Too Much Debt: Our Biggest Economic Problem

What is the biggest economic problem that the United States is facing?  Very simply, our biggest problem is that we have way too much debt.  Over the past 30 years, household debt, corporate debt and government debt have all grown much faster than our GDP has.  But no nation on earth has ever been able to expand debt much faster than national output indefinitely.  All debt bubbles eventually burst.  Right now, we are living in the greatest debt bubble in the history of the world.  All of this debt has fueled a "false prosperity" which has enabled many Americans to live like kings and queens.  But no nation (or household) can pile on more debt forever.  At some point the weight of the debt becomes just too great.  It is amazing that the United States has been able to pile up as much debt as it has.  Over the years, many authors have predicted that U.S. government finances would collapse long before the U.S. national debt ever got to this level.  So the mountain of debt that we have accumulated is quite an "achievement" if you want to look at it that way.  But the clock is ticking on this debt bubble and when it collapses we will say "bye bye" to our vastly inflated standard of living and we will discover that we have destroyed the economy for all future generations of Americans.

Household Debt

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.  When most Americans think of the "debt problem" in this country, they think of the debt of the federal government.

But that is not the only debt bubble that we are facing.

Thirty years ago, household debt in the United States was approaching the 2 trillion dollar mark.  Today, it is sitting at about 13 trillion dollars....

We have been trained to pay for everything with debt.

We pay for our homes with debt, and mortgage debt as a percentage of GDP has more than tripled since 1955.

We pay for our cars with debt, and at this point about 70 percent of all auto purchases in the United States involve an auto loan.

We pay for higher education with debt, and the total amount of student loan debt in America recently surpassed the one trillion dollar mark.

Wherever we go we pay with plastic.

If you want a heated cat bed and a cute little cat sweater for your little kitty just put it on your Visa or Mastercard.

Amazingly, consumer debt in America has risen by a whopping 1700% since 1971, and if you can believe it, 46% of all Americans carry a credit card balance from month to month.

We are absolutely addicted to debt and we do not know how to stop.

State And Local Government Debt

Our state and local governments are also addicted to debt.

30 years ago, state and local government debt was approaching the 400 million dollar mark.  Today, state and local government debt is hovering around the 3 trillion dollar mark....

In the United States today, we don't just have one "government debt problem" - the truth is that we have hundreds of them.  All over the country, state and local governments are facing bankruptcy because of too much debt.

For example, according to Fox News the city of Stockton, California is right on the verge of declaring bankruptcy.  In fact, an announcement could come as early as this week....

Stockton, Calif., is set to declare bankruptcy as early as this week, according to local officials, a move that would make it one of the largest U.S. cities ever to file for reorganization.

On Monday, a state-required mediation with creditors to find a fiscal solution is scheduled to expire. Stockton's City Council is then slated to meet Tuesday to decide whether to adopt a budget for operating in bankruptcy, a move widely considered the last step before the city formally submits a Chapter 9 petition to federal bankruptcy court.

Federal Government Debt

Of course the biggest offender of all is the federal government.  30 years ago, Ronald Reagan was running around proclaiming what a nightmare it was that the U.S. national debt was reaching the one trillion dollar mark.

Well, now we are about to blast through the 16 trillion dollar mark with no end in sight....

Running up debt at a much faster rate than our GDP is rising is a recipe for national financial suicide.  Our politicians continue to steal about 150 million dollars an hour from future generations and everybody just acts like this is perfectly normal.

We are going down the same path that Greece, Portugal, Italy, Ireland and Spain have gone.

In fact, we already have more government debt per capita than all of those nations do.

Both political parties have been doing this to us, and it just keeps getting worse and worse.

Incredibly, the national debt has grown more under Obama in less than 4 years than it did under George W. Bush during his entire 8 year term.

Since Barack Obama entered the White House, we have accumulated more than five trillion dollars of additional debt.

We are on the road to national financial oblivion, and most Americans don't seem to care.

Debt From Sea To Shining Sea

Now let's add up all the debt in the country.  When you total up all household debt, business debt and government debt, it comes to more than 300% of our GDP....

In fact, if current trends continue we will hit 400% of GDP before too long.

As you can see from the chart, there was a little "hiccup" during the last recession, but now the debt bubble is growing again.

So how high can it go before the entire system collapses?

