John Hikes

Less Prevention equals more Consequences in everything from pest control to politics

It is best to treat your neighbor with wisdom, integrity & love. You harvest what you plant.

Honey bee getting a little nectar from a borage flower

Excellent criteria & the old proverb says words should pass through three gates before we speak; Is it true? Is it kind? Is it helpful?

Honesty is the best policy. Dates back to 1599 when it was first printed. Still true

A smile, a little honesty is nice & appreciated. Integrity is sweet & an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

2026 Combined Disasters. More than 2 extreme hazards & disasters strike at the exact same time. The total harm is much worse than the sum of each separate event. Stupidity makes everything worse & this lying administration & their zombie followers will blame Biden.

“The far right is really amazing in their distortion of reality”. Some segments of the left got us here too

The mind is a garden where the thought flowers grow. The thoughts that you think are the seeds that you sow. Every kind, loving thought bears a kind, loving deed, A thought that is selfish is just like a weed Plant loving thoughts thick in a row there won't be any room for weed thoughts to grow

Habits are like muscles, the more you use them the stronger they get. Applies to critical thinking too.

Freedom involves caring about others, living in truth & acting with integrity. It’s not patriotic to be loyal to a greedy liar. Spend time doing what? What you need & what you love. Life is better when learning how to be healthy & how to help others.

Corruption of the worst administration abuses entrusted power for personal gain & undermines the public good and institutional trust. I’m thankful for people who care & time spent hiking.

2 days until the halfway point in 2026. A stitch in time, saves nine.

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" Mutual respect and positive relationships Be kind

"It's never wrong to do the right thing" - attributed to Mark Twain, but still true

Honesty is the best policy & Two wrongs don’t make a right

People across the political spectrum are feeling outrage that while families in Georgia are made to pay more and more for everything, the First Family is pocketing vast sums of money from all over the world.

"The time is always right to do what is right." — Martin Luther King Jr. Integrity and prevention go together to prevent a lot of unnecessary collateral damage.

Fog By Carl Sandburg 1878-1967 The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.

I strongly believe that an ounce of prevention is worth a ton of remediation & that Integrity is part of the solution to every problem

🌻 sunflower 🌻 July 12th 2024

Be observant if you would have a pure heart, for something is born to you in the consequence of every action, every decision. Pause in the space between stimulus & response, stand back and look at several angles. These thoughts have helped over time.

a little candle can provide light & push back against darkness

The reason truth is stranger than fiction is that there is less of it.

Pick leaders who are honest. Lying erodes public trust, hinders informed decision-making by citizens, & undermines the integrity and stability of government. When leaders lie, it creates a wide range of negative consequences for society.

LEAVES Trees stand for years & weather many storms. Technology was influential in the LAST election. Leaves blow in the wind & float down the stream. A trout waits for a meal & ignores the leaves. The leaves decay & feed the insects that become food for the fish.

I prefer algorithms where people care about history, science, facts, truth, integrity & each other.

Books vs social media; While books foster deeper cognitive processes, critical thinking & sustained attention, social media is fun & informing, yet can lead to shorter attention spans, shallower engagement, and poor moods due to its addictive design and exposure to fragmented, polarizing content.

Integrity refers to being honest, trustworthy, and reliable. Leaders with integrity practice what they preach and own up to their mistakes, as opposed to hiding them, blaming Biden or making excuses.

Female longhorn beetles, primarily use their antennae to find dying trees that are suitable egg-laying sites. Male longhorn beetles primarily use their long antennae find females.

Truth and Love matter more than anything. Perspectives matter, so for the rest of my life, my phone will be off more than on.

Returned from camping. It was so fun to not bring a cell phone for two weeks. Brought a book instead. So enjoyable. I want to be more caring for those in my circle of influence.

A clean sky is blue. Loving your neighbor includes caring for future generations. The environment matters. I love hiking mountain trails under a bright blue sky.

The greedy want economic growth like we had after WWII. They want money more than they care about anyone. Electing a lying conman was never going to help anyone except the greedy people with no integrity. Live with integrity Love your neighbor Enjoy today Speak truth

Get outside & play. Plant as many trees as possible. No screens after 8 pm. Love your neighbor.

Today I especially appreciate those who treat others with kindness, compassion, and respect.

Barack Obama June 2025 One of the most important challenges our democracy faces; How do we regain some common sense of truth?

My heart is a garden where thought flowers grow. The thoughts that I think are the seeds that I sow. Every kind loving thought bears a kind loving deed, And a thought that is selfish is just like a weed. 1st part of Heart's Garden by Katherine Merrill

A clever person solves a problem, a wise person avoids it.

What you focus on matters. That’s why thy tech bros want you on their social media. Tapping into a broader more truthful view is always better. Work with integrity. Eat for health. Get outside. Catch a wave. Read a book. No screens after 8pm. Get quality sleep. Perspective matters.

Wisdom & Thankfulness go hand in hand & Truth is their best friend.

Bob Marley was right. "Love the life you live, live the life you love" "Don't gain the world and lose your soul; Wisdom is better than silver or gold"

A small act of kindness is worth more than the best intention.

Decline in marriages (1970s) was a symptom of a disease. Trump is a symptom of that disease. Not taking Wisdom seriously is a cause of that disease & it works over time like pesticides in food & water altering DNA sequences epigenetically. Epigenetic changes were & are passed to future generations.