· Dr. Joyce Brothers - "Reconnect With Your Family" Parade Magazine 11/4/2001
Once upon a time two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side by side, sharing machinery, and trading labor and goods as needed without a hitch. Then the long collaboration fell apart.
It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew into a
major difference, and finally it exploded into an exchange of bitter words
followed by weeks of silence.
One morning there was a knock on John's door. He opened it to find a man with
a carpenter's toolbox. "I'm looking for a few days work" the man said. "Perhaps
you would have a few small jobs here and there. Could I help you?"
"Yes," said the older brother. "I do have a job for you.
Look across the creek at that farm. That's my neighbor, in fact, it's my younger
brother. Last week there was a meadow between us and he took his bulldozer to
the river levee and now there is a creek between us. Well, he may have done this
to spite me, but I'll go him one better. See that pile of lumber curing by the
barn? I want you to build me a fence -- an 8-foot fence -- so I won't need to
see his place anymore. That'll show him."
The carpenter said, "I think I understand the situation.
Show me the nails and the post-hole digger and I'll be able to do a job that
pleases you."
The older brother had to go to town for supplies, so he
helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day.
The carpenter worked hard all that day measuring, sawing,
nailing.
About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had
just finished his job.
The farmer's eyes opened wide. His jaw dropped.
There was no fence there at all. It was a bridge -- a bridge
stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work,
handrails and all -- and the neighbor, his younger brother, was coming across,
his hand outstretched.
"You are quite a fellow to build this bridge after all I've
said and done."
The two brothers met at the middle of the bridge, taking
each other's hand. They turned to see the carpenter hoist his toolbox on his
shoulder. "No, wait! Stay a few days. I've a lot of other projects for you,"
said the older brother.
"I'd love to stay on," the carpenter said, "but I have so
many more bridges to build."
8 Steps to Solving All Financial, Relationship, Security
or Health Problems
Supporting the creation of every financial, health, security
or relationship problem or phenomenal success is a set of timeless universal
laws that never fail or err. Not even once. Every moment unfolds under perfect
laws. Knowing what these laws are and how to apply them will miraculously wipe
out any problem and produce success, always.
Over the last 4,000 years or so, we have repeatedly received
the exact same how-the-world-works guidance from industry barons, spiritual
masters, philosophers, quantum physicists, great leaders and sages.
Here are some tips on how you can solve any financial,
relationship, security or health problem:
1. Understand your world. Many Nobel Prize winning
physicists have recently proven beyond doubt that the physical world is one
large sea of energy that flashes into and out of being in a fraction of a
second, over and over again. Nothing is solid. This is the world of Quantum
Physics. They have proven that thoughts are what put together and hold together
this ever-changing energy field into the 'objects' that we see.
2. Know the tools of creation. Your thoughts, words and
actions create your experiences. You become what you think about. Albert
Einstein once said that imagination is the most powerful creative force. The
Bible says 'As a man thinketh, so is he.' Become very aware of your thoughts,
and be deliberate in your thinking. There are no idle thoughts. Have vision, and
stick with it.
3. Believe. Henry Ford said "Whether you think you can or
can't - either way you are right". That is pretty much the same thing that Jesus
and many others have said.
4. Understand cause and effect. The law of cause and effect
is the prime law that runs the universe. It is the number one law. Every
spiritual and scientific teacher has sought to teach it. They may have said you
reap what you sow, or you get what you give, or what goes around comes around,
or karma, or consequences, or every action has an equal and opposite reaction,
or many other similar statements. Quantum physics is now teaching us how this
works, exactly, on a sub-atomic level. Things get better when you get better.
They get worse when you get worse. The world is all within you. You are at cause
over everything that happens in your life, whether you were conscious of it or
not.
5. Eliminate level confusion. Align your thoughts, words and
actions with your goals. Become aware. And realize that the physical world is an
effect, not a cause. It is a result of our thoughts, words and actions. You
cannot achieve anything by trying to manipulate the effect. Instead look to
change the cause.
6. Understand infinite loops. You see what you believe and
you believe what you see. But the start of this loop is that what you believe is
what causes the conditions that you see.
7. Know that there is no order of difficulty, as all limits
are placed upon yourself by what you believe to be so.
