It allows me to correct things that happen in the past.
There is a saying: "Hindsight is better than foresight"
This can be true sometimes.
But, what if you could correct the problems you encountered in the past?
What if you could make things better for yourself and others?
For example,
Learning to re-parent yourself allows you to heal the child you were.
You take responsibility for raising yourself again to become someone you actually want and need to be
rather than just growing up a victim of circumstance of whatever happened to you growing up.
So, re-parenting yourself in this sense becomes more like reincarnation where you become a totally new person.
For example, my parents were very good people who tried their best with me. However, each of us are completely unique and what our parents often want is what they didn't get in life growing up.
So, my parents gave me what they had wanted growing up. My mother grew up poor at Alkai Point in Seattle mostly. During the great depression they couldn't afford metal hinges for their door so they made hinges out of leather instead. They couldn't afford a good wood stove or heater so they made one out of a 30 gallon drum I believe or around that size. They would walk to the movie theater with their father
And watch a movie for around a nickle. Her mother wasn't really interested in movies but she and her father and 2 sisters were.
So, when my mother married my father she was trying to escape poverty consciousness. However, this wasn't my father's issue. He had always had enough because his father was an electrical contractor and had worked jobs all over the western United states from Texas to Arizona to California to Oregon to Seattle where they eventually bought a home when my father was 11 years old in Lake Forest Park in the Seattle Area.
My father's issue was more emotional stability because of the intensity of his family and never about money really at all. His issue was that he was valedictorian of his high school but his father wouldn't let him go to college and become an Electrical Engineer and he wouldn't let my father's brothers go to college either even though he let his two daughters go to college to try and meet a college man to marry.
So, I always had a bicycle and we always had at least one or more cars and we always had enough food and a nice place to stay in Washington or Southern California in San Diego or Los Angeles County.
My issues mostly had to do with whooping cough at 2 and a concussion that caused night time seizures from 10 to 15 years old. However, this also kept me from being drafted into the Army during the Viet Nam war too. So, I'm still alive and sane because I didn't have to fight in that awful war that killed so many people we all knew at the time.
So, Time travel for me is about correcting past mistakes in life (both mine and my parents).
It is a way to heal myself from all reincarnations and lifetimes in the past, present and future that I have actually lived already.
So, for me, understanding how time travel actually has always worked on Earth and throughout the Galaxy is important to me regarding making things better in the present and future and in the past as well.
I wouldn't be alive now at age 78 if I couldn't stay in the moment
There are too many variables otherwise to deal with that we have no real
idea of until they happen.
So, in this sense most worry is counterproductive
Too many variables to make sense of until they actually happen
And now I'm adding to this:
Unless we are in the moment most of the time we might not survive even to age 30 years old otherwise.
Life is mostly about: "There are no problems ONLY opportunities".
This is what saved me in 1994 when I was going through a really awful divorce and custody battle which I wasn't sure I could survive at the time.
When I took to heart "There are no problems only opportunities" I could help my children because all problems were not seen as problems but only opportunities in life.
Thinking in this way rather than worrying all the time saved my life and my children's lives too at the time.
This taught me a lot about life and how to survive almost anything in life
Former
President Barack Obama said it seems like the United States has either
returned to the status quo or is “worse off” now than before President
Donald Trump launched the war on Iran in February.
“We’ve
now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put
enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it
feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except
maybe a little bit worse off,” Obama said in an interview with “TODAY”
co-host Craig Melvin that aired Friday.
“I
am very happy to see a ceasefire. And I’m hopeful that it holds,” said
Obama, who questioned the rationale for the war on Iran.
The
former president noted that under the Iran nuclear deal negotiated
during his administration, “Iran had agreed not to develop nuclear
weapons.”
“This
administration, or a prior version of this administration, pulled out of
it, which caused then Iran to develop more nuclear capacity,” Obama
said.
Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal in 2018, during his first term. That agreement laid out detailed steps
that Tehran should take over more than 25 years with the aim of
restricting Iran from obtaining or developing a nuclear weapon. The
current MOU does not fully address the fate of the country’s nuclear
program.