Total credit market debt owed is roughly 10 times larger than it was about 30 years ago.

How in the world did we accumulate 10 times more debt in just 30 years?

If we do that again in the next 30 years, our total debt will be more than 500 trillion dollars in the 2040s.

Unfortunately, that is the way that debt spirals work.  They either have to keep expanding or they collapse.

So will the U.S. debt spiral continue to expand?

Or will we soon see a collapse?

Sadly, this exact same thing is happening all over the world.  The government debt to GDP ratio in Japan (the third largest economy in the world) blew past the 200% mark quite a while ago, and almost every country in the EU is absolutely drowning in debt.

The world has never faced anything quite like this.  There is way, way too much debt in the world, but the only way we can continue to enjoy this level of prosperity under the current system is to pile up a lot more debt.

The western world is like a debt addict in a deep state of denial.  Some debt addicts end up with dozens of credit card accounts.  They will keep opening more accounts as long as someone will let them.  Most debt addicts actually believe that they will be able to get out of the hole at some point, but most never do.

Most Americans still believe that we are experiencing "temporary" economic problems that will eventually go away.  Most Americans still believe that even greater prosperity is still ahead.

Sadly, what the mainstream media and the two major political parties are telling them is a bunch of lies.

We have enjoyed the greatest prosperity that we will ever see in the United States, and when the debt bubble bursts there is going to be an immense amount of pain.

That is a very painful truth, but it is better to come to grips with it now than be blindsided by it later.

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Hilarion says . . . 

Chanelled by Aruna

Master S.Germain

Your Aid Comes with an Awakening

As my colleague Archangel Michael has said, and more and more of you are now
aware, what goes on in the human drama has no major mandate for correction by
any of our administrative operations.  None, including the Galactic agencies,
will deliver much other than love and advice. Now that this has been clearly
declared, what is next?

First, you must conduct yourself as an awareness
beyond an unconscious entity demanding aid. Aid comes from an activation from
within yourself! The negative collective consciousness needs your aid.
Give and commit to a mass consciousness where no one is abused, neglected or
murdered, and every choice is met with acceptance. Only then can man decree new
and different and get what comes with a great deal of choice at the initiation.
Asking is not the same as a decree. A decree will generate more cause because
there is no doubt included. Asking is no more than hope or desire. It appears 
non-committal in a bigger analogy.

However, before decreeing more
cause and effect conditions, please focus your attention on not having anything
negative in your consciousness, because this, by itself, will make a much larger
impact in the mass consciousness than any decree aimed at altering the drama in
your mind's concept of reality.

When fully awakened, no concepts exist.
All is recognized as being complete as it is, and that man conceives his own
dramas to learn that he is dreaming the concepts and doesn't need to control
them with his mind. When this actualizes, the dream is over.

Are you able
to give up the dream? If so, then none of my dream category content will be of
interest to you any longer. Waking up from the dream will negate all of the most
difficult cause and effect dramas in your mind, and answer your questions about
the meaning of life. Making this leap in consciousness is the cause of
ascension, not your desire to ascend. Choosing ascension begins an opening in
consciousness for an awakening. The purpose of the dreaming is to cause an
awakening, so once awakened, there is no longer a need to continue a dream
existence.

Suffering disappears with awakening, including reactivity to
control, death, or anything that man's current condition delivers. All of these
things make no difference to awakened awareness. Peace and contentment are
constant.

Face the collective consciousness without an agenda and you
will get out of any control drama by yourself. This is what we can aid you in,
not dropping in on you in a craft that creates yet another drama.

Free
yourself and this will increase the light in mass consciousness to give others
the opportunity to be sufficiently inspired to do the same.

Are these
words clear? When they are, you can conclude that the lesson has been
learned.

I AM THAT I AM
Ascended Master Saint Germain
Channeled by Aruna

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                                                   Tree of Life

We are all connected to the Tree of Life

Like a leave linked to the tree, we are all connected to
the Tree of Life. We are shaken, blown in all directions by the wind.
We experience rain, storms, but also sunshine.

Birds come and go, wind comes and goes, we are all nouriished
by the Great Tree.
Does the leave shaking on a tree knows of its existance, does it feel the great dance of life, does it have emotions and self awarness?

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Archangel Ariel says . . .

