... the very next question out of your head -- and you need to say it out loud so your EARS can HEAR you say it, and it can sink into your brain -- is..."Now, how can I fix this?" or "How can I turn this around?" and THEN... you need to EXPECT a positive answer to come out of it (and the be prepared to receive it when it does).  You need to LOOK for -- and concentrate on -- the positive, empowering answers to get out of whatever less than positive predicament you are in.

Anthony Robbins -- yes, one of my all time heros -- says that our minds will answer whatever question we pose to it.  The problem is, most of us ask the WRONG QUESTIONS!  The question needs to be, "How can I make this work?" not... "Why is this happening to me ?".  The question needs to be, "What can I do to overcome this obstacle?" not... "Why does all this stuff keep happening to me?  Really... which of those questions would you RATHER have the answer to?

I watched a movie recently -- creative documentary, really -- that absolutely blew my mind called, "What the Bleep Do we Know"   Wow... what an enlightening video!  Beyond the "positive attitude" books and tapes, beyond the "just do it hype", here is a documentary video that actually explains -- and shows in graphics detail (great graphics displays) -- just what happens in our minds, and HOW we program ourselves to succeed or fail.  Using the SAME technology they use to show you happens in the brain to create drug addictions, and the chemical reactions inside the brain that creates nirvana for long distance runners, etc., they show you what chemicals are released in your brain and how neural pathways are created inside our brains when we think or feel certain things.  They talk about imagination and creativity -- like, the brain doesn't know the difference between something real, and something that is vividly imagined. How we program our minds to work for us or (like most people) against us, and how it works on a quantum physics level. 

You're thinking, "pretty heady stuff", but it's not really. Heck, they broke it down so people like me could understand it. You're definitely covered. I highly recommend that you see this DVD.  Check your library, rent it from Blockbusters or somewhere.  If you want, you can buy it here for $13.56 from Amazon.  I saw it; I bought it. Period.  You should just do this for yourself.  It's a real eye opener.

And then.... go back to my site and re-read "Who's in Your Front Row?."  http://www.ringold.net/07_your_front_row.html.  This is important! because I cannot overstate the importance of having people in your life -- in your inner circle -- who support you, nurture you, HELP you, and allow you to feel good about yourself.  You need to do your best to remove yourself from people in your life who don't.  (What the Bleep will help with that part too.  Amazing movie, I promise you.)

How many times do we go hang out with someone that we know is going to make us feel bad, but we go anyway?  "Gosh, I'd really like to see Martha, but...man...she is SO negative, and I always feel so yucky when I leave her..."  Guess what?  You need to stay away from Martha -- she's not good for you, and Martha shouldn't even be close to your front row. 

Keep people in your life who give you POSITIVE energy, not who drain you -- and vice versa!  If you're being drained... get out.  My Front Row is awesome; and fairly small.  So, if you haven't read it before check it out at http://www.ringold.net/07_your_front_row.html No charge! And even if you have read it, check it out again -- remember that spaced repetition thing.

That's all today.  I hope things have been awesome for you, since last we communicated.  I was going to talk about my trip to Italy, but decided it's too much, for too little.  We'll sum it by saying, I lost $600 in Franklin Planner system and Palm Pilot, I made my train to from Naples to the airport in Rome by only one minute, and I showed up at the gate for my flight from Rome to Amsterdam precisely 10 minutes before the plane was supposed to take off. They probably felt sorry for that sad, lost American face.

As usual, thank you for e-listening, & I look forward to hearing your comments and feedback, via email or as posts at Ramblings, TheBlog.

Have an awesome day, my friends.

Sincerely,

Kelvin P Ringold, Sr.

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