I typically like to continue playing on most injuries to keep the circulation going through the area. Of course…if it is a serious injury then I would give it a rest and not risk long-term damage to the area.

This particular injury didn’t feel too bad and I ended up playing the rest of the game on it. I was paying a little closer attention than normal just to make sure I wasn’t stupid. Anyhow, I made a video after I got home to show you how I take care of the vast majority of injuries. We have nearly unbelievable success using the strategies that I developed in this area of treating injuries and inflammation.

I wrote a book on the subject called “End of the Ice Age.” I just added this video as a demonstration on how to apply some of the strategies of activating the injured area and speeding up healing.

As I mentioned…this injury occurred yesterday and I doubt if anyone noticed that I had any injuries whatsoever today. It did get painful last night but by this afternoon I am able to move about 85% freely without pain. I am sure I will see nearly complete healing in a few days as long as I stay consistent with the program I outline in the book.

I hope you get something out of this video that will help you. If you are interested in the book, you can go here to purchase it.

Thanks…

You can also read the first chapter of the book here.

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Having an understanding of how energy works and learning how to change the way you perceive life and learning how to develop a positive energy field and learning how the “law of attraction” works are all very important…BUT…these things pale in comparison to what I am going to share with you today! It took me about 40 years of life to start to understand these things. So, please hold these truths in your heart, hands and mind delicately and let these things begin to take shape and work in a way that you might be able to actually embrace what I am sharing today.

One word of warning before I begin, however…don’t think you understand what I am talking about simply because you have heard some of the same words before. Try to get to the “pearl of great price” or the true “nuggets of gold” in what I am sharing. Do not summarily dismiss any of it simply because you see something you recognize and believe you already know. You may not have fully embraced what I have to say yet. If you actually do understand and actually live the way I am going to describe…please share with us a bit of your journey. I will be incredibly excited to hear from you and so will others. I will try to be as clear as possible…but if you have any questions at all I would very much like to hear them and see if I can respond. Please use the comments below to further this discussion.

First of all…the Third Level of Heaven is NOT PHYSICAL in any way…at least in any way that we can interact within our physical world. You need to understand this in order to even begin to comprehend what I am sharing. That is why I emphasized so much that the second level (essentially the energy level) is very physical. It happens to be largely unseen but still very physical. The Third Level is entirely Spiritual in nature…not the type of spiritual that many people believe is real. Most of what people believe in general about the spiritual realm is simply an unseen physical realm such as energy or the like. Whether you can wrap your mind around it or not…the truly Spiritual realm doesn’t have any  physical aspects at all. The problem comes with communication though. We still have to communicate with language that is very much tied in to the physical realm. However, I will do my best!

I grew up as a Christian. My family went to church regularly and I learned about what it means to live a “Christian” life. I was fortunate in that I grew up in a fairly unique setting where the church we attended was very attuned to the concept of Grace. What I was taught was that there was a God who cared for me enough to die for my sin which opened the door for a life of being able to interact with Him.

This is a fairly typical teaching in the Christian church. However, as I grew and expanded my horizons within the church I quickly realized that most people believe that there is more to the picture of what it means to be a Christian than simply what I was taught as a boy. I soon began to see that there was a great deal of emphasis on becoming involved and “doing your part” and sacrificing yourself and a whole host of other things that would easily cause one to feel obligated to this organization or that organization.

I flirted with this concept of feeling obligated but in the end it didn’t feel quite right. This idea that you had to be obligated to the local congregation to be “acceptable” to God was not quite in line with what I learned as a boy and also through college to some degree or another. So, I tended to not engage fully with any “church” that I attended and my response to any question asking for my help was an automatic “no.” This way it at least gave me a chance to think and pray on it. Still though…I rarely helped out. It just seemed to go against my grain. There were plenty of people that needed help outside the church…I always figured my energy was best reserved for these people. So…I thought, if I were going to be of service in my life…I wasn’t going to do it because of obligation…I was going to serve out of a sense of love or someone else’s true need.

The atmosphere of these local congregations was one of making people feel selfish or inferior if they chose not to help…or worse yet, the people that truly wanted to help but couldn’t for one reason or another really felt bad. I never let any of these feelings take much of a toll on me but I was always curious as to why there was always such a feeling of dissonance most of the time in these places.

I got married and started having children. My wife and I talked about it and decided that we didn’t want our children to become involved with “Sunday School” or anything like that. We felt like it was our responsibility to share our hearts, beliefs and understandings with our kids and didn’t want other’s input too early. So, we kept the kids with us during the services because we also wanted to stay together as we took time out to honor and worship God.

However, we still were asked on a semi-regular basis if we would help with the children’s programs etc…I always said “no” and they always couldn’t figure why we were not willing to help. My thinking was why would I want to contribute to something that I thought was already a waste of time. I also didn’t like the constant arm-twisting in trying to fill spots for Sunday school teachers. It seemed ridiculous to me that if this were of God it would have to be manipulated in such ways.

I always told the “arm-twisters” if there quest were truly what God wanted then He would provide…otherwise just let it die until such a time that God was going to provide for the needs of the program. Of course, I was not appreciated for such advice!