After the winter of this year many countries will give out detoxifying emissions for their grasp at ongoing existence. These will appear as ground dramas, air conditions that do not allow any chilly demographics to be cold or any hot areas to be hot. All of the continents' temperatures can be altered quite quickly without any warning. As this occurs, the water around the continents will also change their temperature and many of your alternative conditions will not be available. For example, drought will come to forests and their growth diminishes, and in the deserts climate change will cause more growth to begin.

Opposite conditions like these are coming. Making changes so that you can cope is not needed, as God will announce the dream over once the elements for life on earth are no longer contained within it.
What you need to understand now is that what you are able to demonstrate in consciousness can make the difference between complete destruction of man's current habitat and new life becoming available. Bring your answer to all of life as beauty and grace. Delight in its existence and you can deter this devastating option.

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Chanelled by Aruna

Master S.Germain - Lord of Civilisation - New Golden Age

Clearing the Way for Animal Survival

Once we are able to love without distinctions we do one or two things: consider
nothing more important than anything else, and /or give up negativity forever.
Negativity does not come out of nowhere, most of your negative attitudes came
from a lack of love in one life or another. Carrying unloving attitudes into a
new birth means this must get attention.

Ascension is the one lifetime
that you cannot consider one's death the next generation's rebirth. All of your
deleted negativity comes to bear on ascension readiness. When all negative
attitudes are deleted, freedom comes as ascension. Saving all these unfinished
deletions until the moment of ascension will mean that not enough commitment has
been given to awakening the divine heart, so death of this body will be as
always, a non-ascended death. Unless negative attitudes disappear, ascension
cannot occur.

Please do not see this as a make-believe answer to
candidates who are now conscious that they are candidates. When an anchor of
light (with no negativity) is ready to ascend, there is a glow about their body.
Not necessarily a glow that can be seen with human eyes, but one that can be in
a room lighting up the auras in that room enough to move everyone along in
consciousness. Are you giving this level of light to auras in an area that needs
it? Good, we are aware of how difficult this actually is for you to do, and
gratefully applaud your ability to love whatever needs more caring. Making a
difference means more when it is done without concern about one's own
difficulties in doing so.

Forests need more attention. When no growth is
continued, death to many animals decreases the culture of man's divine
aliveness. When there are no living animals in one growth area children in other
areas are deprived of God's full dream to play in. All of God's creations are
very important to all the others, and none are considered disposable. When you
do more for these animal's habitat they are links to other means of love in
humanity's collective consciousness. Animals don't die and come back as animals
necessarily, many attain a more complex life condition the next time around. As
they continue to evolve they add many more contributions to human changes also.
Not only do they activate love in one's own mind, they demonstrate life without
negativity.

No animal desires death or despair in another. When they
fulfill their role in the food chain they don't destroy that species' mark on
the divine imprint. Choice to devour the less able includes a most clear contact
with that one before attacking it. Consider devouring one's meal a necessity,
not a negative attitude.

Animals teach you many things. Give them your
awareness, not just a lack of negative thoughts. Open hearts act as though all
living beings, no matter what form they are in, are divine. Animals are not to
be considered lower forms, only different forms. Can we deliver more to the
oceans and forest and dance in the dream of their happiness now? No, all are
endangered. All are giving up. Not caring about them has brought their mass
consciousness to despair. Could man decide to alter this? Yes, but because they
are destroyed for cash, no demand has been considered obvious negativity and is
allowed to continue. When you observe actions of negativity do you do anything
like help the dense consciousness that does the destruction? Help is not given
by degrading the offender, it is by giving more caring to the
animals.

Changes in animal habitats are occurring too fast for them to
demonstrate their beautiful gifts to future children. Many species will
disappear in this lifetime, never to be seen again. Save them this death of
their kind by giving them your love in any way you can. Amp up your attention to
their plight. Observe how many die in destroyed forests. Observe how toxic
debris destroys their only way to live. Birds fall in groups, dolphins and
whales die in mass, and drama after drama demonstrates how difficult it is for
them. If compassion and caring comes into their mass consciousness, more may opt
to live. See what you can contribute to their dance of life please.

Self love includes all of God's creations, not only one body.

