Friday, December 28, 2007

Spiritual Bank Account


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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably combed and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, he was provided a visual description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on his window.

"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an 8-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.

"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room yet; just wait."

"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied."

"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged... it's how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it. It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do."

"Each day is a gift and as long as my eyes open, I'll focus on the present moment of the new day and all the happy memories I've stored away."

"Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in."

"So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories!"

"Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. I am still depositing," he concluded.

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.

Have a nice day and an Awesome New Year... unless you already have other plans!


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Friday, December 21, 2007

A Gift For You...


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Greetings!

I'm evaluating a multi-media course on blogging from the folks at Simpleology. For a while, they're letting you snag it for free if you post about it on your blog.

It covers:

  • The best blogging techniques.
  • How to get traffic to your blog.
  • How to turn your blog into money.

I'll let you know what I think once I've had a chance to check it out. Meanwhile, go grab yours while it's still FREE.

Also, check this out:

10 Surefire Ways to Kill
Your Crabby Mood

Having a happy day is well within your reach even if you are feeling totally down in the dumps. Being happy is a choice and there are things you can do to make it happen. Just like when you feel a decrease in energy, the best thing to do is to get your body moving - the same thing is true with cultivating happiness. You must literally pick yourself up and get moving on some actions that will create happiness.

1. Fight the Urge to Mope. Get committed. This is the first step. Do you want to be happy or do you want to wallow in bad feelings? When you're ready to be happy, just make the choice and go with it.

2. Smile. Smile at everyone you meet today. It's OK to fake it at first if you need to, but pretty soon it will be real and it will make you feel good. As you feel yourself becoming happy, remember not to fight it!

3. Laugh. Tell some jokes. Seek out jokes, funny people, and funny videos. Be silly. Crack yourself up. Just start laughing. That alone can make you laugh. And when you laugh you release your body's own natural opiates: endorphins which make you feel good. Here is a link to more info on Laughing Yoga where all you do is laugh! And here's a video on it to check out:




4. Yield to Others. Let others go first in line, on the road, and at any other opportunity you encounter during the day.

5. Count Your Blessings. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Heard it before, right? Well have you done it? It works. List 50 things for which you're grateful and without which your life would be worse. Go ahead. Try it!

6. Make Someone Else Happy. Who could you cheer up today? Who could you thank or compliment? Who could you send a quick handwritten note to? You can really have fun with this, so go ahead and do it!

7. Take an Action Step on a Goal. If there is a goal you've been dreaming about for a while, take the first or next step today. This will give you a feeling of control over your life and that will make you feel good. Just one step is all it takes and then plan the step you'll take tomorrow!

8. Exercise. Moving your body creates endorphins which make you feel good. Exercise will also make you breathe more deeply activating your lymph system which is the body's waste removal engine. Removing toxins through exercise will make you feel great!

9. Music. Get a good dose of your favorite music. Sing along! Dance! Play some air guitar. Heck, get in your car and sing at the top of your lungs! Silly, you say? That's the whole idea! Have some fun. Enjoy!

10. Treat Yourself. Pick a little something and treat yourself to it. Maybe some chocolate cake, a movie, or something else that will make you smile.


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Friday, December 14, 2007

Gold & Silver - Secure Your Financial Future





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New Precious Metals Business, StreamLine Gold, Set To Embark Across The World Wide Web

StreamLine Gold is literally what it says; it can provide an opportunity for unlimited income through the combination of Precious Metals and Cash

( 1888PressRelease ) December 12, 2007 - Accumulating Gold and Silver has a sense of security, they are real. 'Silver' and 'Gold' aren't just names for companies, they are tangible objects that you can hold and feel the value of. Gold and Silver are substance and therein lies their power. This is exactly why Don McElmurry developed and started the StreamLine Gold (SLG) online business opportunity, which can be viewed at ManifestCashNow.info.