Anyhow…through all of these years I constantly felt as if most of the “church-going” people were really missing out on some key elements of what it meant to have a relationship with God and what it means to practically live that out. The general consensus of most people was that in the end although you are “saved by grace” you continued to be saved by what and how much you did. That was a complete disconnect for me…it did not sit well with me.

Of course on the other hand there was always the question in my mind of what the practical out-workings were of a life of complete Grace. The argument against this type of life is that the “Christian” would then continue to sin knowing that God had it all covered anyhow. I knew that this also was not right.

I had always enjoyed a good relationship with God and good open communication. However, I still always felt a bit disconnected and never could figure out why. Until…I came to a realization that I was feeling the disconnect because I had a bit of a misunderstanding about what it actually means to be a Christian…or one who relates to God in an intimate way.

Now, I figured if I had this misunderstanding and I was already far removed from the typical teaching and practices of the local church in its inner workings, then how far askew must most people’s understanding be?

Well there came a point when I began to realize that my concept of God and of the cross was off. I was always taught that God the Father needed to judge the sinners of the world…it was something that he almost took delight in or at least was something that he was compelled to do by His own sense of justice… His nature was to judge because of His own standards of perfection.

The next logical step was that this “mad” God needed to take out His anger on someone and His son was the only one who could really take what His Father dished out. So Jesus became the incredible loving one and the Father became the “bad” one. You know the “good cop bad cop” routine…well they played it to a tee. But if it was the Father’s nature to really want to “get” someone for his/her actions…then it wasn’t such a lovely proposition to hang out with Him ever. Jesus was good…but the Father…He is too scary.

So, although the Bible talks about God being Love…He (at least the Father) didn’t seem to act like it much of the time…always ready to “smack you down” if you stumbled. As I began to realize the disconnectedness of all of these things it started to make sense to me why so many local “churches” behaved the way they do. They are simply reflecting their understanding of how they believe God Himself works.

So, although I never felt much of the bondage that most people feel growing up in the “church,” I did feel a bit of that disconnectedness until I began to “see” things differently. The greatest revelation of my life was when I realized that I had the whole concept of the Cross messed up. I believed what most “churches” teach that the cross was an undertaking of God to make sure that someone was punished for my sin and your sin. Of course that someone was Jesus.

But there were things that didn’t make sense to me in light of beginning to understand that Jesus was a perfect reflection of the Father. When Jesus was confronted with sin His response was always truth but always couched in a great love and understanding. When he was kneeling down with the woman caught in adultery…His response was one of a loving understanding with the hope of bringing healing to the woman.

Now that concept resonates with me…it made sense that the very nature of God would be to want healing for His people…not punishment. As I considered this…it also made sense that the only people that Jesus ever really showed any anger toward were the people who were always using religion to control others. Again…this is something that resonates with me.

If Jesus is a perfect reflection of the Father than that is how the Father feels as well. I began on a journey of understanding that has completely “rocked” my world and given me a completely different life…this…what I am about to share…is what the 3rd level of heaven is all about.

You see…the beginning of understanding is that the cross was not about punishment at all…but about healing and cures. The Bible is quite clear that Jesus actually became sin. He didn’t carry sin so that he could be punished on our behalf…He became sin so that sin could be dealt a deathly blow once and for all. Like all things in the universe…the energy of sin is connected with itself. All sin for all time is connected.

When Jesus became sin and was able to withstand the loving wrath of His Father (I will explain this in a moment) sin was dealt a death blow once and for all time. The effects of the cross were that there is now a cure for sin for anyone who connects into that event. The reason Jesus was able to do this was because he lived a perfect life. He was not stained because of sin and therefore His relationship with His Father was never marred in any way. Because of this He was able to withstand the Father’s wrath upon sin itself as Jesus Himself became sin to accept the cure for sin within His very own body.

Now, the term “the loving wrath of the Father” what does that mean? In God’s incredible love his desire is to destroy anything that gets in the way of our relating to him. Thus his wrath is simply an action of His love against whatever stands up against us to keep us from His loving arms. What are the effects of sin? In essence…it is shame and hiding and isolation…all things that keep us from wanting and being able to become close to God Himself. We do not feel these things because God is distant (as is so often taught) but because we cannot get past our own shame and guilt to actually engage in a meaningful relationship with anyone let alone God Himself.

So, His wrath is an act of Love that leads to the opening up of the doors that we normally keep shut and locked. When we experience the curative nature of the cross we then realize we are free to love and (more importantly) to be loved. Being able to live and walk in the Freedom of being loved by God and knowing that reality down to the very core of your being is an incredible experience. I know of very few people who have actually experienced this as I have.

One of the most beautiful things in my life is being able to not only know the love of God for me but to actually experience His affection for me. I literally feel so close to God, the Creator of All things, that I can climb up into His lap if need be and just be held. Or, I can have an interactive conversation with the Father and I will share my heart with Him and He will share His heart with me.

