Dr. Joe Vitale a nationally recognized marketing guru
makes the point constantly that the universe loves speed,
meaning, when you get an idea, don’t sit on it, act on it.
Don’t think about it (much), put it into play, and see if
it moves something into a different phase? One of my
favorite mentors is a fellow named Chris Voss, he has a
Podcast plus blog plus Net show he does in which Chris
just blows you away with info- can you tell he is “my man!”
On one of his blogs Chris gets off on Facebook, and really
I’m starting to see his point, I like Facebook as well, but
if you are into marketing products over the web, my goodness
consider this chart:

Okay, now for the kicker…you knew there had to be one,
right? Check out where the mighty Twitter has landed itself?
Six months back the clamor over Twitter was so loud you
couldn’t hear your tweets as they came in? “What happened?”
You ask, “glad you asked, here is my guess…” Twitter had
some hangups that they’ve gotten past I hope, about how you
did what you did in terms of Tweeting…and in being kind of
Twitter management of posts happy, I think they got legal minded
about who could tweet what and when and where, and they forgot
who was payin’ the bill? Now I’m thankful for Twitter don’t
misunderstand me, it’s a tremendous way to get the word out,
on some things, but it isn’t nearly as well used as Facebook
according to this review. So for my money, I guess I better
learn how to tweak out the Face, huh?

Associated Content just claimed that there isn’t any interest in writing that is spiritual materials based? My brain almost blew out the back of my head, it was like they were saying that we’re not capable of thinking about deep stuff! Talk about a shallow appraisal of folks? Fortunately we can show them that such an opinion is shallow and that we are for sure being real when it comes to our hearts and souls. Evolution of God and you

Getting into it – does it mean, knowing what it is?  If you

don’t know what it is, can you get into it?  Take for example

a spinning Ferris wheel? 

If you don’t know what it is,

can you get into it?  Sure enough, it’s easy isn’t it?  But of course my next

question is, is that a smart way to go about things?  Are we

better off if we understand it first, then leap?  Should

we look before we leap?  What do you think?

Do you believe that religious extremists can/should be stopped?

This is a very informal survey but I ask you to please post this,

and please comment with your insight and any research you

might share to support your insight.  Please also share this

with others and get them to comment as well- need the

input for new book coming out, and of course, if you leave

your comment, research and e-mail, who knows, we might

need to make a deal?  Wanna be in a book?  Thanks – Dana

In the recent hit movie “Live Free or Die Hard,” Bruce Willis’s continuing saga of the “Die Hard,” series, the subject matter concerns something called a “firesale” attack on the technology of the country.  The theory behind it being that link where just as in a fire sale; “everything has to go”;  so in this dramatized “firesale” the electricity, utilities, television, system controls for traffic management, you name it, anything that could be controlled via a computer, is taken over by the bad guys.  As usual Bruce is nearly killed numerous times, and as in all Hollywood action flicks of late, our hero sustains enough injury that anyone who understands medicine knows, “this guy has been a walking dead man since the second time he was shot!”  So the unreal is seen via this media as real (note that).  The unreal is also seen as having power- that the power resides in the ability of the hero to overcome (note that)- so that your impression of the media hyped hero is that he is wonderful, he saves the day and all is well in our world.  You might not know this, so you will need to check it out with Dr. Dennis Waitley of NASA and Olympic athlete training fame, but here is a fact, your mind cannot distinguish from what it sees as input that is surreal or fake or drama, and what is real, in terms of how your body reacts- this is called visual motor rehearsal.  Now here is a real shocker for you; my take on this is that the Bible addressed this as early as Adam and Eve in the garden, God didn’t ask them what they were thinking, God asked them “where are you?”  Big difference in that question.  Now what this says to us are two very important things that we noted, first, your being reacts to drama in a physical way as if though it were real (read that Adrenalin pumping action flicks really get your Adrenalin pumping, so do video games, so do stimulating visual products…) and second, what we have been conditioned to believe is that we must save the day!  We’re the hero in that drama, we’re the savior in that series, we’re …it.  Oops, that doesn’t sound like surrender to Christ as Lord to me?  So where does the power reside in that situation, with the person.  It is the mantra of our time, “be all you can be,” “success is all that matters,” “it isn’t how you play the game, but whether you win or not, which leaves you as memorable, nobody remembers the second place Super Bowl teams…”  And on and on and on it goes, the power residing in the person.