I AM THAT I AM
Ascended Master Saint Germain
Channeled by Aruna

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Laura’s Thought for 20 June 2012 – Eye of the Storm

When things are getting difficult, I tend to run away from it all, and from
myself. I find all sorts of escapes and excuses, just not to remain and see what
is.
I particularly need to stop all ongoing business when I feel things are
not going well, i need to come back to the seat of life forces, to anchor my
attention to myself, to my body and allow my feelings to surface.
Otherwise,
I am just swamped in chaos and overpowering negative emotions.

I pray for God to give me the courage every day to stop in the
middle of the storm, and find its eye. From there, I can see the Sun and the
blue sky.
Laura

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OPENING TO HEAVEN

HUMAN - INFINITY

THE  PATHWAY TO ETERNITY

 Duality- Polarity :- Oneness. 

Playing with and within the pairs of oppossites
.Light-Dark,good-evil,wright-wrong e.t.c.It seems
that the rules of
engagement within Duality,based on free will of each individual,drives to the
awakening,awareness,
mastery,Enlightment,Ascension,Liberation,and to a
place..
beyond our understanding.
Known only to our awareness,and to our
master within.
To a place beyond the view of our eyes.
Listening only to our voice of silense!
To.. a place,beyond mind,s reality.
Beyond duality.

Beyond polarity.
Out and beyond of any idea of wright or wrong.
Out of any contractions,and beyond any
matterial needs or desires!
That is the place of Unity,that is the place of Onenes.

Archangel Michael says . . .

My message on the ComptedeSaintGermain blog did not discuss the next level of
awareness needed to ascend. It has been discussed today. Saint Germain has just
added the needed, most critical message to date.

Can you choose to ascend
without this content? Yes, but can you clearly understand the meaning of that
choice and what it requires? Your Maha Chohan has delivered this to your
collective consciousness and characterizes it in al of these messages. He
delivers the clarity that no other Master that channels can do because their
conduit cannot entertain these teachings. Please go to: http://www.comptedesaintgermainsblog.blogspot.com.

Chanelled by Aruna

Awakened Awareness 101

Man is challenged the most by his concept of the dark. Nowhere is it accurately
clarified. I will now, and in the next days, give you more dream dissolving
material about darkness. No one will believe any dross making news once they
clearly get to the next level opening of the matrix, but until this gateway
appears, we must continue to lead you away from anger and mandate the
light.

Consider your own consciousness to be the complete answer to
whatever makes you negative in life. Not just one body is the dark master that
movies make mention of, or the dark manager of the devil's abode, or the dark
angel called Lucifer. Every body draws from this cache of memories in dreams and
unaware moments, because these qualities come to your awareness to be observed
so you can choose otherwise. Unless there is dark to observe, no lessons can be
delivered on the lessor of two evils or choice making between dark and light.
You must have both energies to grab for when  decision making is done. If there
were no dark there would be no choices to learn with.

Seldom do you make

this analysis when making choices. You only decide against the one that is not
adding the most delight to your needs and wants. As you pick and choose against,
one over the other, you name one dark and one light. But neither comes from
another awareness outside of your own. Both come from within. When you turn
within to learn the truth of your own nature you discover that all comes, not
from  dual parts if one collective consciousness, rather, one divides the light
and dark once it appears in mind's eye, not before. Mind then decides what label
to give to any condition and it is solely mind's determination. Labeling
something to be negative is mind's choice always. Your mind is your creator of
darkness, not your nemesis, but your controller and your author of
misconceptions. Once you learn what the mind does with all that it accesses from
awareness, names like dark and light can disappear.

Man's answers to his
life can all be grateful. Why name others dark and consider them less desirable
when they bring you the ability ascend? Without choosing to be neutral about
light and dark no ascension can occur. Who is light only? No one. All contain
all dimensions of consciousness. All are the One divine creator's collective
consciousness. No one is above the collective; all are contained in it. Who you
are is ALL of the dream's components, not only one container of it.

Pure
love consciousness is one aspect. Not one day goes by when that aspect does not
show up in all human appearances. And no day goes by that does not generate any
negative attitudes against one thing or another. This collective condition is in
every man, woman and child. Consider the Awakened condition more aware of this,
not above it. Pure consciousness means not choosing dark or light. It means
being neutral about all thoughts. Negative and any other thoughts are not
answers to the question "Who Am I?" No answer is correct. Only no answer is the
most aware one. I AM THAT I AM is also the most aware.