The fact that God is a trinity (three persons with one nature) explains an awful lot about the very nature of God. He has to be able to have relationship with Himself that is perfect in love, harmony, sharing and caring to ever be able to have that type of relationship with me. In fact…He has such an incredibly beautiful and selfless relationship within the persons of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit that His greatest desire is for me (and you) to join Him in that relationship.

When our sin and shame no longer have power over us and we are able to walk in complete FREEDOM to love and be loved…then we can actually, in practical and real terms, enter into the amazing relationship between the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and enjoy that relationship and be included in it…it is an absolutely incredible thing.

This is what it means to live in the third level of heaven…to actually and really enjoy and be involved with the most beautiful relationship that could ever be possible…ever! That is the incredible intimate, affectionate relationship of God as He relates within Himself and to me and anyone else who wants to accept the invitation.

That is what Jesus meant when He told people that the Kingdom of God was right there. This love relationship is the ultimate reality of what the Kingdom of God is and it is here to be enjoyed. It is truly amazing and unbelievable. I so hope and wish that you will join us in this journey of inter-relating and having intimacy with God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

This is not a physical relationship…not even in the energy realm…at all. It is more real than any of that. It is the most substantial realm of existence there is and it is available to anyone who desires it. I can tell you this very surely…God certainly desires it. There is the sin and shame issue that always gets in the way of His yearning for you and His invitation to you.

However, Jesus in His amazing love and the Father in His amazing love created a way of cure for these things if we would only take it into our very being. The pain Jesus felt on the cross was only matched by the pain that the Father felt because of what His only Son was experiencing. A Father’s love for His son is indeed special and unique…and God the Father’s pain in joining with the Son to provide a cure for our sin was because He made an incredible sacrifice in allowing Jesus to do this thing. The Father had to agree that we are worth it…that the relationship that the action of the cross would open up was worth the sacrifice to both the Father and the Son.

It is absolutely incredible! I hope you get a sense and a flavor of what this means. The enormity of it is staggering. Yes…living in the second level is special because we get to experience the physical nature at its finest when energy interrelates and we feel like we are really connected to something. Then we experience the power of the law of attraction and all that comes with that understanding.

The third level of heaven does not negate that…in fact it celebrates that. However, the experiences able to be had in the second level of heaven pale in comparison to the experiences awaiting us all in the third level of heaven. Wow…it is absolutely and stunningly beautiful and exciting. Language does not even begin to be able to convey all that is there waiting as we enter into the most beautiful relationship there ever was and ever will be…entering into fellowship and intimacy and absolute love with the author of love and the best lover there ever was and ever will be.

Again, I hope you will consider joining me as we venture and dwell in the third level of heaven.

As always…Blessings and enjoy this adventure we call life!

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I am sure there are plenty of people who are quite ready and willing to attempt to back up their assertions that we need to make sure every person is insured based upon the argument that it is “good for society” but I am also sure I can debunk any argument that may be set forth with a more compelling argument for personal freedoms being “better for society.”

Here is the problem as I see it rolled in a nutshell…if you believe we live in a material based world then all of the arguments…whether they be economic or simply pragmatic…that may be set forth will be based upon what is good for society as a whole. In essence it is simply the instinct to survive from a broader spectrum.

I believe that these assertions would be correct if we truly were living in a universe that was at its very core only matter and energy or we were part of strictly a physical existence only.  But I think nearly every person on the planet (at least the vast majority or people) would acknowledge that we are not only physical…that there is something spiritual above and beyond us that makes us important as individual people. As such…we have an obligation to view our communities as a collection of individual people and not simply as a collective.

So, where does the argument originate for a society to embrace the type of thinking that relegates us to a collective? The case must be set forth that the individual takes a back seat to the “good” or the “safety” of the community.

In nearly every case “the somebody” behind such an argument as this is one who either wants to gain power or stay in power. The argument behind “public or even individual safety” is always an illusionary argument. Whenever I hear this as a basis for an idea I know that there is someone or some group behind it who is looking to gain a further power hold. After all…it is natural to look after oneself…which is exactly what these people are doing who are behind the social engineering concepts.

Of course it typically is easy to make an argument to people that “every person needs to be insured.” It sounds nice and it feels nice. Wouldn’t it be nice if every person in this country had health insurance? Boy…everyone could sleep better at night knowing everyone is “taken care of.”

Doesn’t it make you feel better just knowing everyone is “taken care of?” Or, at least it appears as if we are finally coming to a place in our nation where it looks like a distinct possibility anyhow. It gives me “warm fuzzies” just to think about it.

Actually it could give me nightmares thinking about it if I allowed it to get the better of me. We as a family do not have typical health insurance and we don’t want it. In fact…there is very little about modern medicine that I believe is helpful. However, I have no desire to impose my beliefs about modern medicine on other people and their families. I simply want them to make whatever choices are good for them.

Do I believe that healthcare costs are out of control? Of course they are! Do I have an answer to the problem? Of course I do! None of the answers lie in mandating health care by any bloated bureaucracy…including but not limited to the federal government or the California state government…both of which are anything but efficient or wise.

So it comes down to this…someone (who wants more power) wants to force me into buying something that is going to greatly hinder my freedom. You see we use that money to truly take care of ourselves. We purchase supplements and food that are actually going to not only keep us healthy but help us to get back to a healthy state when our health falters a bit.