Trump signed the MOU
during a dinner at the Palace of Versailles on Wednesday night. It sets
a 60-day deadline for negotiators to reach a more permanent deal to end
the conflict.
During
the interview with “TODAY,” Obama said that his new presidential center
is a reminder of what America was like under his leadership.
“I
think it’s true and I think it’s a reminder of what America is. There’s
no doubt that we are going through a period right now of disruption,
polarization,” he said, adding that he understands that people “feel as
if our democracy, our civic habits and virtues, our shared understanding
of how we treat each other has started to crumble.”
The former president said he’s glad that the center and museum remind people “not of the past” but of “what’s inside all of us.”
“We
all have the capacity to feel a civic responsibility to make sure our
government works,” Obama said. “We all play a part in assuring that our
elected officials are accountable. And that’s not something that I think
we can afford to suggest is — is behind us.”
For former President Barack Obama and former first Lady Michelle Obama, the opening of the Obama Presidential Center Friday is the culmination of their shared journey from Chicago's South Side to the White House.
In their first joint interview since leaving office in 2017, the couple tell ABC News that the center is also designed to inspire new generations about what is possible in their democracy.
"I'm
not interested in the center and the exhibits being an exercise in
nostalgia. I don't want people to just be looking back and say, 'Oh,
wow. Hope and change. That was so much fun. And I miss you.' Those are
nice sentiments," Barack Obama told "Good Morning America"
co-anchor Robin Roberts in the ABC News special "The Obama Legacy:
First Joint Interview Post-White House." "What I want people to feel
when they come through here is, 'Oh, that was possible, which means I
can do that.'"
Former
president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama speak with "Good
Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts at the Obama Presidential
Center on June 13, 2026.
Michael Le Brecht IL/ABC News
The
center's campus encompasses 19 acres in Chicago's Jackson Park, just
steps from the University of Chicago. At a cost of $850 million, it
includes 3.7 acres of parkland, offices for the Obama Foundation, an
auditorium for public events, public art and athletic facilities, and a
new branch of the Chicago Public Library.
In collaboration with the National Archives and Records Administration, the Obama presidential archives are fully digital.
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The
center's centerpiece is a four-story museum that places the Obama years
within a greater context of social change, starting with the
Declaration of Independence and spanning the civil rights and labor
movements, as well as the grassroots political movement in Chicago that
led to Barack Obama's political ascent.
Tune into the ABC News special "The Obama Legacy: First Joint Interview Post-White House," streaming now on Disney+ and Hulu.
The
former president said he hopes that, in telling the origin story of his
humble beginnings, the museum will inspire young people in knowing that
they live in a country where anyone, even those on the farthest margins
of society, can play an important role in shaping the future.
"That's
what I want people 50 years from now to understand," he said. "That's
our best story. That's the thing that we need to not just hang on to,
but fight for."
One
of the most personal installments in the museum for the former
president is a display of letters to the White House from ordinary
Americans. He told Roberts he read and responded to 10 letters every
night of his presidency.
"I didn't want just fan mail. I wanted letters that reflected what people were saying and how they were feeling," he said.
Reading
about people's anxieties about issues like mass shootings in schools or
skyrocketing grocery prices was a reminder how his job was "a privilege
and responsibility," the former present said, adding, "And you just
don't want to let folks down."
Obama on his greatest accomplishment in office, his legacy
Former
president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama speak with "Good
Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts at the Obama Presidential
Center on June 13, 2026.
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When
asked by Roberts what he considers the greatest accomplishment of his
two terms in office, Barack Obama cited the passage of the Affordable
Care Act in March 2010, which expanded Medicaid, provided greater
consumer protections, and lowered health insurance costs, especially for
households at or below the federal poverty level.
"For
all the resistance from our political opposition, the Affordable Care
Act has now helped 50, 60 million people, and continues to help people
even though the current Congress has tried to weaken it and taken away
some of the subsidies that were really helping a lot of working people,"
the former president said.