“Since the time of Babylon, Gold and Silver has always been money. When placing hard earned dollars to start a business like SLG, you’re placing your money into something solid, something real. Real objects like precious metals is something real, something tangible and should be part of everyone’s portfolio,” states founding SLG member Chad Hershey of the Pinnacle Group.

Mr. Hershey continues, “The U.S. Dollar has lost 70% of its value against other major currencies since the United States went off the gold standard in 1971. Gold and silver cannot be 'made', as opposed to company products. This simplifies the supply and demand way of thinking, because there is a fixed supply. All that you have to worry about is the demand, and when isn't the demand for precious metals high, especially in today’s day and age!”

Apart from the high use of Gold in jewelry, Gold is also used in dentistry, (for gold crowns) embroidery, (to make threads with), electronics, (in connectors on wires) and as a coating on satellites and astronauts' helmets. Silver is used even more, in cutlery, mirrors, in medicine, as a food additive, and even to make polymers in clothes.

Mr. Hershey concludes, “The precious metals market is set to explode and for as little as $50, SLG members can be a part of this growth and share in the massive profits that will be created. SLG is here at the right time, and the time is right for SLG.”

More details on StreamLine Gold can be found here: http://www.ManifestCashNow.info



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Thursday, December 06, 2007

Everything Produces in Kind - Pt. 2 of 2



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Be anxious over nothing.
Worry is useless, because at best it can only disrupt the desired positive outcome, and at worst bring about a negative outcome. There is not a single instance where worry can work positively. So why bother worry any more?

Now let us look at the grand daddy of this universal law that guarantees that everything produces of its own kind. Where is it most clearly given to us? In just about all the worlds major religions, no matter where they come from or how they started, they say one thing: you were created in the image and likeness of the Original Creator. The Creator, by extension of Itself, creates that which is like It in essence, though not necessarily in form.

Form changes all the time, but essence is eternal. The only reason you do not experience yourself with the magnificence you imagine the Creator possessing is because (and again this law comes in) you have put forth and held a thought that your not that which you are, and hence you experience that as well. And that is why all spiritual streams emphasize going within, waking up, remembering, recognizing your unity with Oneness. And this is how deep this law goes, that like produces in kind.

Where else have you seen this law talked about? You have seen it in more places than you may remember. Here are some examples:
  • Birds of a feather flock together,
  • You reap what you sow,
  • You shall know them by their fruits,
  • Karma,
  • What goes around comes around,
  • Do unto your brother... You know the rest.
Now back to your life. Life can be dramatically simplified if you just always remember this simple law. You need not fight against anything, cause fighting against results in conflict, for resistance is born of conflict and thus births conflict. If you find there is something in your life you do not like, simply choose another.

If you don't like having little money, simply stop worrying about money, stop thinking of situations where you may lack money, stop speaking and thinking from the position of poverty. A poor thought gives rise to poverty, a rich thought gives rise to wealth. It is very simple. And this applies to all areas of life, even in relationships and health.

Let us look at what works and what doesn't:

Flowing from a mental and emotional position of abundance results in wealth, but struggling and working hard from a mental and emotional position of lack results in tiredness and little wealth, no matter how long you do it for.

Flowing from a mental and emotional position of peace results in peace, but protesting and fighting against war from a mental and emotional position of conflict results in conflict and polarity, no matter how long you do it for. Don't believe this? Well, ask yourself this: If everyone in the world fought against a cause they believed to be worth fighting for, all 6 billion people each with a justifiable cause to fight against, what would happen?

Now, what if all 6 billion people held peace in their mind, regardless of what everyone else does, what would happen then? Impractical, you say? You haven't tried it yet. I guarantee you that holding your own peace is the most effective way to peace. No matter how big this planet gets, it still comes down to what each person does, and hence the sovereignty and power of an individual is guaranteed high and capable. Every invention, revolution or leap started with one person, spreading to more. But that is another topic all together.

Peace and Love.

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