We pay for dental work as we need it and we would do the same for medical work if it became absolutely necessary (although we have never had to do so). I have looked into very high deductible insurance programs but there are a whole host of problems associated with these…not to mention they are predominantly unavailable to someone like me.

So…right now we spend about $500/month (give or take $100/month) on our health care for nine people. This money is used primarily for herbs and other supplements to actually improve our health. When we actually do encounter illnesses or accidents or anything of the sort, we use our understanding of the body together with the supplements that we have access to and combine those to create powerful avenues for the body to heal.

The great thing is that this $500/month in supplements etc… is truly an investment in our futures. You see…we actually get healthier. I am predominantly a healthier individual today then I was 20 years ago. I have less internal functional problems than I did when I was in my twenties. Spending $500/month on health insurance certainly does not do this.

Of course, I stick by what I said earlier…I am not interested in the least in dictating to someone else whether or not they should carry health insurance. I simply don’t want anyone else dictating to me whether or not I should carry health insurance.

I do believe the system is broken…but no-one is talking about legitimate fixes. The conversation is focused in on where the power brokers want it to be focused. So…we will not get the kind of real fix to the problems we need. We will continue to debate ridiculous and insane concepts because we refuse to re-center the debate as a people.

I wasn’t going to do this but I need to spend just a moment on this topic…If we continue to go down this road toward socialized healthcare…whether it be big government or a big corporation making my healthcare choices for me…we will have then crossed over from a free society to an enslaved society.

As soon as you allow “safety” and “health” to become issues of the “public good” you have lost your ability to stay free as a people. For instance…right now H1N1 (swine flu) is apparently becoming a pandemic. What are the choices for the “health officials” who wish to keep our communities ”safe?”

1. They can let it go and let people figure it out for themselves. With the information available today to any given individual and the plethora of products available there are a number of good solutions available to us…this I see as far and away the best choice.
2. They can spend money on educational campaigns to help people understand the risks etc… This is dangerous for two reasons: a) the “expertise” of the health officials is very slanted and therefore will provide only limited and one-sided information. When you have the resources of a government behind you then it will create an unnatural tip in the informational flow…and b) where there is money spent on education there is always the feeling that we need to be able to monitor, follow up and ultimately control what is happening…after all don’t we need to protect the investment?
3. They can develop and require action to be taken by the private citizens of this nation. This is a complete disaster…and one that is very possibly the choice of most of the power brokers in this nation. Whether it be a vaccine or a medication or whatever crazy scheme they can come up with…mandating it will be at the core of the plan because it is “good” for our society.

Oh I am sure there are more choices but these are the “biggies.” I know I have rambled on a bit in this post but my bottom line is…”just keep the government, the insurance agencies and all the rest out of my life.”

We have taken the time  and the responsibility to learn how to care for ourselves. Public safety or not…it is up to each individual to do the same. I guarantee that if we cancelled all of the programs…a whole lot more people would sit up and start to figure out some answers for themselves. Would people die? Yes! Do people die now?  Yes! Somewhere around 300,000 people die every year in hospitals that probably would not have died had they simply been left alone. Most of these have to do with fatal medicinal interactions and/or deadly pathogens picked up in a healthcare facility.

And yet, as a whole, we have the most advanced healthcare system in the world. I am sure we can make it better and I have a whole host of ideas that would work. They would require the free market system to be free to work and the concept of “public safety” to be redefined to something more reasonable as to ensure our freedoms are kept sacred.

Remember…I started this because I don’t want to be required to purchase health insurance and I don’t want it provided for me by the federal or state governments. I cherish my freedom too much for us to go down that road and I cherish the ability to choose methods to care for myself and my family that involve non-traditional ways of caring for ourselves.

I would also love to be able to share these methods more with others without the threat of prosecution as well by a system that is threatened by alternative ideas. Again…”public safety” being a ruse for power.

Anyhow…I would love to hear your thoughts!

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Now we could talk about the law of attraction and the possibility that I am drawing these things to myself etc…I wholeheartedly believe in the essential elements of the concept of the law of attraction. However, I also know there are greater forces at work that are beyond the energy sphere of this world and they don’t like it when I am able to complete something that would help shape and influence our culture and move it in a positive direction.

So…in light of the struggle that I know is happening in our nation at the moment and the massive division that is fed by the media…I am going to re-write my post as closely as I possibly can. I actually do not have the time…but I believe it is vitally important to talk about these things…

I am sure most of us who were old enough to remember the events of 9/11 remember exactly what we were doing and where we were at when the horrific attacks took place on the morning of 9/11/2001. I am also sure that if we dug deeply enough into our very beings that we would connect with some of those feelings that caused us to stop everything that we were doing and engage in the moment of horror with our fellow Americans suffering.

The fact that we were able to see these things on television made it all the more real to us. Of course we will never completely feel the pain of the people who were there experiencing the horror or the families that lost loved ones…but something “good” was transferred to the national character as we watched those events unfold that day and the days ensuing.

