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A Better Life

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Thoughts can only be formed in the present moment.  And thoughts can only exert effects in the present moment.  If you can grasp these two concepts, you’ll be able to discard some forms of delusional thinking and craft much more effective intentions.
Here’s an example to help clarify:  Suppose you like the idea of tithing 10% […]

How to Stop Complaining

Monday, August 20th, 2007

Perhaps the most important step in quitting the habit of complaining is to disconnect the undesirable behavior from your identity.  A common mistake chronic complainers make is to self-identify with the negative thoughts running through their minds.  Such a person might admit, “I know I’m responsible for my thoughts, but I don’t know how to stop myself […]

Complaining

Friday, August 17th, 2007

Complaining, like all thought patterns, is not mere observation.  Complaining is a creative act.  The more you complain, the more you summon your creative energies to attract something to complain about.  Your complaints may seem fully justified, but realize that whenever you complain, you are placing your order for more of the same.  Complaining is not […]

The Truth About Piracy

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

After posting the recent article on Copyright and Intellectual Property, I expected someone would question whether the whole notion of copyrights is fear-based.  Sure enough someone did.  It’s a very good question — is the whole notion of intellectual property inherently rooted in fear and scarcity thinking?  Should we feel free to pirate whatever we desire?  Or is […]

Subjective Reality and Nonviolence

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

The perspective of subjective reality says the entire world — i.e. your seemingly objective physical reality — is a projection of your own consciousness.  This perspective suggests the only thing you can really change is yourself.  If you want to address the issue of violence in the world, you can only do so by turning within.  Go […]

The Science of Success

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

A few weeks ago I evaluated The Science of Success program from James Ray.  James is one of the cast members of the underground hit movie The Secret, and you may have seen him on Oprah earlier this month or read my recent interview with him.  I spoke with James on the phone in January, […]

Million Dollar Experiment Manifests $4 Million

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

I just updated the Million Dollar Experiment results (the page might take a while to load due to its size).  Collectively we’re up to about $4 million with 1169 participants actually reporting results.  That’s about $3400 per person on average.  Some have manifested pennies, while others have manifested six-figure sums (myself included).
Most people who join […]

Polarization

Monday, February 26th, 2007

This article continues our exploration of Polarity.  If you haven’t yet digested the first article, you’ll probably want to do so before reading this one, since now we’re going to extend those concepts even further.
A quick review
Every thought has two components:  content and energy.  Content is the data portion of a thought, and energy is the carrier […]

Polarity

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

In my last article on The #1 Mistake People Make When Using the Law of Attraction, I stated that every intention has a content component plus an energy component, and both are equally important when it comes to applying the Law of Attraction.  At the end of that article, I asserted that the energy component of every […]

The #1 Mistake People Make When Using the Law of Attraction

Monday, February 19th, 2007

Whenever you form an intention, that intention has two primary components.  The first component is the content of the intention.  The content is the information part of your desire.  It’s whatever you decide you want, such as a new career, a better relationship, or an extra $10,000.  That part is pretty straightforward.
The second component of an intention is the energy […]



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