter gatherer, paleolithic or early neolithic agricultural tribes and villages, there are only a few things that really matter.  That we are an asset to our communities is the most important, by far.  Think of humans as being like a pack animal, since we really are that- a tribal animal!  We are not ‘solo animals’, in fact very few animals are!  

Even sharks hunt in packs, or ‘schools’.  The individual is not that important; cooperation in hunting is key.  Cats are an exception, as are bears especially.  They are loners, as are skunks and moles.  Humans are very, very different, and evolution has made us so for good reason.

A solitary human is basically worthless.  Not a hero, by any means, if he is motivated by self aggrandizement and selfish goals of any sort, all for him or herself: that individual is banished.  In the ancient world, this means simply death.  No human animal is able to survive by him or herself; and, if they did manage to do so for awhile- it meant nothing, it was meaningless.  

Because we are the pack.  No more, and no less; without our tribe, or pack, we are inconsequential, not really relevant at all!  If our actions and motivations are not approved of by the tribe, we are nothing.  We are here to reproduce, to have a family, and benefit our extended family and tribe.  Individually, we are recognized- but only insofar as we benefit the tribe about us!

Amongst traditional societies, an individual universally identifies their happiest moment as similar to: “When I killed a large animal, and fed the whole tribe!”  Or “I found a spot loaded with tubers and nutritious greens that helped our tribe survive a hard winter.”  

No one cares about how many followers you have on Facebook, or how much money you made last year and kept all to yourself.  No one in your tribe.  That is absolutely meaningless, and actually bad if you kept it all to yourself: that is the same as if you killed a caribou, hid it, and then kept it all to yourself, deep in a hole in the ground, while your tribespeople starved.  You think they wouldn’t notice your fat belly, while their children cried for want of food?

You would be banished, and rightfully so.  You are not an asset to the tribe, no matter how great of a hunter or gatherer you are- you are a curse.  You are self-centered, and nothing can be worse in a creature of the pack, or the tribe.  I would go so far as to call you evil.

This also works in reverse: let’s say you are a lazy tribal member, someone who “does not pull their weight.”   You hang back when the fighting starts with a rival tribe,  and only charges when the battle is already won.  Or you continually do not find and kill game, but are foremost in front when the communal feast begins about the cook fire.  

Maybe you have black fur in the wolf pack, and you accuse the lighter wolves of having “light privilege” in fur color, and demand special privileges based on your black fur…  

In traditional, evolutionary correct societies, you would be banished (left to fend on your own, which would certainly mean death in harsher times), or else outright killed as retribution.  This would set a lesson to all others who might get corrupting ideas from your actions.  

Today, in modern times, unfortunately , the liberal media would champion you, saying you were a victim.  The media, and the elite parasites it represents would all run to protect you, since they recognize a kindred spirit: someone who works only for their own benefit, ignoring the tribe that raised them and gave them sustenance and meaning before they sectioned themselves off from reality.  

These elite/parasites build themselves an alternative reality, far from the ancient tribal reality, that embraces rival tribes, hereditary enemies really, that threaten their own tribe.  They pose as saviors of the underdog tribes, the ones that were defeated and kept at bay by their more virtuous ancestors, and claim hero status since they defend your hereditary enemies.  

Nothing has changed. The rival tribes, your ancient enemies still want you dead.  But now, the tribal traitors are defending them and pretending to be wonderful saviors of the downtrodden, lazy, rightfully banished bad, selfish, and shiftless tribal/pack members…

Animal species have been rendered extinct by such actions.  So have societies of mankind, when they ignore the realities of evolutionary selection.  Over and over, but Rome is the best example.  

So, try to be a good wolf!  Or human- Protect your Tribe!

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The Key to Health Wellness and Fitness podcast

 It’s really rather simple, becoming or staying fit and healthy: consistency!  Not herculean efforts that leave you drained done sporadically, or plugging away, jogging and walking for endless distances.  Neither is natural, or desirable.

The best strategy to life, as well as strength, health, and fitness is to just do things daily, or nearly so.  A simple list will do, really.

Go to bed early.  Sleep 8 hours, or more

Exercise first thing!  In front of the TV is best, stimulating your mind along with your body.  Virtual exercise, generating resistance within your own muscles as you move each limb is the foundation (see Perfectly Paleo Exercise).  These are also called Tiger Moves, since it is similar to how cats exercise themselves.  Then stretch a lot, on the floor- come up with a routine than covers your whole body- it should feel great, not painful at all, and energize rather than deplete you.  

Do targeted strength work two times per week.  Pushups, pull-ups, dips, ring work, squats, kettlebell swings, etc.  Total time should be about 30 minutes or less.  You should be tired, but not exhausted.  Listen to podcasts or music here!  I like it in the early afternoon.

Eat breakfast.  A big one is best, with eggs, sausage, a smoothie and coffee with cream.  (I have my first cup during my workout).  

That is the bulk of your fitness work, every day.  It is all lumped into the morning, so you really do need to get your sleep, and be ready to get up early!  Once you have gotten up and worked out, showered, fueled your body properly, and then made a lunch to eat at work that is paleo/carnivorish approved, with meat and veggies, a little fruit- usually leftovers from supper the night before, why your work is all done!  

Now, you go to work, and work seems easy, because all that you really needed to do for your health and wellness is accomplished.  You go serenely about your day, knowing your health and wellness are all taken care of.  You should feel relaxed and happy, because you are fulfilling your own needs first, and freeing yourself for the needs and wants of others!

And this is key, because helping others, either through our work, or through our church activities, or our hobbies such as music, art, or outdoor projects is really the purpose of our lives.  Reading is huge, and best done in the when fresh, and nighttime binge watching of Netflix or Amazon Prime is a horrible time-suck.  

Only watch movies and such-like in the mornings, as you exercise!

This will keep you addicted to exercise better than anything!  The evenings are for reading, making and eating supper, preparing next days lunch, conversing with family, and relaxing by taking a walk in the woods.

After that, I find playing and singing music is best for me, along with YouTubes about ‘how to do’ certain things, along with history and politics.

The best part about this prescription?  It’s daily, it’s sustainable, and it is FUN.  You are living like a real human, attending to your own needs yourself, and not flailing about seeking fake pleasures, eating awful fast foods and wasting your life on reality TV and situation comedy shows, and ultimately feeling empty and going to medical clinics to find out why you are so sick, and falling into the pit of drugs and despair that most Americans today are in.

Each day, you will awaken with at strong sense of purpose; driven by your own quest of health to also seek the health of your family, community, and ultimately our state and nation!  If we are healthy within ourselves, only then can we actively and effectively help others.

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