We watched and “experienced” as the horror unfolded and complete strangers (Americans) risked their lives to rescue other complete strangers (Americans). We felt fear and pain and anger together as we tried to work through as a nation just what happened. We watched in awe as “normal” everyday Americans were transformed before our very eyes into heroes.

We felt their courage and were encouraged. Pride swelled up inside of us as we sat and watched and listened and prayed and engaged in the moment of time that was so filled with evil and horror that we can seldom imagine such anguish normally in our lives and yet saw these modern day heroes save lives…often at the peril and loss of their own.

Somehow…that day and the days following…our differences were put aside and we were able to dig deep to the core of who we are and what we stand for as a people and a nation. We have always generally stood for freedom. Does that mean we have not screwed up? Of course we have. However, what we found as we banned together as one people we still hold many of the same values and beliefs and passions as most of the rest of our countrymen and women.

The things of everyday life…somehow were not as important. Could we live there all of the time? Of course not…but we sure can stand to be reminded from time to time that at our cores we all ache for people who are hurting and we weep with those who weep and we mourn with those who mourn.

As we watched people jump to their deaths from 30 stories up…or saw those buildings collapse with actual people inside of them who were going in at the risk of life and limb simply to save others…or saw the sheer terror on the faces of New Yorkers, we experienced the “goodness” amidst the terror that was present that day. We experienced and had a chance to “live” it out with our fellow Americans what it means to not only be an American but what it means to be human.

Folks…we have forgotten what it means to have that kind of sameness of thought and feeling that we felt during those incredibly hard and harsh times. The energy that was transferred as “goodness” responded to evil affected and infected nearly every person in this nation. In those hard times when we watched the courageous and heroic response of our people helping our people we realized that life was much more than we typically give it credit for on a day to day basis.

We need to remember the images of people running away in terror, people jumping from buildings as the hopelessness settled in, seeing firefighters and police officers and normal everyday Americans risking life and limb to rescue their fellow Americans who were complete strangers for the most part.

We need to remember seeing people cry in absolute relief as they were escorted away and out of the horror…knowing that those folks were going to be able to see their children again while thousands of others would not.

We need to remember that thousands of children lost a parent or even two on that fateful day.

But mostly…we need to remember how we all felt when we banded together as one people to share the fear and the pain and the anger and then the pride and courage and unity that the day brought forth as it unfolded.

As we discuss the hard topics of the day that will shape our nation for years to come…we need to remember that we are not here to talk about what the politicians are talking about…no, we are here to figure out what is deep inside of our national soul and come together in those places that we actually connect. We know it is there…we saw it eight years ago.

We can have a conversation based upon those common things that we felt and experienced eight years ago today and begin to figure out (as people) how to proceed from here. I guarantee our politicians are going to let us down. We better not leave it in their hands…none of us are going to like it. No matter how many times they open their mouths…lies and half truths (oh they sound pretty good) are going to come out. We simply need to disregard completely what they are saying and discuss these issues amongst ourselves. We will figure it out… and when we do…we let them know what to do.

After all…they do work for us and it is their job to protect the constitution as they are their to represent our interests. We will hold them accountable for that.

We best not let these big issues of our day be dictated or decided by those who are driven by self-interests…we must remember what this day, September 11, represents and use the pride, courage and heroism once again to bring us to unity to be able to move forward as we find ourselves once again in treacherous times.

Please leave your comments below and let’s have discussion. Any thoughts you have on 9/11? Any thoughts on the places that we predominately agree as fellow Americans? Any thoughts on forgetting about the politicians who seemingly are out for themselves and figuring this stuff out on our own?

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Internet marketing, contrary to the message of so many spammers out there, is not an “easy” business. It can be unbelievably rewarding but it is certainly not “easy” to get the cogs of momentum going in the right direction. Weren’t we constantly told growing up: “nothing that is truly worthwhile is easy?” Don’t lose heart and grow weary of doing good! There is an entire world out there just waiting to soak in what you have to share with it. To those of us waiting with great patience for you to break out of your shell and start to fly…we want you to know the journey toward success is worth every bit of your blood, sweat and tears along the way!

So you may be wondering…”what in the world are you talking about it? I make good money spamming my way through life.” NO YOU DON’T!” If you believe that then you don’t know what good money is. Besides, I know you’re miserable inside! There is no way to be able to find that great “peace that passes all understanding” when you are constantly bugging people and trying to take advantage of them. In fact…some of the greatest joys in life come as a result of “giving” not “taking.” When you give yourself away…that is really the only time you will ever find yourself! Plus…as a bonus to this serving and sharing style of living…you may just find yourself making REALLY GOOD money on top of it all.

So…if you are spamming me, my friends and the rest of us…you need a cathartic moment to “see the light.”

Okay…you’re still reading but you are not a spammer. You may have complete respect for your prospects or clients. You may be out there doing your very best… but you are getting nowhere.. You may be asking questions like: “what am I doing? I can’t seem to get anywhere in all of this. I thought I was doing the right things but nothing seems to be happening.” Or, “Will someone help me because I have no stinking idea of what I am doing?” Or, “What am I doing wrong? Why can’t I get a break of some kind?”

