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Brain Exercise: Statues

This exercise is based on logic and visual problem solving techniques.

A modern artist has 10 identical statues that are to be exhibited in one room of the gallery. The artist insists that there are 3 statues against each of the 4 walls. How would you arrange the figures?

See how much time it takes you to solve it.
If you see the answer instantly - excellent!
2 minutes - great!
10 minutes - good!
Not at all - practice solving more logic puzzles!

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Genius Quotes: Brain

Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.
Edward de Bono

Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.
Ambrose Bierce

The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.
Thomas A. Edison

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
Albert Einstein

If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't.
Emerson M. Pugh

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.
Dr. Seuss

The more you use your brain, the more brain you will have to use.
George Dorsey

I never came upon any of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking.
Albert Einstein

When you don't have an education, you've got to use your brains.
Anonymous
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Boost your Life with Subliminal Messages – For Free!

© Bradley Thompson, 2007

The US Government tried to ban them on TV and radio back in 1974. They were once arguably used to boost sales of popcorn in movie theaters by almost 60%. And today, they’re the subject of numerous Derren Brown-style “mind” shows airing throughout the globe.

I’m talking, of course, about subliminal messages.

However despite all the media hype, subliminal messages aren’t just used by advertising moguls trying to get us to buy another can of coke. They can also be employed to make serious and lasting change in our own lives.

In this short article, I’m going to share a method you can use to get subliminal messages working for you—starting tonight!

But before we begin, let’s ask ourselves: what exactly are subliminal messages?

Subliminal is defined as “below the threshold of consciousness”. Subliminal messaging refers to the act of sending messages direct to the powerful subconscious mind, the part of your brain that controls everything from memory to body temperature to providing your conscious mind with its core traits.

Subliminals really hit the headlines back in the 70’s, when advertisers began inserting messages into commercials. The messages were simply 100-millisecond flashes, and nobody officially “saw” them. Yet sales mysteriously rocketed.

Even Hollywood got in on the act. Alfred Hitchcock planted his own subliminals inside the movie “Psycho”!

These suggestions were having so much impact, that the US Government almost banned subliminals back in the mid-70’s – and UK, Australian and Canadian governments actually did ban the technology.

Yet by this time, the news was out – and individuals were beginning to realize the potential of subliminals as a revolutionary self-help tool. The idea of sending self-improvement affirmations direct to the subconscious mind was suddenly open to everyone.

But how? There are two primary ways you can actually “send” subliminal messages. Visually, such as using the latest Subliminal Power software program (www.subliminal-power.com) to flash messages around your computer screen as you work. Or, less effectively, using sound, such as with the subliminal CDs you can order online at sites such as Subliminal CDs (www.subliminal-cds.com).

Yet if your budget is low, there’s an even cheaper way to get the power of subliminal messaging working for you!

Here’s how. Begin by identifying a couple of core goals you’d like to concentrate on in your life right now. For example, you may wish to learn faster or quit smoking. Then, write that goal down as a simple, short, positive affirmation.

For example, “I am a quick learner” or “I am ready to quit smoking”. Other examples include “I invest wisely”, “My reading speed increases every day”, or “I am now more confident”.

Be careful: do not use negative terms, such as “Not” or “Don’t” in your message. The subconscious does not understand such words in context and would read “I don’t gain weight” as “I gain weight”. You have been warned.

Now write your affirmation, clearly and in thick black marker pen, onto a sheet of white cardboard. Create three-or-so cards, each with affirmations focusing on your core theme, and store them next to your bed with a flashlight.

Next comes the unsociable part!

We’re going to catch your mind in a highly receptive state, by waking it up in the middle of the night, when the door to your subconscious is wide open.

Set your alarm clock for 3am, then go to sleep as normal. As soon as you hear the ring, turn off the alarm and—almost instinctively—pick up the affirmation cards and your flashlight. The room should be pitch black.

Next, flick the flashlight on and off very quickly a dozen times over each affirmation card. While doing this, stare at the cards. Do not consciously try to make out the words. These subliminal messages are for the subconscious.

When you’re done, simply turn off the flashlight, put down the cards and return to sleep. It will take just two minutes of your time and I guarantee you’ll fall straight back into deep and restful slumber.

That’s it: you’ve just “sent” a bundle of subliminal messages straight to your subconscious. What follows is exciting!

After the first few nights of using this technique, most individuals report problem-solving dreams that assist in their goals or influence their decisions. Just a week later and practically all participants note a serious movement toward their core goal. Their leaning speed improves dramatically. Their nicotine addiction is cut in half.

As the change comes from within, it isn’t always obvious. Yet a few weeks down the line, most individuals sit back and realize just how far they’ve progressed without consciously realizing it. Soon, your goals have been achieved... the messages worked. When ready, you can move onto your next set of goals by simply writing out a new set of affirmation cards.

It’s a very simple system, yet remains highly powerful and terribly underused.

Most people reading this article won’t try this straightforward experiment. Maybe they just don’t believe it will work, or maybe they view it as being altogether too much hassle.

It’s inconvenient, certainly—perhaps not as user-friendly as a piece of modern subliminal software. But you think it doesn’t work? Then try it for a week, and see for yourself. Anthony Robbins, Tiger Woods, Derren Brown, New Scientist magazine, even the U.S. Government all know the power behind subliminal messaging.

And if you don’t, maybe it’s about time you caught up.