He
added that he is especially proud of the tone his administration set,
making sure they represented everyone, even those who may express
"serious disagreements."
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"Ultimately
if we get that part of our democracy right, if our politics reflect our
better instincts rather than our worst, we can solve a lot of the
problems that we confront," Barack Obama said. "And when we don't [get]
that right, then I think we get into trouble. And start inflicting
damage on, not just on the economy or on certain policy issues, but on
what we're passing onto the next generation."
"People
are a little discouraged right now," Barack Obama said, reflecting on
his view of the state of the country today. "But, again, I believe that
we go through these cycles, and there's going to be a younger generation
that pops up and there are going to be leaders who pop up."
The
former president said since leaving office, he has largely refrained
from inserting himself too much into public policy debates as he sees
himself these days as less of a "player" and more of a "coach" for the
new generation of leaders.
"You
pick and choose your spots. I'm not suggesting I've done it perfectly,"
he said, going on to cite the example of how George Washington stepped
away from politics after his time in office.
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"He
kind of said, 'All right, I've done my stint. And now I'm going, you
know, back home,'" Barack Obama said of the nation's first president. "I
think Michelle, you know, very much would prefer a quieter life for us.
And on the other hand, there've been some folks who would like to see
me out every day, right, banging the drum."
Barack
Obama said he believes baby boomers like himself -- he was born in 1961
-- have been, "hanging on in all walks of life and have not made room
for young people."
The former president said he would like to see that change.
"Because
of the internet, things are splintered. And so it's harder for people
to break through the way I was able to break through just with one
speech, effectively, at the [2004] Democratic National Convention," he
said. "And so given I still have a lot of name ID, part of what I've
been trying to do i. ... point out young talent and help lift them up."
During
Barack Obama's political ascendancy, the messages of "hope" and
"change" were critical to his campaign for his first term. Despite the
harsh partisanship of today's political culture, Michelle Obama said she
believes those messages are still possible.
"People
just have to be fed up enough. They have to want more," she said. "And I
think the presidential center hopefully will remind people of just how
close we are to moving this country in the direction that we want to
move it in."
Michelle
Obama said an exhibit in the center that reflects on the Obamas'
position as the first Black first family in the history of America
reflects that.
"You
have one exhibit where people thought that it could never happen, that a
Black man, a Black family would never live in the White House. That
America would never accept that," she said. "And lo and behold, the
whole country, you know, the vast majority of the country believe
differently."
Amid
the museum's focus on the promise of democracy, Barack Obama said
Americans, in times of disagreement, can focus on making their voice
heard with their vote.
"The
premise of this country is everybody gets a right to say, 'No, I don't
agree with that. I challenge that. No, Obama, I think you're making a
mistake,' you know?" he said. "And then we have a conversation about it,
and then it gets settled in an election. And if enough people decide I
didn't know what I was doing, then you move on to the next person."
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What I mean by this is for example, more men and women drive vehicles like taxis, and limousines and trucks and semi trucks worldwide than any other profession I would say.
So, if something like WAYMO reachest trucks and goes beyond robot taxis then all these people worldwide could slowly or quickly lose their jobs that drive for a living worldwide.
Will This actually happen? It's hard to say actually for a variety of reasons. But, this is one thing that could happen rather quickly like over 20 years say.
Then what about office workers in white collar jobs?
This is more problematic time wise than replacing most people who drive things for a living.
Why?
Because what likely will happen there is that the people already working over 35 will be trained to work with AI because they are already trained to do what they do. This is already happening.
So, there will be less and less white collar jobs of all kinds for people under 35 years old. So, many people with 4 year degrees now might be for example, working at Starbucks for a long time even with a 4 year degree in hand.
So, the biggest changes I see quickly are just young people under 35 not being hired in the first place with people over 35 being trained on AI to do the jobs and cover more ground so the under 35 year olds don't need to be hired in the first place no matter how well qualified they are.