I know these questions myself. I have had to struggle with them. You know what? I actually found some answers and so can you. Whether you are completely missing the boat in your marketing efforts by spamming us to oblivion…or, you have tried to do everything right and it just doesn’t seem to work…I have some great news for you…THINGS CAN CHANGE…YOU CAN CHANGE!

I had to come to my own personal cathartic moment AND SO DO YOU! When I determined for myself that nothing was going to stand in my way, something clicked inside of me and began to change. It was the beginning of my catharsis. You know what I did next…I decided to get some training and education.

As I began to learn the nuts and bolts, tricks and strategies of internet marketing, my catharsis started to take a hold of me. And, as I began to realize that this business is a whole lot more than that…it is about who I am and what I have to share…I started to feel the beginning of the cleansing of my doubts and fears that were standing in my way take effect.

You see…I was constantly trying to figure out what everyone else was doing so that I could simply copy them. But, it wasn’t until I actually received training that I began to realize (thanks in large part to the training) that the only path to success for me was for me to feel free and soar myself.

There is a passage in the Bible that goes something like this: “they that wait upon the LORD will renew their strength…they will mount upon wings as an eagle, they will run and not grow weary and walk and not grow faint.” (It is not exactly like that but I think you get the idea).

You see…everyone has been given a unique set of characteristics to live within this human interactive environment. In order for it to really work properly…we need to walk these things out. That means…YOU NEED TO SHARE YOU WITH THE WORLD! Otherwise…the world will always be lacking that part that you would add to it. This, my friends, is the beginning point of catharsis. Then, when you realize the profundity of what I am saying and then make a conscious choice to follow through with it…that is where things really start to rocking and rolling.

I did not automatically turn into an internet marketing guru simply by becoming educated and not even by realizing that I have something important to share…but the process had begun. No, I then actually had to make a conscious choice to succeed. I had to actually make a conscious choice to not let anything stand in my way of success. The education is fantastic and I will never stop learning myself and then turning around and sharing with others. But, once I had found that something deep and powerful and fantastic inside of me, I was able to come to the point of choosing to succeed or die trying!

I had to first understand that I have something wonderful to share with the world but then I had to commit to truly believing it and then doing it! I needed to start sharing and it took a mountainous commitment to do so. The “do or die trying” mentality came from a growing passion deep inside with an understanding that I have something great about me that needs to be shared with the world. “Be damned if I die doing it” was the attitude that ended up really thrusting me into a cleansing of thought, fears, doubts and so forth. The great news though is that if you truly have this type of moment for yourself where you come to this point of committing to your own self and your own future…(sometimes it may feel like you are dying) you really can’t help but become successful!

So here are some of the ingredients that helped march me on to the moment of a cathartic change (you will notice a common theme of pressure here. I think you will find that the pressure in your life or the fear of what may happen if you don’t step out and make a change is very powerful indeed):

• I have a wife and seven children and we have some real needs and also some amazing dreams together! I was completely exhausted from not having those needs met and those dreams fulfilled…this played a role in my personal catharsis. (The dreams are not fulfilled yet but we are on our way).
• I had experienced quite a drop in income after the meltdown of the real estate market. We still have a fair amount of real estate that is in a good long-term position…but the real estate didn’t create enough actual income to live comfortably. It is a good supplement but I had been relying on a good deal of buying and selling to create a comfortable income.
• The overall financial pressure of not having enough income on a regular basis was beginning to wear us down.
• Here’s a positive pressure:  I found I absolutely love connecting and sharing with people who I am and I wanted to continue doing it forever.
• Another bit of positive pressure: I absolutely love being at home with my family…
• I was sick and tired of chasing after things that did not truly “resonate” with me
• I was sick and tired of being unsynchronized (if that makes any sense at all…it certainly does to me and I hope you understand)

All of these things played a role in my own personal catharsis to come to the point of “no return…” to the point of “success or death.” As I mentioned earlier…getting to this point almost always assures success…so it is a great point to be at.

You have heard the saying “being at the end of your rope…” well this is where you need to be. And, in this case when you find yourself at the end it is best to let go. Force yourself into “do or die” mode by letting go of everything that makes you feel “safe and secure” and learn how to fly. If you never come to this point…chances are you will not succeed.

Internet marketing is not easy but it is amazingly fulfilling. It takes a great deal of force to get the momentum going…but once you get it going the law of inertia kicks into effect and a powerful force of momentum takes on a life of its own. The great promises of “easy money” from the spammers is never true…however, the law of sowing and reaping, or the law of reciprocation…or you can call it the law of attraction, kicks in and money seemingly starts to search you out.

It takes effort, earnestness, commitment, time, energy and so much more to get the wheels turning in the right direction.

You also must learn the mechanisms of how to do internet marketing. Otherwise, you may find yourself simply spinning your wheels. You may spend countless hours heading in no particular direction if you don’t know what you are doing.

So, part of this cathartic moment is coming to the realization that you need to learn as much and as fast as you can how to do this. Timing is essential as well. We are at the beginning of the wave. It is best to catch this wave now…then you can ride it for a good long time.