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Bradley Thompson is a well-known mind guru and commissioner of the critically-acclaimed Subliminal Power software at http://www.subliminal-power.com/ as used by Olympic athlete winners. Bradley is also the creator of self-empowerment tools such as Subliminal-Studio, Subliminal-CDs.com, Instant Hypnosis Downloads, and Binaural Beats. You can find his homepage online at http://www.selfhelpstreet.com/
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Brain Exercise: 9 points

This exercise will enhance both your lateral and logic thinking. Take a piece of paper and draw 9 points as shown below:

O O O
O O O
O O O

Task: Without lifting the pen or pencil from the paper, connect all 9 points together using 4 straight lines. Try to do it within 5 minutes.
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Bizarre Books: Do It Yourself

12 do-it-yourself books that go beyond ordinary: treat yourself (or your loved ones) to DIY brain surgery, kinky toy or a coffin.



Do-It-Yourself Coffins: For Pets and People
Dale Power,Jeffrey B.

Extreme Pumpkins: Diabolical Do-It-Yourself Designs to Amuse Your Friends and Scare Your Neighbors
Tom Nardone

The Ultimate Do-It-Yourself Survival Shelter Construction Manual
Michael A. Pugliese

Bankruptcy Do It Yourself
Janice Kosel

Do-it-yourself brain surgery & other home skills
Stewart Cowley

Do-It-Yourself Piston Polishing
Scott O'Hara

The Do It Yourself Lobotomy
Tom Monahan

2DO Before I Die : The Do-It Yourself Guide to the Rest of Your Life
Michael Ogden

How to Touch a Leper: A Do-it-yourself Guide to Healing
Paul Olson

Dr. Block's Do-it-yourself Illustrated Human Sexuality Book for Kids
Dr. Charles Block

KinkyCrafts 99 Do-It Yourself S/M Toys for the Kinky Handyperson
Lady Green & Jaymes Easton

The Cat Repair Book: A Do-It-Yourself Guide for the Cat Owner
Ruth B. James

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Logic Puzzle: Black & White Balls

Imagine that you have three boxes, one containing two black balls, one containing two white balls, and the third containing one black ball and one white ball.
The boxes were originally labelled for their contents (BB - WW - BW) but someone has inadvertently switched the labels so that now every box is incorrectly labelled.


Without looking inside, you are allowed to take one ball at a time out of any box that you wish, and by this process of sampling, you are to determine the contents of all three boxes.

What is the smallest number of drawings needed to do this?
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Monty Python - My Brain Hurts

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Wit and Wisdom - Work

Work is the refuge of those who have nothing better to do.
Oscar Wilde

They were a people so primitive they did not know how to get money except by working for it.
Joseph Addison

Most people like hard work, particularly when they're paying for it.
Elbert Hubbard

My son has taken up meditation. At least it's better than sitting and doing nothing.
Max Kauffmann

I work for myself, which is fun. Except when I call in sick, I know I'm lying.
Rita Rudner

Sexual harassment at work: is it a problem for the self-employed?
Victoria Wood

If you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now, quiet! They're about to announce the lottery numbers...
Homer Simpson

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Logic Puzzle: 3 Envelopes

There are three envelopes and exactly two statements are written on each of the envelopes. The statements on one of the envelopes are BOTH TRUE, the statements on the other envelope are BOTH FALSE and the remaining envelope has ONE TRUE and ONE FALSE statement.

Here is what is written on the three envelopes:
First Envelope:
(a)The formula is not in here.
(b)The formula is in Envelope 2.

Second Envelope:
(a)The formula is not in Envelope 1.
(b)The formula is in Envelope 3.

Third Envelope:
(a)The formula is not in here.
(b)The formula is in Envelope 1.

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Einstein's Formula for Success

by Ron White
(excerpted from How to Develop the Mind of Einstein 6-CD/Workbook series)


Albert Einstein had a formula for success. Can you believe that? One of the greatest minds of all time developed a math formula for success! I suggest you read this carefully -- this may be the most important math equation that you will ever see.



Einstein said, "If A equals success, then the formula is: A=X+Y+Z.
X is work.
Y is play.
Z is keep your mouth shut."

Einstein no doubt had an excellent sense of humor. Let's look at the 3 variables in this equation. They are:
1. Work
2. Play
3. Keeping your mouth shut!

1. Work: Albert Einstein had a tremendous work ethic and because of that gave more to society and modern science than any person in recent times

2. Play: Einstein, however, did not work 24 hours a day and made time for fun and relaxation. His idea of fun may have been different than yours, but that doesn't mean it still wasn't play.

3. Keeping your mouth shut: Finally, my favorite part of his success formal is to keep your mouth shut. I genuinely believe that the person who talks the least says the most. A friend of mine complains that the woman he is dating talks too much. I don't know how to break the news to him; however, the problem is not that she talks too much. It simply is the fact that he is irritated that he isn't able to talk. Now, let me just say this is not a generic man and woman statement. I am speaking about a specific person that I know. His desire is to constantly talk and because he likes to talk so much, he will talk in circles. If you let him talk long enough he will repeat the same thing three times and then contradict himself. His desire is not to hear but to be heard.

Albert Einstein, on the other hand had nothing to prove. He felt no need to be the "Chatty Cathy" he could have been with his knowledge. It wasn't important to him to talk to everyone he met and talk over their heads to demonstrate his IQ. Instead, he learned the value of quietness and solitude.

Shift your mind set from being a talker to a listener. It has been said that you can make more friends in 5 minutes by becoming interested in others than you can make in 5 years of trying to get others interested in you! How do you become interested in others? You ask questions and then keep your mouth shut!

Dale Carnegie wrote a best selling book entitled 'How to Win Friends and Influence People.' One of the key premises of this book was that everyone's favorite subject is actually themselves and that the sweetest sound to their ears is the sound of their own name. Einstein knew this and realized he could influence others by choosing his spots to speak and validating others by extending them the courtesy of listening.