Can you get the
meaning of my words? Yes? Then no darkness can draw you to its nature again.
Choosing to be neutral concerning duality is what allows you to live like an
angel. Beliefs about dark and light are what control mind's decision making.
Give up these dark and light differences and act as the divine created you to
be. Then one day negative attitudes will no longer arise in your inner reality.
When this occurs you have become enlightened.

I AM THAT I AM
Ascended
Master Saint Germain
Channeled by Aruna 

http://comptedesaintgermainsblog.blogspot.com/

Archangel Raphael says . . .

Opportunities for man to live as a master are abundant. When, where and how show up in any country, city or town. Even the countryside offers more than one or two new ways every day.

Masters are not the most obvious. Most of them do their cause and effect creations like all of their acquaintances do. What is different about them is the caring they include.

God is in whatever they do and say. They make no choices between giving and not giving—they always give. It is their mastery that gives, not their decision.

http://mastersandmankind.blogspot.com/2012/06/archangel-raphael-says.html

Benevolent ETs and Darker Aliens Agenda in Perspective

-We ask that you all state your desire for all negative beings from any dimension
to permanently leave this sphere. We the influx of negative energies, thoughts
and pouring love upon Mother Earth, the darker beings find it more and more
difficult to bear the frequencies here. They will eventually have to surrender
or leave Mother Earth, who is following the Divine plan for her. All those
beings that cannot ascend will have to depart from Earth eventually. We are here
to protect Mother Earth and life upon her. Please carry on spreading loving,
peace, and conscious vibrations upon the planet.-

Still much fear on the subject of invading negative beings is on the cards in the virtual internet arena of ideas and suggestibility. Shall we see why would any alien civilisation want to destroy humans? Humans have a much lesser degree of technology, although the military has managed to steal and reverse engineer a few precious technologies fallen into its hands. Allow me to say that the power or threat that these represent on the scale of things is minute in comparison with the technology or pure knowledge that space travelling civilisations have at their disposal. .It would compare as an ant wishing to take on the tidal wave of the oceans. It is a drop in the ocean. The space beings out there have the ability to create wormholes with their will power. They have the ability to create planets and galaxies with a thought. This includes ascended beings and archangels. Less spiritually advanced species, before heading into space also have a non aggressive policy as a general rule. When you have enough knowledge and technology to supply your energy directly from Suns, blue giant stars or black holes, there would be no interest in looking for energy source on Earth. Any civilisation able to travel at the speed of light and faster feeds on this type of energy. Of course, the more advanced a civilisation, the cleaner source of energy used. Some of these beings travel through space and dimensions thanks to their technology, or just by simple power of manifesting their thought. This type of knowledge is found and allowed to the higher species, such as the Sirians and the Pleiadians to name just these two. . The bases of all life throughout the Universe is directed towards helping our Common Creator in the administration of the Universe. No growth is possible without true love, compassion and balance. Love is the ruling law in the Universe. All the civilisations in the galaxies strive for betterments, for happiness, for joy and for experiencing conscious love. Those species are not based on pettiness, ego or greed. Their lives is dedicated to unconditional love and giving love to all in the Universe unconditionally. . Earth people have attracted in their youth a few self-serving beings, who wished to exploit Earth’s resources for their own gain or survival. Others have made “deals” with some governments in exchange of weapons, and technology that would give them a tactical or strategic advantage against their enemies. Such civilisations are thriving from young civilisations, growing rapidly, and who have not ascended yet. Dark beings were often attracted here because of the lack of understanding of your rulers and governments, who allowed corruption. Those alien civilisations have their own agendas, but do not seek to destroy you. The cabal are in direct contact with such beings. However those beings do not represent a serious power in the balance of things and negotiations for a peaceful withdrawal from your affairs is still ongoing. . For these beings, Earth and humans are considered as valued property. Earth is part of a narrowing network of planets allowing these beings to continue a dark existence. They have no interest in destroying their own property, when they already control governments here, media, and corporations. Those beings already control this planet to a great extent. Of course, with the growing pressure on them to leave you and the planet ascend, they are inclined to become more and more dangerous and demanding. . We ask that you all state your desire for all negative beings from any dimension to permanently leave this sphere. We the influx of negative energies, thoughts and pouring love upon Mother Earth, the darker beings find it more and more difficult to bear the frequencies here. They will eventually have to surrender or leave Mother Earth, who is following the Divine plan for her. All those beings that cannot ascend will have to depart from Earth eventually. We are here to protect Mother Earth and life upon her. Please carry on spreading loving, peace, and conscious vibrations upon the planet. . Laura Tyco’s Higer self, channelled through Laura Tyco.