If you want to be a successful internet marketer you need to do a couple of things:

1. You need to find your true self!
2. You need to come to your own moment of crisis where you either make the tough choice to fly or let it die.

It is my desire to teach you how to fly…but I can’t make that choice for you…it has to come from that realization that you are incredibly unique and have something powerful to share.

So, I leave you with these two questions:

Are you ready for a personal catharsis of your own to start truly heading down the road of financial freedom and the life you really want to have?

or

Are you going to continue to muddle through, to continue to spam, or continue to spin your wheels gaining no forward momentum and nearly assuring yourself of ultimate defeat?

Let’s stop the madness now and get off of the merry-go-round. I want to help you. Let me! I want to help you find that “you” deep within that will give you the strength to commit at the”do or die” level and intensity.

Then, you have the choice to never stop. You can continue to journey further learning countless steps of how to become an internet marketing master and then to be able to write your own ticket to the life that you want to lead.

I look forward to hearing from you…please be ever so kind and leave a comment. I would love to continue this discussion with you. Also, if you want to learn more about the powerful life that I am talking about and the steps that you may need to take to get there…please take me up on my offer and let me help you! Please walk with me on this journey and together we can create the opportunity for powerful change for your life and business!

Thank you so much for sharing your precious time with me. I know it is so very valuable!

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Yes, I agree…Michael Jackson was a superstar in pop music. He did change the  entire scope of what it means to have world wide mass appeal. He was a genius when it came to marketing and refining his talent. However, much of our memories of Michael Jackson will be his last 12-15 years. Yes, he was hoping to make a comeback but in the last decade and more Michael Jackson lost his identity.

People all over the world absolutely loved him the way he was. When he was king of pop the world swooned for him. Michael Jackson tried to redefine himself and it failed miserably. We remember him for his attempts to change his looks and his failed attempts to stay young. We remember him for his apparent indiscretions. Whether the media admits to these things or not does not make them any less memorable for people.

Michael Jackson was a hero, a superstar, and a legend in his own time when he was being himself. He was unique and authentic and people sensed his integrity in what he did when he chose to share those things with the world. People know when you cease to be authentic…when you try to mold yourself into something other than who you actually are. So many people try to change the core of who they are and people who are observing these changes don’t like it. They can sense something is not right. The energy about the situation is not stable and calming and does not flow properly. We all sensed this with Michael Jackson and he lost his appeal as a result.

Bernie Madoff took some incredibly positive and life-giving natural talents and turned them into one of the most despicable acts in modern history. He stole billions of dollars from people. I hope we can all agree that this is a disgusting display of humanity. I hope we can all agree that he is sowing what he reaped and he deserves it. However, what happened to this brilliant man along the way? He was once considered to be cutting edge. His brilliant financial mind made him millions. At some point the lure of materialism or success or power or whatever caught a hold of his heart, his emotions and his mind. At that first moment when he crossed the ethical line something would begin to change. He ceased being himself…an authentic, brilliant individual that was actually helping others in this world.

As with Michael Jackson, Bernie Madoff became lost in his own world…he forgot about being a citizen, a friend, a brother, a husband and started to be drawn with the self-centered pursuit of grabbing more for himself. Michael Jackson did the same thing. He wanted to look younger, even be younger…his pursuit was just as selfish…thankfully not as destructive as Madoff’s.

Both of these men lost who they were and let the lure of the fantasy realm of the future deceive them into making destructive decisions for themselves and those around them.These things always affect the world around us…some in greater degrees than others, but the result for the individual is the same…the loss of authenticity, uniqueness and integrity.

Change is good as long as it is change toward who you really are at your core. Most people get caught up spending much of their time trying to be and do things that draw them away from their core. Your core energy of who you are can only flow properly when you are being yourself…truly yourself. We are not always beautiful people but understanding the truth of who you are and continuing that course even as you unravel the negative aspects will keep you on the right path.

One of the very most important secrets is staying right in the moment…living in the now! Deal with the reality of right this very moment honestly and you will begin to see your life moving toward the core of who you are. When your desire for more than who you are and what is happening right now begins to consume you…you will lose sight of where you are heading. You will lose your way just as Michael Jackson and Bernie Madoff did. You can only truly live right now. The past will deceive you because the memories are seldom accurate and thus reality gets skewed and the future is a fantasy that is not real. When we live in fear of the things that are not real, we typically make bad choices that lead us away from who we are meant to be.

If you want to realize who you truly are and who you are meant to become…start by living in the moment, in the here and now! For more on this and other insights into learning about how to get way more out of your life…please stick around this site and read my other posts. Also, please subscribe to this blog through the rss feed. And, soon you will be able to receive the ebook: “Transform your life by renewing your mind” for free. Keep checking back for this!

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I am typically very mild mannered and evenly tempered…but when one of these major institutions backs me into a corner because of their deceitful actions, I come out fighting. I usually start with “this is not about you personally” to the person I am talking to directly before I come out with “all guns blazing.”