-- Ron White


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Ron White has spent over a decade training business professionals and students how to improve their memory, grades and income. He has appeared on FOX television, broken a Guinness Record by memorizing a 28-digit number in 75 seconds, been a guest on over 35 radio programs in the United States and Canada, and his articles have appeared in print across the country. Ron's live workshops sell out every time. For more information about Ron's program - How to Develop the Mind of Einstein, CLICK HERE

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Wit and Wisdom - Truth

“If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.”
Mark Twain



“Never assume the obvious is true."
William Safire

“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.”
Oscar Wilde

“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.”
Galileo Galilei

“What you perceive, your observations, feelings, interpretations, are all your truth. Your truth is important. Yet it is not The Truth.”
Linda Ellinor

“Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.”
Albert Einstein

“The belief that there is only one truth, and that oneself is in possession of it, is the root of all evil in the world”
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Logic Puzzle: Pills

You've been placed on a course of expensive medication in which you are to take one tablet of medicine A and one tablet of medicine B daily.


You must be careful that you take just one of each because taking more of either can have serious side effects. Taking an A without taking a B, or vice versa, can also be very serious, because they must be taken together in order to be effective. In summary, you must take exactly one of the A pills and one of the B pills at one time.

Therefore, you open up the A bottle, and you tap one A pill into your hand. You put that bottle aside and you open the B bottle. You do the same, but by mistake, two Bs fall into your hand with the A pill.

Now, here's the problem. You weren't watching your hand as the pills fell into it, so you can't tell the A pill apart from the two B pills. The pills look identical. They are the same size, same weight, same color, same everything, and they are not marked differently in any way. What are you going to do? You cannot tell which pill is which, and you cannot afford to throw them away and start over again.

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QI is back!

QI, one of my absolutely favourite quizzes, is back (tonight 10.00 pm on BBC2) with the 5th series of its usual humorous misconception-dispersing squabble.

As a reminder, here are few episodes from the previous series...


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Word Puzzle: Stripping the Word

What English word is nine letters long, and can remain an English word at each step as you remove one letter at a time, right down to a single letter. List the letter you remove each time and the words that result at each step.



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Simply Solving the Puzzle

by Vic Johnson


When most young children are given a puzzle to solve or put together that is especially challenging, most will make a good effort at solving it, but if unsuccessful will soon lose interest and abandon it. Some will even become angry at their failure to solve it and may throw a tantrum.



Contrast that with the experienced puzzle player who proceeds to put the puzzle together with an air of certain confidence that they will complete it. They know that they have all of the pieces of the puzzle before them so it is only a matter of finding out which pieces work where and once that's done the puzzle will be complete. Putting a piece in the wrong place is not a cause for concern; it's simply another step toward putting all of the pieces in their proper place.

I think of all the times in my life when I acted like a young child in dealing with the current puzzle in my life. Instead of turning over and trying the next piece, I got angry and walked away from the puzzle, seeing the puzzle as a problem instead of as an opportunity.

Napoleon Hill, author of the classic Think and Grow Rich, knew Thomas Edison and Henry Ford personally. He said of both men that the ONLY thing that was different about them from everyone else was their persistence. Which gives rise to an interesting thought. Where would our civilization be today if either man had treated his puzzles like the impatient young child?

If you don't have all of the pieces of your puzzle on the table, then stop, identify them and get them on the table before proceeding. If, however, you've got them on the table, then take the approach of the experienced puzzle player. When they don't fit -- don't quit -- try another piece or move them to another place. While you're at it, learn another valuable lesson from great puzzle players. They don't just enjoy completing the puzzle; they delight in putting it together.

Napoleon Hill thought Persistence was a pretty important key to success -- he used the word 97 times in Think and Grow Rich and he devoted an entire chapter to it. Some of his wisdom includes, "The majority of people are ready to throw their aims and purposes overboard, and give up at the first sign of opposition or misfortune. A few carry on DESPITE all opposition, until they attain their goal. These few are the Fords, Carnegies, Rockefellers, and Edisons. There may be no heroic connotation to the word "persistence," but the quality is to the character of man what carbon is to steel."

And that's worth thinking about.
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Logic Puzzle: Yum, Arsenic!

In a far away land, it was known that if you drank poison, the only way to save yourself is to drink a stronger poison, which neutralizes the weaker poison.



The king that ruled the land wanted to make sure that he possessed the strongest poison in the kingdom, in order to ensure his survival, in any situation. So the king called the kingdom's pharmacist and the kingdom's treasurer, he gave each a week to make the strongest poison. Then, each would drink the other one's poison, then his own, and the one that will survive, will be the one that had the stronger potion.

The pharmacist went straight to work, but the treasurer knew he had no chance, for the pharmacist was much more experienced in this field, so instead, he made up a plan to survive and make sure the pharmacist dies. On the last day the pharmacist suddenly realized that the treasurer would know he had no chance, so he must have a plan. After a little thought, the pharmacist realized what the treasurer's plan must be, and he concocted a counter plan, to make sure he survives and the treasurer dies.

When the time came, they king summoned both of them. They drank the potions as planned, and the treasurer died, the pharmacist survived, and the king didn't get what he wanted.

What exactly happened?


The solution will be revealed in 24 hours.

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SOLUTION: The correct answer was sent by Kian, a 5-year-old child genius (comment no.2). Not only is he a mental wizzard, but also the author of these fantastic blogs:
Map The Famous
A Little Journey
Comedy Greats

Well done!

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The Power of Feeling Good

by song chengxiang


Today I am going to share a powerful lesson that you can
use to immediately achieve any success you want in your
life. And I promise you that if you do what I suggest you
do, your success is guaranteed.



You will have everything you want in your life and enjoy
the total fulfillment that you deserve. Remember this…
there is no limit to what you can have, be and do. Every
thing you can imagine, you can achieve. And you are going
to find out how to do it now...