The scene is a calm hill, it’s quiet, the dawn has broken over water, people around this small desert village are just waking; they have gathered around because they know that the solitary figure coming down off the hill can and does heal the sick.  They’ve seen it happen, word has spread, and this Jesus of Nazareth; well, he’s power, and they know it.  He turns to the men who are walking with him and says; “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the misst of wolves: be yes therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.”  That meets with the wide eyed stare of those who are being sent out, but they realize, if they have learned enough of Jesus and His unique power, they will be fine so long as they rely on Him and not upon their own foolishness, such is wisdom that He speaks of.  That’s a far cry from our way of doing things today, wouldn’t you say?

So when we come to the time to celebrate the birth of this amazing Jesus of Nazareth, perhaps one of the things that we might do is really examine where the power resides in our life?  If it resides with Him, then we cannot fail; He doesn’t fail, we will all make it, who put our faith and trust in His ability to save us and keep us; we shall be there, not because of who we are, but because of who He is.  If the power is residing with us, however, then my suspicion is that just as we sin everyday, we will find a way to lose track of what faith is, we will find a way to dis-serve the master and even lose faith in Him; until ultimately our worth in the kingdom is diminished to the extent that it ought not exist at all.  Which is sad, but happens many times.  The very real challenge for us in Christianity today is to not lose sight of who we belong to and what His power is all about.  So the question to you this fine day is, do you know who has the power in your life?

We have so much to be grateful for that when we get in a crunch sometimes, it’s easy to forget just how powerful a simple gesture of kindness can be.  A friend sent this my way and I had to share it, and pray you will enjoy it as much as I did:

The man slowly looked up.  This was a woman clearly accustomed to the finer things of life.  Her coat was new. She looked like she had never missed a meal in her life.  His first thought was that she wanted to make fun of him, like so many others had done before..

“Leave me alone,” he growled…  To his amazement, the woman continued standing.  She was smiling — her even white teeth displayed in dazzling rows.

“Are you hungry?” she asked.
“No,” he answered sarcastically. “I’ve just come from dining with the president… Now go away.”

The woman’s smile became even broader.

Suddenly the man felt a gentle hand under his arm.  “What are you doing, lady?” the man asked angrily.. “I said to leave me alone.

Just then a policeman came up.  “Is there any problem, ma’am?” he asked..

“No problem here, officer,” the woman answered.  “I’m just trying to get this man to his feet. Will you help me?”

The officer scratched his head.  “That’s old Jack. He’s been a fixture around here for a couple of years. What do you want with him?”

“See that cafeteria over there?” she asked. “I’m going to get him something to eat and get him out of the cold for awhile.”

“Are you crazy, lady?” the homeless man resisted. “I don’t want to go in there!”  Then he felt strong hands grab his other arm and lift him up.
“Let me go, officer. I didn’t do anything…”

“This is a good deal for you, Jack,” the officer answered. “Don’t blow it.”
Finally, and with some difficulty, the woman and the police officer got Jack into the cafeteria and sat him at a table in a remote corner.  It was the middle of the morning, so most of the breakfast crowd had already left and the lunch bunch had not yet arrived.

The manager strode across the cafeteria and stood by his table.  “What’s going on here, officer?” he asked.”What is all this, is this man in trouble?”

“This lady brought this man in here to be fed,” the policeman answered..

“Not in here!” the manager replied angrily. “Having a person like that here is bad for business.”

Old Jack smiled a toothless grin.  “See, lady. I told you so. Now if you’ll let me go. I didn’t want to come here in the first place”

The woman turned to the cafeteria manager and smiled.  “Sir, are you familiar with Eddy and Associates, the banking firm down the street?”

“Of course I am,” the manager answered impatiently. “They hold their weekly meetings in one of my banquet rooms.”

“And do you make a goodly amount of money providing food at these weekly meetings?”

“What business is that of yours?”
I, sir, am Penelope Eddy, president and CEO of the company.”

“Oh…”

The woman smiled again..  “I thought that might make a difference.”

She glanced at the cop who was busy stifling a laugh.  “Would you like to join us in a cup of coffee and a meal, officer?”

“No thanks, ma’am,” the officer replied. “I’m on duty.”

“Then, perhaps, a cup of coffee to go?”

“Yes, ma’am. That would be very nice.”

The cafeteria manager turned on his heel.  “I’ll get your coffee for you right away, officer.”

The officer watched him walk away..  “You certainly put him in his place,” he said.

“That was not my intent…  Believe it or not, I have a reason for all this.”

She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner guest.  She stared at him intently.

“Jack, do you remember me?”

Old Jack searched her face with his old, rheumy eyes.  “I think so — I mean you do look familiar.”