8. Find your purpose. Find out what makes you happiest, and
work within your purpose. When you do so, your confidence, inspiration,
creativity, energy and passion will be unstoppable.
Life success really can be simple, once you know how it all
works.
- David
Cameron About the
Author
David Cameron is CEO
ImagesOfOne.com, author of Raising Humans and A Happy Pocket Full of Money, and
developer of the Prova LifeGoals Effortless Achiever+ and Prova LifeMap
Numerology software. These and titles such as Think and Grow Rich, As A Man
Thinketh, and more are available for download at http://www.ImagesOfOne.com. You may download a
free 194-page sampler with more on these laws and principles at www.imagesofone.com/download_free_sampler.asp · Theodore
Roosevelt, The Strenuous Life, Chapter X - The American Boy. (Published
in "St. Nicholas," May, 1900) Don't Set New Year's Resolutions - Take Action in
The New Year
It's that time of year again when we start talking and
thinking about New Year's Resolutions even though they're old hat and we
instinctively know they don't work. Because your friends, family and colleagues
may chat about what Resolutions they're going to make, do you find yourself
wondering whether to make any? We know that within a few days or weeks, the
Resolutions will be forgotten, nothing will have changed and yet for some reason
most people still worry about them. So why do we still bother with New
Year's Resolutions? First, they're a custom and a New Year ushers in a new
start, so what better time than now? There's even a small chance that we may
stick to our Resolutions this year, so we have a go. The main reason some people
think about New Year's Resolutions is because they want to change things in
their life.
There's the usual New Year's Resolutions, such as I want
to lose weight, change jobs, or earn more money but they tend to be the same
ones you've had for years and they're still incomplete. These types of
Resolutions are too vague. It's this vagueness, coupled with a lack of action
which means that most people don't achieve their New Year's Resolutions. For
Resolutions to work, they need to be well thought out and have real
meaning. If not, they become a vague item on your "wish list" instead of
actually doing something concrete about them.
The word resolution comes from 'resolve' and means to
make up one's mind or decide firmly. Prior to New Years Day you may think of
Resolutions you want to make and probably feel you've made up your mind, but
what happens? Probably, very little or even nothing at all. Even though you know
that Resolutions don't usually work, it seems that most us still want to make
them. Perhaps that's because other people around you do it, so you feel you
should follow suit because there are things in your life which you want to be
different. The end of a year is a time for clearing out and completing things,
to leave us with a clean slate ready to start a new year. There's something
about a new year, a new beginning, and a fresh start which encourages us to make
New Year's Resolutions. It's a powerful feeling to know you have a year
ahead of you and you can choose what you do with it. It's a time for reflection
about where you want to go next.
What about committing to New Year changes and actions,
rather than Resolutions? The key to achieving what you really want in life and
business is to take action to achieve those changes. It's the lack of action
which stops us from having what we most want. What you want will be different
for each individual and may include
You may think I'm talking about life and business
separately, yet they're inextricably linked. The key point is that you may want
to focus on your professional life, yet this is directly related to your
personal life.
Thinking about New Year's Resolutions may have made you
aware that there are some changes you want to make. I encourage you to
take steps on a consistent basis to make these changes, rather than vaguely
tossing Resolutions around and not doing anything about them.
- Wendy Hearn, Personal and
Professional Coach
About the
Author Wendy is an entrepreneur who loves
assisting others with their success through coaching, writing and
speaking. She lives in Milton Keynes in the UK with her 2 daughters, aged
7 & 9. She works with clients internationally and believes that life
is for living and having fun. Her focus is on what works for clients and
to assist them to eliminate what doesn’t work in their life. She believe
that coaching is about assisting a client to learn to make better
decisions, rather than about giving advice. Although she may give advice
if asked, she encourages individuals to look at the choices, explore all
options, and she offers her support in making decisions. Visit her website
at www.Business-Personal-Coaching.com. Peace and Light, Michael Michael email: Michael@N-Spire.com - or,
send your
"I can forgive, but I cannot forget" is
only another way of saying, "I will not forgive." Forgiveness ought to be like a
canceled note - torn in two and burned up so that it never can be shown against
one.
to me right now!
