Today, a historical perspective on the US Government ordering Texas to basically "stand down" and remove their state of readiness thus allowing millions of unvetted people into our country. What does history say? How does the rising anarchy and chaos factor into historical cycles across the generations? Where is it headed with militarized law enforcement policies and actions? Brace for impact. Prepare.

If interested, listen to my previous episode on Aristotle's Cycles of Civilization

*References: "Building Morale" by Jay Bryan Nash (1942); "History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism" by Teachers' Curriculum Institute (2017)

*Photo by Ron Jones

Following up my show the other day on the useless efforts to keep fighting smaller brush fires...let's circle back to some solutions to the bigger problems of the rampant corruption destroying our country coming out of DC.

*Photo by Ron Jones

Today's show is about "THE PLAN" and how our wasted efforts on so many seperate "brush fires" will never extinguish the source of flame.

Continuing on my Juvenile Delinquency series looking at the history of delinquency in America, we further explore the Charles Loring Brace era of NYC during the latter 1800s. Today's episode focuses on the dangers of mass immigration's impact on crime along with the industrial skills taught to correct delinquency and help youth start productive lives through working.

*Source: "The Dangerous Classes of New York, and Twenty years' work among them" by Charles Loring Brace (1872)

This is the first part of a series exploring the history of juvenile delinquency in America from the mid-1800s into the early 1900s...big ideas on how to solve current problems are found in the history books...if you know where to look.

*Source: "The Dangerous Classes of New York, and Twenty Years' work among them" by Charles Loring Brace (1872)

Something threw off my chi today, so I needed to modify my daily 30 minutes of physical activity to make it softer to accomodate my lower energy level...a "scaling force" concept out of combatives but applied in a much different setting or way...I hope sharing it helps you. Take care. Keep moving.

Here are some added comments to my weekly article for our local newspaper. This week, I'm talking about the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024 which has been full of violence and challenges. I expand into some fitness tips on "how to walk well with a Gliding Gait." If you want more on walking well, check out my YouTube video link below on "Gliding Gait" tips.

"Gliding Gait" Tutorial Video by Ron Jones

*Photo Credit: "RJ & Sword in NorCal" by Doug Orchard

Here's a simple New Year's challenge for you that I used in corporate for years with a high degree of success. NO money is required. NO membership is required. I've shared the plan for free on this episode and the free handout link is below for more information. Make it happen. See y'all in 2024...

30X30 Challenge Handouts & Information: (FREE)

https://theleanberets.com/approved-resources/30x30-challenge/

Photo Credit: Ron Jones

Some amazing "Cowboy Wisdom" can get one re-centered in today's insane world where traditions and culture are being thrown to the wind.

*Source: "A Trail of Memories: The Quotations of Louis L'Amour (1988)

Some historical reflections on America's consumption-by-design society and how our chasing temperal happiness...just leads to misery. "En-JOY" the holidays my friends.