Feeling excited? Let’s play a “what if” game. What if you
could ask 100 of the most successful people in the world
whether there was a single magic secret to success? What if
they told you there was? What if they all gave you the same
answer? Are you willing to do what they suggest you do?

Well I don't know what they will tell you, but I do know,
from years of studying the most successful people, that
there is one single most important factor that contributes
to more of their success than any other factors combined,
and anyone can use it to achieve his success no matter who
he is, or what his current conditions are.

You must be eager to know what this secret is. Let me tell
you now.

Listen Up!

The single most important factor for successful people is
simply feeling good.

If success is really that simple, then why are so many
people struggling?

That is a good question. We have been taught that in order
to achieve something, we have to suffer first. It has been
said, no pain no gain. But I tell you this ...That is
ABSOLUTELY false.

Look at the life of a highly successful person. Is he
suffering, is he struggling? If he is, then I can assure
you that he is not successful in the area that he is
struggling against. He may look successful in a certain
area, but very unsuccessful in others. Have you ever seen a
multimillionaire who is suffering from bad health? Why does
that happen? He has all the money he needs to hire the best
doctors in the world, why is he still suffering from ill
health?

Here is what‘s really happening…

He is highly successful financially, because he feels
really good about himself in the financial area; he is
unsuccessful physically, because he feels bad about his
health.

The point I want to make is this. If you notice someone who
is extremely successful in one area, then you will be
certain to notice he feels great about himself in that
area. He has been conditioned to feel good in that area,
just like most people have been conditioned to struggle in
some areas of life.

If you are still not convinced, perhaps you can think of it
this way. How do you define success? It is certainly not
just about setting a goal and achieving it. That is
important, but it’s only part of the story. Success in my
definition and in most successful people's definition is
about enjoying a state of well-being in every moment of our
existence. It all comes down to a state of feeling good.
You may not agree with me, you may consider success as
having a million dollars in your bank account; you may
consider success as being famous as a public figure. Then
let me ask you a question: “why do you want a million
dollars?”, or “why do you want to be a famous person?” If
you think hard about this question, you will find that all
you want is simply to feel good.

Here is the big mistake that most people make. They think
they are going to be happy once they get that million
dollars, they think they will be happy once they become a
superstar. But when they reach that goal, they feel a
moment of excitement, and finally they realize that that is
all there is. And then they set a higher goal, and wish
they will be happy once they reach that goal. They will
never be happy as long as they don’t change their approach.

Then what is the right approach?

Since your ultimate goal is to feel good, then why not
choose to feel good right now? How do you do that? It is
simply by choosing to feel good at this moment. It is as
simple as that. People have spent great amounts of money
searching for techniques and strategies to make them
successful, but they forget that the most powerful tool is
the most fundamental; it is simply feeling good.

You may say "it is easier said than done, how can I feel
good if I am broke?" If that is how you think, here is my
answer to you... There are only two kinds of feeling we
experience every day. One is feeling good, and one is
feeling bad.

Good feelings send a powerful signal to the universe, and
through the law of attraction, you will attract people,
circumstances and events to match your state of feeling
good. Bad feelings also send a powerful signal to the
universe to bring back people, circumstances and events to
match your state of feeling bad.

Have you seen that?

Feelings are the causes, conditions are the effects.

You cannot get away from being broke if you are feeling
bad. You only reinforce the cause.

So begin to feel good one way or another, no matter what
conditions you are in.

At the moment you choose to feel good, amazing things will
happen.

If you don't believe me, try it. You have nothing to lose.

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Song Chengxiang is the author of popular online
ebooks "Rapid Manifestation" and "The Lost secrets of
Manifestation". His words have helped thousands of people
greatly change the quality of their lives and manifest
their true desires easily and effortlessly. He has recently
developed a powerful mind programming system- Quantum Mind
Power, with a top brainwave entrainment Engineer Morry
Zelcovitch. Check out this amazing new system and get a
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Riddle: What's going on?

30 men with ladies two
Gathered for a festive do.
Dressed quite formal, black and white,
Yet movement turned to nasty fight.
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The Power of Appreciation

by song chengxiang


There is a powerful force within each one of us that you
can use to overcome any obstacles, no matter how bad the
situation is. Once you know how powerful this force is and
how it works, you will never have to worry about anything
in your life, no fears, no worries, and no anxieties. Life
becomes an easy and fulfilling process. You start to enjoy
your life; you start to enjoy every moment of your
existence.



Are you getting excited about knowing what this power is?
The powerful force that I am making reference to is “The
power of appreciation.”

Yes, it is the power of appreciation. If you want to win,
and win big in life, you have to know the power of
appreciation, and you have to know how it works, and live
by it. This is the secret weapon that you can use to win
the battle of life, no matter how bad your current
circumstances are. Don’t let its simplicity fool you. Just
this one simple idea will completely change your life.

Ok, let me make a clear statement, let it enter your
subconscious mind. “No matter what circumstance you
encounter, no matter what situation you are in, you always
have the choice of finding something to appreciate in it,
and you can immediately change your point of attraction at
that moment!”

Remember, the quality of your life is determined by the
quality of this moment. And you have a choice in every
moment. You can choose to feel depressed and unhappy, or
you can choose to find something to appreciate, and change
your point of attraction immediately.

OK, now you ask “How can I find something to appreciate?”

Let’s do a simple exercise…

Stop whatever you are doing now, find something right here
that you can appreciate. Go ahead, find something.