“I’m a little older perhaps,” she said.  “Maybe I’ve even filled out more than in my younger days when you worked here, and I came through that very door, cold and hungry.”

“Ma’am?” the officer said questioningly.  He couldn’t believe that such a magnificently turned out woman could ever have been hungry..

“I was just out of college,” the woman began.  “I had come to the city looking for a job, but I couldn’t find anything.  Finally I was down to my last few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment..  I walked the streets for days.  It was February and I was cold and nearly starving. I saw this place and walked in on the off chance that I could get something to eat.”

Jack lit up with a smile.  “Now I remember,” he said..  “I was behind the serving counter.  You came up and asked me if you could work for something to eat.  I said that it was against company policy.”

“I know,” the woman continued.  “Then you made me the biggest roast beef sandwich that I had ever seen, gave me a cup of coffee, and told me to go over to a corner table and enjoy it.  I was afraid that you would get into trouble.  Then, when I looked over and saw you put the price of my food in the cash register, I knew then that everything would be all right.”

“So you started your own business?” Old Jack said..

“I got a job that very afternoon.  I worked my way up.  Eventually I started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered..”  She opened her purse and pulled out a business card. “When you are finished here, I want you to pay a visit to a Mr. Lyons. He’s the personnel director of my company.  I’ll go talk to him now and I’m certain he’ll find something for you to do around the office.”

She smiled..  “I think he might even find the funds to give you a little advance so that you can buy some clothes and get a place to live until you get on your feet.  If you ever need anything, my door is always open to you.”
There were tears in the old man’s eyes.  “How can I ever thank you?” he asked.

“Don’t thank me,” the woman answered.  “To God goes the glory.  He led me to you.”

Outside the cafeteria, the officer and the woman paused at the entrance before going their separate days..  “Thank you for all your help, officer,” she said.

“On the contrary, Ms. Eddy,” he answered.  “Thank you.. I saw a miracle today, something that I will never forget.  And..And thank you for the coffee.”

Have a Wonderful Day. May God Bless You Always and don’t forget that when you “cast your bread upon the waters,” you never know how it will be returned to you.  God is so big He can cover the whole world with His Love and so small He can curl up inside your heart.

When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go.

Only 1 of 2 things will happen, either He’ll catch you when you fall, or He’ll teach you how to fly!

The power of one sentence!  God is going to shift things around for you today and let things work in your favor.  If you believe, send it.

God closes doors no man can open & God opens doors no man can close..
If you need God to open some doors for you…send this on.

Have a blessed day and remember to be a blessing…

What if there were an enormous Christmas secret that was knowable, you could find it out, and it would be wonderful when you did, and you weren’t aware of it? That would be some secret wouldn’t it? You might not like somebody who knew something that would be good for you and chose not to share it, so that they kept it a secret, would you? Ever play a game of hide and go seek, and the other players all got together and left you hiding there? After a while you got suspicious and came “all-e-all-e ins that’s free.” and there wasn’t anybody there? Well this isn’t a secret like that, rather this is more like a fly that is on the wall of the Grand Canyon; you would need to know specifically which rock outcrop that fly was on, to the inch, in order to set your scope up to find it, wouldn’t you? This Christmas secret is going to be revealed to you, and so, in this brief writing that’s what we’re going to get into, the “how do I,” find this Christmas secret?

First we’ll talk about Christmas just a bit, because it is so important, before it happens, as it happens, and after it happens. Then we’ll talk about, in the next paragraphs, the Christmas secret and how you can find it before Christmas, during Christmas, and we hope, after Christmas, so let’s go?

Before Christmas happens things begin to change, in different cultures the world over, people begin to adjust to the idea that something really “neat,” really wonderful in terms of a holiday, is going to happen. Christmas is a world sized holiday, by the way, which, while celebrated differently, by style, takes place on the same day, December the 25^th. For some it’s just a recognition that the rest of the planet sees this day as significant; for most of those countries, however, it is the celebration of the birth of Jesus the Christ. It’s becoming, in America, and in many other countries, unpopular to state it so, which does not make much sense, given that all that Jesus ever did, no matter what else you may think, all He ever did was good for everybody! So in that He was so unlike so many other people, maybe that is why they have chosen to reject celebrating His birthday? But actually, my sense is that good people everywhere know that Jesus the Christ is real, was a real baby, actually lived here on earth, and really did do nothing but good the whole time He was here. If there’s a problem with Jesus the Christ, it’s probably not about Him at all, but about the people who say they know Him; but act like they don’t. People who are supposed to be loving and kind, but sometimes have a very odd way of showing it? Maybe if they weren’t like they are, people would be happier about celebrating their King’s birth? I don’t know, all I know for sure about Christmas is, it does change the world, each year before it gets here, the world gets ready for it, and if you are looking for Christmas, you might find it in that fact?