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A  Message From VERONICA

 The financial world is like a game of chess - very slow and methodical.  Yes,
there are times when things happen very quickly (like back in 2008), but even
that crisis played out over a number of months.  Sadly, most Americans are not
used to thinking in terms of months or years.

The Economic Collapse Is Not A Single Event

Many people hype "the coming economic collapse" as if it is some kind of big summer Hollywood blockbuster.  Many people out there write about it as if it is something that will happen in a single day or over a few weeks and that it will suddenly change how the entire world functions.  But that is not how the financial world works.  The financial world is like a game of chess - very slow and methodical.  Yes, there are times when things happen very quickly (like back in 2008), but even that crisis played out over a number of months.  Sadly, most Americans are not used to thinking in terms of months or years.  These days, most Americans have the attention span of a goldfish and most Americans have been trained to expect instant gratification.  They are simply not accustomed to being patient and to wait for things.  Well, despite what you may have read, the economic collapse is not going to be a single event.  It is going to play out over quite a few years.  In some ways we are experiencing an economic collapse right now.  When the next major financial crisis occurs, many will be calling that "an economic collapse".  But if you really want to grasp what is happening to us, you need to think long-term.  We are heading for a complete and total nightmare, but it is going to take some time to get to the end of the story.

Yes, there will certainly be times of great chaos.  The financial crisis of 2008 was one of those moments.

But the financial crisis of 2008 did not completely destroy us.

Neither will the next crisis.

I think it is helpful to think of what is happening to us as a series of waves.

When you build a beautiful sand castle on the beach, the first wave that comes in does not totally destroy it.

Rather, the first wave weakens the castle and it is destroyed by subsequent waves.

Well, that is what is happening to us.

The financial crisis of 2008 was a wave.

The epicenter of the next great financial crisis will be in Europeand that will be another wave.

For many, the next financial crisis will feel like "the end of the world" but it won't be.

There will be waves after that one that will be even worse.

Yes, the waves are going to start coming more rapidly and will start becoming more intense.

In that way, they will kind of be like birth pains.

But these problems did not build up overnight and they are not going to disappear overnight either.

A lot of people that write about the coming economic collapse seem to suggest that we should just let it happen so that the "recovery" can begin.

Unfortunately, it is not going to be so simple.

It took decades to build up a national debt of almost 16 trillion dollars.

It took decades for American consumers to build up the greatest consumer debt bubble in the history of the world.

It took decades to gut the economic infrastructure of the United States and ship millions of our jobs overseas.

These problems are going to plague us for a very long time.

Sadly, a lot of people out there seem to wish for an economic apocalypse.  They seem to think that if the global financial system crashes that the government is going to disappear and we are going to start fighting with each other using sharp pointed sticks.

Well, it simply is not going to happen.

The U.S. government is not going to help you survive when things hit the fan, but it is not going to disappear either.

In fact, the federal government will probably try to grab more power than ever in an attempt to "restore order".

The governments of Europe are not going to disappear either.  In fact, in the long run Europe is probably going to end up more "federalized" than ever even if the euro breaks upin the short run.

A lot of people out there seem to think that when the old system collapses that it will give them an opportunity to help put in a new system.

Sorry, but that is not going to happen either.

The powers that be are going to have their own ideas about what needs to happen.

They never like to let a good crisis go to waste, and they will certainly try to use every crisis to shape the world even more in their own image.

The coming economic collapse is going to play out over a number of years and it is going to be absolutely horrible.

Billions of people will deeply suffer because of it.

It will be unlike anything any of us have ever seen.

Personally, I believe that it will eventually be much worse than the Great Depression of the 1930s.

The United States is going to get hit particularly hard.  The United States is going to lose its position as the leading economic power on the globe and the U.S. dollar is going to lose its position as the default reserve currency of the world.

If you thought that the unemployment crisis during the last recession was bad, just wait until you see what is coming.

