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Last year, in May, we included a seemingly misfit person — someone no longer with us — on our Hidden [...]

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We’ve talked about this before, but we think it’s high time we brought it up again… especially since a counterpart of ours (a personal development products marketer) just sent out the following email:
“I’m not sure if you know this about me but I try to avoid watching or reading the news as much as possible. I [...]

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Okay, look… we have to address something here.
Lots of comments have been coming in on Heather’s latest post on her blog, which is called The Raging Debate on the Spiritual Side of Avatar.
Part of that debate, as has been highlighted by certain commenters (and also ones who responded to a review on Avatar [...]

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The day before U.S. Thanksgiving, we posted a video by a colleague of ours, about gratitude vs. appreciation, that got some polar opposite commentary. Some of the blog comments we didn’t approve, and other statements (written in ALL CAPS with lots of exclamation points!!!) went to our ticket desk, because the people replied to our [...]

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Last summer, Barry and I were looking for a couple of room dividers for the house we were about to move into, because the living room was one big open space, and we wanted to section off a corner. We saw a pair we liked, but the price was a little steep, so [...]

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As a researcher of metaphysics, interviewer, writer, and just plain open-minded explorer of  all things that help us humans DISCOVER, CONTRIBUTE and get RESULTS, I’ve seen and heard some fascinating “stuff.”
Things that make me jump up and down and yell, “Holy @#$%… that was very cool,” and things that cause me to shake my head [...]

Filed under: Critical-Thinking, Personal Responsibility, Prosperity Mind / Wealth Creation | 27 Comments

A little over 10 days ago — give or take a few (don’t hold me to it) — one of our local radio DJs, during his afternoon news update, told how a Staten Island 15-year-old teenager, in classic Looney Tune style, fell down an open manhole while walking AND texting.
He basically said that the consequences [...]

Filed under: Common Sense, Critical-Thinking, Personal Responsibility | 11 Comments

Does comedy make you angry?
Does personal development cause you to stunt your own growth?
Does looking at the big picture cause you to shut your eyes?
Yes, these questions might sound somewhat facetious. But hey, we all need to look at the world with a bit of humor sometimes to figure out the sense in it, as [...]

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In this post, we’re going to be introducing you to a NEW mentor (we’ll be interviewing him “live” on March 4th), via some of our own commentary first. Hang tight… the Monkey train is now in motion.
Well, like a lot of SEEMINGLY well-meaning (even though obviously trite) “goodie two shoes” phrases that have been inoculated [...]

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It’s 2009. Another “New Year”.
And that only means one thing around these parts!…
… Starting the first week off by coming up with some thoughtful answers to this straight-forward question:
“What Are We Going to Do Differently in 2009?”
And, dear fine reader, while it might be fun, entertaining (and even a tad masochistic) for us to tell [...]

Filed under: Critical-Thinking, Goals-Intentions, Self-Freedom | 9 Comments