When Christmas day shines out, my heart rejoices, with so many other hearts, because it is the day in which Jesus the Christ, was born. Historically, maybe not, history is good to study, my preference is to believe that history is kept in the humans heart who knows love, and this day celebrates the birth of the Man who taught love, lived love; and is love. That to me is what Christmas is all about, but it really happens that morning because the night before we have a family tradition, which began when we were extremely poor, a year where we lost just about everything, and even our families health wasn’t good. That year both of us, the wife and I, were trying to think of something that we could do which would be good; we needed something good to take place, those were hard times. So I’d seen this clip of a movie called “A Christmas Carol.” several great actors who have since died, George C. Scott and Edward Woodward, to name a couple; were in it; it is an incredible movie, if you don’t have it, it’s worth the $5.00 it might cost to get it today. Anyway, in our state of down, somehow this movie seemed from the clip to be good, so my suggestion was, “hey, let’s watch it.” She agreed and so was begun the Christmas tradition of watching “A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens. If I had a wish to be granted, like they do at the TED meeting each year, I wish every wealthy greedy world sized corporate pirate leader, who believed they had no need of Christmas, would get to watch this with us.

After Christmas things aren’t the same. Children who had hoped that Santa Clause, or, Saint Nicholas, Shengdan Laoren of Chinese name, JuiTomten of Sweden or others, can be found smiling. In fact this website: http://www.lone-star.net/mall/main-areas/santafaq.htm seems to be a pretty good one, for checking out Santa’s name, but back to the hoping, smiling, children; they are enjoying what Santa has left. Parents who have actually listened to their children and each other (these would be the 50 or so percent who aren’t getting divorced) are smiling inside, just a little, and that “just a little,” may be the about the only smile they get for a while. Things aren’t the same and that is certainly hard to dispute when such a large scale holiday takes place, Christmas doesn’t leave things the same, so if you are looking for a clue about the Christmas secret, that’s a huge one, things after Christmas change.

We’ve spent just a little time together about before, during and after Christmas itself, because nothing is like it, as a holiday, I don’t know one that world wide, has it’s power? New Year’s is celebrated world wide, but it doesn’t have the significance of Christmas and the secret which we are going to discuss, may be a fundamental aspect of why?

Now let’s go into the Christmas secret, because it can be found before Christmas, let me tell you how. You will need to find a quiet place, where you won’t be disturbed for about five minutes; this is going to be tough on you, so you will really have to want to know the secret, because you will need to find a quiet place for five minutes! Here you do nothing, shut off the cell phone and sit – still. Just sit still, for five whole minutes. While you are there ask your heart how many more hurts it can take before it breaks enough to realize that the hurt that you suffer must tell you something about your ability to take hurt? Ask your heart then, if your hurts are worse than the mother who watched her baby die yesterday; because it couldn’t get water. Water- not food, not medicine, WATER- now, ask your heart if you really understand what hurting is? If you will listen to your heart and be honest, you’ll realize that Dickens’s was right, and in the eyes of God “these may be of more importance than you ever will be;” and, we, you and I, and everyone, are letting it happen. It’ll be an interesting five minutes if you do it; and remain true to your heart, I guarantee it will affect how you look at suffering.

The Christmas secret however, is also to be found, by you, right there in the midst of the great times of great joy; you see, we need those, oh we desperately need them, here is why. When you are down, and those times will happen, even when you compare the depth of your down to the greater suffering of someone else; you need to be able to think about good Christmases and good times- its a way of keeping your balance with reality. The Christmas secret, begins in the persons heart, and so, for some, sadly, it’s gonna remain a secret, their heart, is, unfortunately, only a muscle that pumps blood; and that, is, one of the saddest realities of this world. The Christmas secret might have something to do with, changing that; if it is possible to change that heart with little feeling, to one that feels, the Christmas secret might bring it about.

After Christmas if your heart cannot change, the Christmas secret will help you in ways that you might not believe were possible, but all the time were. A very close personal friend who let other things get between us; realized, not too long ago, that “we don’t talk like we used to.” While I almost said, “
no duh,” I stopped my mouth, stayed quiet (like in the car), and listened, because what they said next was something that if your searching for the Christmas secret, will help you, they said, “so every once in a while, let’s just call each other, think we can do that?” You know I really do think we can, and somewhere I hear Charles Dickens agreeing with others “they’re getting close to finding the Christmas secret aren’t they?” What do you think the others say back to them about us?