We are heading for a complete and total unemployment nightmare in the United States.  Unemployment is eventually going to soar well up into the double digits.

The U.S. government will try a wide variety of measures to try to "fix" things, and some will likely have some limited success.

But the debt-fueled prosperity that we are all enjoying now is going to come to an end.

Many communities all over America will degenerate into rotting cesspools.

There are going to be riots in our major cities, crime and looting will be absolutely rampant and it will seem like society is coming apart at the seams.

The U.S. government will likely respond by becoming more authoritarian than ever, and that will truly be frightening.

But all of this is going to play out over time.

Right now, things are not as good as they were five years ago.

A couple of years from now, things will be even worse.  Many of us will look back and wish that we could return to the "good old days" of 2011 and 2012.

We are on a decline that is not going to stop.  There will be little false bubbles of hope like we are in now, but they won't last long.

But just because the economy is falling apart does not mean that your life is over.  Many that are busy preparing right now will be greatly blessed even in the middle of all the chaos.

And it is when things are the darkest that the greatest lights are needed.

Make the decision right now to be a light during the times ahead.

You can choose to let the times that are coming destroy you, or you can choose to make them the greatest adventure of your life.

The choice is up to you.

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Message
from Archangel Michael

My name is Archangel Michael. Saint Germain has asked me to comment on his blog
regarding news of the not so delightful kind. My comments are for all to
consider, not for discussion.

Past days are now over. Once they have been
completed they have no answers for the future. Some of you have been thinking of
Saint Germain as he was in another century, or as an archetype of an Ascended
Master for his dialog now. Neither the Comte, nor the dictations given to Mr.
Ballard or  more recent channels, can be considered for the data needed now. We
of the Great White Brotherhood are counting the days until the end of an
ascension cycle. Master Saint Germain was assigned by the Creator to aid in
contacting ascension candidates, gathering them together in groups, and asking
them to choose one of three ascension waves to disappear on.

Neither of
the first two waves have disappeared, due to an insufficient number being
willing to do what was necessary to join. So now there is just one more
opportunity. Are we going to deliver a mass  ascension? Only if additional
candidates are able to get on with their collective destiny choice. What do they
need to do? Become fully Awakened! Considering oneself awake is not adequate.
You must act awake in every day of life. Are you awake? Let's see. Here are some
signs of being awake:

1. Giving no concern to material
acquisitions.
2. Choosing love in every circumstance.
3. Non-attachment to
all things.
4. An ability to lead with the heart.
5. More concern about
all who are alive, not just a few.
6. Change in conditions are quickly
adapted to.
7. Answers to world problems are not a concern.
8. Choosing
the answers of others over your own choice has no interest.
9. Control over
anyone is not done.
10. Smiling is normal.
11. Giving is always done
freely.
12. Presenting truth is common.
13. No hiding of any
details.
14. Service is number one in your daily actions.
15. Negativity
does not exist.
16. Practices for aliveness and devotion to God are natural
and done often.
17. Prayer is always gratitude.
18. Another day comes as a
delight.
19. Money is not more important than consciousness.
20. Alive and
well means another day to celebrate life.

Maybe this list is not what you
are complete with. Those who are can comment on this post. Those who are not can
decide to get complete.

What needs to occur is more vessels of light
beaming that light to the cosmos. When we see many of these lights we will
activate ascension. Not able to complete this list quickly? No ascension. Are
you ready to ascend? I want you to be. Saint Germain mandates this for you, and
all the Angels are cheering for an ascension. You are (collectively) close, but
not there yet.

Another cause of my channeling today is to bring more
awareness to the challenge you are receiving now to outmaneuver your attitudes
about the cabal and Mr. Obama. Mr. Obama was elected to lead in another
direction. He has not done so due to another director's call on all of his
actions. It has been difficult for him to say no because of his desire to
protect his family from harm. So we are now faced with a coward, as far as we
are concerned. So where does this leave the destiny card? In the cabal's hands.
Choose to go along with their agenda or ascend. Are you going to give them the
opportunity to cull this living collective so they can control less challenging
dreamers? Can you do anything to create a different cause and effect scenario?
Yes, you can align with my 20 mentioned qualities and ascend. We can assist you
when you get stuck. Ask for help and trust it will be there.

I AM THAT I
AM
Archangel Michael
Channeled by Aruna