Have you got it? If you haven’t, let me remind you of
something. No matter who you are, and where you are, I can
assure you that you at least have one thing to appreciate,
just because you are reading this. Have you got it? Yes!
You got it… It is the internet! How wonderful it is that we
can have access to the internet and find literally any
information we want in minutes. Now, stop for a moment, and
really feel it. What does that make you feel? Think about
how fortunate you are, compared to those people living in
third world countries where they don’t even have a
computer. Hold on to the good feeling for a few seconds,
really feel it. If you can keep it for 17 seconds, your
life will dramatically change. I guarantee you.

This is just an example to demonstrate how you can find
something to appreciate anytime and anywhere. It is
actually very simple, it only takes a few seconds here and
a few seconds there, and your life will never be the same.
You will find yourself full of energy and happiness.

Appreciate the food that you eat, appreciate the air that
you breathe, appreciate the sunshine, appreciate the
relationship that you are in, appreciate the room that you
are sitting in. Appreciate everything.

Well, you may say “The food that I eat is not as good as
what the rich eat”,“the air that I breathe is not as good
as the air in another city”, “the relationship that I am in
is not as fulfilling as it should be”, “the room that I
live in is not as big as I want”. Maybe all these are true,
but it is true only because you have chosen to perceive it
this way. And the important thing is you can perceive it in
a different way right at this moment. Ok, think about the
food you are eating. DO you know there are millions of
children in Africa who do not have enough to eat? Think
about the relationship that you are in. Don’t you remember
that last time your partner gave you a hug when you were
facing a major challenge? Don’t you remember all the
wonderful things that your partner has done for you over
the years? Instead of focusing on what he/she did wrong,
why not focus on what he/she did right? More importantly,
appreciate him/her; appreciate what your partner has done
for you.

So you get my point, there are always positive and negative
aspects to any circumstances or any people, you can either
focus on the negativities and blame what is wrong, or you
can choose to appreciate the positive aspect and what is
right. This will make a big difference to the quality of
your life. I have to repeat, don’t let the simplicity of
this idea fool you, practise appreciating here and there,
and you will find miracles in your life.

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Song Chengxiang is the author of popular online
ebooks "Rapid Manifestation" and "The Lost secrets of
Manifestation". His words have helped thousands of people
greatly change the quality of their lives and manifest
their true desires easily and effortlessly. He has recently
developed a powerful mind programming system- Quantum Mind
Power, with a top brainwave entrainment Engineer Morry
Zelcovitch. Check out this amazing new system and get a
FREE 5 part Quantum Mind Power ecourse HERE

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IDEAS

by Jim Rohn

If you wish to find, you must search. Rarely does a good idea interrupt you.

Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need is just one more good idea.

Ideas are information taking shape.



When a new idea comes our way, we must put it on our mental scales and weigh it carefully before deciding its value.

One of the secrets to success is ideas mixed with inspiration.

Nothing is more powerful for your future than being a gatherer of good ideas and information. That's called doing your homework.

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These quotes are by Jim Rohn, America's Foremost Business Philosopher. To subscribe to the Free Jim Rohn Weekly E-zine, go to www.jimrohn.com or send a blank email to subscribe@jimrohn.com Excerpted from The Treasury of Quotes by Jim Rohn. Copyright © 1994-2005 Jim Rohn International. All rights reserved worldwide. Read more!

The Elegant Universe

This program was created in 2003, but as I've just discovered it and watched the first hour (it's 3 hours long), I have to share it with anyone interested in "how the universe works".



It's all about the String theory - the theory of everything that unites the 2 sets of laws that don't agree.

The first part is called Einstein's Dream and it follows his quest to unify the laws of gravity and electromagnetism...

Watch it here: The Elegant Universe

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10 Ways to Kink Your Vibe

by Jeannette Maw


In order to get what you want, it’s essential to have a vibration aligned to that.
Many aren’t aware of their vibration or the role it plays in creating life experiences.
An misaligned vibe keeps people in a rut and prevents dreams, miracles, and other good things from happening.



Here are ten ways you may be sabotaging your vibe:

1. Worrisome thoughts – Anxious, concerned, and fearful thoughts disconnect you from source energy, bringing you closer to the things you don’t want in life.
Habitual negative thinking is the primary culprit for a polluted vibration.

2. Doing what you “have to” – Doing things you don’t want to do, either out of obligation or because you believe you “have to,” creates resistance and other disturbances in your energy.

3. Following the “rules” or doing what you “should” – When we follow someone else’s instruction and ignore our own guidance, we run the risk of kinking our vibration. This is particularly easy to do when it comes to food, exercise, medical advice, social etiquette and other basic activities in life.

4. Playing the martyr – Withholding good things from yourself and refraining from enjoyment of life is another way to cut off your connection to source energy and kink the vibe.

5. Tolerating others – The act of tolerating anything is a drain on your energy, especially when it’s people you’d rather not be around.

6. Isolating yourself from nature – Your connection to source wilts when you sequester yourself from nature. Uninterrupted exposure to concrete, artificial lighting, stale air, etc. doesn’t allow for energetic rejuvenation.

7. Being hard on yourself – Feeling guilty, embarrassed, disappointed or angry with yourself is a sure-fire way to contaminate your vibration. Negative emotions directed inward are toxic to healthy personal energy.

8. Being a news/TV junkie – Exposing yourself to the standard negative news and social gossip takes a strong toll on the vibration. Many popular TV shows also assail energy with regular violence and sarcasm.

9. Harboring resentment – Continual feelings of resentment toward a situation, person or group kinks up the vibe over time. That includes parents, bosses, religious groups, foreign countries, etc.

10. Disorganized physical space – A chaotic environment subtly but relentlessly chisels away at a healthy vibration. Spending time in an atmosphere that doesn’t feel good will deplete your energy over time, affecting your vibration as well.