Let me share a few stories (some just in the recent weeks)…

I made a purchase with a credit card (a fairly substantial purchase) that was approved ahead of time by the card issuer. Within a week we start getting 8-10 calls/day from this same company. We ignored them for about 10 days. One Sunday morning however, I was so fed up I answered the phone with “you people are incredibly rude…what is your problem?” He said they were calling because I was over my credit limit. I actually had no credit limit on the card ever before and the purchase I made was pre-approved by them. After the purchase they came back and established a credit limit on the card that was substantially lower than the charge made on the card. The payment on this card was not late and it had never had a late payment on it. I told him that I would sue the company for harassment and breach of contract if they ever called even one more time again. Apparently that got through to them because they never called another time. I did not pay the card until the due date (which was still two weeks in the future). They lowered my credit limit below my amount of purchases and the collection department was calling…what is that?

Another one…I went to charge another card for a purchase and it was declined. I called the company and they told me that I was overdue on a payment. I was on my computer and told him the payment wasn’t due for another week. He then backtracked and said it was an internal computer problem and he was very sorry…it was all their fault. Now I don’t know what happened, but they didn’t have the decency of being honest up front.

I deposited a check in one of my bank accounts. I received an email a couple of days later and I was overdrawn. I called the 800 number and they had no idea of what happened. They had absolutely no record of my deposit. I had a receipt for my deposit. I went to the local branch (who I must say were very friendly) they eventually found the check in with the deposit slips. It had never been sent in.

I just recently switched cell phone carriers. What a hassle that was! Anyhow, I was originally billed from my old carrier through the end of the cycle even though I had only gone through about half of it. I was able to work it out with one of the customer service reps and it seemed fine. We started getting 6-8 calls/day from this company. I finally called them back and was told that they had changed their policy and were billing to the end of the cycle whether the service was used or not. I told the gentleman that there was no way I was paying for services not given and that my final bill had already been adjusted but I still hadn’t received it yet. He told me that was impossible because they never waiver from their policy and their policy was billing till the end of the cycle. I finally got him to look up the details and he found out that indeed my bill had been adjusted and all he said to me was that I was lucky. I told him I hadn’t seen the final bill yet and he told me it had been sent. I assumed it was lost in the mail but asked him why they denied me access to my online account because  I would be perfectly willing to pay for it online. He then slipped and said “oh that is why it was never sent to you because you had been signed up for paperless statements.” Caught in more than one lie. They are still calling 6-8 times/day which we ignore.

The federal government wants to take care of everyone who chooses not to take care of themselves by stealing money from me and my friends. The California state government is even worse. They just raised our taxes to be the highest in the nation because they refuse to cut spending on idiotic things. We own some property in Nevada and have a disabled young man who grew up in one of our places. He has cerebral palsy and can’t work. His father died and now he gets about $700/month disability. We helped him apply for rent help from the state. I had previously told him when his father died that he could pay as much as he could afford for rent…if that were zero than that would be zero. I could not kick him out and I could not take his money that he needed to use to eat and so forth. In another couple places we had people living there who were getting help. One of these families with children did not work and had every bit of their lives taken care of by the state and federal governments. I asked them why they just sat around all day everyday and never tried to work. They simply responded “because we can”…unbelievably frustrating. Now this young man with cerebral palsy has qualified for a bit of help…but a fraction of what these other people were receiving. He is genuinely disabled and getting almost zero help. These other folks could work but choose not to. What is wrong with this picture? Our government at its finest!

We have seven children and have birthed them all at home…some by ourselves and some with a midwife or two. Anyhow, because of this we had a 3-4 year struggle getting social security cards (for tax purposes) for a couple of our younger boys. I spent countless hours with the social security administration and through our congressman eventually talked to the regional director of SSA. We were told over and over again (including by the regional director) that since we homeschool and we take care of any health issues at home and because we do a whole host of other things that are not “normal” that there was no way that they could issue cards (numbers) to these two boys. We were told repeatedly that there were only a few things that they would accept for I.D. verification…and we weren’t involved with any of these. I tell you, this was a frustrating experience. I kept fighting though and I eventually met a very nice gal who worked at one of the local SSA offices. She sat me down at their computer and showed me all of the possible inputs for I.D. that they accepted…there were dozens of them. It ended up being very easy to accomplish in the end once I met someone who was honest with me. I was lied to by the Regional director as well as dozens of various customer service reps at various offices. I know I was lied to because when I was able to look at the input screens myself (the same ones all of these other folks were looking at) I could see exactly what they weren’t telling me for the past 3+ years. Isn’t that disgusting?

I have many more stories as well. I hope you get the point and we have friends that have had similar issues.

I for one have never been a corporate fan and believe that individual entrepreneurship is the very best way to make a living so that we can stay out of the corporate sphere as much as we possibly can. We wholeheartedly believe that the home is the most powerful place on the planet and that is why we choose to do nearly everything out of our home. We choose not to incorporate the “bad” energy from these giant corporate institutions and instead focus on the love and beauty that has been given us. I will fight for our rights…but I leave where it belongs. We’ll let the rest of them wallow in the madness. As for me and my family, we walk to the beat of a different drummer.

Keep following and I will talk more about that in the future.

Meanwhile I appreciate your feedback and always remember to…”live the adventure.”

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