I’ll fear for you…there, now that we’ve got that out of the way,
you don’t have to fear anymore, just let me know you want
me to fear for you, and I will, simple, right?

Remember how people always
seem to quote Franklin Roosevelt’s famous words here:
“All we have to fear, is; fear itself.” Well that’s a tragically
misquoted statement. Oh, he made it, alright, but if you look
at the entire speech, and the circumstances we were in; trust
me, F.D.R. knew only too well what fear would do to this country!

Fear is how you know that you are in a situation where the result
is going to be something beyond you.

Accept it
Deny it (Reject it)
Change it

So fear prepares you to “get after it,” and in decision making
that can sometimes be a very good thing, you may need to,
maybe you need clear perception about an attack upon
your ability to make decisions? Maybe you need to get
into offensive mode to take on the people who are manufacturing
such stuff?

Seriously consider that you cannot; not fear, anymore than you
cannot, breathe air- it is nearly autonomic, and there is a reason
for that which has to do with one of the most powerful drives
that exist in a human, the drive to live.

Fear is attached at the hip to this drive, so,
it happens nearly automatically, notice
I did say nearly, because, we have the split second of choice,
which Steven Covey discusses in his master work “The 7 Habits
of Highly Effective People.” In this masterwork Covey points
out that we aren’t a product of our glands, we can and should
make a choice.

Fear is more instantaneous, and therefore,
my sense is that while you might
be able to take a split second to really grasp
what is heading your way, you shouldn’t struggle
to control it as the Bear charges at you!
See the illustration there?
It’s not so much about control
as it is about understanding,
which occurs ahead of time.

The picture of cellular is rapidly becoming one of use, maximum use, and best services to you, have you noticed that you are being sought after by lots of brands in their ads? The competition goes at it with big brands such as Motorola, HTC, GE, RIM (Research in Motion) and others weighing in for the fight; you see, while it seems that the technology has arrived and now is mature, it isn’t; it is still an infant. What this means to you is that so many good things are coming, that this article will be very helpful, to show you some of them, but also to provide some references and some ideas about what might be best for you.

This is not so much about choice as it is use, choice you might agree, has much to do with use. My daughter asked a friend what they thought of “Droid,” they said the weren’t impressed, she asked another friend they said “it’s awesome you have to get one,”: she asked someone who we respect in the technology field they said that it is almost as good as an iPhone, and she said ot me, “what does all this mean? Which one should I get?” If you’ve faced similar thoughts and indecision, then keep reading as how we solved that may help you.

My first question was the obvious one, what do you do most of? She responded, “never thought about it, but I text more than talk I think?” This might be true of you also, so I asked her the next question about that, “do you put pictures into your text?” “No I don’t, just text.” She had now filled in the blank for use, she needs a phone that does text really well, pictures sometimes, and you can talk on it. For me it’s not a question of that, I need to be able to talk, my cell phone would die of malnutrition if texting were eating. So let’s recap that point, use is a very large part of what the phone is about.

Does the device work with you? Some phones are just not for your hands, they don’t Bluetooth like you want, they aren’t setup screen wise the way you like, it’s really such a personal decision, and yet, if you haven’t thought about these features, they can throw you and you can end up with a phone that you just aren’t comfortable with. It’s been our expereince, and we believe, the experience of a great many people to look before you leap on that phone.

Now let’s talk about the cellular term that everyone knows is a carrot in the deal, upgrades! What an upgrade can mean is wonderful fun, wonderous entertainment, “WOW” as a total overall rating. Yet there is also a side to upgrades that is hidden, has to do with costs, has to do with plans, has to do with networks. If you aren’t sure, be certain before you entertain the new member of your family.

Summarizing as a way of concluding our thinking together, the cellular changes are coming fast, they are coming faster than Gordon Moore (author and discoverer of the law which sees technology advancing faster than human thinking) even saw; they are better, sharper, and yet, they can be misleading. The only real rules for caution which seem to fit are, be certain you realize what you are getting into, before you get into it. My sense is to not make the upgrade or purchase without a day or so to think it over, but that’s just me being overly cautious, and, having the same Razor for three years, one thing I’ve discovered about that three year old puppy, it’ll still bark when I want it to and it doesn’t go to the bathroom on the floor. Something good can be said about that I guess?

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