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Jeannette Maw is an Attraction Coach and founder of Good Vibe Coaching who teaches clients the three secrets to getting what they want, once and for all. Get powerful tips and strategies to manifest your dreams by signing up for the free “Get What You Want” ezine at http://www.goodvibecoach.com

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Trapped in the Drive-Thru -

Another one of Weird Al's ingenious creations, turning everyday irritations into an epic.

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Wit and Wisdom - Boredom

Bore,n: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary



A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you.
Bert Leston Taylor, The So-Called Human Race

The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
Dorothy Parker

Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible.
Frank Moore Colby

Good-bye. I'm leaving because I'm bored.
George Saunders, last words

A bore is a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company.
Gian Vincenzo Gravina

The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal.
H.L.Mencken

The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think it's their fault.
Henry Kissinger

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How to Create Energy From Nothing

by Kacper Postawski

A lot of people feel "tired", and blame it on getting not enough sleep, or other external factors. Basically, the fact that they're tired is always "out of control." What they don't know is that there's a reason for feeling "tired", and that there's a simple method to change "tired" to "energized" in a heartbeat....



Most of us feel tired during one of the four:
1) After waking up in the morning.
2) After intense physical activity, or long hours of work.
3) After sitting in one place for a long period of time.
4) During the evening, or in the late evening hours.

What do all four of those have in common? There's one very common process that happens in our bodies in all four cases. During all of these we all experience very similar"symptoms" of tiredness. These include yawning, rubbing our eyes, feeling sllooowww, and having the urge to just get into bed and sleep.

Why Do We Get These "symptoms?"
Our bodies have a natural temperature rhythm. Our body temperature rises when we are awake, and promotes feelings of alertness. Our body temperature also falls when we're sleeping, and promotes feelings of drowsiness, and a desire to sleep.

The natural DROP of body temperature in our bodies is a CUE for our body to produce feelings of tiredness, drowsiness, and the strong urge to sleep. I call this the "natural sleep response". When we're exercising, or putting excessive physical demand on our body, our body temperature RISES rapidly, however when you END the physical activity, there is a RAPID body temperature DROP until your body temperature regulates sometime after. It's during this DROP that most of us think there's no other way out but to sleep, and we usually jump into bed and do just that.

The feeling of the body temperature drop after long hours of work is usually mistaken by us as a deep need for sleep. In reality, we don't need to sleep, we just need to "cool down". Allow me to give you a personal example:

As a kid I used to work at a FULL SERVE gas station for 8-9 hours in a row. This meant I had to be on my feet running around pumping gas for 8-9 hours with one 10 minute break. It was hell! Even when I had the early morning shift I would come home and feel TOTALLY DRAINED and TIRED, I usually fell asleep and slept till the evening.

However, as I began learning the inner science of our sleep system and the inner sleep clock, I tried a little experiment one day. Instead of going to sleep I came home and played fetch with my dog out in the yard for about 45 minutes instead. To my surprise, after just a few minutes of a little light activity (throwing a plastic chewed up Frisbee across the backyard), the feeling of tiredness faded and I was able to stay awake and alert WAY into the early morning hours.

How did this work?

I simply allowed my body temperature some time to return back to the normal pattern it proceeds. I gave it time to "come down." When it returned back to normal, I didn't feel tired and the intense pressure to sleep faded.
This same body temperature drop happens after you sit in one place for a long time. Listen, you could take a person who is robust, athletic, and naturally energetic, but if you put them in front of a TV for 3 hours, THEY WILL GET TIRED! This is simply because our body temperature drops when we're NOT MOVING.

That's why the biggest antidote to feeling tired is exercise and movement, NOT SLEEP.

During the morning our body temperature is low too, which creates feelings of drowsiness and tiredness, however, most of us chose to mask this feeling by consuming large amounts of caffeine. The other main temperature drops happen in the afternoon, and in the mid-evening.

In the Powerful Sleep system I describe the EXACT methods to gain a full understanding of your body temperature rhythm, so you can create a quick RISE of body temperature in the morning, and delay the body temperature drop in the evening. This allows you to stay awake and ALERT longer, have more energy and MORE TIME (time is a precious commodity!)

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About The Author:

Kacper Postawski is an innovative sleep science researcher and the creator of the “Powerful Sleep - Secrets of the Inner Sleep Clock” system on www.PowerfulSleep.com. He can show you how to reduce your sleep by up to 3 hours, create more time, and an abundance of energy in your body by sleeping LESS! Not more. He dispels the “8 hour sleep myth”, tells you what most people never realize about sleep, and what the drug companies DONT WANT YOU to know. Go to: http://www.PowerfulSleep.com to find out more about Powerful Sleep.

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That, Not This

By Rebecca Fine

A friend recently sent me an email that contained one simple sentence that jumped right off the screen and hit me in the face.

When I wrote back to thank her, she was surprised because she hadn't thought of it as anything particularly profound — just something she'd been thinking about, had maybe heard somewhere else, "just a thought" she barely remembered writing down.



Here's what she wrote:

"If you think you have to get THIS in order to have THAT, then what you REALLY want is THAT, not THIS."

OK, maybe it is really simple, but the most profound statements usually are.

So read that again and think about it for a moment, please, then let me flesh it out a bit in light of what I hear so often from readers and students of The Science of Getting Rich.

Here's a sample of what new (and not-so-new) SOGR readers frequently express as their "clear mental images" of what they desire to impress on the Formless:

"A million dollars in the bank."

"A new job that pays $100,000 a year or more."

"An advanced degree in _________."

Now, as the saying goes, "There's nothing wrong" with any of those desires. And yet, when I probe a bit further and ask, "WHY do you want that million dollars?" I usually get an answer back that goes something like this:

"So I can buy a new home for my family, pay for my kids' education, and ..."

The same kinds of reasons often turn up for wanting that new job.