This appears to be what is happening right now in developed countries around the world.
I don't think there is any way to actually make sense of anything really. It's sort of like the denial of the leaders of the government now regarding the disaster of global Climate changes hitting everywhere at once is unbelievable to everyone.
People worry about Iran and the Middle East and Putin and Ukraine. However, human survival likely in the long run depends much more on understanding what is happening with global Climate changes.
At the very least right now it's possible that there will be about 7 billion less people alive by 2100 because of Global Climate changes alone.
Also, the migrations of desperate people moving to better areas from Asia and South America and Africa for example, eclipses or will eclipse any war now or in the future too.
People desperate to survive failed farms and governments where they live are going to do anything they can to survive. That is a given. Under these circumstances worldwide Borders don't mean anything because Survival is all many people care about. To Not Die! So, migration often is the only way to survive for many many people worldwide. It's their ONLY alternative to dying wherever they are on earth, especially for people from about birth to 45 or 50 years old who are strong enough to migrate still on foot or freight trains or any way they can get to some place better to survive.
Actually people trying to survive in some ways makes more sense to me than Trump and Musk and all the rest who are clueless about what it takes to survive for most people on earth right now!
Algae turns reflecting pool green after $15 million spent to make water blueThe National Park Service is out in force trying to clean algae that's turning the newly repainted r...
Cleaning up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
has been one of President Donald Trump's pet projects. In April, he
said he would clean up the massive pool within a week and for about $1
million.
About three months -- and more than $15 million later -- the project looks to be in trouble.
Just Wednesday night, Trump's Department of Interior declared
in a social media statement that "advanced nanobubbler technology" had
"very effectively killed the algae" that has plagued the Reflecting Pool
for years. "The Reflecting Pool water is crystal clear," the statement
declared, but then continued, "our National Park Service team is now
vacuuming up the dead algae resting on the bottom of some parts of the
Reflecting Pool -- just like the destroyed Iranian Navy resting on the
bottom of the Persian Gulf."
A
piece of what appears to be the American Flag Blue liner recently
installed at the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is seen
above the surface of the water on June 18, 2026.
Elise Spenner/ABC News
When ABC News visited
the Reflecting Pool Thursday afternoon, we found it filled with gunk
and green algae-infused water. And a new problem has emerged; the
"American flag blue" paint job appears to be falling apart -- some of it
peeling away from the bottom of the pool.
ABC
News has asked the Interior Department for comment about the peeling
paint and reached out to the contractor that did the work, but they did
not immediately comment.
Members of the National Park Service clean algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, June 18, 2026.
Rahmat Gul/AP Photo
Algae
bloomed late last week just days after the completion of the
renovation, turning the pool from deep blue to green and murky. A DOI
spokesperson told CNN in a statement that the algae was "residual" and
came from reactivated supply lines.
DOI
deployed both a hydrogen peroxide treatment and the nanobubble ozone
technology, a spokesperson said, to rid the pool of algae blooms that
have discolored the landmark and marred the rollout of the renovation
project.
The nanobubble process releases tiny gas bubbles filled with ozone into the water, which helps to eliminate algae blooms.
The DOI spokesperson wrote that the hydrogen peroxide would have "no harmful side effects to marine life or to the environment."
National
Park Service employees and contractors use vacuums to remove green
algae from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, June 18,
2026 in Washington.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Contracts
to resurface the reflecting pool and replace its filtration system were
awarded without going through a competitive bidding process, arguing
the country's impending 250th anniversary celebrations created an
"unusual and compelling urgency."
"[D]elaying
the award long enough to conduct a competitive procurement would
prevent the National Park Service from completing the work in time to
reopen the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool for the Nation's 250th
anniversary event series," the Department of the Interior said in
contracting documents. "This delay would result in serious injury to the
Government, including failure to meet statutory visitor-safety
responsibilities and operational commitments for the 250th."
ABC News' Elise Spenner, Katherine Faulders and Peter Charalambous contributed to this report.