And the reason for wanting more education is usually to get a better job to get more money to get ... well, I think you're probably starting to catch on to the theme here, right?

So let's plug any of those into what my friend wrote:

"If you think you have to get a million dollars in order to have a new home, then what you really want is a new home, not a million dollars."

Yup, it's simple. And profound when you go more deeply into it.

You know how you can often save a lot of money on a purchase if you're able to go right to the source — get it wholesale or better instead of paying the marked-up retail price? Well, the same thing applies when you're "placing your order" with the Cosmic Supplier (the Formless, the Supreme Mind, the Universe).

In other words, cut out the middle-man!

Why waste time, energy, and effort clarifying a mental image of something that's not REALLY what you truly desire? Why not go right for the real thing instead?

After all, money itself has no value of its own, and the value we assign it today can change in a heartbeat. Back in 1929 there were plenty of people here in the United States who thought their security lay in the vast amounts of money they controlled.

But on October 29, when the stock market crashed and their money vanished overnight, they were throwing themselves out skyscraper windows.

Who needs THAT kind of "security?"

You may THINK you want money — a LOT of money, even a particular and very large amount of money. And you may very well end up getting it.

But when you focus on money rather than on what you TRULY desire to be, do, or have, what you're really doing is getting caught up in the HOW rather than the WHAT of your true heart's desires.

My friend, you have to let go of the "how." If you don't, you're handcuffing the Universe and telling it, no thanks, don't bring me my heart's desires THAT way. The more tightly you try to hold onto the how, onto figuring out how everything has to happen and how you can make it happen that way, the more you slow down the process of manifestation.

What are your real, innermost, perhaps long-deferred dreams?

If you think you don't know, please realize that you DO. They may be deeply buried, but the dreams are still within you. Those dreams are, as Mr. Wattles puts it, "life seeking expression," just as in the little boy he watched trying to bring music out of a piano. Remember?

Sometimes, people even come up with an amount of money as their "dream," to AVOID having to go within and see what they find there. But as author Neale Donald Walsch has noted in a neat play on words, if you fail to go within, you will go without.

If you've been unconsciously substituting some amount of money for your true desires, then you're trying to take a shortcut that can't lead where you want to go.

Here's the thing: When you get absolutely clear on your true desires, you will know it at a very deep level. You'll FEEL it with an odd mixture of enthusiasm and peaceful calm. It'll just feel right — because it is.

When you feel that way, your "mental image" will be powerfully impressed on the Formless.

And when you go right for the REAL dream instead of all that you THINK you need to have in order to get that real dream, you are throwing open all the doors and windows and secret passageways for your good to come to you. You are getting yourself, your old ideas, and other unnecessary limitations out of the way so that you can receive, recognize, and ACCEPT the fulfillment of your desire as it appears.

Here's a delightful example from Practical GeniusesTM course member JAIN BRAND in Sydney, Australia:

"I have been studying The Science of Getting Rich for a few months now and have had lots of nice little surprises. But I got a big one a few weeks ago which taught me a lot.

"I am a mad keen horse person and one of my dreams was to own a horse for trail riding. I originally thought about just getting a basic, cheap, scrubby little horse but then realised I might as well ask for the whole dream.

"I began to think, instead, of riding a beautiful, tall, well trained horse. I would picture myself on this horse several times a day. I would walk along the trails that I would like to ride the horse. I visited saddleries and looked at gear that I would like to buy for my new horse.

"And then it happened.

"I was offered a beautiful, tall, well trained horse. He is worth a lot more than I could possible pay for him. He has a small injury that would prevent him from competing at top level, but won't in any way affect his trail riding ability and the owners just wanted him to go to a good home.

"Anyway, I waffle on, but the point to this story is that I went into a mild panic when I was offered this magnificient horse. Where could I keep him, how would I look after him, how could I afford to keep him??? Because I had to make a decision about whether I wanted him in just a few hours I nearly said no.

"But then I thought this is what I've asked for, here it is and I have to accept this gift.

"And it all worked out perfectly. I found a really good place to keep him and he's turned out to be very cheap to look after. To think ...

"I nearly missed out on this wonderful horse because I wasn't ready for when it happened.

"Now when good things are offered to me, I accept them immediately and know that the 'hows and whys' will work themselves out.

"Needless to say, every time I ride my beautiful horse I am extremely grateful!!


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See how it works? Instead of thinking, well, I need X amount of money to buy a horse, Jain skipped over that and went right for "the whole dream," getting VERY clear on that image: imagining riding the horse, visiting saddleries, walking the trails, and so on.

And notice how neatly all the other bits and pieces necessary to the "big picture" have worked themselves out, too: Where money itself was needed, there was money enough.

Odd as it may seem, by not focusing on money or the other means by which your dream may be fulfilled, money itself may very well show up — and often in amazing ways and bigger amounts than you imagined. The thing to remember is simply that how your dream is delivered is not up to you!

Wallace Wattles writes: "It is not your part to guide or supervise the creative process. All you have to do with that is to retain your vision, stick to your purpose, and maintain your faith and gratitude."

Realize, too, my friend, that whatever it is you desire to be, do, or have, ultimately you are aiming for a feeling. In other words, you believe that achieving this desire will cause you to feel good in one way or another — perhaps happy, powerful, loved, competent, successful, and so on.

So look at what Mr. Wattles tells us about how THAT works:

"Think and speak of all the things you have asked for in terms of actual present ownership. Imagine an environment and a financial condition exactly as you want them, and live all the time in that mental environment and financial condition until they take physical shape.

"... In the mental realm, enter at once into full enjoyment of the things you want."

"... Be as thankful for it all the time as you expect to be when it has taken form."

You see, when we think the good feeling is the result of getting what we want, we've got the process exactly backwards!

Create the feeling first (as Jain did). That's what powers the impression of your clear mental image on the Formless and starts the process of bringing it into physical form.

Now some teachers and writers express this by saying that the key is for YOU to give first — and then the Universe will respond.

But really, when you consider that everything you already have — including your life and the very air you are breathing right this minute — is a gift, then you can see that it's not about you giving first. That's not even possible!

The key is understanding that the process often called manifestation (and that we call the science of getting rich) is an ongoing cycle of giving and receiving, of cause and effect, and that, as Mr. Wattles says, "Substance is friendly to you, and is more anxious to give you what you want than you are to get it."

If you're thinking you have to get this in order to be, do, or have that which you truly desire, it may be time to think again!


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Rebecca Fine is the founder of The Science of Getting Rich Network where you can download your free copy of the amazing 1910 forgotten classic, The Science of Getting Rich. http://www.scienceofgettingrich.net ©2004 Certain Way Productions Inc.

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Get Rich with Mathematical Certainty!

You might be the poorest person on the planet and be deeply in debt. You may have neither friends, influence, nor resources, but if you begin to do things THIS WAY, you must infallibly begin to GET RICH.



Amazing forgotten guidebook from 1910 reveals the WAY...Download it now for free and find out the CERTAIN WAY!







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The Easiest Way to Achieve Happiness

by Song Chengxiang


People always think that what they want is money,
relationships, and material possessions, but what they
truly want is happiness. Wealth, health and relationships
are just the rewards of being happy. Happiness is a state
of vibration that is in harmony with the universe.

As you
already know, the same frequency vibrations tend to attract
each other, so the vibration of happiness is going to
attract more wealth, better relationships and better
health, since these things are going to add more happiness
to your life, and they are in the same vibration. If you go
after money, you may not get it, but if you go after
happiness, money will flow to you. The same applies to
relationships and health.

I believe the ultimate goal in life is to achieve a state
of well being, or we can simply say happiness.

Is there an easier way to achieve happiness? The answer is
Yes! and I am now going to show you how.

I have learned one phrase from Dr Wayne Dyer, that I will
never forget. The phrase is "How may I serve?". Dr Dyer
said that before his seminars, he always meditates, and
repeats the phrase as a mantra "How may I serve... How may
I serve?". He never brings any notes with him, and when he
speaks, the words just keep flowing to him. He knows
exactly what to say, and what to teach. Dr Wayne Dyer is
one of my favourite role models. He has achieved great
success in almost every area of his life. I believe the one
single most important element in Dr Wayne Dyer's success is
this mantra "How may I serve?"

Ask yourself now "How may I serve?". This is the key to
ultimate happiness and fulfillment in life. I would like to
share some of my own experience.

The most enjoyable thing in my life at this stage is
writing articles that can make a difference to the quality
of people's lives. Whenever I finish writing an article, I
feel positive energy throughout my body. I sometime get
puzzled myself! Where does this information come from? How
do I write so many articles, having thousands of people
read my articles every week? I have finally realized the
secret is within this phrase "How may I serve?".

Every time I write an article for my newsletter, I sit in
front of my computer, and ask myself "How may I serve? How
may I serve?". Strangely, the ideas come, and I put my
fingers on the keyboard, and words just start flowing.

I didn't understand how this process works, until one day I
realized that the information does not come from me, it
comes from God (or the Higher Intelligence), I am only a
channel for the information to flow. I am a channel that
God has created to serve the world. Because that is what I
am here for, when I am serving, I feel positive energy, and
I feel happy.

I have learned that my life purpose is to serve, and I
think this is applicable to everyone. This is what God
wants me to learn, this is also what God wants you to
learn. You will only feel truly fulfilled once you realize
this truth. "Your life purpose is to serve". I am sure you
have heard that "If you seek happiness for yourself, it
will always elude you, if you seek happiness for others,
you will find it for yourself." I know this is why every
time I finish an article, I feel so happy, because I know
that my article is going to benefit thousands of people,
and it is going to change the world to some small extent.
Maybe 90% of people will not take any action after they
read my articles, this is the nature of human beings, but I
know as long as they read them, their awareness will be
expanded, and they will see a difference in the long run.
For that less than 10% of people who do take action, I know
my words are going to change their lives for the better.
What a great thing I am doing! I am proud of it. I feel
very happy about it.

So starting from today, find ways to help other people.
Find some way to serve. You will get addicted to it,
because it is so enjoyable helping others. Your help is
going to change people's lives.

I often receive emails from my subscribers asking me for
help. Can you imagine how happy I am after I’ve answered
their questions? I know that this person's life is going to
change for the better just because of my words. How
wonderful that is!

Here is a secret I want you to know...

The person who benefits the most is not the one you give
service to, but yourself. You may find it sounds strange,
but this is true, and it is governed by the universal law
of cause and effect. Anything you cause others to
experience will come back to you, and multiplied. If you
cause others to experience love, you will find more love in
your life; if you cause others to have wealth, you will
have more in your own life; if you cause others to succeed,
you are guaranteed to succeed. This is the law of the
universe, and it never fails. So, whatever you want to
experience in your life, cause others to experience it
first. This is the most powerful way to attain your own
desires, and the easiest way to achieve happiness.

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Song Chengxiang is the author of popular online
ebooks "Rapid Manifestation" and "The Lost secrets of
Manifestation". His words have helped thousands of people
greatly change the quality of their lives and manifest
their true desires easily and effortlessly. He has recently
developed a powerful mind programming system- Quantum Mind
Power, with a top brainwave entrainment Engineer Morry
Zelcovitch. Check out this amazing new system and get a
FREE 5 part Quantum Mind Power ecourse
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